Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 31 (Noble Bereans, Part 27: “A Testing Time For The Church”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 31

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 27:

“A Testing Time For The Church”

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s look at the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching in Athens (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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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 continually search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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“SOME THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD”

2nd Peter 3:16

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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 church-goer 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? After all, these messengers are among the most despised persons in a very “orthodox church-world! 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!”

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

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MUCH SCOFFING, SCORNING AND OPPOSING!

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Yes, these messages create an extremely high and difficult hurdle to clear! As a matter of fact, there may be a great many secularists, and even church-goers, who will end up scoffing, scorning and opposing these messages.

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So why would God do this?

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Protests – Anti Christian sign in Federal Plaza Chicago – Andrew Ciscel – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License 2.0

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“GOD SHALL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION!”

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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 the love for truth.

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

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“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: those truth-seekers who are “noble Bereans”, but also those who still love and live for this present fallen world with all its selfish desires.

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**These are the two camps: the “wise virgins” and the “foolish virgins”. Or they might be called, “the sheep”, and “the goats”, or even “the wheat” and “the tares”.**

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Global Warning – Judgment – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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NOBLE BEREANS OR STIFF-NECKED SKEPTICS?

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**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 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!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“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: we must cry 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!

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

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TO READ PART 28, CLICK HERE…

November 4 (Noble Bereans, Part 28: “The Messages of the 3 Angels” CONTINUED)

3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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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…

ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***FINALLY WALKING UPWARD* INTO THE HIGHWAYS *OF ETERNITY***

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken. Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you. Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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ThomasCole – Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – wikimedia – US public domain

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TOMORROW…

November 1 (The City of Morality, Part 8: “Living The Dream!”)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #302 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 30 (Hands That Shed Innocent Blood, Part 2: “Worshipping At The Altar of Abortion”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 30

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Hands That Shed Innocent Blood,

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Part 2:

“Worshipping At The Altar of Abortion”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here… April 30 (Hands That Shed Innocent Blood: “God’s Providence in the Womb”)

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“And [they] shed innocent blood,

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).

Medusa_1895 – Wikimedia Commons – Public Domain based on age

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“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 built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.” 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.

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Foster Bible Pictures – Offering to Molech – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted”

1st Corinthians 10:6

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Okay, so this was the grievous error of the Old Testament people of God.

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But are we Christians any less guilty of sacrificing our own children to idols?

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Yes, God’s people have learned the ways of this heathenistic world.

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Oh no, we don’t burn our children before some lifeless statue, as they did.

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And yet, many Christians ruthlessly murder the fruit of their own womb, all for the sake of convenience.

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Fetus Ellipse – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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“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, namely, the sacrifice of our children’s souls, as we go headlong after the selfish pleasures, and proud ambitious pursuits of this modern-day cornucopian super-society!

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Yes, instead of raising our children in the simplicity of the Bible, we rather devote our time and energy to the many gods of this selfish, hedonistic world!

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Television, Internet, 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 whom we serve, thereby sacrificing our children’s Bible-based upbringing.

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And so, we plop our kids down in front of the television or Internet, and allow Satan to groom them as he sees fit, while we go after these gods of selfishness!

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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 be sufficient in their training unto godliness, and will 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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“And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, 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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Well, the Good News is, that today is still the day of Salvation! 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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Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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TODAY‘S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent in regard to the great deception going on in today’s world…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***FINALLY WALKING UPWARD* INTO THE HIGHWAYS *OF ETERNITY***

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken. Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you. Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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ThomasCole – Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – wikimedia – US public domain

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TOMORROW…

October 31 (Noble Bereans, Part 27: “A Testing Time For The Church”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #301 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 29 (Flower of the Field, Part 22: “Struggling Through An Unequal World”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 29

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As The Flower of The Field:

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Part 22 .

“Struggling Through An Unequal World”

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

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WOW! What a world we live in!

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Just turn on the TV or surf through the Internet! And it doesn’t take long to realize that we live in a very unequal world!

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New cars we can’t possibly afford!

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Mansions we’ll never live in!

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Beautiful people we can’t possibly measure up to!

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Riches and wealth we could never attain!

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Athletes we could never compete with!

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Songs we could never compose!

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Talents we simply do not possess!

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Careers we could never qualify for!

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Vacation resorts we might never enjoy!

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Yes, this is the world we live in!

Hearst-castle-Foto-Anke-Meskens-Wikipedia-Share-alike-License

James Bond – by SteveBancroft – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 4.0 – cropped photo

Beethoven – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Howard Hughes piloting Spruce Goose – Wikimedia – Creative Commons license

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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. 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! 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.

Elvis Presley – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise…”

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But God has not often chosen the rich or the strong or the worldly wise or the mighty to be rich in faith.

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Listen…“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought, things that are…” 1st Corinthians 1:26-28

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Here we see that God exalts exactly the opposite of what the world exalts! He mostly chooses those who are not the wisest, nor the strongest, nor the most beautiful, nor the richest to be His ambassadors to this lost world.

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Homeless man reading Bible – Wikimedia share-alike license

Old Man Street-Preaching – Wikipedia – Courtesy of Been Around A While at en.wikipedia – Share-alike License

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“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”

Psalm 73:3, 5, 7

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But the unseen rulers of this evil and selfish world do just the opposite of God. They instead choose the wisest, the strongest, the most beautiful, the most talented, the wittiest, and the richest to be Lucifer’s spokespeople, and his role-models to the onlooking world!

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And so, why should we be surprised when we turn on our high-tech devices, only to discover that it’s filled with such fortunate ones: the winners in life…life in this fallen world?

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Bob Hope and Bing Crosby – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Marilyn Monroe Lexington Subway (cropped) Image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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“…In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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Of course, these inequities only cause the unsaved to strive to be among the best-of-the-best.

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And let’s face it, these high-tech devices are the present-day means of causing the world to bow down to this supreme Ruler of Darkness, the False Prophet, Lucifer, now called The Devil and Satan!

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Yes, Satan has now manifested himself as the False Prophet of Revelation 13 & 17, as he uses these devices to deceive, captivate, ensnare the lost citizens of this world, as well as many naïve/unlearned Christians.

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

Girl Texting – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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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! 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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Yes, while we once envied those whom the world considers to be its ‘crème-de-la-crème’, we now have only pity for them! 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

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TO READ PART 23, CLICK HERE…

NOVEMBER 13TH (As the Flower of the Field! Part 23 “Why is This Flower Pointing Upward?”)

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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***FINALLY WALKING UPWARD* INTO THE HIGHWAYS *OF ETERNITY***

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken. Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you. Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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ThomasCole – Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – wikimedia – US public domain

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TOMORROW…

October 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 26 – “The Message of the Third Angel of Revelation 14”)

Angel with trumpet – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #300 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 28 (The Two Spirits In The World, Part 7: “Which Religion Will You Choose?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 28

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The Two Spirits In The World,

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Part 7:

“Which Religion Will You Choose?”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here…November 23 (The Two Spirits In The World)

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A few decades ago, a poet/songster of the world wrote the following lines…

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“You may be an ambassador to England or France,
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls…”

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[Chorus:]

“But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Indeed you’re gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody…”

“You Got To Serve Somebody”: © BOB DYLAN MUSIC CO – Lyrics courtesy, http://www.lyricsfreak.com

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

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“Choose ye this day whom ye will serve!”

Joshua 24:15

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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 live, to offer an alternative to the government of Heaven’s unselfish ways. And because he has seemingly erased himself out of existence, we naïve humans believe we can merely live our selfish lives free from the laws of Heaven!

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Free from religion!

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But as the songster sang, “But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Indeed you’re gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody…”

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Shoppers in Toronto – Wikimedia – share-alike license

TV – Television, the Image that Speaks – TV – www.theheavensdeclare.net – for non-profit use only – commercial use by permission only- copyrighted by signsofheaven.org

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“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 all the other results of selfishness!

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

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“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 the “God of Heaven”, and also 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, and that the universe evolved over billions of years…that a beautiful, majestic, and orderly universe came out of chaos, ultimately coming out of nothingness.

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None of these three beliefs of atheism can be proven. But atheists will adamantly insist that they can indeed be proven!

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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. But in our rebellion against Heaven, we have 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! 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 religious-doctrinal-beliefs!

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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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

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MANKIND’S NUMBER IS “6”

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But these previously mentioned list of false ideas of secularists are not at all the total sum of atheistic, unprovable beliefs.

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Just look at today’s political world! Most atheists belong to one political persuasion in which they share many common, core political/social/economic beliefs.

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But this current political phenomenon did not catch our God by surprise! No, just the opposite! This political group was foretold in Scripture as being the 6th head of the Antichrist Beast of Revelation 13 & 17. And this 6th head is symbolic of Mankind being the supreme being of the universe (the number “6” is spoken of as “the number of a man”)

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Women’s March London – Wikimedia – Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

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“And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.”

Mark 3:24

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And just look at today’s political warfare between the political “Left” and the political “Right”! It’s amazing to see how much the political “Left” all seem to march in lockstep in so many of their beliefs! Even some things which make no logical sense!

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For example, look how this political organization has coalesced around this insane idea that people can choose whichever gender they wish to be, while insisting this is “science”. Amazing!

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Posing with the drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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PANDEMIC MADNESS

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And similarly, observe how they are so willing to believe just about whatever the government tells them to believe regarding the pandemic lockdowns and mandates!

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For just one example, this pandemic is being treated so vastly different than other past pandemics. Why have they all seemed to jump on the proverbial bandwagon of locking down and masking up?

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And why is there a growing obsession against churches? Drones and helicopters spying on church services. Police raiding church services! The utter hypocrisy of big-box stores and gambling casinos, marijuana outlets remaining open while churches are locked down, sometimes even burned and vandalized (now already beginning in western nations)! One dominant political party’s violence excused while others in the opposing political party are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and sometimes even beyond the law!

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And these are just a few of the countless examples which could be given!

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File:Posters against anti-Covid measures and vaccinations in France.jpg – Wikimedia Commons

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

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

2nd Timothy 3:13

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All these current-day political/social tsunamis are bewildering to the onlooking public! But these things are not bewildering when they are viewed through the prism of the Bible!

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Not only did the Bible prophesy about all this current madness, but also explains why they seem to be so well orchestrated!

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Listen…“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision…” Psalm 2:1-3

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As it says, “the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord…”

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Yes, there is a concerted effort against the Gospel of Christ.

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And Mankind’s rebellion against Heaven is becoming quite obvious as we listen to the increasingly hateful antichrist rhetoric by secularists, shouted daily over the airways.

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

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

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

Ephesians 2:2

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And the Bible further explains…“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience…” Ephesians 2:2

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Here is revealed that Lucifer now titled as “Satan” is the controlling spirit, “which now works in the children of disobedience”. Ephesians 2:2.

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And listen to this next passage…“They (antichrists) are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them…Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.” 1st John 4:3, 5, 6

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**Yes, there is a, “spirit of truth, and the spirit of error”, as this above passage reveals!**

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

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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But amidst this disconcerting news, there exists some incredibly “Good News”! Yes, there is a way of escape from the captivity of Satan’s prison-house of sin and delusion, and from false religion of every type!

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Any man, woman, and child may be freed from the bondage of the “spirit of error” and delivered into the liberty of “the Spirit of Truth”, found only in a genuine relationship with Jesus, the Christ.

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Yes, those who wish to renounce this very deceptive world of evil and sadness, can begin a spiritual sojourn up the pathway to everlasting life, and everlasting happiness in the soon-coming Promised Land, the New Heaven, and the New Earth, in which we will be forever young!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org

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TO READ PART 3, GO HERE…

July 13 (The Two Spirits In The World, Part 3: “The Two Fountains of Pleasures!”)

Water Fountain of Eternal Life – Cleveland, Ohio – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 1.0 Universal Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to choose my master each and every day, as I choose to learn about Thee through the study of Thy Word and unceasing prayer…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP

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

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

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

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

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward. It resembles a pyramid.

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Then find the second pyramid to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).

