But let’s get back to this “Goodly Horse in battle”.
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GOODLY HORSE CONSTELLATION
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If we look into the winter-night-sky, this horse can be seen treading upon the tail of the great Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation.
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Here we see the victorious army of Heaven, as it bruises the great red dragon, Satan, under its feet, as written…
“His (God’s) goodly horse in battle…
which tread down their enemies…
and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them…”
Zechariah 10:3, 5
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GOD BRUISES SATAN UNDER CHURCH’S FEET
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But listen as God clearly defines which horse it is that bruises Satan under his feet.
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Listen…
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.”
Romans 16:20
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Now who is it that bruises Satan under the feet of true Believers?
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Oh yes, it is God who verily bruises Satan. But Satan is bruised under the feet of the Church-Elect…“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly”.
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ABOVE PICTURE: latter winter constellation in the west – Orion – Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades, Auriga, Pleiades, etc.) – Goodly Horse (Persius, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, etc.) – Holy Ghost Rider (Camelopadelis)
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THE HORSE & ITS RIDER
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Now if the Noble Berean(truth-hungry Christians) will really study the night-sky, it can be seen that this Goodly Horse Constellation has a Rider upon it!
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And this Rider is a no less a personage than that of the Spirit of Christ!
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But this Rider is such an extremely faint constellation (mostly made of the Camelopardalis Constellation, if you can locate it), that it must be viewed on a really dark, clear night.
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Yes, this Camelopardalis Constellation is the faintest of the Signs-of-Heaven.
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But doesn’t that agree with the Bible? In other words, the Spirit of Christ is so gentle and unobtrusive, that it is mostly very difficult to detect His presence in the Believer’s life!
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Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation in the Western night-sky
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CHURCH VEILED IN SYMBOLISM
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Well, this white horse in the Book of Revelation is just another example of how God has placed His Church-Elect within the pages of the Book of Revelation…
…and yet veiled the Church in symbolic metaphors: in a number of times and ways.
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But to those truth-seekers who truly love the Bible, it may be said…
“And He (Jesus) said,
Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:
Well, the Good News is, that we have a very wonderful and forgiving God.
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And all those who fear and tremble at His Word will be delighted to discover that the Book of Revelation (all 22 chapters) is very much for today’s Church-Elect, made of both Jew and gentile alike!
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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN
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GOODLY HORSE IN BATTLE CONSTELLATION
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“Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion:
for I will make thine horn iron,
and I will make thy hoofs brass:
and thou shalt beat in pieces many people:
and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD,
and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.”
Micah 4:13
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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS
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THIS STAR-CHART:Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.
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It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky.
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It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west.
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In January, it is in the west after midnight.
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As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening.
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A dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation.
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It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion.
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And as already stated, this Glorious 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.
1st of four horsemen of Revelation 6 – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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It seems that this above passage has never been included along with other passages concerning the Church-doctrine of Eternal Torment.
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Why?
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Does not this verse merit any value concerning the eternal destiny of Mankind?
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Does it not add balance to a proper understanding of the nature of Hell?
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You would think that those who are such ardent defenders of this old Church-doctrine called Eternal Torment, would want to consider this and other similar passages!
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Yes, there are many passages which seemingly present a vastly different understanding of what eternal judgment will be like for the multitudes of lost souls of Mankind!
After all, if God has made everything beautiful in His time, then what can we say about Eternal Torment?
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There’s no way possible to make such a terrifying and unthinkable ordeal as Eternal Torment into something beautiful, now is there?
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But God clearly says…“He hath made every thing beautiful in His time:”
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And it wouldn’t be such a beautiful or pleasant thing to go through eternity knowing that your loved ones and former friends are continually writhing in pain and torment, begging God for one tiny drop of water, now would it?
But notice that this verse does not say, “He hath made SOME things beautiful in His time”.
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Nor does it say, “He hath made MOST things beautiful in His time”.
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No, it says, “He hath made ALL things beautiful in His time”.
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And so, if God hath made “ALL things beautiful in His time”, then that would mean ALL things, would it not?
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And that would obviously include the eternal future of lost souls.
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PROVERBIAL ‘HOUSE OF CARDS’
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Well, this is merely one more verse which “Eternal Torment” advocates conveniently ignore.
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But there are many other verses which are likewise ignored, so that they may hang on to their old catholic-church-doctrine which they call, “Eternal Torment”.
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Because, if they did include this and other similar passages, then this whole ridiculous church-doctrine would totally collapse, being revealed as the proverbial “house of cards” that it truly is!
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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN
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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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“The LORD is my shepherd;
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I shall not want (lack).
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He maketh me to lie
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down in green pastures:
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He leadeth me beside
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the still waters…
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I will fear no evil:
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for Thou art with me;
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Thy rod and thy staff
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they comfort me….”
Psalm 23:1, 2, 4
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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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And this Orion, the Good Shepherd Constellation presents a very wonderful and beautiful Bible truth: namely, that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, as is written…
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“As a shepherd seeketh out his flock
in the day that he is among his sheep
that are scattered;
so will I seek out My sheep,
and will deliver them out of all places
where they have been scattered
in the cloudy and dark day.”
Ezekiel 34:12
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And so, God has placed this Starry Shepherd in the winter-night heavens to remind us of His great love for a planet which has wandered away…
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…just like sheep that wandered to where the grass looked greener.
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The general consensus in today’s Christendom is that “the last 19 chapters of Revelation is not for the Church”!
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Unbelievable? Yes, very unbelievable!
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Much to the contrary, the Book of Revelation proclaims of itself…“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches.” Revelation 22:16
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This above statement by Jesus has been a well-accepted truth for many centuries by the majority of the Church-age prior to our current-day.
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It is only in the last century or more, that theologians began to deny this truth.
And one big reason they deny this truth is because they claim that the name, “Church” is not found in chapters 4 through 21.
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Therefore, they conclude that the Church has to be removed from the earth via the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”, another non-biblical term.
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But the fact is, the Church is found a number of times in those chapters.
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And yet, for God’s own purposes, Revelation’s references to the Church are veiled in types and symbols, in those chapters.
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REVELATION 12 WOMAN: THE CHURCH
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For instance, in Revelation 12, a woman is focused upon, who gives birth to Christ.
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But this woman is actually a symbol of the eternal Church, as is written…“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Galatians 4:26
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Here is the plain declaration which God put in the mouth of the Apostle Paul!
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And that woman of Revelation 12 is this same woman of which Paul refers to in Galatians 4:26.
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Notice that Jerusalem above is the “mother of us all”, which includes both Jewish and gentile Believers.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Revelation 12 Woman Constellation as seen in desert in warmer months
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THE 7 STARS = THE 7 ANGELS of THE 7 CHURCHES
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But the Church is also mentioned elsewhere in Revelation.
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You see, in various chapters of Revelation, God mentions the seven stars, the seven angels of the seven churches…
…”The mystery of the seven stars
which you saw in My right hand,
and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches:
and the seven candlesticks which you saw,
are the seven churches.”
Revelation 1:20
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So here is the revelation that the “seven stars are the angels of the seven churches”.
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Here above, it is revealed that the seven stars actually symbolize the seven angels of the seven churches.
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But this is not the only place in Revelation which speaks of the seven angels.
No, the church is also mentioned elsewhere in Revelation.