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

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

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ABOVE WIKIPEDIA STAR-CHART – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations – Wikipedia Star-Chart with constellation drawn in by this website – Not for commercial profit use!

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TOMORROW…

October 29 (Noble Bereans, Part 25: “The Message of the Second Angel of Revelation 14“

Angel with trumpet – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #299 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 27 (Noble Bereans, Part 23: “The Messages of the Three Angels of Revelation 14”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 27

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 23:

“The Messages of the Three Angels of Revelation 14″

To read part 1, click here…“September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s look at the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching in Athens – (Raphael, 1515) – Wikipedia – US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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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!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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REVELATION WAS WRITTEN FOR ENTIRE CHURCH-AGE

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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.

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Revelation – Wikimedia – courtesy www.pre.org

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CHURCH-WORLD IN DENIAL

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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, to bring about the deception that there will be two separate returns of Christ, presenting 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, 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!

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Burned at the stake – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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MAN-MADE UNBIBLICAL HERMENEUTIC

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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.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“SPIRITUAL THINGS ARE SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED”

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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.

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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FALSE HERMENEUTIC HAS CLOSED UP REVELATION

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Now in today’s devotional, the fundamental principle of proper Bible interpretation concerning the parabolic nature of the Bible has been laid down.

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And yet, even a superficial study is enough to refute this aforementioned false hermeneutic, howbeit not exhaustively.

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Yes, it requires a number of devotionals to do a proper job of disproving this false hermeneutic.

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And the Reader is encouraged to keep reading the various articles on this website to gain a fuller understanding of these matters.

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TO READ PART 24, CLICK HERE…

October 28 (Noble Bereans, . Part 24: “The Message of the First Angel of Revelation 14”)

Angel with trumpet – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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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…

ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***FINALLY WALKING UPWARD* INTO THE HIGHWAYS *OF ETERNITY***

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken. Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you. Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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ThomasCole-Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey wikimedia US public domain

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TOMORROW…

October 28 (The Two Spirits In The World, Part 7: “The Gospel of Secularism”)

Sigmund Freud – LIFE – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #298 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 26 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 23: “Tormented With Fire!”

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 26

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Apocalypse NOW!

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Part 23:

“Tormented With Fire!” CONTINUED

To read Part 1, click here…AUGUST 3 (Apocalypse Now! Part 1: “Silencing The True Gospel”)

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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. 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!

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

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

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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, “…and he (that 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 14:10

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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.

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

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JOB’S SUFFERINGS

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Nearly everyone is familiar with all the sore afflictions which the man, Job, suffered (Job is commonly pronounced with a long, “o”).

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But listen to Job’s assessment of those afflictions…“Then Job…said…Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning…But He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23:1, 2, 10

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Yes, Job looked forward to the day when he would come forth as purified gold!

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

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“THE OLD MAN” AND “THE NEW MAN

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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), 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! 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!

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

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“FOR THE FLESH LUSTETH AGAINST THE SPIRIT & THE SPIRIT AGAINST THE FLESH…”

Galatians 5:17

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And so, there exists a struggle within the heart and soul of every true worshipper of God! And though the true Christian hates his or her old nature of sin, which “The Old Man” creates, nevertheless, that Christian just seems to continue to fall into sin.

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This is where the Lord begins to work in that Believer’s life, even as it is written…

“But who may abide the day of His coming?

and who shall stand when He appeareth?

for He is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi,

and purge them as gold and silver,

that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”

Malachi 3:2, 3

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Gold smelting – Public Domain – wn.com

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OUR “OLD MAN” IS MARKED WITH BEAST’S IMAGE!

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Yes, God has chosen His New Testament people to become, “a royal priesthood” (1st Peter 2:9). And yet, that chosen group of kingly priests must be purified, even as gold and silver are purged and purified in the “refiner’s fire”, so that, “they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”

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And so, even though God’s people have been implanted with the seed of “The New Man”, they nevertheless must be purged and purified from that “Old Man with his deeds” who still has the Mark of Satan’s character, i.e., the Mark of the Beast’s image and likeness.

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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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VERY GOOD NEWS!

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But the very Good News is found in the following words…“and he (with the Mark) shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever:” Revelation 14:10, 11

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**Here is revealed that those who are still indwelt by the cursed “Old Man with his deeds” are by no means left alone in their afflictions!**

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No, the Lamb of God, the very One who suffered intensely on our behalf is right there, living out His life as, “The New Man”, dwelling within them and through them, suffering right alongside of them, partaking with them in their many fiery afflictions, so that they may eventually, “come forth as (purified) gold”, even as Job eventually came forth as purified gold at the culmination of his long months of suffering! (see Job 23:10)

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**And the smoke of all this affliction ultimately “ascends up for ever and ever” in praise and gratitude to our merciful God!**

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES”

2nd Peter 1:4

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And so, with all these truths in mind, we may rejoice in our sufferings, all the while clinging to the following great and precious promise…“Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6

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

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“Being confident of this very thing,

that He which hath begun a good work in you

will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”

Philippians 1:6

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TO READ PART 25, CLICK HERE…

February 15 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 25: “Is the Holy Spirit Being Removed From the World?”)

Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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TODAY‘S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Strengthen my faith that I may endure the fiery trials which are just now coming upon the horizon for God’s people…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE WOMAN ON THE ALTAR CONSTELLATION

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“Let my prayer

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be set forth

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before Thee as incense;

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and the lifting up

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of my hands

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as the evening sacrifice.”

Psalm 142:2

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION…

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

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

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

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

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

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TOMORROW…

October 27 (Noble Bereans, Part 23: “The Messages of the Three Angels of Revelation 14″)

3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #297 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 25 (Why Doesn’t My Christianity Work? Part 5: “Not How Much, But, ‘Why Do I Study?'”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 25

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Why Doesn’t My Christianity Work?

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Part 5:

“Not How Much, But It’s ‘Why Do I Study?'”

This is a continuation of the February 4th devotional… Why Doesn’t My Christianity Work? Part 1

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“Thy Word have I hid in mine heart,

that I might not sin against Thee.

Psalm 119:11

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There are a great many faithful churchgoers who would love to study their Bible. But they can’t! Their heart is just not into that sort of thing.

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All such unfortunate ones should NOT CEASE to beg and plead to God for the ability to do so!

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Because, Bible study is so vitally important in the life and spiritual health of every true Christian!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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VARIOUS REASONS FOR STUDY

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On the other hand, just because a Bible student spends many hours studying his or her Bible doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s quality time spent.

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No, there are various reasons why people study their Bible, some of which are not such good reasons.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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THEIR HEART JUST ISN’T INTO IT!

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For instance, many persons faithfully study their Bible each and every morning, merely out of a sense of obligation.

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And while there may be a benefit derived from this type of Bible study, it’s not the best reason.

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Especially if that open Bible study time is not followed up by contemplating God’s Word as the student goes about his or her daily duties.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness:”

Isaiah 58:4

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Other Bible students primarily study for the purpose of debating with others over questionable Church doctrines.

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Also, not a very good reason for studying!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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BIBLE PROPHECY

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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.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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ENTIRE BIBLE IS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY!

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But Revelation 19:10 informs us that, “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

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**In other words, the entire Bible, being “the testimony of Jesus” is also “the spirit of prophecy”.**

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For instance, this one little seemingly obscure verse from Hosea 11:1 was a tremendously important prophecy concerning the early childhood of Christ… “When he arose, he (Joseph) took the young Child (Jesus) and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt…that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ‘Out of Egypt have I called My son.'” Matthew 2:14, 15

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Probably nobody would have known that Hosea 11:1 was prophetic, concerning the early childhood of Jesus, if Matthew 2:14, 15 had not brought it out so plainly.

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And so, Bible prophecy is very important if done correctly.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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Unfortunately, there is another great error which most prophecy teachers commit.

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And just what is that great mistake?

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Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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“YE SHALL NOT ADD UNTO THE WORD…”

Deuteronomy 4:2

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Far too many bible prophecy enthusiasts make the fatal error of trying to decipher prophecies by means of history books and newspapers. 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.

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

Old book asking Ridge Historica Society_- cropped image – wikimedia – share-alike license

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SOLA SCRIPTURA

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But if only these erring prophecy students would cling to that old Reformation mantra, “Sola Scriptura”, which means, “The Bible Only”, and merely, prayerfully and carefully, compare scripture with other comparable scriptures, they would 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! In other words, to merely seek to know future events is not what good and beneficial Bible prophecy is about. 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.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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So, just what is good and proper Bible study?

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

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“HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS”

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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!.

And as this above passage reveals, the true Christian hungers and thirsts after Christ’s character! 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… “seek her (wisdom) as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.” Proverbs 2:4, 5

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“GIVE EAR UNTO MY VOICE, WHEN I CRY UNTO THEE!”

Psalm 141:1

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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.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“Whereby (in the Scriptures)

are given unto us

exceeding great and precious promises:

that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,

having escaped the corruption

that is in the world through lust.”

2nd Peter 1:4

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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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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WINTER CONSTELLATIONS

This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter. 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). 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).

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And at this point it is apparent that the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the two bright stars, known as Castor and Pollux (sketch to left). 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. 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). 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. 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. The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle. The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here). The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about 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 R eaper”. )

Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches. The stars are not in their exact place. However, they are close enough to find them in the night sky. But as with most stars, it takes persistence to finally locate them.

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TOMORROW:

October 26 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 23: “Tormented With Fire!”

Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man in Hell – James Tissot – wikimedia – public domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #296 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 24 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 3: “How To Quit Judging”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 24

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A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day,

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Part 3:

“How To Quit Judging”

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

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THREE FINGERS POINTING BACK

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God has designed nature to be functional.

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

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

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And that lesson is, that when a person points the accusing finger at another, then there are three other fingers on his own hand, which point right back! This is a common saying in the world…“When you point your finger at another, there are three fingers pointing back at you!”

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Well, haven’t you heard this saying before?

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

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GOD THREATENS US ABOUT JUDGING!

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

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With such an indictment as this above verse points out, how can we still point the accusing finger at others? Yes, whenever we point the accusing finger at somebody else, there are indeed, three fingers pointing back at us! And of course, the number “three” is the very number of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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

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JUDGING ANOTHER’S HEART! NOT GOOD!

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Oh, don’t we humans love to judge others!? It’s like falling off the proverbial log! It comes almost as naturally as breathing!

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Whether at home, or in the field, or walking through the mall, we erring humans are constantly judging others!

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

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WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS?

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Now one would think that once we become Christians, all that judging would instantly go away! After all, now we are supposedly born again into the fellowship of God’s Holy Spirit!

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And once we climb out of the baptismal pool, aren’t we now supposed to be safe and secure from the evil hand of Satan and his unseen evil-angelic armies!

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

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So why do we still judge so easily?

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

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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.

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

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“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!

Cross of Jesus Christ – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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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! It is a command with an implied threat! 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!

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Finger pointing – Wikimedia – Public domain

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SATAN STEALS OUR PERFECT PEACE

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One great problem with listening to Satan’s whisperings, is that this is how this “Accuser of our brethren” gains access into our hearts and minds. And once we allow him access, he often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings” about the motives of others. (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 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! And hopefully, that might just bring my judging to a speedy end! And this same technique can hopefully be employed at every time and in every circumstance in which I find myself judging any other erring soul for whom Christ died.

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Now, if I can only turn such a quick defense against the Devil’s wiles into a lifetime habit, I just might achieve victory over such a pernicious habit, thus driving away any demonic forces from my presence at that moment.

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Well, it’s worth a try, isn’t it?

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

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“But the tongue can no man tame;

it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Therewith bless we God, even the Father;

and therewith curse we men,

which are made after the similitude of God.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.

My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”

James 3:8-10

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

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

fake news – Wikipedia – This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1 1928.

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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. Break me. Crucify me with Christ! Set my feet upon a Rock. Make me to hear joy and gladness. Let my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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

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

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

Moon – 2nd face Scorner – highlighted & rotated photo – Blue moon of 31.08.2012 – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Creative-Commons – CC0-1.0-Universal-Public-Domain-Dedication

THIS BEAST WITHIN

Well, the Bible has much to say about Pharisees.

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And the Bible has much to say about wolves, and foxes, and dogs. And this wolf-face inscribed in the Moon has much to tell us about ourselves. So if you are a truth-seeker, then this article will be an eye-opener, as we explore just what the Bible has to say about these things. And the fact is, this Pharisee Moon-Beast is in the heart of each and every human.

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And so, if you (or me) find that this wolf-man has some things in common, please don’t despair. For God is giving us these signs, while there still is time. While there still is hope.

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THE PHARISEES…

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

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

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TOMORROW:

October 25 (Why Doesn’t My Christianity Work? Part 5: “It’s Not How Much I Study, But Rather It’s ‘Why Do I Study?’”)

US Navy – Chaplain Lt. Jason Gregory reads Bible on weather deck – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #295 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 23 (Mark Now Given? Part 8: “Pandemic Madness…or…Devil-Designed-Deception?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 23

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Mark Now Given?

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Part 8:

“Pandemic Madness…or…Devil-Designed-Deception?”

To read Part 1, go here…April 3rd (Mark Now Given!)

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“And that no man might buy or sell,

save he that had the mark,

or the name of the beast,

or the number of his name.”

Revelation 13:17

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“Why do the heathen rage, and (why do) the people imagine a vain thing?“

Psalm 2:1, 2

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All this pandemic madness, the subsequent lockdowns, and iron-fisted mandates are terribly confusing and perplexing to most people.

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Multitudes are confounded, asking, “Why all the lies, hypocrisy, censoring, and obfuscation by the government, as well as by the media?”

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“Why the draconian lockdowns, mandates, and hyperbolic rhetoric coming from government and media?”

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“Why has this pandemic ignited such a vitriolic over-reaction by government and media?”

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And “Why do the authorities insist that the only way to fight the pandemic is by means of forcing vaccinations on the public, while completely ignoring the other alternative therapies which have proven to be possibly even more effective in fighting this virus?”

Home quarantine stamp – cropped and altered Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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“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 earthy 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 this pandemic has been handled like no other pandemic, even though many of the pandemics of yesteryear were much more deadly.

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But to really understand what’s going on, we must put on our “Son-glasses” and try to see this incredible phenomenon from a heavenly/biblical perspective.

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NSW police use illegal pain hold on activist at University of Sydney – Wikimedia –

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“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark…”

Revelation 13:17

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The Bible did prophesy that there would come a day in which, “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Revelation 13:17

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Yes, there is a buying/selling aspect which is becoming more prevalent and prominent with each passing day! The laws and mandates are becoming increasingly oppressive. Businesses are declaring bankruptcy. Individuals are getting fired. Landlords cannot collect rent. The government is becoming more totalitarian. Government spokespeople are telling any lie which bolsters and protects their agenda, knowing that the corrupt media will always be there to cover for them.

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Things are getting downright scary, as we watch a once-great nation, founded upon liberty and justice, crumbling before our eyes!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

Revelation 13:17

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But it is the opinion of many Christians that what we are now witnessing is the precursor to Mark of the Beast. Or maybe it’s a type of “rehearsal” for this 2,000-year-old Bible prophecy.

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Well, nobody knows for certain. But time will tell.

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In the meantime, it certainly has been a wake-up call for many Christians!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“….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, to carry out his end-time plans to entrap, ensnare, and destroy unbelievers and even churchgoers!

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

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HABAKKUK SAYS, “RUN CHRISTIAN, RUN!”

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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. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.” Habakkuk 2:3, 4

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Here we see that God knew all about this current situation! 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!**

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Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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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

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A Family of Deer in a Landscape with a Waterfall – cropped picture – Wikipedia – Public domain

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

June 9 (Mark Now Given? Part 9: “Is The Vaccine The Mark of the Beast?”)

Covid – Mark Hand – Home quarantine stamp – cropped and altered Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to prepare myself to stand in the coming evil months ahead. Help me to be fully armored…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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The Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is the very same constellation that comprises the head of Taurus the Bull.

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In other words, Hyades is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. And Hyades is the mouth of this Dragon.

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 24 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 3: “How To Quit Judging”)

Job rebuked by his friends – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #294 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 22 (Who Is The Rich Young Ruler?)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 22

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Who Is The Rich Young Ruler?

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There is a song playing at this moment, in which are the words repeated, “…that I may be like Jesus!”

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Perhaps there are many other songs with that same sentiment.

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Transfiguration – Bloch – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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THE RICH YOUNG MAN

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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.” Matthew 19:21, 22

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Rich Young Ruler – Hoffman – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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MANY LOST SOULS IN CHURCH

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Unfortunately, this same condition is widespread in today’s church-world.

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Yes, there are many who are willing to attend church, pay their tithes, and do many other good works. And this was the same condition of that rich young ruler. But 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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You see, we too possess riches, just like that rich young ruler. Oh no, we may not be considered rich in the eyes of the world. 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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A JESUS WE HATE

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The bottom line is, there are many things in this selfish world that we highly value.

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And if it actually came to the point that God asked us to give these up, in order to become just like Jesus, no doubt we would want to re-hang that kind of Jesus up on the Cross!

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Yes, the vast majority in the church-world are as Jesus says…“Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” Mark 7:6

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

Protests – Anti Christian sign in Federal Plaza Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons

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PRETENDING TO BE CHRISTIANS

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Yes, the rich young man who went away sorrowful represents all of us! We all have earthly valuables which we aren’t willing to give up!

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And that is why there are so many in today’s churches who merely go through the motions of being a Christian, and yet, lack the true holy fire.

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We only want so much of Jesus, and no more!

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

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ITCHING-EARS GOSPELS

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Now in these last days, Satan has been permitted to move in and create a counterfeit religious system which accommodates such double-mindedness.

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And as a result, multitudes attend church each week. They may speak in tongues. They may have dreams and visions! They sing praises! They talk about Jesus to others!

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But deep down, they realize they are still slaves to their fleshly passions and willing servants to their earthly desires! They still secretly love this present world!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel

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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. But there are many who use this as a cloak to hide under, as they continue to pursue their own personal worldly lusts.

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Christ calling His Disciples by Edward Armitage – 1869 – courtesy Wikigallery.com – Public Domain

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TRUE DISCIPLES NOT DOUBLE-MINDED

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But the Day is coming in which the secrets of our hearts will be exposed, and our hypocrisy will be manifest to all!

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Jesus said…“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33

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Here, Jesus spells it out in unmistakable language.

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Rich Young Ruler – Hoffman – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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AN UPWARD PATHWAY

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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!

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

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COME FOLLOW JESUS!

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And so, the call goes out to both you and myself, to turn our back 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! So why not invest in Heaven’s real estate! Why not trade away this world for the world to come? Because that soon-coming kingdom will never pass away! And there we will be forever happy and forever young!

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Not too bad of a trade, wouldn’t you agree?

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Jesus Teaching Luke 4:31-32 – Jesus talks about Heaven – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

June 2 (Who is the Rich Young Ruler? Part 2: “Going Through a Needle’s Eye”)

Old movie poster from 1936 of a camel through the eye of a needle – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, By Thy great mercy and grace, make me one of Thy disciples! Take away my love for this present world! Let me forsake all in my heart, and give me an undivided heart that follows Thee onward and upward out of this present world…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE 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). 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. 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. The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle. The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here). The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to left).

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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The R eaper”.)

WIDE & NARROW GATES IN THE HEAVENS

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, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matthew 7:13-14

So what are these two gates all about? And how can I choose the right door? Well, just read this article and these questions and more will be answered.

But before we explore these questions, let’s take a look at why these two sets of stars represent these two biblical gates.

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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TOMORROW…

October 23 (Mark Now Given? Part 8: “Pandemic Madness…or…Devil-Designed-Deception?”)

Home quarantine stamp – cropped and altered Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #293 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 21 (“Who Are The Daughters of Sara?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 21

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Who Are The Daughters of Sara?

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“…Even as Sara obeyed Abraham,

calling him lord:

whose daughters ye are,

as long as ye do well….”

1st Peter 3:6

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Wives, have you ever gone into marriage counselling in hopes of resolving differences between you and your husband?

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Well, you’re not alone!

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The divorce rate here in this society is still at about 50%.

And that statistic doesn’t even include all those who are living together out-of-wedlock!

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Mocking Bird Argument – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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RECIPE FOR SUCCESS!

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Well, what if someone told you that many marital problems could be solved in 18 words?

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That’s right, many difficulties in today’s marriages might be forever solved in just 18 little words!

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And here are those 18 words… “…Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well….” 1st Peter 3:6

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Yes, this above advice, if obeyed, could perhaps solve so many marital problems!

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And God ordained humble and obedient Sara to be the matriarch for Christian wives everywhere, throughout time.

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She actually called her husband, “Lord”, and submitted to him.

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James Tissot – Abram’s Counsel to Sarai – Google Art Project – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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A PROUD AND STUBBORN WORLD!

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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, insisting on becoming leaders 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!”

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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 literally crumbling into pieces, and a marriage institution which is greatly in utter shambles!

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We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – 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 of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear…Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.” (to read entire passage, click here… 1st Peter 3:1-6)

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Okay, so here is an expanded explanation of those, “18 little words from 1st Peter.”

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And if you will notice, the over-arching principle of this above passage is, submission: submission to Christ and submission to the husband!

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

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MY HUSBAND’S SALVATION!

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Listen again to the promise found in 1st Peter 3:1-6…“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…” 1st Peter 3:1

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Now, most women reading this would say, “This sounds much too simple! My husband and I have some really complicated issues!”

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Well, even though this above advice might not solve every issue in every marriage, it nevertheless would probably go a long way in solving the majority of marital issues!

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A Prayer for those at Sea – by Frederick Daniel Hardy – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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MOST MEN WOULD LOVE…

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But let’s face it! Most women are not willing to sacrifice their dominance and pride, to follow such self-sacrificing and humbling advice.

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**But the fact is, most men would love to have a woman who is willing to let go of the reins, and allow the man to, “wear the pants in the family”, as the saying goes!**

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Most men would love to have an affectionate and submissive wife, who listens to and obeys her husband!

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Most men would love to have a wife who hangs on his arm, and lets him rule!

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And the woman who does these things might just find that the husband will eventually rise to the occasion, taking hold of the reins, and become the leader she is longing for him to be!

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James Tissot – Abram’s Counsel to Sarai – Google Art Project – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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A CHRISTLIKE SPIRIT NEEDED

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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?

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No, we don’t!

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

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SUFFERING FOR CHRIST’S SAKE!

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Many times and many ways, the Bible says… “Not rendering evil for evil…But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled…For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.” 1st Peter 3:9, 14, 17

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We must always keep in mind that we are ambassadors for Christ.

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Our commission from God is to let the world see Christ in us, “the hidden man of the heart!” 1st Peter 3:4

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And so, we need to pray for the grace to joyfully accept even the ill-treatment from the world, all in hope of bringing lost souls to the foot of the Cross!

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

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PUTTING ON CHRIST NOT OPTIONAL!

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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

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Women Walking at Sunset – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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A PRECIOUS PROMISE!

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But don’t forget the promise found in that passage!

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Don’t forget that 1st Peter 3:1-6 is the recipe for winning over her husband to Christ!

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And isn’t that your greatest desire?

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Isn’t that what you long for each and every day?

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Of course it is!

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

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

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

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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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FIVE WISE VIRGINS STARS

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

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

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

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

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GATHERED AROUND GLORIOUS CROWN!

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

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

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

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Corona Borealis/Bootes & Five Wise Virgins

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TOMORROW:

October 22 (Who Is The Rich Young Ruler?)

Jesus and the Rich Young Ruler – Hoffman – complete and entire surrender of this world, in order to gain Christ – Wikimedia Commons – US public domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 20 (The Valley of Dry Bones, Part 2: “Mourning For The Fig Tree”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 20

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***The Valley* *of Dry Bones!***

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Part 2:

“Mourning For the Fig Tree”

To read Part 1, click here…February 24th (The Valley of Dry Bones!)