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First, we read in Revelation 8:2…
…”And I saw the seven angels
which stood before God;
and to them were given seven trumpets.”
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Here is yet another veiled reference to the Church.
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These seven angels who stand before God are, most likely, the same seven angels of the seven churches, spoken of in Revelation 1:20…“the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches”.
“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand the true meaning of the Book of Revelation. Let me not be deceived by the strong delusion which is being served up in today’s Christian community…
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Are you asking yourself the question, “Why doesn’t my Christianity work? Why can’t I study my Bible more? Why is my prayer-life so anemic?”
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Do you sit in church each week and smile, pay tithes, and bless, and sing, and pray, all the while knowing that your Christianity just isn’t working?
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Does your pastor constantly reassure his flock that you are all on the road to Heaven, and you try to hang on to that reassurance, only to be overwhelmed with doubts?
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Well, you are not alone! Probably most other churchgoers, these days, are wondering the very same thing!
Here above, in today’s opening Bible passage is a very important aspect to having a successful Christian life.
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If we believe that God has forgiven us, then why in the world would we not forgive the debts of others?
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Too many Christians are harboring unforgiveness for the debts of others.
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And such unforgiveness should be a tell-tale sign that my Christianity is in trouble.
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FORGIVE US AS WE FORGIVE OTHERS
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Listen to the Lord’s Prayer…“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Matthew 6:12
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Once again, the Lord is holding out forgiveness conditional on our forgiveness for others who are indebted to us.
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FORGIVE AND FORGET!
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Now, if somebody is faithfully repaying us on a loan, that’s fine.
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But if we can see that the outstanding debt is taking its toll on that debtor, creating some mental or financial hardship, then perhaps I need to simply forgive and forget about it.
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THE LORD WILL REPAY!
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After all, doesn’t the Lord promise…
…”Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth,
the same shall he receive of the Lord,
whether he be bond or free.”
Ephesians 6:8
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Here we have full assurance that the Lord sees our every act of forgiveness and will repay our kindness with like kindness.
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A very simple concept!
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A MONKEY-WRENCH IN MY SALVATION!
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But there are many faithful church-attendees who want to exact justice from others.
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And this unforgiveness is like the proverbial “monkey wrench” in the gears of my Salvation!
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Listen again…
…”So likewise shall My Heavenly Father do also unto you,
if ye from your hearts
forgive not every one his brother
their trespasses.”
Matthew 18:35
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So, whether it be some social blunder, or some act of neglect or rudeness, or even some financial debt gone unpaid, it makes no difference.
While a churchgoer claims he or she needs time to pray for forgiveness for another, the fact is, true forgiveness is a product of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
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In other words, forgiveness is an ongoing Spirit within a true worshiper of God.
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I don’t need time to dredge anything up.
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Either I have that forgiveness already, or I need to question my own Salvation.
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For example, when Jesus was on the Cross, He didn’t need more time to say, “Father, forgive them”.
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Nor did Stephen, in Acts 7:60, need more time to say, “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”, regarding those who were stoning him.
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These both already had the Spirit of forgiveness dwelling within!
The Good News is, that there is still time to repent of these things!
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How wonderful that God has left the door of mercy ajar, that we might enter in!
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But let’s not tarry! Let’s enter in that Narrow Gate!
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And be assured that your supposed unpaid debts from your debtors will be more than compensated for as we joyfully walk hand-in-hand with those former debtors through the Everlasting Gates of Heaven!
(This sketch, however, is in the early part of winter when this constellation group is rising in the east.)
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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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The word, “treasure” is found 90 times in the Bible.
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But there are two different treasures spoken of in Scripture: “the treasures of Heaven” (Colossians 2:3), and the “treasures of wickedness”(Proverbs 10:2)
Now, there are many churchgoers who faithfully attend church each week, and yet do not have such a fiery heart of an obsessed treasure hunter.
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This indeed, is a very sad situation!
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“HE…SELLETH ALL THAT HE HATH!”
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Listen once again to our signature passage for today…
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field;
the which when a man has found, he hides,
and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he has,
and buys that field.”
Matthew 13:44
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This above passage is one of those multifaceted Bible truths.
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In other words, while it speaks of how Christ sold all to buy this dying world, it likewise speaks of true worshipers of God who sell all, to buy everlasting Heaven!
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“WITH ALL YOUR HEART!”
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Listen to this next exhortation…“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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Here is a great concept which far too many preachers slight, and far too many parishioners are ignorant of!
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Yes, the Spirit of Christ is that Spirit which causes a man, woman, or child to cast away all the vain treasures of this present world, in attempt to discover the great treasures of Heaven and of Heaven’s Jesus!
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Picture – Running the Christian Race
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“TREASURES OF WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE”
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Listen to this very revealing scripture…“the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:2, 3
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Here again, this above verse refers to the wisdom and knowledge of Christ as being a “treasure”!
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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“Great is the LORD,
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and greatly to be praised in the city of our God,
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in the mountain of His holiness.
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Beautiful for situation,
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the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion,
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on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”
Psalm 48:1, 2
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This above passage sings of Mount Zion, in the sides of the North!
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But if one looks to the Northeast in late Summer and into Fall, there is a constellation which God created to be a heavenly picture of the Heavenly Mount Zion.
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And it is commonly known as Cassiopeia.
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But God has created it to symbolize the true Zion, which is in Heaven.
But if the Reader will go out in August and well into November, this wonderful constellation can be seen in the Northeast night-sky.
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But don’t wait too long! Because once it enters the western sky, it flips upside down and can no longer be seen as a mountain.
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Now, this constellation is the very same constellation as the Mount of Blessing Constellation in the Valley of Decision Constellation Group. And it represents the favored mountain to which the people of God are to climb.
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Just think about all the entertainment devices now available! 50-inch televisions for just a few hundred dollars!
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Smart phones and tablets in the hands of our children, which often take our children to places that make us cringe and cry out to God for mercy upon them!
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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN
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ANDROMEDA GALAXY…
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“And it shall come to pass in the last days,
that the mountain of the LORD’s house
shall be established in the top of the mountains,
and shall be exalted above the hills;
and all nations shall flow unto it.
And many people shall go and say,
Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,”
Isaiah 2:2, 3
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So where are the multitudes in this Mount Zion Constellation?
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Well, if you look at this sketch to the right, carefully, you will see an ENTIRE GALAXY making a slow trek up the steep slope toward the summit of one of the mountains.
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It is the mountain which is to the north in this sketch.
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This is the galaxy commonly called Andromeda.
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It is estimated to have possibly a trillion stars!
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Is a trillion stars a big enough multitude? Oh yes!
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Listen to God talking to Abraham…
…”And He (God) brought him (Abraham) forth abroad,
and said, Look now toward heaven,
and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them:
and He said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”
Genesis 15:5
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But this mountain in which this multitude of stars is climbing represents a very awesome and wonderful Bible concept.
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This mountain in Scripture is known as Mount Zion.
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And it is also known as the Mount of Blessing.
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It represents that spiritual mountain which Believers must climb, in order to reach the City of God.
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One of the great lies of Satan is that the life of the Christian is a heavy burden…
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…or that the life of the Christian is austere and bleak!
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Of course, neither of these lies are true!