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Today the new US Embassy building was dedicated with much fanfare and ceremony.

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And many Christians and Jews alike rejoiced!

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But just what is the proper stance that Christians should take toward these once-chosen people of God? Certainly, the mainstream Christian community believe that “Israel after the flesh” will once again become the chosen nation of God. 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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US Embassy – Jerusalem – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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OLD TESTAMENT SACRIFICES FULFILLED FOREVER

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But this website teaches that the Old Testament sacrificial system will never again be under the blessing of God, since it was fulfilled 2,000 years ago in Christ’s self-sacrifice on the Cross.

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The problem is that in today’s apostate church-world, the still-carnal leaders cannot properly interpret those Old Testament prophecies which speak of the rebuilding of a temple that will remain forever. Nor do they fully comprehend what Jesus prophesied…“Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt Thou rear it up in three days? But He spake of the temple of his body.” John 2:19-21

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Jesus was speaking of His body, the Church, as the fulfillment; not some brick-n-mortar building! Here is the true fulfillment of the eternal temple which will go on forever.

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Jesus – Tissot – courtesy of Brooklyn Museum – Wikimedia

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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”.

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Jesus & Heavenly Throng – G. Dore – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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PAUL’S GREAT LOVE FOR HIS FLESH AND BLOOD

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Now having said all this, Christians should not take a loveless attitude towards these people. Certainly God does not listlessly regard them, even though they will never become A BLESSED national organization once again.

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Listen to Paul’s love for his people…

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“I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;” Romans 9:1-4

Paul had a deep and burning love for his countrymen, Israel “according to the flesh”. He actually was willing to lay down his own soul on their behalf! Incredible love! And this willingness to become accursed for his fellow countrymen was actuated in him, via the Spirit of Christ, Who likewise became a curse for His chosen people, Israel!

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But so should our love be, too! Of course, this kind of love should be our great passion for all mankind, not merely for “Israel-after-the-flesh”: a burning desire within us for the Salvation for all lost souls…everywhere!

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, passion for give me this same passionate brotherly love for, not only “Israel-after-the-flesh”, but for all lost souls…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING ARCTURUS…

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

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

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

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TOMORROW

October 21 (“Who Are The Daughters of Sara?”)

Women Walking at Sunset – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #291 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 19 (Dealing With An Unbelieving Spouse, Part 2: “Can I Save My Spouse?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 19

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Dealing With An Unbelieving Spouse,

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Part 2:

“Can I Save My Spouse?”

To read Part 1, click here…May 18th (Dealing With An Unbelieving Spouse)

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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!”

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“Blessed is every one that…walketh in His ways…Thy wife (spouse) shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house…” (parenthetical comment by website editor)

Psalm 128:1, 3

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The fact is, there are a whole lot of very faithful churchgoers who have an unsaved spouse, whom they 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?”

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of Heaven Constellation hanging from the Altar Constellation

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“FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED”

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Well, as most all of us understand, the Apostle, Paul, makes abundantly clear that it is only by the grace of God that any soul can be saved. Yes, as Ephesians 2:8 reveals…“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.”

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So then, the obvious answer to today’s burning question is, “No! There’s absolutely nothing that any husband or wife can do to save their own spouse!”

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Paul Converted – www.thebiblerevival.com

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“Let us search & try our ways & turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:40

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But wait a minute! That’s not exactly an accurate answer.

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Actually, the correct answer to that burning question is a lot more complex than a simple, “Yes!”, or, “No!”

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Listen to the following hope-filled passage from Jeremiah’s little book, Lamentations…“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…Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.” Lamentations 3:31, 32, 40

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**This above “exceeding great and precious promise” can very aptly apply to those faithful churchgoers who are grieving for their unsaved loved-one!**

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A Prayer for those at Sea – by Frederick Daniel Hardy – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:”

Hosea 4:6

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But the reason why many church-attendees never seem to see their tear-filled prayers for their spouse get answered is most likely found in the last verse of the above citation from 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.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Let us search & try our ways & turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:40

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You see, it is not uncommon for a dedicated seeker-of-the-Lord to NOT follow through with the above command.

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In other words, far too many church parishioners allow their unsaved spouse to dictate the lifestyle which they both live. And instead of being 100% devoted to the Lord, these earnest ones go through life with one foot in Heaven and the other foot in the world.

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Simply put, far too many parishioners try to have the best of both worlds. Oh yes, they may read their Bible each morning. They may shoot up little prayers throughout the day. They tithe and faithfully attend church each week, even attending the Wednesday night prayer meeting. Many also serve on church committees.

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But the sad fact is, they pretty-much spend the remainder of their daily hours living for this selfish world: they have never fully renounced this cornucopian world in their hearts. And they and their spouse live (as already stated) with “one foot in church and the other foot in the world”.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel

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“Ye cannot serve God and mammon!”

Matthew 6:24 & Luke 16:13

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But Jesus says to all worldly-minded churchgoers…“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” 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!

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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“Many pastors have destroyed My vineyard,”

Jeremiah 12:10

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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!

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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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!

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***THE FLOWER OF* HEAVEN *CONSTELLATION***

REVELATION 12 WOMAN ON ALTAR AND FLOWER OF HEAVEN

This constellation almost appears as a vine, as it projects out from the Altar/Ark Constellation . This constellation appears in mid-winter (in the pre-dawn hours, looking west), through late-spring (in after-dark hours). As you can see in this sketch, the Altar/Ark

**Constellation is also known as Leo Major , and the stem or vine of the flower is made of stars of the Virgo Constellation, and the flower itself is made of the Corvus Constellation.**

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PSALM 128: WONDERFUL PROMISE!

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This Flower of Heaven Constellation reminds us of 128th Psalm. And it begins with an amazing promise to anyone who, with child-like faith, refuses to give up on his disobedient family.

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God states… “Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.”

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What a promise! And Jesus, though His own bride-to-be has been very stubborn and rebellious, refused to give up on her. He has tenderly sought her, and has tried to woo her back into His loving arms. But alas, the Signs Of Heaven presents a portrait of the Virtuous Revelation 12 Woman finally choosing to enter the Narrow Gate.

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Grape vines – wikimedia commons – share-alike-license

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TOMORROW:

October 20 (“The Valley of Dry Bones”)

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones – Gustave Dore – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #290 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 18 (Almost All Is Vanity, Part 7 – “It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 18

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Almost All Is Vanity,

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Part 7 “It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World!”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…April 22nd (Almost All Is Vanity (Meaningless)! Part 1)

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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, and things will continue to go on, just like it has for the past millennia.

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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 of “a brighter and more prosperous tomorrow”!

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***“There’s nothing to worry about”, they confidently assure us…“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, when in truth, it’s a sad, sad, sad, sad world!

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Mad world poster – Wikimedia – Fair Use Rationale

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SAD YOUNG PEOPLE

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 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 as a certain gender, they won’t find 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 or drug abuse.

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And as we wander from shop to shop, 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, often ending up slaughtered by heartless monsters, merely devil-possessed-human-bodies!

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ISIS murder – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Kidnapping – Abduction – Hostage exercise – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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

Drunk Panhandler-wikipedia-public-domain

Orphan on Mothers Grave – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

Starving little girl – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Old Jewish Cemetery – Prague Czech Republic – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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

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“FOR VAIN THE HELP OF MAN”

Psalm 60:11 & 108:12

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Yes, it truly is a sad, sad, sad, sad world!

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And the world’s inhabitants can do little, or nothing at all, to turn things around!

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As a matter of fact, the more that the world attempts to solve its own problems, the worse things get!

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And the wise man still calls out daily to this busy work-a-day world…“Meaningless, meaningless! All is meaningless!” Ecclesiastes 1:1

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Dore – Solomon – Proverbs – Wikipedia – Public domain (2)

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A RAY OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS

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But there is a bright ray of hope piercing through the Stygian darkness of this hopeless world!

Yes, the Lord is now calling out a people to enter into His service as kingly priests to stand before His Mercy Seat 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 to His service of unceasing prayer and constant meditation of His Word, we can take comfort that our prayers will be answered 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

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

Prayer – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Behold, bless ye the LORD,

all ye servants of the LORD,

which by night stand in the house of the LORD.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,

and bless the LORD…

to minister before the ark continually,

as every day’s work required:”

Psalm 134:1, 2 & 1st Chronicles 16:37

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TO READ PART 8, CLICK HERE…

May 13 (All Is Vanity, Part 8: “It’s a Wonderful Life! Or NOT?”)

It’s A Wonderful Life- Wikipedia – Public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to give myself unto prayer throughout my each and every day…and night…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE 7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

“Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.” Psalm 67:5-7

Jesus came to this Earth to give His life a ransom for many. But He also came to take up His Cross as the example of how we should also love one another. He was (and is) the living breathing Word of God, for all the heavens and earth to behold! And when His ministry was finished, He returned to Heaven. But He left instructions for the human family.

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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.

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. 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. And they represent the two greatest concepts of life: Christ and His Church. No, not a particular denomination. But God’s True Worshippers, wherever they may be interspersed among the inhabitants of the world.

(The sketch to the above left is ‘Orion’ as it is seen, beginning in October in the pre-dawn hours, in mid-sky. 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. These above two sketches are both rough drafts of those two constellations, Orion as well as the 7 Stars. And while they are not completely accurate, they are close enough to the actual constellations, for website guests to hopefully be able to locate them in the night sky. )

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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

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TOMORROW…

October 19 (Dealing With An Unbelieving Spouse, Part 2: “Can I Save My Spouse?”)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #289 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING OF FAMILY RADIO…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 17: “Crucifying The Messenger!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 17

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 17:

“Crucifying The Messenger!”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It!)

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**Perhaps, one of the oldest tricks up the sleeve of that notorious fallen angel, Lucifer, is that of “crucifying the messenger”.**

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Yes, Lucifer has had lots of practice over the past millennia, at this very effective verbal assault weapon!

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**Even when back in Heaven, Lucifer successfully used his venomous sophistry to instill distrust in the hearts of his fellow angels, against God!**

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And then as he brought his rebellion down to planet Earth, he further “demonized” God once again, bringing all of mankind into his rebellion against Heaven!

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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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KILLING THE MESSENGER

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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 finally hung the “Lord of Glory”, “The Prince of Life” upon the cruel Cross of Calvary! (1st Corinthians 2:8 & Acts 3:15

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (constellations found on Wikipedia and Bible constellations drawn in by this website) – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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CRUCIFYING THE MESSENGER TODAY

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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 enemies. And daily as we witness the venomous hatred continually growing between this political group and that social group, 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. And the ironic thing is that, quite often, the ones who engage in the name-calling more aptly fit that derogatory description than those they are slanderously defaming!

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

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‘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 the unsaved world to behave!”

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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”.

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Beware of dogma – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY”: A SCARLET LETTER

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For instance, the mainstream Christian leaders have concocted such derogatory terms as “Replacement Theology”, as a sort of “Scarlet Letter” to hang 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 because this man-contrived term has been hammered into unsanctified consciences on a 24/7/265 basis via both Christian TV and Christian radio, all that these “prophets of the air-ways” have to do, is merely mention the term, “Replacement Theology” concerning this or that adherent to “Israel being a spiritual entity”, and every one listening instantly knows what the Bible teacher is saying.

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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!

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

Paul persecuted by Pharisees & Sadducees – www.thebiblerevival.com – US Public Domain

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PAUL, THE ORIGINAL “REPLACEMENT THEOLOGIAN”

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Of course, there was no greater advocate of “spiritual Israel” than the Apostle, Paul. 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!

(for greater insight, please read the little 3-part series, “Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian!”)

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And they take this demonization even one step further by saying that these so-called “Replacement Theologians” by their preference of spiritual Israel over literal Israel are doing so out of hatred for literal Israel over there in the Middle East! But nothing could be further from the truth!

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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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, 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)

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Branded – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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

2nd Timothy 3:13

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Well, this is merely one example of the demonization now occurring within Christian community. 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!