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Jesus said…“Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
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Now, either Jesus is lying in this above passage, or the Devil is lying, saying Christ’s yoke is heavy. And of course, “it is impossible for God to lie” (Hebrews 6:18).
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So, it must be the, “Father of Lies”, the Devil, who is lying about Christ’s yoke.
Another of the greatest lies in Christendom is that our God will eternally torment all rejecters of His grace!
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Of course, this lie is based on a misunderstanding of proper Bible hermeneutics.
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Such parables as the Rich Man & Lazarus were taken literally instead of spiritually, thus lending credence to this nonsense that God has some netherworld chamber of horrors …
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…a torture chamber in which He will make perhaps 90% of the earth’s inhabitants, past, present, and future, suffer unspeakable horrors through the ceaseless future ions of time!
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Well of course, nothing could be further from the truth!
The fact is, our God is a very tender and merciful God, who says of Himself…“Mercy and truth preserve the King: and His throne is upholden by mercy.” Proverbs 20:28
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Yes, God’s throne will be upholden by mercy, even as is written…“His mercy endures for ever!” 1st Chronicles 16:34
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This proclamation is repeated over 40 times in Scripture!
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Even the Bible says concerning death and the grave…“There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.” Job 3:17
And so, how could this statement (“His mercy endures forever”), be true if billions of lost souls will be roasting in agonizing flames without any hope of some letup or release!
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Do you see how ridiculous this old catholic doctrine is?
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Why, even the Catholic denomination no longer believes that doctrine!
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It was just a convenient doctrine for them during the Dark Ages to justify their torturing their religious and political opponents.
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But the truth is, we have a very merciful God who “retains not His anger for ever, because He delights in mercy!” Micah 7:18
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Let me put on that easy yoke and take upon me Christ’s light burden! Let me become a disciple and follower of the Lamb of God, as He leads His sheep up the gently sloping upward pathway to everlasting life…
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So just what does this above Bible passage from Revelation have to do with the nightly news?
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THE BLOODY WATERS OF TODAY’S MEDIA
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Well, just take a look at what’s going on today on the nightly news!
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Just look at the various shows on TV! Blood, blood, blood!!!
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Yes, television is literally overflowing with violence and blood!
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This world is getting so violent and bloody!
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And to whatever degree that we Christians and our children are content to spend time watching television and/or daily news…
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…are we not drinking in violence and blood that we see and hear, to that same degree?
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Yes, just as God gave those Egyptians bloody waters to drink, so too, we Christians today are drinking in blood whenever we turn on the evening news, it seems!
“I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
I WILL SET NO WICKED THING BEFORE MINE EYES.
I hate the work of them that turn aside;
it shall not cleave to me.
A froward heart shall depart from me:
I WILL NOT KNOW A WICKED PERSON.
Whoso privily slanders his neighbour, him will I cut off:
him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”
Psalm 101:2-5
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Everything mentioned in this above passage sounds like your average TV show, doesn’t it?
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Wickedness in various forms, turning away from the True Path, froward (evil) hearts, evil people, slanderous remarks, and pride: these are just a short-list of the countless evils seen on daily television!
Listen to this prophecy concerning the days we are now in…
“Who among us shall dwell with the Devouring Fire?
who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly;
he…THAT STOPS HIS EAR FROM HEARING OF BLOOD,
and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;”
Isaiah 33:14, 15
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Do you see the connection here?
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This above passage seems to be speaking of the daily television/Internet lineup of programs!
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And isn’t it true that television/Internet news is very greatly focused on all the bloody conflicts around the world?
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All the disease? All the slander? All the adultery? All the greed? All the hate and revenge? All the pride and bigotry and racism?
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Yes, all these evils are a form of violence!
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And they are the very focus of TV news!
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And so, dear stranger and pilgrim, just when, oh when will we finally say, “Enough is enough”,and turn off all these channels of sin and violence, and quit drinking in all that blood?
“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
Luke 21:28
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We have such a wonderful and joyful commission from God!
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Yes, to look up and fix our gaze upon our Lord and Savior, and Friend, Jesus Christ is our true Great Commission!
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And all this is made possible and enjoyable by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit of Christ!
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And it is high time to look up and lift up our heads on high, to behold our soon-coming Savior, who will save us out of all this selfishness, sorrow, death and mourning which is what this present dark world is all about!
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“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee.” Isaiah 26:3
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“My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips:
When I remember Thee upon my bed,
and meditate on Thee in the night watches.”
Psalm 63:5, 6
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Are you a Rollie-Pollie Bug Christian?
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Well are you?
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Are you one of those Christians who respond to all the troubles which assail you, by simply curling up into a little ball, and hiding in God’s Secret Hiding Place?
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Do you sometimes just pull your covers over you and hide yourself in God’s protective shell which He surrounds you with?
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Do you just roll yourself up in a little ball and pray to Him? Do you just close out the world and listen to some quiet music, or maybe a Bible reading?
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Well, if you are one of those types, then you are definitely a Rollie-Pollie Bug Christian! That’s for sure!
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But that’s not necessarily a bad thing!
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You see, a “Rollie Pollie Bug” is one of those little garden bugs who wears a little coat of armor.
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And when threatened or attacked, this little bug simply curls up into a little ball, and completely surrounds itself with its coat of armor!
We live in a world dominated by those who are strong and lively.
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But there are those of us who are weak, who are infirm, and even many who are incarcerated.
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These should not feel disadvantaged in the slightest!
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As a matter of fact, by filling their heart with the Bible, they gain an advantage over all those multi-taskers who busily neglect their spiritual life, quite often to the bankruptcy of their soul!
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And now, with the advent of audio Bibles, the opportunity to sit or lay in bed and hear the Words of Jesus, thereby opens up all Heaven’s divine counsels to any soul who hungers and thirsts for the Bread of life!
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Listen…“commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.” Psalm 4:4
And even those who are busy on their feet, can now listen to God’s Word, via an MP3 player or similar device, as they go about their daily duties.
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And so, even though the world keeps sinking deeper into spiritual darkness, God’s grace abounds more and more as His children fill their hearts and minds with His life-giving words!
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FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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ORION THE SOLDIER
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The pagan cultures saw this incredible constellation as a hunter, with a club.
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Well, they weren’t too far off. Actually, God created it to appear like a soldier. This is because all nature presents aspects of the Gospel.
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Listen… “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.” Psalm 19:1.
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And so now we are amazed to discover that beyond the awesome grandeur of the starry night-heavens, God has actually written the Love of God upon the heavenly scroll!
Orion Constellation can best be seen all winter (but even in August in the pre-dawn hours of morning in eastern skies) traveling east to west through the night, in mid-sky.
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To find the seven major stars of Orion (one star on each shoulder and one star on each foot, plus the three stars which make his belt), you can locate on just about any clear night regardless of the blackness of the night.
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To find Orion’s other stars, you need more star-visibility…a darker, moonless night, and possibly away from city lights.
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But those young children who grew up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon witnessed a curious phenomenon in the many bean fields, which they harvested in the area of the nation.
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You see, in the several months during bean-picking season, the same field needed to be re-picked at least three times.
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But in the last picking of the season, it was evident that the quality of those beans diminished to the point that they were very large, but very empty and hollow!
“…Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee…”
Job 12:8
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And as with everything in the world, one can make a spiritual analogy. The Bible declares…“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handywork.”