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

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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But amidst all this unhappy news, there is some very Good News for God’s people! 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, 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 and terrified awe, as they witness the true remnant Church of God successfully resist this massive attack by Satan’s vast armies, as God’s true little flock finally lifts up the Cross of Christ for all the onlooking world to behold!

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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!

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

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

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TO READ PART 18, CLICK HERE…

December 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 18: “Satan’s War Against Sincere Christians”)

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…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE 7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

“Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.” Psalm 67:5-7

Jesus came to this Earth to give His life a ransom for many. But He also came to take up His Cross as the example of how we should also love one another. He was (and is) the living breathing Word of God, for all the heavens and earth to behold! And when His ministry was finished, He returned to Heaven. But He left instructions for the human family.

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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.

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. 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. And they represent the two greatest concepts of life: Christ and His Church. No, not a particular denomination. But God’s True Worshippers, wherever they may be interspersed among the inhabitants of the world.

(The sketch to the above left is ‘Orion’ as it is seen, beginning in October in the pre-dawn hours, in mid-sky. 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. These above two sketches are both rough drafts of those two constellations, Orion as well as the 7 Stars. And while they are not completely accurate, they are close enough to the actual constellations, for website guests to hopefully be able to locate them in the night sky. )

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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

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TOMORROW…

October 18 (Almost All Is Vanity, Part 7 – “It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World!”)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #288 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: October 16 (Noble Bereans, Part 63: “Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3, October 16

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 63:

“Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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“And after these things I saw

another angel come down from heaven,

having great power;

and the earth was lightened with his glory.

And he cried mightily with a strong voice,

saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen

And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her, My people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins,

and that ye receive not of her plagues”

Revelation 18:1, 2, 4

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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 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, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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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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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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CAMPING AND WHITE BOTH IN AGREEMENT

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Well, it’s too bad that Harold Camping didn’t understand Ellen White’s ministry.

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Yes, Harold Camping thought Mrs. White to be a false prophet.

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But had he explored her ministry more closely, he would have discovered that she taught many similar truths which he also taught!

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES

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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, and 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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In other words, even though their messages were valid for their respective times, they are likewise even more relevant and even more valid for these closing hours of history when the churches are rapidly becoming fully apostate, and the unbelieving world is sinking in total depravity!

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, 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. 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 further amplified by the 3rd Angel’s message, revealed in the Sun, Moon, and stars! (See Luke 21:25 for “Sun, Moon, and stars” reference)

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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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, yet are primarily for these present closing hours, as we now enter into the last portion of the Great Tribulation, which will 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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“With the pure Thou (God) wilt shew Thyself pure; and with the froward (wicked) Thou wilt shew thyself froward (unsavory)”

Psalm 18:26

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This above verse reveals that while those who are pure in heart will see God in His purity, yet the wicked will only see God as unsavory.

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**Well, even though there seems to be some contradictions between those three messages, they all finally agree, howbeit, giving “two different sides of the same coin”, as the old saying goes!**

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For one thing, just like the Bible has seeming contradictions, so do these three messages. One reason for this is to fulfill 2nd Thessalonians…“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” 2nd Thessalonians 2:11

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As this above verse reveals, God purposely allows the spirit within each person to see God as that spirit dictates: either a good and pure God, or an evil and unsavory God.

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

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“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword”

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Yes, the Word of God is like a powerful two-edged sword, just as it is written, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12

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The Word of God cuts both ways, like a two-edged sword: cutting to save, or cutting to destroy!

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But those who are the Elect of God will receive and take heed to these three messages and are counseled to make decided preparations to come out of the apostate church-world…Babylon, “the City of Confusion!” Isaiah 24:10

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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!

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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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…

ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THESE SIGNS ARE MENTIONED

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From time to time, the Book of Revelation mentions stars. But when we get to Revelation Chapter 12, it speaks of two “great signs in heaven”. First, it speaks of the sign in heaven of a woman with child. Then it speaks of the sign in heaven of a great red dragon, with a tail that sweeps one-third of the stars and casts these stars down to the earth. So we get the sense that this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens. And these two signs in heaven, a woman, and a dragon, are a big part of this website, Signs Of Heaven.

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And so this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens.

What really gives validity to this idea, is that God created the Universe in such a way, that if one looks at the major constellations, then this Revelation 12 scenario can be seen. So please read on. And if you really want to see this heavenly battle, you just might. It will take some real effort on your part. But through prayer, faith, and study of the site, God may just graciously open your eyes to see this amazing story written on the heavenly scroll above. But don’t wait! This heavenly scroll will soon be rolled up, just as it is written… “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;” Revelation 6:14

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

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TOMORROW…

October 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 17: “Crucifying The Messenger!”)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #287 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING …

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 15 (The False Prophet, Part 20: “The Santa Clauses of The Ecumenical Movement”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 15

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The False Prophet,

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Part 20:

“The Santa Clauses of The Ecumenical Movement”

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

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Jolly Old Saint Nick is loved by nearly everyone in the world! And why not!?

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After all, he’s always jolly!

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He’s got a 100% positive and upbeat personality!

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He’s never offensive!

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And he flies around the world giving gifts!

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What could be more likeable and lovable than that!?

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Well, unfortunately, there are some real bad aspects to this mythical character whom the world adores.

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

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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.

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

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

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So let’s examine this man’s gospel for a moment.

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Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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A POLLYANNISH GOSPEL

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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: 100% happy verses which she removed from the otherwise negative book, the Bible.

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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”

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“PROPHESY NOT…RIGHT THINGS, SPEAK UNTO US SMOOTH THINGS…DECEITS”

Isaiah 30:10

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Yes, this popular evangelist has his own version of Christianity in which he has eliminated just about anything that is offensive to the world, and 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 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!**

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

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

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“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 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. And he surrounds his lies with enough truth to deceive many naïve ones, who are not so well-versed in scripture.

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

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” in hopes of transforming their lives into the image of Jesus Christ. (See 1st Corinthians 2:13 & Isaiah 28:10)

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

Paul Shipwrecked – Acts 27:41-44 – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Public Domain

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ECUMENISM TODAY

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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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And the particular evangelist spot-lighted in today’s devotional is just one of many other evangelists who are likewise attempting to merge all denominations and religions together.

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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!

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Religious Leaders holding hands – World Economic Forum – 2009 – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-2.0

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

2nd Corinthians 6:17

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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 though the remnant people who do join this end-time exodus will no longer enjoy the social advantages of their local congregation, they will nevertheless find an abundant supply of heavenly bread and spiritual waters upon the mountains of refuge in the day of their flight!

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

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“And 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…

He shall dwell on high:

his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks:

bread shall be given him;

his waters shall be sure.”

Isaiah 30:25 & 33:16

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TO READ PART 21, CLICK HERE…

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

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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(REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!)

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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TOMORROW

October 16 (Noble Bereans, Part 63: “Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #286 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 14 (Sodom Rising, Part 14: “The Defeated Church & The Victorious Church!”

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 14

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Sodom Rising,

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Part 14:

“The Defeated Church & The Victorious Church!”

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

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Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not

inherit the kingdom of God?

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.

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

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“CEASE YE FROM MAN”

Isaiah 2:22

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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!

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

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“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”!

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

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“(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. 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! 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). 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!

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

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“FOR WE ARE WELL ABLE TO OVERCOME IT!”

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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 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! 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, 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

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“He that overcomes shall inherit all things;

and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.”

Revelation 21:7

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to read part 15, click here…

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

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

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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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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ORION GETS THE VICTORY

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 15 (The False Prophet, Part 20: “The Santa Clauses of The Ecumenical Movement”)

Santa’s Portrait by T. Nast 1881wikimedia public domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #285 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 13 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 25: “Mojo-Magic or Devilish Design…or Both?”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 13

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As The Flower of the Field,

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Part 25:

“Mojo-Magic or Devilish Design or Both?”

To read Part 1, click here…October 26th (It’s a throw-away world! Part 1)

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“And the Devil said unto Him (Jesus),

All this (the world’s) power will I give Thee,

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.

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Refugi Chacaltaya – House Teetering on Edge of Cliff – cropped image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version

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THEIR ’15 MINUTES OF FAME’ SUDDENLY ENDS

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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’.)**

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A Star Is Born – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

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BLACK MAGIC? DEVILISH DESIGN? BOTH?

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And well, perhaps that’s not too far off from reality! Maybe there is indeed an unseen, “black magic” source to the success and to the inspiration which many enjoy in this fallen world.

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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)

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Devil Exorcism – Goya Painting – Public Domaion

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*“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! 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! To realize that the citizens of this world are indwelt by the spirit of Antichrist is totally unacceptable to most people!

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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…”

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

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“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 persons seemingly good fortune.

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But 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?'”

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Howard Hughes piloting Spruce Goose – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness”

2nd Samuel 15:31

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This above verse is prophetic as it speaks of David (a picture of Jesus Christ), and his rebel son, Absalom, (a picture of Lucifer) in war against each other (Heaven against Hell). And David (Christ) beseeches the Lord (His Heavenly Father) to turn the wisdom of Ahithophel (“Brother of Folly” a symbol of the apostate church-community) into foolishness.

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And thus, this prophetic verse can easily apply to this antichrist world, especially the church-world, in the last days, as God turns the so-called “wisdom” of mankind (symbolized by Ahithophel) into foolishness.

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Absolam Seeks Ahithophels wise Counsel unaware it has been turned into foolishness – Wikimedia – Cropped image – Public Domain

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ILLNESS & DEATH NOT NECESSARILY FROM SATAN

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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’.

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

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GOD IS ULTIMATELY IN CONTROL

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**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!

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And all those Christians who have suffered great loss in this life can rest confident that God can, one day, restore all that He takes away.

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

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EARTH’S CURSES TURNED INTO HEAVENLY VICTORIES

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Well, maybe the Reader of this devotional knows from personal experience what the world refers to as “losing his or her mojo”. 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 of the true hellish source of one’s success or failure in this, the Devil’s world, it becomes even more imperative to reach out to the only true God and Savior: 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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“HE (GOD) HATH SMITTEN…& WILL BIND US UP”

Hosea 6:1

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And truth-be-told, that’s why God mercifully allows the Devil to raise us up, only to slam us back down again, as Satan so often does!

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Because, if this world continued to forever enjoy peace and prosperity, then none of us would ever want to turn back to the One who bled and died on our behalf!

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**And truth-also-be-told, we are now seeing this entire world beginning to lose its mojo, as Satan is now fully “on the march” to destroy it…and us!**

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

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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! And we will be forever blessed, and those blessings will never run out!

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me to fully understand these things…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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FLOWER OF THE FIELD CONSTELLATION

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

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And these are not merely obscure stars. These are among the biggest and brightest stars in the night heavens!

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

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The Flower of the Field is commonly known as Scorpio .

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

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

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

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

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

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FLOWER CONSTELLATION BOWS DOWN…

AUGUST 28TH, 2011

It has become apparent, on this date, that as summer draws to a close, this “Flower of the Field Constellation” appears to bend almost completely down. This occurs as it travels into the western skies. It somehow rotates in order to produce this effect. This is a very wonderful phenomenon…and biblical too! After all, the Bible says “the grass withers and the flower falls away”. And that’s exactly what this flower constellation seems to do. It almost seems to be bowing itself…in the direction of that bright and beautiful star, “Arcturus” (which represents Jesus). This would make sense. After all, Scripture states…

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“…unto Me (the Lord), every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear… Bel bows down, Nebo stoops… They stoop, they bow down together… Listen to Me… all you remnant of the house of Israel (God’s people)… which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age I am he… even I will carry, and will deliver you.” Isaiah 46″1-4 (condensed)

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TOMORROW…

October 14 (Sodom Rising, Part 14: “The Defeated Church & The Victorious Church!”