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Yes, everything in the heavens, including earth, declares some aspect of the Gospel!
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From the tiniest atomic particle to the greatest galaxy and even far beyond, God has inscribed His glory, His indescribable love and mercy!
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“the cities of the nations fell”
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And this brings us to our signature Bible passage for today…
“…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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Yes, this above prophecy from The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, foretells of the hour of history in which “the cities of the nations fell”.
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AMERICAN DEVOLUTION
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And much like the last picking of green bean “culls”, our current-day societies have devolved!
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Just go on the Internet and watch videos of America during earlier generations…
…then watch a newly-made video of today’s city streets and see how greatly we have devolved in just a few decades…
And then just listen to the social/political commentators complain of how devolved/deteriorated our public education system has become.
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Many young people are barely able to answer even the most basic questions about the world around them, and practically nothing concerning history, and even less about American history!
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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”
Matthew 24:12
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And crime is now running rampant in big cities, along with drugs, homeless drug addicts, gambling, sexual perversions, theft, violence, etc….
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And the governors and mayors of many cities seem incapable of, or unwilling to solve these problems, while even some are applauding the downfall and destruction of their cities!
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And yet, the voters keep voting them back into power because these corrupt politicians promise to give “free stuff” in exchange for their votes.
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“And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit”
Revelation 9:2
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Perhaps there are websites which further detail the various ways in which the cities of the nations are fallen, and continue their downward slide.
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And don’t be surprised if this declension continues, since sin is a bottomless pit!
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That is, there is no limit to the depths and bounds which sinners can devolve into!
Now, we must not forget that Satan is likened to a serpent in both Genesis, Revelation, etc…!
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And as we all know, snakes do not travel in a straight path. They wind back-and-forth.
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And so, if ever this world (his antichrist-world-system), seems to change course for a time, let’s not be deceived into thinking…“Look how things are getting so much better!”
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That’s just how that sidewinding “serpent-of-old” moves! (Revelation 12 & 20:2)
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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HEAVENLY OBJECT LESSON
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When God created the Moon and the stars, He ordained them to “rule the night” (Genesis 1:16).
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The Moon, especially when it is full, can light your pathway through the night, as it reflects the light of the Sun.
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So too, the Christian is to be a light to the world: to this sin-darkened world.
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But as the Moon must reflect the light of the Sun, in order to be a light to the world…
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…so also, must the Christian reflect the light of Jesus, to be a spiritual light to this planet in rebellion.
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Listen…“Ye are the light of the world…
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-16
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However, during an eclipse, the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, preventing that sunlight from shining on the Moon’s face.
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This is an incredible object-lesson about when the child of God allows the world to come between him and his Lord.
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Like the eclipse, that person no longer reflects the light of Jesus, because his or her love of this dark world of sin has eclipsed the light from the“Sun of Righteousness” (see Malachi 4:2).
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And so, this is just one of the many poetic truths seen in the Moon. (For more on this subject of an eclipse, you may link to the article… “Lunar Eclipse & Spiritual Eclipse”)
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This above passage from Jeremiah speaks of how sin is indelibly inscribed on the tablets of the human heart.
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Of course, this passage only speaks concerning Judah.
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And yet, “all Scripture is profitable for doctrine, confirmation, correction and instruction in righteousness”. 2nd Timothy 3:16
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And since this passage is very much an integral part of Scripture, it is likewise, “profitable for doctrine”, even in New Testament times!
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THE WORLD-LOVING CHURCH
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And it was also highlighted, that to a great degree, the Christian community has become so focused on the pleasures and ambitious pursuits of this present-day cornucopian super-society, that our Christianity has greatly suffered as a result.
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Thus, our present-day apostasy really begs for the return of Elijah, in hopes of turning the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to the fathers!
Now, today’s devotional is pointing out that this day’s signature passage from Jeremiah really puts an exclamation mark on the apostate condition of today’s church-world…
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Listen to today’s signature passage…
…”The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron,
and with the point of a diamond:
it is graven upon the table of their heart,
and upon the horns of your altars;
Whilst their children remember their altars
and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.”
Jeremiah 17:1, 2
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This passage really reveals the bad example of the fathers having its deleterious effects upon the children.
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And though this passage was written back in the days of Judah, it nonetheless is very applicable today!
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OUR ACTIONS DON’T MATCH OUR WORDS
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And let’s face it! You or I can tell others that Jesus is coming back very soon.
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But if our works testify of our love for this selfish world, then our testimony to others is little more than a joke! A really bad joke!
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Listen to 1st John 2:28 & 3:3…
“And now, little children, abide in Him;
that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence,
and not be ashamed before Him at His coming…
And every man that hath this hope in Him purifies himself,
even as He is pure.”
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Here is the great work before us! To purify our hearts, and to transform our lives into Jesus’ image, so that we may meet the Lord in peace!
…amusements, hobbies, eating & drinking, buying and selling…
…ambitious-time-consuming-energy-sapping-careers…
…frequent sight-seeing tours…
…lavishing inordinate time & money on our homes & gardens & lands & needless recreational vehicles…
…and the list goes on and on!
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Now perhaps these worldly amusements might not be so bad. Especially if we have unsaved family members who desire worldly goods.
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But when these diversions begin to multiply (and they usually do), we inadvertently must put our Salvation on the proverbial, “back-burner”!
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OUR CHILDREN TWICE AS WORLDLY!
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And by our own bad example, our children learn to go headlong after the same pleasures and pursuits!
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And because their interest in the Gospel may be less than ours, they often go completely away from the truth, and into the same ambitious pursuits as the secular world pursues!
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Thus, is fulfilled the warning from Paul…
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction and perdition.”
1st Timothy 6:9
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Oh yes, they may continue to attend some weekly church-service.
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But the chances are, our heart is probably not so much into the Gospel, as it is into the world!
Well, the Good News is that we don’t have to wait for Elijah to show up!
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No, we can begin right now to put away these vain and foolish pursuits, and begin to cry out to the Lord to put in us, “a right Spirit” and give us, “a new heart!” (Psalm 51:10 & Ezekiel 36:26)
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And who can tell, “if God will turn and repent, and turn away from His fierce anger, that we perish not?” Jonah 3:9
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And truth-be-told, those who do return to the Lord in heartfelt repentance, and begin to purify their hearts and lives will actually become an army of Elijahs, thus fulfilling the prophecy…“Behold, I will send Elijah before the great and notable day of the Lord…”! Malachi 4:5
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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1st FACE…THE NIGHT-WATCHMAN
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“MOON IS CONFOUNDED”… The first face, a man’s face, is easy to see.
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It is that proverbial ‘Man in the Moon’.
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Most have seen it.
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Even as little children. (The other two faces are not so easy to see. But let’s concentrate on the first face.)
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Notice that the ‘Man in the Moon’ appears as though he is looking down at the Earth.
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‘Shock and Awe’!
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That’s the look on his face.
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Sadness too!
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You might even see the tears running down his cheeks. (“Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.” Psalm 119:136)
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The Moon is spoken of as a “faithful witness”.
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God’s covenanted law is spoken of as a faithful witness as well.
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Listen to the Psalmist…
…It (God’s covenant with David shall be established for ever as the Moon,
and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.”
Psalm 89:37.“
Notice here that God is comparing His Covenant to the Moon as a “faithful witness”.