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 12 (Revelation 16:12-15: “The Sixth Plague & Armageddon”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 12

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Revelation 16:12-15:

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“The Sixth Plague & Armageddon”

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“And the sixth angel poured out his vial

upon the great river Euphrates;

and the water thereof was dried up,

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. 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, through his own self in 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

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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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But 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”. 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. 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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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – companys-coming – revised

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“LET MY PEOPLE GO”

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The plagues poured out in Revelation 16 are similar to those poured out upon the Egyptians in the Book of Exodus. But what was the purpose of pouring out those plagues. Listen to God as He speaks to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron…“Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:” Exodus 10:4

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This was the promise of plagues and was repeated with the various other plagues.

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But the point is, these plagues were to cause Pharaoh to finally allow God’s people to leave Egypt to serve God alone, no longer held in Bondage to slavery. Likewise, the plagues prophesied in Revelation are to drive Satan (the true King of Egypt) out of the hearts of God’s people, allowing His people to serve God and God alone!

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And so, this whole nonsense that all the torment and plagues mentioned in Revelation are for the mere sake of causing fallen Mankind to suffer, is a product of unsanctified theologians.

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Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE!”

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But for all those who refuse to join the exodus out of spiritual Babylon, Christ says “Come out of her, My people, lest ye partake of her sins and receive of her plagues” Revelation 18:4

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Here is the great dividing line which Malachi 3:18 describes thus…“Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not.”

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Yes, while in one group, the “wise virgins”, the “day-star shall arise” in their hearts, yet of the other in group, the “foolish virgins”, the Lord will profess unto them…“I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.” (see Matthew 25:1-13 & 2nd Peter 1:19 & Matthew 7:23)

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

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THE FOOLISH CANNOT ENTER

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While the wise virgins go in to the marriage feast, the foolish virgins have run out of holy oil, and cannot enter in to that feast, but “the door was shut!” Matthew 25:10

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How sad!

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But it doesn’t have to be this way!

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Five Wise Virgins – Matt 25 – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

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WHICH WORLD WILL YOU LIVE FOR?

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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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ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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“EXAMINE YOURSELVES, PROVE YOUR OWN SELVES”

2nd Corinthians 13:5

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And then, let each man, woman and child show by their 100% devotion, that they truly mean business with God, and not merely giving God “lip-service”! (see Ezekiel 33:31)

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And so, the great question in today’s devotional is this: “Am I truly ready to lay down my entire life on the altar of self-sacrificing love for Jesus? (Romans 12:1, 2) And am I ready to spend my day in unceasing prayer and contemplation of God’s great and precious promises? (Psalm 1:1-3 & 1st Thessalonians 5:17) And even though I still must cheerfully carry out my mundane daily chores and obligations, are my eyes looking “steadfastly into Heaven?” (Acts 7:55)

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These are the questions that must be asked and answered in this fearful hour of judgment. And may the Lord give each one of us insight into our true condition, and strength to respond joyfully and whole-heartedly!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – late winter – Woman on the Altar & Flower of Heaven Constellation w/leaves

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And this following passage gives us the Heaven-prescribed remedy for our double-minded worldliness…

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“Ye adulterers and adulteresses,

know ye not that the friendship of the world

is enmity with God?

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world

is the enemy of God…

Submit yourselves therefore to God.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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

Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;

and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and He shall lift you up…in due season.”

(James 4:4, 8-10 & Galatians 6:9)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me an undivided heart that loves to serve Thee…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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COULD THERE BE A GREATER SIGN?”

In the opening verse, “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” Revelation 15:1, is a direct reference to the Signs In Heaven, which God is just now graciously revealing.

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**Notice that this above verse says… “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous“.**

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If ever there was a great and marvelous sign in Heaven, this 7 Star Constellation seems to be just that! And it is the easiest of all constellations to locate (excepting for those in the southernmost latitudes of the Earth who cannot see it). It seems to stand alone in the northern sky, outshining any other constellation in the night heavens!

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As for its significance, it is easy to see the message for which it was created to bring. It looks like a bowl. A giant bowl! And in the winter, it begins to slowly tip through the night, as if it is finally spilling out its contents upon the earth, as stated in Revelation… “And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial upon the earth” Revelation 16:2.

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And so it is not hard to see the message which this constellation presents. In the summer it begins to slowly tip. But in winter it does fully appear to pour out its contents upon the Earth.

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TOMORROW…

October 13 (It’s A Throw-away World, Part 2: “Mojo-Magic or Devilish Design…or Both?”)

Karla LaVey satanist – Wikimedia – GNU license

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 11 (Sodom Rising, Part 13: “Is Sodomy The Greatest Sin?”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 11

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Sodom Rising,

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Part 13:

“Is Sodomy The Greatest Sin?”

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

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Is sodomy the greatest sin?

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Well, from reading this following verse by Peter, one might get that very idea…“And (God) turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;” 2nd Peter 2:6

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Here is revealed that Sodom was used by God as an example of the destruction of those who should live ungodly.

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

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“SODOM…SET FORTH FOR AN EXAMPLE…OF ETERNAL FIRE”

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And what about this next verse…“Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” Jude 1:7

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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

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

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“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. 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!

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

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“MORE TOLERABLE FOR SODOM…IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT”

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**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! 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.

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Global Warning – Judgment – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – cropped – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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“THEY…WALK IN LIES…THEY ARE…UNTO ME (GOD) AS SODOM”

Jeremiah 23:14

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Oh no, the vast majority of the church-going throngs profess to love such verses as…“Love thy neighbor”, or, “Feed the poor”. (See Matthew 19:19, etc., and 1st Corinthians 13:3)

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But listen to the Lord…“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom,” Jeremiah 23:14

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Here is revealed that God’s beloved city was the habitation of false prophets who, “walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom,” Jeremiah 23:14

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

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“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, having itching ears;”

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

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“THE CHURCH WILL BECOME…IRRELEVANT WHEN IT QUOTES LETTERS FROM 2,000 YEARS AGO”

(A statement by a false teacher in today’s apostate church-world)

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For instance, one self-appointed spokesman for the Church made the following statement to a very well-known secular talk show host…“The Church will become even more irrelevant when it quotes letters from 2,000 years ago (the Bible) as their best defense, when you have in front of you flesh and blood people (he was speaking concerning people desiring a same-gender relationship)”.

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Now in this above statement, this so-called “Bible authority” revealed his covert disdain for God’s infallible Word, in attempt to promote same-gender marriage. Thus, he and those who agree with him are dedicated to bringing the Church down into even further apostasy and ruination as it embraces the sins of Sodom for the sake of popularity with society!

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

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“(THE) UNLEARNED AND UNSTABLE WRESTLE, AS THEY DO ALSO THE OTHER SCRIPTURES, UNTO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION”

2nd Peter 3:16

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These men are masters at twisting Scripture until it comes out saying what they want it to say, thus showing their utter contempt for God’s infallible Word.

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And capitalizing on the prevailing ignorance of Scripture in today’s church-world, these false shepherds are leading the churches down into “destruction and perdition!” 1st Timothy 6:9

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But we have the divine Role-Model for all correct behavior in our Lord Jesus…“I am the way, and the truth and the life.” John 14:6

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Yes, here is the divine safe-guard to what is and what is not true godly behavior. And those who would pervert the true Gospel in any way must stand before God and receive “that recompense of their error which was meet (deserved).” Romans 1:27

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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!

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

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“TURN YE…WITH FASTING…WEEPING, AND…MOURNING”

Joel 2:12

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Well, the Good News is this: it is still the day of Salvation! 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

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 14, CLICK HERE…

October 14 (Sodom Rising, Part 14: “The Defeated Church & The Victorious Church!”

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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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FLEEING WOMAN CONSTELLATION

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***FROM WHERE &TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE?* *WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…***

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

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 12 (Revelation 16:12-15: “The Sixth Plague & Armageddon”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #282 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 10 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 53: “The Nation’s Finest School!”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 10

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 53:

“The Nation’s Finest School!”

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

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So just what is the finest school in the nation?

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Well, the fact is, the major universities mostly began as Christian colleges.

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But gradually over time, secularism crept in and took over, until now there remains little, if anything of their former Christian roots!

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

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THE SCHOOLS OF BABYLON

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But today’s devotional would love to shine its spotlight on the very best school in the nation, yea in all the world!

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And just what school is that?

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Dartmouth? Princeton? Yale? Harvard?

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Oh yes, these were once great schools, having their roots deep into the Bible! But now, sadly, they are nothing more than schools of Babylon: that is, schools of this confused, faithless, antichrist world-system!

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Yale University – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License

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THE GREATEST SCHOOL: BECOMING AN EXAMPLE!

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So just what is the finest school?

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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!

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The first Bible lesson by children – Boston Public Library – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“…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 home-school than for the entire family to sit down together, armed with their own Bibles and simply read them together, or individually.

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The first Bible lesson by children – Boston Public Library – Wikimedia – 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!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – late winter – Woman on the altar & Flower of Heaven Constellation w/leaves

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE!”

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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! 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 loyal Babylonians, 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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TO READ PART 54, CLICK HERE…

November 6 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 54: “Did I Use Lightness?” CONTINUED)

Talking face – Wikimedia – GNU License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to bring up my children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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FLOODWATERS of SATAN

**The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellation plus 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. The Woman is in the north. The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.

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

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

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TOMORROW

October 11 (Sodom Rising, Part 13: “Is Sodomy The Greatest Sin?”)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #281 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 9 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 52: “How Do I Come Out Of Babylon?”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 9

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 52:

“How Do I Come Out Of Babylon?”

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

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“…when He shall appear, we shall be like Him;

for we shall see Him as He is.

And every man that hath this hope in Him

purifieth himself, even as He is pure.”

1st John 3:2, 3

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CITY OF CONFUSION

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

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

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

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COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE

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**And so, the name, Babylon, actually means, “City of Confusion”.**

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But God is now commanding His people to, “Come out of her, My people!”

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But how could God be calling His people out of a city which was destroyed long ago?

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Well, obviously, there must be a Babylon which exists in these last days. And God is commanding us to come out of that Babylon!

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

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BABYLON, THE WORLD!

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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…

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

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“FLEE OUT OF THE MIDST OF BABYLON!”

Jeremiah 51:6

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Now the logical question that one will ask is, “How do I come out of Babylon? After all, Babylon is a spiritual city, and not literal.”

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Oh yes, God is literally calling His people out of the local congregations and denominations.

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

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“PURIFY YOUR HEARTS YE DOUBLE-MINDED!”

James 4:8

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But as already stated, we must come out of this spiritual harlot city in our hearts and minds!

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So how is this accomplished?

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Well, to put it concisely, Babylon is any doctrine that doesn’t square with the Bible alone and in its entirety.

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And as a double proof, the life of Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life” we must live. (see John 14:6)

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In other words, the life of Jesus is to be our life.

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

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“PROPHESY NOT…RIGHT THINGS, SPEAK…SMOOTH THINGS, PROPHESY DECEITS”

Isaiah 30:10

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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)

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Nicaea icon – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

The Late, Great Planet Earth cover – cropped image – Wikipedia – Non-Free Media Rationale

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“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!

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“WREST…SCRIPTURES, UNTO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION”

2Peter 3:16

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But sadly, the Christian community attempts to wrestle with Scripture to make it seem as though comedy is condoned by God.

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Or, they will simply say that Jesus probably joked around, even though Scripture doesn’t have even one single account of any such levity.

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But the Bible condemns adding or subtracting from Scripture.

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And we must never ever add anything to God’s Word, such as surmising that Jesus joked around, even though Scripture never recorded such clowning!

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

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THOMAS BROOKS ON “FALSE TEACHERS”

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But listen to that well-known Reformationist of yesteryear, Thomas Brooks… “They preach more to please the ear than to profit the heart…False teachers handle holy things rather with wit and trifling, rather than with fear and reverence. False teachers are soul-murderers. They are like evil surgeons, that skin over the wound—but never heal it…False teachers are hell’s greatest enrichers.”

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Thomas Brooks had some pretty scathing words against those who joke in the pulpits, wouldn’t you agree?

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

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“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! And this website has many articles which elaborate on this theme of purification. And armed with this clearer understanding of what Babylon is all about, our Christian duty is to purify our hearts in the uncompromised truth.

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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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TO READ PART 53, CLICK HERE…

October 10 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 53: “The Nation’s Finest School!”)

A sign at the Steindorf STEAM School in San Jose, California, – Wikimedia – Cropped image –

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be obedient to Thy Word, and stop doing things according to the faithless ways of this world-in-rebellion…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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FLOODWATERS of SATAN

**The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellation plus 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. The Woman is in the north. The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.

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

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TOMORROW

October 10 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 53: “The Nation’s Finest School!”)

A sign at the Steindorf STEAM School in San Jose, California, – Wikimedia – Cropped image –

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 8 (Devil Made Me Do It! Part 16: “As The World Politics Turns”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 8

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 16:

“As The World (of Politics) Turns”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It!)

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Our society loves its soap operas!

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Is that a fair statement?

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And each day brings a brand new episode in the lives of those imaginary characters.

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And no doubt, many or perhaps most regular viewers are happily addicted to their favorite soap opera.

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As The World Turns – 2009 logo – Wikimedia – Non-Free-Media-Rationale

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LUCIFER, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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**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 selfish world.

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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!

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

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“AS THE WORLD (of politics) TURNS”

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Now, there is another soap opera of sorts, which has been airing each and every day: it’s called “the world of politics.”

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Yes, if the reader hasn’t noticed, this has become a daily drama, which is every bit as addictive as television soap operas. Maybe even more so, since it deals with actual real-life occurrences!

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Every day is a fresh new episode in which the two major political factions carry on their emotional dealings (and double-dealings) with one-another.

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TV icon novela svg. – Wikimedia –

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POLITICAL FOOTBALL GAME?

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Oh yes, perhaps rather than a soap opera, you might call today’s politics a ‘war’ or even ‘a political 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 like watching two opposing groups battling against each other!

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Super Bowl XLIII Thunderbirds Flyover Feb 1 2009 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“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”, 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!

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

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SATAN, THE GREAT PUPPET-MASTER

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So 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! One week he gives a bump to one side, and the next week he bumps the other side, just to keep all sides cheering for their “team”!

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And let’s face it, soap operas were not really possible until this current-day high-tech era in which one can simply turn on the radio or television and tune in to see what new development that each passing day brings.

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pied Piper of Television – www.signsofheaven.org

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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 Christians and non-Christians alike, he ultimately is bringing us into the great day of Armageddon, in which the destiny of each and every living soul will be tested and decided.

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

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“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 not happening by mere chance, but 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, out of disgust and fear!

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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!

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 17, CLICK HERE…

October 16 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 17: “Crucifying The Messenger!”)

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE REVELATION 12 WOMAN FLEES

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WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…

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

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 9 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 43: “How Do I Come Out Of Babylon?”)

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 7 (A Form of Godliness, Part 5: “3-dollar-bill Love!”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 7

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A Form of Godliness,

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Part 5:

“3-dollar-bill Love!”

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THREE DOLLAR BILL – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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UNSAVED MANKIND:

“For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,

until his iniquity be found to be hateful.”

Psalm 36:1, 2

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Oh yes, it’s an evil world! Nobody is disputing that fact!

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**And Christians are taught that the Devil, Lucifer, is “the god of this world”. 2nd Corinthians 4:4.**

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Well, hopefully they’re still teaching that!

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

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“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!

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But it’s not!

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Food Relief – cropped image – Wikimedia – US Federal Govt. Public Domain

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“HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS”

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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.**

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After all, Satan is not trying to make life as horrible as possible. No, but rather, Satan is trying to create a world in which no one wants to return to Heaven’s rulership and authority.

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

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“IF YE WERE OF THE WORLD, THE WORLD WOULD LOVE ITS OWN”

John 5:19

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And so, it is no wonder that there are so many seemingly, “good people”, in this world of evil!

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And if all this “form of godliness” is true, then the question must be asked, “What is the true source of all this supposed goodness?”

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Yes, here is the very critical question which each and every Christian must fully answer, if they are ever going to overcome the world.

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

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“IN ME…DWELLETH NO GOOD THING!”

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And perhaps the very first place to begin, in searching for the answer to this perplexing question is found in Romans 7:18…“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:”

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So even the great Apostle, Paul, confessed that, without God’s Holy Spirit, he was as wholly unrighteous as everyone else is!

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“NONE THAT DOETH GOOD, NO NOT ONE!”

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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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“SATAN…TRANSFORMS…INTO AN ANGEL OF LIGHT”

2nd Corinthians 11:14

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So then, if this is true, and the world is as evil as this above passage says, then what is the source of all this apparent goodness and love in the world?

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Listen to Ezekiel 33:31…“for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”

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Now this above passage is concerning God’s professed people. And yet it reveals the great deceptive hypocrisy of the human heart of all humans.

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

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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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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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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 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, 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 hand-wringing 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

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

Stop Separating Immigrant Families protest – Press Conference and Rally Chicago Illinois on June 5, 2018 – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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Understanding “the lovingkindness of the LORD.”

Psalm 107:43

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Now, having said all this, it must also be mentioned that God does intervene in the affairs of mankind on various levels, from kings and kingdoms on down to individuals.

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Even Jesus proclaimed…“…your Father which is in Heaven…maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5:45

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And in light of this above revelation concerning the mercy of God even to the unsaved, the following verse should also be considered…“Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.” Psalm 107:43

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Yes, the wise observer should prayerfully consider that God often works, “behind the scenes”, in the affairs of humankind to send showers of His Mercy upon people, even upon nations!

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Humanitarian aid giving water to child- Wikimedia Commons – Public Domain

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“THREE-DOLLAR BILL LOVE”

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And though it seems, from all outward appearances, as if there exists some level of love apart from God, most all of it is merely the product of the antichrist spirit in the world!

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Therefore, without God’s indwelling Spirit, all the counterfeit love and compassion of this world is destined to fail! Because very soon, God’s people will witness just how deceived we really were! And “the day will declare it!” (1st Corinthians 3:13)

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**Because on that day, the love of this world will be seen for what it truly is: hate, deceitful hate, masked by a thin veneer of “3-dollar-bill” love!**

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And so, let’s not wait until that dreadful day to find out the truth; but let’s right now become “wise as serpents, and harmless as doves”, as we begin our heavenward sojourn out of this deceptively evil world! (see Matthew 10:16)

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THREE DOLLAR BILL – Wikipedia – Public Domain

ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org

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GOOD NEWS! TRUE LOVE STILL AVAILABLE!

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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!

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And God is the only source of true love!

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Cross of Jesus Christ – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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TO READ PART 6, CLICK HERE…

February 18 (A Form of Godliness, Part 6: “3-dollar-bill Love!” CONTINUED)

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 8 (Devil Made Me Do It! Part 17: “As The World Politics Turns”)

The Puppetmaster of Politics – Property of www.theheavensdeclare.net – exclusive copyrighted

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #278 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 6 (A Soul Is A Terrible Thing To Waste, Part 2: “A Conscience Is A Terrible Thing To Waste!”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 6

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A Soul Is A Terrible Thing To Waste,

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Part 2:

“A Conscience Is A Terrible Thing To Waste!”

To read Part 1, go here…November 11th (A Soul is a Terrible Thing To Waste!)

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Just turn on the television or radio, and it won’t be long until you hear a message concerning some form of humanitarianism.

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Yes, this hopelessly dying world is literally teeming with social justice! And these social justice messages completely saturate today’s media.

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Whether television, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines, billboards or whatever other means of communication, these humanitarian messages come at us, one-after-another!

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Food Relief – Wikimedia – US Federal Govt. Public Domain

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A CONSCIENCE IS A TERRIBLE THING TO BLUNT!

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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 on the world-stage, during the coming crisis, 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! And they are in reality, the two forms of Satan’s attack on Christians and upon the unsaved multitudes!

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

ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet

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MULTIFACETED BEAST

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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 of Revelation 17:8-12 reveals 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! 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.

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Four Beasts of Daniel 7 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN NORMALIZES SIN

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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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Yes, via today’s Internet devices, Satan can virtually engrave his ungodly qualities upon the tables of the hearts of all: young and old, men, women, and children, Christian, and non-Christian.

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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). 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. 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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“A MARK IN THEIR RIGHT HAND, OR…FOREHEADS”

Revelation 13:16

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**But Satan is not about to allow this above passage from Proverbs 7:2, 3 to find its fulfillment…*“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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Instead, he is now feverishly working night and day to etch his character within the right hand (the actions and deeds of a man) and within the forehead of mankind (the deep thoughts and beliefs etched upon the human heart, the mind), 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.

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ABOVE PICTURE: television & the image of Satan – www.signsofheaven.org

Protests – Anti Christian sign in Federal Plaza Chicago – Wikimedia Commons

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“A HIGHWAY…THE WAY OF HOLINESS”

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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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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org

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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…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 7 (A Form of Godliness, Part 4: “3-dollar-bill Love!”)

THREE DOLLAR BILL – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #277 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 5 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 15: “Hitler in Hell?”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 5

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 15:

“Hitler in Hell?”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It!)

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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! And he did do an incredible amount of evil in a relatively short amount of time!

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Adolph Hitler – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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SUFFERING THE FLAMES OF HELL

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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?)

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

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“BUT THE LORD LOOKETH ON THE HEART”

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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. Only God’s infinite power and understanding are capable of correctly judging any and every human!

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Prayer – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“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.

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Christ Returns – cropped image – Triumph of Christianity – by G. Dore – www.christimages.org – Limited-use-license – see their website for restrictions (2)

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“WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD”

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But how few consider this: Adolph Hitler was merely the human vessel in which Satan carried out his evil and hateful purposes upon humanity!

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Listen to Ephesians 6:12…“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

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Here is one of the most important verses in the Bible! After all, it reveals the true source of mankind’s troubles: Satan and his host of evil angels.

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Our struggle is not against mere humans, but against Satan and his unseen spirit-beings!

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

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“THAT SPIRIT THAT NOW WORKS IN THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE”

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And speaking of evil spirit-beings, God reveals this in the writings of Paul…“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” Ephesians 2:2

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Once again, this above verse condemns us all, as human vessels in which the spirit of evil worked in times past according to the course of this world!

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

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“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: all humanity are 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” Ephesians 2:2

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Highbrow drunkard – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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“…TO SAVE SINNERS; OF WHOM I AM CHIEF!”

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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!”

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Paul Converted – www.thebiblerevival.com

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“THE HEART IS…DESPERATELY WICKED!”

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No, none of us can hold our head high.

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

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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…”. 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!

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But in spite of that, Christ is willing to save us!

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And today is still the day of Salvation!

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 16, GO HERE…

October 8 (Devil Made Me Do It! Part 16: “As The World Politics Turns”)

The Puppetmaster of Politics – Property of www.theheavensdeclare.net – exclusive copyrighted

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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 for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 6 (A Soul Is A Terrible Thing To Waste, Part 2: “A Conscience Is A Terrible Thing To Waste!”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Most Holy Place within the heart – Signs Of Heaven

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #276 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 4 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 3: “Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 4

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And The Nations Were Angry!

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Part 3:

“Summer of Love, Winter of Hate!”

To read Part 1, go here…October 24th (And The Nations Were Angry!)

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“And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come,

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and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,

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and that thou shouldest give reward unto Thy servants the prophets,

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and to the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
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And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the Ark of His testament…”

Revelation 11:18, 19

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Star-chart to right is from Wikipedia. Editor has sketched over Sagittarius to show this Ark Constellation.

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“I think it’s so groovy now
That people are finally getting together!
I thinks it’s wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together!”

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(Song, “Reach Out in the Darkness”

by Friend & Lover, 1967,

courtesy of www.lyricsmode.com)

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FLOWER POWER? NOT SO MUCH!

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Can you believe it? At the writing of this devotional (2017), it has been exactly 50 years since the Summer of Love in San Francisco!

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Remember that?

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Well, most people were born in the years following that notable event. But it was a real effort by that then young generation to engage in brotherly love at a time when America was at war.