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The Moon reflects the light of the Sun, just as Christians should reflect the light of the Sun of Righteousness, Jesus, who should be in their daily lives.
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And so the Moon fulfills the verse from Psalms which proclaims… “Praise ye him, Sun and Moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.” Psalm 148:3
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There’s a great deal of speculation about this above passage concerning the return of Elijah, the Prophet, just prior to the “great and terrible day of the Lord”.
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Will this Elijah be the exact same Elijah who came to Israel back in the days of the kings of Israel?
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Or will he be another individual, who, like John the Baptist, will come “in the spirit and power of Elijah”?
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Or has this Old Testament prophecy already been fulfilled by the coming of John the Baptist?
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And these are the three most popular theories about this most notable human prophet who is to return in these last moments of time.
(But perhaps, the most credible school of thought is that the return of Elijah will be fulfilled by God’s true Elect remnant people who will warn the world of its impending destruction.)
What prophecy enthusiasts must do is read this prophecy more carefully!
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Listen again…
…”Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,
and the heart of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.”
Malachi 4:5, 6
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This prophecy lets us know what the mission of Elijah will be: “And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.” Malachi 4:6
Well, statistics show that young people are leaving the Church in mass numbers, to join in with the same pursuits of the secular world!
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And truth-be-told, this cornucopian super-society is filled with so many diversions, pleasures, and ambitious pursuits: and many Christian parents are pre-occupied with such world-loving pursuits!
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And so, it is no wonder that such a disconnect exists within the family circle!
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And coupled with the very high divorce rate in the Church, things are not well at all!
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”
Ephesians 6:4
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One great means of counteracting the great overflowing tide of evil in this fallen world is for the parents to make every effort to reflect the loving ways of Jesus to our children.
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In simpler terms, we must plead daily with God to give us the grace to live with our family in such a way as to show them that Heaven is a place of joy!
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And the parents need to show much heavenly love for our children…
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…whether engaging them in their little games and sports, or hugging them often, or just making life in the home nice and breezy.
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This is an integral part of what it means to “bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
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The Christian parents must, kindly, patiently, and gently, guide our children through their childhood in such a way which will cause them to desire, yes, even yearn, to walk side-by-side with us along the joy-filled highways and byways of eternity!
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SOCIETY NOW TRANSFORMED INTO A “TOTALITARIAN-ANTICHRIST-MIND-CONTROL-MACHINE”!
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Now, these are some suggestions about how to eliminate ungodly influences as far as possible.
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But there is much the Christian can do to fortify his or her mind against all the sensuality of the world.
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The Bible says in Psalm 119:11, “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.”
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The Christian needs to fortify his mind with God’s Word…“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.”
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Yes, to meditate upon God’s Word, the Bible throughout our day is the greatest wall of protection we can possibly build against the ungodly influences which the god of this world is flooding our society with.
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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WIDE & NARROW GATES IN THE HEAVENS
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As the opening verse says…
…“Enter ye in at the strait gate:
for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction…”
Matthew 7:13-14 (Condensed)
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So, what are these two gates all about?
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And how can I choose the right door?
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But before we explore these questions, let’s take a look at why these two sets of stars represent these two biblical gates.
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HOW THE GATES RELATE TO ORION & DRAGON
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This sketch below is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter (However, this constellation group can even be seen as early as July, in the pre-dawn hours).
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In the eastern sky, it’s not so easily seen which gate the Revelation 12 Woman will enter.
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On the other hand, the spider and its diabolical trap it spins to catch unsuspecting little bugs, is a fitting representation of how Satan ensnares the souls of unsuspecting humans!
And so, these are just two examples of the millions, no trillions-of-trillions of other metaphors created in nature which have some aspect of the Gospel inscribed in them by their Creator!
And each of its three faces were purposely inscribed by God to teach us about our own self.
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“BEWARE OF DOGS, BEWARE OF EVIL WORKERS, BEWARE OF THE CONCISION!”
Philippians 3:2
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Take for instance the second face: the wolf, or perhaps a fox, or a dog.
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This wolf-like face with one eyebrow raised gives us a fitting portrait of a scornful, judgmental human.
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And it reminds us of the Old Testament sect, known as The Pharisees, or “Dogs…the Concision”. Philippians 3:2
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Yes, those Pharisees were a very judgmental group, who took pride that they were very moral and upright, and looked down upon others whom they supposed were not so morally upright.
Well, the fact is, the church-world today is filled with a vast throng of church attendees who fit into this category: being very moral!
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As a matter of fact, morality is a great substitute for Salvation…
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…because morality’s “correct” behavior usually masks the undone heart-condition of all those who appear to be outwardly righteous, and yet, have not become “born of the spirit”. John 3:8
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“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced;
I sat alone because of Thy hand:
for Thou hast filled me with indignation…
Therefore thus saith the LORD,
If thou return (to the Lord),
then will I bring thee again,
and thou shalt stand before Me:
and if thou take forth the precious from the vile,
thou shalt be as My mouth:
let them return unto thee;
but return not thou unto them.”
Jeremiah 15:17, 19
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This above passage is a testimony to Jeremiah’s separation from the apostasy which had prevailed in the congregation of God back in his day.
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Here above, the Lord makes a declaration about His expectations for Jeremiah.
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But even though this declaration was a harsh exhortation, it did not include any command to return back to a fellowship with “the assembly of mockers” (Jeremiah 15:17).
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As a matter of fact, God instead commanded Jeremiah to, “return NOT thou unto them! (v.19)
Well, this is a far cry from what today’s churches would have us to believe!
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And the primary passage used to support this erroneous idea that Believers must remain in the apostate churches is found in Hebrews 10:25…
…”Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,
as the manner of some is;
but exhorting one another:
and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
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Now even though this verse seems to make a strong command to not forsake a regular fellowship with other Believers, it must be compared with other passages which add more information…
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…such passages as today’s signature passage from Jeremiah…“let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.”
“The man that wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” Proverbs 21:16
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Oh yes, even though the Lord had created the churches to be a safe-haven for Believers to fellowship together, He in no way is advocating Believers to remain in an apostate and spiritually-dead organization.
…these are just a few of the distractions which caused the Church to become overcharged with, “surfeiting, drunkenness, and the cares and pleasures of this life!” (see Luke 21:34-36)
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Of course, some of the indulgences mentioned above are not inherently evil by themselves.
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But together, collectively, these distractions have been combined to the point that the Gospel has taken a backseat to these worldly pursuits, in the lives of far too many churchgoers.
“THE REDEEMED SHALL RETURN…WITH SINGING UNTO ZION!”
Isaiah 51:11
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What a great and precious promise! God will be a Father to us, should we separate ourselves from these aforementioned defilements!
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And as Jeremiah promises, “if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as My mouth:”
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Yes, God will not only be our Father, but He will begin to bless our evangelistic efforts as well, as we call others to likewise come out of today’s apostasy, and join this end-time exodus as we begin our upward sojourn to the Celestial City of God!
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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VARIOUS SIGNS SPOKEN OF…
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Now as far as those who search Bible prophecy concerning “signs of the End”, most of us were expecting extraordinary heavenly phenomena; you know, such things as giant asteroids or other colossal cataclysmic occurrences.
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VARIOUS SIGNS MENTIONED…
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But you see, God has mentioned various constellations in Scriptures: Orion, The Pleiades, Mazzaroth, etc..
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But He also spoke in Revelation of “great signs” in the heavens…
The Bible also speaks of other signs in the heavens, and it is the purpose of Signs Of Heaven website, to introduce these wonderful signs and to reveal the many Bible passages which explain them.
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And if you are one of the blessed ones to receive this amazing message, then you too can begin to proclaim this heavenly love story to anyone willing to listen.
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I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse:
and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him.
And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth,
to kill with sword, and with hunger,
and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
Revelation 6:7, 8
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This fourth horse seems to be speaking of the death which eventually causes the end of the Church era.
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The Bible makes the sad prophecy…
“For the time will come
when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts
shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;”
2nd Timothy 4:3, 4
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Here we see that eventually the true Gospel will no longer be tolerated in the churches but replaced by a more palatable gospel which appeals to itching ears.
And of course, we are now witnessing such a compromised Gospel today, as the churches are embracing a prosperity-driven, sensual, gospel message.
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Now this prosperity-driven gospel takes on several forms: one which is tagged, “Name-it-and-claim-it” preaching, while the more conservative form is called, “The Entrepreneurial Spirit” or “The American Dream”.
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Either way, the bottom line is “Mammon, Mammon, and more Mammon”!
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Jesus said…“No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Matthew 6:24
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Satan has been busily giving this modern world a make-over in which he has turned the former Reformation nations into veritable cornucopian super-societies.
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Yes, just about any and every earthly dream is within reach to all those willing to trade their soul for the riches and glory of this present world.
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And sadly, the Christian world has jumped on board with the secular world in pursuing the earthly treasures and fleshly pleasures of this Sodom-like society!
Now there are a number of other abominations which have crept in the church-world to complete the apostasy within the local congregations…
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…abominations in the form of sensual music under the guise of “worship music”, brought on by the recording industry which charges money for the buying and selling of its products.
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But also, the so-called Christian television networks have further debased and replaced the true Gospel…
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…replacing it with apostate false doctrines, greedy religious hucksters, alluring women in immodest attire, and a host of other abominable practices.
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DEATH-TO-SELF
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But this fourth horse is not only symbolizing the death of the church-world, but also the death of true-worshipers.
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Yes, the goal of each and every true Christian is to die with Christ.
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And the true Church (made up of every Elect worshiper of Christ) finally comes to the point of death-to-self.
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Yes, God’s people finally arrive at the place in which they can no longer endure seeing the woe and destruction of this hedonistic and opulent world, and its devastation effects upon their family.
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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FLOOD-WATERS OF SATAN CONSTELLATION
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“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman…
And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads…
And the serpent cast out of his mouth
water as a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”
Revelation 12:1, 3, 15
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
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So, we have this 7/10 numbering.
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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Listen to the description of this 1st Antichrist Beast…
“And I stood upon the sand of the sea,
and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and upon his horns ten crowns,
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,
and his feet were as the feet of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon (Satan) gave him his power,
and his seat, and great authority.”
Revelation 13:1, 2
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This beast rose up out of the sea (of nations) in Europe, causing what has been named “The Dark Ages”.
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The Bible revealed this beast to continue for forty-two months…
…of course, this would have to have been forty-two prophetic, not literal months (The “year for a day” principle as revealed in such places as Ezekiel 4:6).
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This composite beast had various heads, beast-like body components, and horns and crowns, all symbolizing the various kings, and kingdoms which have ruled over the earth throughout history.
The rider on this black horse held up scales, which obviously symbolized judgment.
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And the command was given to not damage the oil nor the wine which symbolized not damaging the Gospel truth of the Bible…
…destroying sacred truths which the apostate churches of that era tried desperately to do through those long centuries of persecution of true Christians.
Now as far as how this corresponds to the individual lives of Christians, it can be said that during our Christian pilgrimage on earth that we must each suffer scarcity and persecution brought on us by the Enemy of Souls.
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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FLOOD-WATERS OF SATAN CONSTELLATION
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“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman…
And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads…
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”
Revelation 12:1, 3, 15
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
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And so, we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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Here above is the short description of this red horse whose rider was given power to take peace from the earth, and he was given a great sword.
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Once again, there is great confusion as to what or who is this second horseman.
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Most theologians and Bible teachers believe this to be speaking of Satan.
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A few believe it to be speaking of Christ, since Christ Himself testified…“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34
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But the words, “Come and see” is a great big clue that this is speaking of Christ, since that phrase is repeatedly used concerning Christ and never Satan.
And so, through His Divine Son, war was declared on this planet-in-rebellion.
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And the Gospel of Salvation would stir up Satan and his angels, causing them to wage a relentless war against Heaven!
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And so, this rider on the red horse is probably referring to Christ, especially since he had been given “a great sword” which is the Word of God, the Bible! (See Ephesians 6:17, etc…)
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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FLOOD-WATERS OF SATAN CONSTELLATION
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“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman…
And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads…
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water
as a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”
Revelation 12:1, 3, 15
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ABOVE PICTURE: The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation – Signs Of Heaven.org
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
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So, we have this 7/10 numbering.
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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Those who desperately attempt to confine the prophecies of Revelation to a literal 7-year period at the very end, must assign this 1st horse to Satan, as he sends out his false gospels.
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But the Bible does not support such an idea, since Revelation speaks of this white horse once again in Revelation 19…
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse;
and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.”
Revelation 19:11
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Here is a symbolic portrayal of Christ as He rides triumphantly upon His white horse, the Church in battle.
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The Bible never speaks of Satan riding a white horse (i.e., a purified Church)!
And so, in Revelation, Chapter 6, Christ goes out with His Gospel, riding His white horse: this white horse representing the purified Church in battle.
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Now once again, the apostate portion of the Church tries to prove that Satan is this rider on the white horse by saying that, “The bow given is from a Greek word meaning “poisonous”. Hence, this could not be speaking of Christ, since only Satan could possibly be shooting a poisonous bow.”
Well, even if it was truly speaking of a poisonous bow, just listen to this passage from Job 6:4… “For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, THE POISON WHEREOF drinks up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.”
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So here in this above verse, Job complains that the Almighty does indeed shoot poison arrows.
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So even if the apostate portion of the Church’s theory about a poison bow was correct, Job here complains about the poisonous arrows of the Almighty!
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So that would only further confirm that rider on the white horse is Christ, and not Satan!
The great portrait that God paints in these four horsemen is the four aspects of the Gospel…
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…four aspects of how Christ goes out to battle the forces of evil which had taken control of this world since the days in which Lucifer first became “the god of this world”. 2nd Corinthians 4:4
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But these four horsemen are also a metaphorical picture of the four eras of the Gospel throughout the church-age.
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And this idea will be developed as the other horsemen are discussed in the next three devotionals.
But as with many other Bible prophecies, the Bible student can bring these revelations right down into the personal pilgrimage of each and every true worshiper of God!
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Yes, the Bible was written for our benefit.
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And the Book of Revelation is not a mere prognostication about future political and world events.
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No, The Revelation of Jesus Christ is just that: The Revelation of Jesus Christ, howbeit veiled in types and symbols.
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And as the next three horsemen are looked at, the Gospel of Christ will begin to shine brighter and brighter through these allegorical types and symbols!