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Everything was peace and love!

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Flowers were given as a symbol of peace and love!

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Flower Power Demonstrator – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“LOVE SHMOVE!”

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Well, it wasn’t long until that movement went the way of almost every movement.

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And the world returned back to its normal push-and-shove ways, now even more skeptical of any so-called, “peace and love” rhetoric.

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

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50th ANNIVERSARY OF “LOVE”

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But that “Summer of ‘Love'” all happened 50 years ago in 1967.

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So here we are 50 years later in 2017, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of that “magical” summer of “love”.

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But look at what we’ve been seeing the last six months!

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Yes, what we are now witnessing in 2017 is a whole lot of hatred and intolerance!

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Peace and Love Bus – by Pixabay – Wikimedia – Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain License

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“THE SEA (OF HUMANITY) AND THE WAVES (OF HUMAN REASON & STRIFE) ROARING”

Luke 21:25 (parenthetical comments by this editor)

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Isn’t it truly amazing to behold all the acts of pure hatred which have been occurring on a daily basis around the world: 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, 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!

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Protesters – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 3.0

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“AND THE NATIONS WERE ANGRY”

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Listen again to this prophecy concerning the very day we are now living in…“And the nations were angry, and Thy (God’s) wrath is come,” Revelation 11:18

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As we nervously look around at all the mob anger and violence now occurring in every direction, this above verse seems to be finding its fulfillment.

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The nations are indeed angry! Hatred is growing! Various religions are getting more and more aggressive! Various ideologies are becoming more demanding! Various ethnic groups are growing more racist! Intolerance between individuals as well as governments are causing increasing retaliatory violence!

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Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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THE “YEAR OF HATE”?

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And on this 50-year anniversary of that infamous, “Summer of Love” celebration, it could truly be said that this past winter might aptly be named, “The Winter of Hate”.

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**And if this climate of political/ethnic/social/religious rage continues, the entire year might be named, “The Year of Hate”. Or even perhaps, it might turn out to be, “The Decade of Hate”.**

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Anti Trump Protests in Baltimore – cropped image – Elvert Barnes PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHY elvertbarnes.com – protestphotography

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**UNSAVED MANKIND: “*For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.”***

Psalm 36:1, 2

Isn’t it amazing that the very same political groups which have always presented themselves to the world as being kind, merciful, loving, tolerant, non-violent, open-minded, defenders of freedom of speech, are now revealing themselves to be just the opposite!?

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Yes, God has permitted the Devil to orchestrate circumstances in such a way as to show these so-called compassion-loving groups to actually be just the opposite of what they professed for many decades: unkind, unmerciful, unloving, intolerant, violent, closed-minded, haters of freedom of speech as well as haters of other freedoms which the west has long enjoyed.

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YESTERDAY’S FREEDOM SONGSTERS NOW CRYING FOR CENSORSHIP!

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Even many from that “love generation” of the 1960’s, who once sang protest songs about love and freedom have now shown their true colors, even engaging in the “neo-fascist” silencing of TV/Internet hosts who voice differing opinions.

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And for the past few decades, this society has been marching steadily toward totalitarianism by the very same political entity which once professed to be the protectors of freedom!

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Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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“HATE” NOW BEING TAUGHT AND ENCOURAGED

Tragically, Satan in his role as The False Prophet, has been permitted to speak, “as a dragon”. (Revelation 13:11).

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And so, this unseen spirit of antichrist works through the various media Goliaths to force the world to bow down to his unchristlike qualities.

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And he even is speaking as a dragon in today’s schools, not only pushing various antichrist ideologies, such as socialism, etc..

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And school children are now being taught that skin color determines they are inferior in one way or another. Such a great lie is not only teaching dishonesty but will undoubtedly create hatred and distrust in the hearts of school-children.

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“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against…the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”

Ephesians 6:12

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But truth-be-told, as this above verse reveals, the true Instigator-in-Chief of all this pandemic madness, anger, and hatred is Lucifer, now fulfilling his role as Satan (“The Enemy”), also called, The Devil (“The Accuser”).

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Yes, unbeknownst to humanity, myriads of unseen evil spirit-beings are working in the shadows, stoking the fires of hatred and rage.

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And then he broadcasts these over the various media specifically to provoke and goad the viewers into anger and hatred against one-another over these obvious injustices.

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The Puppetmaster of Politics – Property of www.theheavensdeclare.net – exclusive copyrighted

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

Matthew 24:12

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This above prophecy is now being fulfilled like never before! And by means of the various forms of modern media, the general populace are being inundated on a daily basis with all the violence and hatred occurring around the world.

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And such over-exposure to this pandemic madness, via these various high-tech devices, have caused the hearts of many to grow cold and unloving, thus fulfilling Matthew’s prophecy.

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

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“AND A MAN SHALL BE AS AN HIDING PLACE”

Isaiah 32:2

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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.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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“IN THAT DAY…WHEN HE ARISES TO SHAKE TERRIBLY THE EARTH”

Isaiah 2:21, 22

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And it now appears as if the Lord has come out of His place “to punish the inhabitants of the earth for our iniquity:”

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Listen again to today’s signature verse from Revelation 11:18, 19:

“And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come“

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So here is revealed that this very day of anger in which we now find ourselves, is the time when God has arisen out of His place to punish the world, and to bring us into judgment, revealing to us our wickedness and hypocrisy!

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And so, if ever there was a time to take refuge from this great day of trouble which is currently upon us, it is now!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion:

in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me;

He shall set me up upon a Rock.

And now shall mine head be lifted up

above mine enemies round about me:

therefore will I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy;

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.”

Psalm 27:5, 6
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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

February 22 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 4: “Planet Earth, An Experiment In Selfishness”)

Black Friday Frenzy – by Powhusku – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to hide myself in this day when you are causing the nations to drink of Thy cup of fury…

Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE ARK IN THE HEAVENS

So what importance to us is all this information? Well, if a person goes out at night, beginning in April (earlier in southern-most latitudes, and later in northern-most), in the pre-dawn hour, they just might locate the constellation commonly referred to as the Sagittarius Constellation . 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. 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. 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 (for instance, “the seven stars are the angels…” Revelation 1:20). To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Sagittarius Constellation, to show how God created it to appear.

Star-chart to right is from Wikipedia. Editor has sketched over Sagittarius to show this Ark Constellation.

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TOMORROW:

October 5 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 16: “Hitler in Hell?”)

Adolph Hitler – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 3 – (Sodom Rising, Part 16: “Gender Confusion & the Devil’s Destruction of Society”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 3

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Sodom Rising?

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Part 16:

“Gender Confusion & Satan’s Destruction of Society”

To read part 1, click here…August 22nd (Sodom Rising! Part 1)

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“…and the cities of the nations fell:

and great Babylon came in remembrance before God,

to give unto her the cup

of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.”

Revelation 16:19

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It is truly fearful and amazing to see how rapidly the Devil is tearing down the very pillars and foundation of society.

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Yes, the ‘god of this world” is spreading his destructive evil through this society, ever growing like a deadly cancer!

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

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GENDER CONFUSION

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Just one area of society in which things are being turned upside down is the current war on the genders. 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”. 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

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

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VAIN PLEASURES & AMBITIOUS PURSUITS

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But the responsibility for all this societal mayhem cannot be laid exclusively at the feet of the unsaved masses. 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 cornucopian super-society.

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And so, it’s small wonder that Sodom is rising up all around us!

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

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A CHURCH LIVING IN WANTON PLEASURE

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Listen to James…“Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.” James 5:5

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Here is a stinging condemnation of today’s church-community! 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 so, as a result of our apostate lukewarmness, God has now allowed Satan to bring judgment upon us Christians by raising up Sodom of old, once again. And so, it’s no wonder why Satan is destroying the once great institutions of society by what has become known as “gender confusion”.

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

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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 (living) waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.” Isaiah 30:25 (Parenthesis comment by this website editor)

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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”! 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: (heavenly) bread shall be given him; his (living) waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty: they shall behold the (Promised) Land that is very far off.” Isaiah 33:16, 17 (parenthetical comments supplied by this website editor)

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

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March 3 (Sodom Rising, Part 17 “Which Rainbow Will You Cling To?”)

Rainbow – Hunt – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent concerning the power and influence of this antichrist society. Spare me and my loved ones from all the lies and deceit and indoctrination now prevailing in the current-day world…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS

“With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.” Ezekiel 26:12

THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellation (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation). Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky. It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west. In January, it is in the west after midnight. 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. It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion. 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. The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.

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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER

winter Constellations in the east

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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it. And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?”

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Well, very simply put, if stars represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.

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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE

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So why is this constellation merely an outline? Well it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm. But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance. Yes this horseman represents Christ.

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But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ. And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence. Hence, this constellation is perhaps the most faint of all the constellations of Signs Of Heaven!

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star-chart Holy-Ghost-Rider

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TOMORROW…

October 4 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 3: “Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”)

Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 2 (The Great Babylonian Dream-Machine! Part 6: “How Did We Get Taken Captive?” )

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 2

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The Great Babylonian Dream-Machine!

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Part 6:

“How Did We Get Taken Captive?”

To read part 1, go here…May 6 (The Great Babylonian Dream-Machine!)

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“our fathers would not obey…

and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt…

and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.”

Acts 7:39, 43

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Most Christians have no idea that they have been taken captive in Babylon.

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Quite the contrary, they’ve been told that today’s Babylon might be Dubai or Iraq or some other literal city.

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Dubai Marina 2013 – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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“LOVE NOT THE WORLD…”

1st John 2:15

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And so, they go to church on Sabbath. They then return home to begin a new week. They go to work each new day. They come home to their waiting family. The children likewise attend school each weekday. At night, they might all watch TV, or perhaps play on their computers. And when the weekend comes, they all may attend some sporting event or some form of recreation or just mow the lawn, or do some other mundane chores. And then once again, the Sabbath rolls around, and it’s time to return to church.

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Family watching television – c. 1958 – Wikipedia – public domain

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So just how can this be Babylon?

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

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“AND THE WHOLE WORLD LIETH IN WICKEDNESS”

1st John 5:19

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Oh sure, it’s an evil world out there.

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And it’s a world full of lost souls.

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No doubt about it!

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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…

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

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And so, living such an orderly and moral life, how can I possibly be a captive of Babylon?

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

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“WITH THEIR MOUTH THEY SHOW MUCH LOVE…”

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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!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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

2nd Corinthians 6:17

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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 which eventually caused Old Testament Israel to be taken captive in Babylon: coveting the things of the world and refusing to separate from unbelievers.

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Gideon and His Three Hundred (Bible Card) www.thebiblerevival.org – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“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.

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

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“HAVING THEIR CONSCIENCE SEARED WITH A HOT IRON”

1st Timothy 4:2

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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.

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

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“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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ABOVE PICTURE: Dream Maker of Babylon – Signs Of Heaven.org

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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, while sending the “crumbs which fall off their tables” to get out the Gospel into all the world.

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And if they 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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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – companys-coming – revised

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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. They were 100% dedicated to the Gospel! The entire family!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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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, and 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

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

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“AND THESE (BEREANS) WERE MORE NOBLE…AND SEARCHED THE WORD DAILY, WHETHER THOSE THINGS WERE SO.”

Acts 17:11

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Yes, in His great love and mercy, God has given us our fill of this cornucopian world.

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But the time has come when each and every man, woman, and child is now being called to come search this matter out carefully and prayerfully, that they might make a wise and intelligent and informed decision to join this end-time exodus, out of Babylon.

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And while we can indeed come completely out of the fallen churches and denominations, nevertheless, we cannot come completely out of the world as yet.

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But we can come a good way out if we so-choose!

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May the Lord graciously grant the Reader great wisdom and knowledge concerning all this!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…

December 9th (The Great Babylonian Dream Machine, Part 7: “What’s The Most Evil Thing On TV?”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the ability to study out all these things so that I can be fully persuaded…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

October 3 (Sodom Rising, Parts 16)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #273 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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