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LOCATING THE ARCHER
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“He hath bent His bow,
and set me as a mark for the arrow.
He hath caused the arrows of His quiver to enter into my reins…”
Lamentations 3:12-14
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Orion travels through the night skies, starting about late September in the pre-dawn hours.
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This 1st office which Orion holds, as an Archer, is fairly easy to see.
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His bow is pointed and bent as if ready to shoot his arrows.
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But why astronomers have never noticed this Dragon to his left, is truly a puzzle!
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It’s so obvious; at least his crocodile mouth is obvious. (Perhaps God is sending the message that Satan (the real Dragon) is so obviously real, and yet so few in this world are ready to recognize him.)
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This Archer-Orion corresponds to the 1st Horseman of Revelation, Chapter 6, speaking of a rider with a bow who goes out conquering.
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And so this article is dedicated to show just what Orion the Archer is speaking of, in Scripture, and how this all relates to you and me. So read on and observe…
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The great cardinal rule to understanding the holy Scriptures is this: the entire Bible, both Old Testament and New Testament is only concerned with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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In today’s Christian community, this principle has been lost sight of, to a great degree.
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Many theologians and Bible teachers do not understand that the Old Testament (and The Revelation) is merely the Gospel of Christ, howbeit veiled in types and symbols.
Now as far as the Four Horsemen of Revelation Chapter 6 are concerned, there is another giant clue to keep in mind when attempting to understand what these four horses and horsemen represent.
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This clue is given prior to the emergence of each horse, by the announcement by each of the four creatures, “Come and see!”
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This proclamation given prior to the emergence of each horseman is a statement found a total of 10 times in Scripture.
And again, this little phrase is used in the same way, concerning Jesus as His disciples asked Him…“Master, where dwellest Thou? He saith unto them, ‘Come and see.'” John 1:38, 39
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And so, in the spiritual context, this little phrase is connected with understanding where Jesus dwells.
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After all, the Lord tells us, “I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.” Proverbs 8:12
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Yes, Jesus’ dwelling place is found in discovering the knowledge and wisdom of God’s Word, the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
And let’s face it! The Book of Revelation names its own self as…“The Revelation of Jesus Christ.” Revelation 1:1
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Yes, the Book of Revelation is the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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And even though this truth has been lost sight of to a great degree in today’s theological circles, the Bible student must keep this always in mind when attempting to understand Christ’s Revelation.
Another great error within the apostate portion of the Church is to assume that because the word “Church” is not found in chapters 4-21 of Revelation, that the Church must have been removed from the earth prior to Revelation’s unfolding prophecies.
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Therefore, they conclude that Revelation must only be concerned with literal Jews living at that time.
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But what they are ignoring is that in the last chapter of The Revelation, the following statement is made…“I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches.” Revelation 22:16
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This over-arching truth reveals that the prophecies of Revelation are defined as “these things in the churches”.
And truth-be-told, the Church is spoken numerous times in the 18 chapters, howbeit veiled in types and symbols, just like the various symbols found throughout the Old Testament!
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For instance, the Old Testament speaks of “Jerusalem”, “Israel”, “Judah”, “My people”, etc…
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And yet, these names, while referring to the Old Testament people of God, are actually parabolic references to Christ’s New Testament Church, made up of both Jews and Gentiles.
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And so, Revelation indeed makes continual references to the Church, yet in types and symbols.
For another example, Revelation, Chapter 12 is centered around a great sign in Heaven, a woman who gives birth to the Christ child.
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And so, this woman can only be the heavenly, “Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Galatians 4:26
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Yes, this woman represents the City of God, His eternal Church.
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And so, even though the name, “Church” is not specifically used in those 18 chapters, God definitely includes the Church, howbeit veiled in types and symbols.
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“for the LORD of hosts has visited His flock the house of Judah,
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and hath made them as His GOODLY HORSE in the battle…
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And they shall be as mighty men
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which TREAD DOWN their enemies
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in the mire of the streets in the battle:
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and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them.”
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Zechariah 10:3.5.
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GOODLY HORSE CONSTELLATION
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THIS STAR-CHART:Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.
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It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky.
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It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west.
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In January, it is in the west after midnight.
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As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation.
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It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion.
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And as already stated, this Glorious Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west.
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But Jesus, here in the above passage from Matthew, is reprimanding Capernaum because of all its many privileges…
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…privileged because they’ve been allowed to hear so much light of the Gospel…
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…and yet falling short of its responsibility to live up to that light it had received.
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And so, Jesus was letting them know that the wicked city of Sodom was in better standing with God than His own professed people!
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Listen again…“for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.” Matthew 11:23
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“SINNERS, OF WHO I AM CHIEF!”
1st Timothy 1:15
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So how could this be!? How could the wicked city of Sodom be in better standing with God, than those who were seemingly much less sinners?
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Well, the following verse from Luke’s Gospel answers that question…
“And that servant, which knew his lord’s will,
and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will,
shall be beaten with many stripes.
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes,
shall be beaten with few stripes….”
Luke 12:47, 48 (Condensed)
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So then, the city of Sodom, not having the privilege of receiving all the many truths that had been given to Capernaum, will be beaten with few stripes on Judgment Day…
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…while Capernaum (God’s People) will be beaten with many stripes.
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Now, just how does all this translate into our present-day dilemma?
“THOU ARE WEIGHED IN THE BALANCES, AND FOUND WANTING (lacking)!”
Daniel 5:27
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Yes, what does all this have to do with today’s Christian community?
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Well, for instance, in the Christian community, there is a tendency to look down our noses at the homosexual community, as though they are greater sinners above all others.
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But it may just be, that when we are all standing before God’s Judgment throne, we will be surprised to discover that when “weighed in the balances”, we are in greater trouble than they! (Daniel 5:27)
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Yes, we might just find that we had not been faithful in investing our time and talents as we should have been.
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PAUL, OUR ROLE-MODEL
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But God gave us the Apostle, Paul, to be a human example of what He wanted His Church to be!
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Yes, Paul exhorted us by saying, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” 1st Corinthians 1:11
“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”
1st Corinthians 1:11
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But instead of following Paul’s selfless example of self-sacrificing love for God’s people and dedication to preaching the Gospel…
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…we instead began to pursue the same opulence and hedonism which ultimately led to the decline and destruction of Sodom!
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Yes, the “Enemy of Souls” deceived us by creating this decadent, cornucopian super-society in which every conceivable earthly pleasure and ambitious dream was achievable…
Oh no, some or even most of these things are not inherently evil by themselves.
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But when we allow them to pile up, collectively, they begin to overshadow our Divine commission to conform our life into Christ’s image and become a sinful detour from that right Way in which we must go!
Yes, what can I do about my undone spiritual condition?
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Well, first of all, instead of looking down my nose at those “sinful Sodomites over there”, I rather need to fall prostrate before God, confessing that my own sins are much greater than theirs!
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Because I should know better, while their sins are borne out of ignorance, to a greater degree!
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FLEEING WOMAN CONSTELLATION
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FROM WHERE &TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE? WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…
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This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).
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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.
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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.
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This is seen in springtime.
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It is seen in the northern skies.
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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).
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But God has given us great and precious promises concerning this day, such as Isaiah 30:25…
“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.”
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Here is a great and precious promise, howbeit written in allegorical language!
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God will supply an abundance of living waters for God’s people, as they arrive on those spiritual mountains in the day when their church-world reaches its apostasy!
Well, none of us know exactly how this Time of Trouble will unfold in all its details.
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But we do know certain truths.
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For instance, we know that God refers to this day as, “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”, which is a great time of wrestling with God. (see Jeremiah 30:6, 7)
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And frankly, this Time of Trouble is already beginning, even while this work-a-day world carries on their daily business as usual.
But the point of today’s devotional, is to reassure ourselves that whatever spiritual blessings we think we will be missing out on, by leaving our local congregation, will be more than compensated for as we discover that God can indeed, “furnish a table in the wilderness” Psalm 78:19.
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Yes, God can certainly provide for all our spiritual needs, both for us, and also for our children in those spiritual mountains!
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And the fact is, the fellowship down at church probably wasn’t all that great anyway!
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A whole lot of worldly chatter, sensual music, social events, and a once-a-week, milk-of-the-Word spoon-feeding.
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And church, to a great degree, was like a social/fraternal order, overspread with a veneer of religiosity.
But the Lord has much greater blessings to offer those who are escaped from Babylon!
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Because, as we continue reading Isaiah, Chapter 30, verse 26 continues…
“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the Sun,
and the light of the Sun shall be sevenfold,
as the light of seven days,
in the day that the LORD binds up the breach of His people,
and heals the stroke of their wound.”
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Here again is spiritual, allegorical language which reveals that the Elect Church (symbolized by the Moon) will shine with the brightness of the Sun (of Righteousness), Jesus in the day when the towers (churches) fall.
And the “Sun of Righteousness” will shine sevenfold, “as the light of seven days!”
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In the simplest terms, God’s separated Elect people will be enjoying rich fellowship and communion with Christ seven days of the week, instead of just one morning per week, as they now do! Christ’s light will shine upon them “as the light of seven days!”
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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
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Orion, the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (this sketch is the Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”.)
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Many sincere Christians had been duped into believing that God was going to remove His Church from the Earth prior to this great and fearful day, via John Darby’s non-biblical “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”.
Now this command to flee to the mountain was a veiled and hidden prophecy concerning the very time we are now in! Lot was commanded to, “escape to the mountain.”
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And God is just now commanding us, His Elect people, the very same thing…
…”When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
stand in the holy place, (whoso reads, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:”
Matthew 24:15, 16
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Here above, written in spiritual, allegorical language, is a warning to God’s Elect, to flee to the mountains, when we behold the Abomination of Desolation standing in the Holy Place.
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Do you see the remarkable resemblance between this command, and the command given to Lot?
But God has given us great and precious promises concerning this day, such as Isaiah 30:25…
“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.”
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Here is a great and precious promise, howbeit written in allegorical language! God will supply an abundance of living waters for His people, as they arrive on those spiritual mountains when the churches are fallen into apostasy!
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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
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Orion, the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”.)
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Now, if one closely examines the various aspects of nature, it might be discovered that Christ and His Church are inscribed here and there, throughout the created things.
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For instance, in music, the two primary notes which form the very foundation of harmonic music are the 1st and 5th notes of a scale.
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And by comparing this with the Ten Commandments, it is seen that the 1st Commandment is all about God’s supreme position over everything and everyone.
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And the 5th Commandment is about family. It is all about a child honoring his father and mother.
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And so, the two fundamental musical notes of the scale (1st and 5th) align with the 1st and 5th commandments: God and His Family, the Church!
For instance, the Old Testament uses David as a type, or symbol, of Christ. And so, when David is mentioned in Psalms, it most likely is speaking of Christ.
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And of course, one only has to glance at the New Testament to realize that Christ and His people are the main focus.
Just think about it! God has graciously provided a way of escape out of this doomed planet, into a world which will never end!
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And those who finally do enter into that “Promised Land” will live forever in peace and joy and harmony, together with the multitudes of redeemed persons who also have called upon the name of the Lord throughout Earth’s history!
“Dear Lord, Give me the desire to immerse myself in this message. Help me prove this message against the Bible. But open my eyes, that I might see these heavenly signs…
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The very first step in finding these many constellations, should be to find the two main constellations: Orion, and the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper).
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These two constellations represent Christ (Orion), and His Church (7 Stars).
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And just as these are the easiest constellations to find, so too, the first place to begin studying the Bible is the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).
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These four books present Christ and His Church, when He walked the earth, just as Orion and the 7 Stars represent Christ and His Church, as seen up in the heavens.
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Then, once you are comfortable finding these two constellations, you can begin to locate the next closest constellations, and so on.
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Just yesterday, a grandfather was talking with his adult daughter about her 1st-grader daughter’s “Christian” school.
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“You’ll never believe this!”, the daughter told her father, “Your granddaughter’s little Christian school is teaching the children how to dance sensually! Isn’t that awful!?”
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Well, needless to say, this was the kind of awful news which caused the grandfather to weep before the Lord!
And so, in light of this apostate and destitute condition of today’s churches, it should be no surprise to see these kinds of abominations occurring in the Christian schools.
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Now this is not to indict all Christian schools with encouraging their students to engage in sensual dancing.
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But if this is going on in so-called conservative Church-schools in conservative little towns, then it is no doubt occurring elsewhere.
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And this is not the only abomination occurring in Christian schools.
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It is just one of many! But this one is a very telling one!
With all the various online schooling, many parents may choose to home-school their children.
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Others can form a cooperative group to take turns home-schooling a small group of children.
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Some might even simply set their children down with the Bible and begin to teach from its infinite wisdom.
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Still others might be forced to send their children to some public school, or Christian school.
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But one thing is for certain. Unless that child lives in a truly dedicated Christian home, then even the best Christian schooling will only have limited influence.
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But those homes which allow television watching, cannot expect to be under the blessing of God.
Well, this is one more reason why God considers the church-world to be Babylon, the spiritual Harlot Church.
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And the answer is found only in one direction: to “Come out of her My people, lest you partake of her sins, and receive of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4
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Yes, the time has come for God’s people to make an end-time exodus away from the apostasy which has brought down the Christian community to the brink of Hell.
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This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).
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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.
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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.
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This is seen in springtime in the northern skies.
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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).
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In yesterday’s devotional (click here), the concept was revealed of how we now live in a cornucopian super-society in which various enviable lifestyles almost seem to be pressed out on some giant factory cookie-cutter assembly-line.
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Yes, and these mass-produced lifestyles are then marketed around the world via television, radio, magazines, Internet, billboards, and whatever other means possible!
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And with the help of glamorous spokespeople acting as frontmen and frontwomen, Satan, the Merchant of pride and selfishness, sells his “product” to the unsuspecting multitudes around the world!
And for the most part, the vast multitudes around the world are very content to be a part of this devilish kind of world-order.
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Even little children are indoctrinated into this “Babylonian Dream-Machine” culture at a very young age!
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NAME YOUR LIFESTYLE!
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Using the television and other mass media, “The Prince of this World”, Lucifer, works behind the scenes to romanticize many varied lifestyles, glorifying them before the onlooking world.
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Yes, just go through the list of television shows, past and present, which have glorified various “cookie-cutter” lifestyles…
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…TV shows about doctors and lawyers, and teachers, and fire-fighters…
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…and shows about presidents, politicians, popstars, religious prelates…
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…even TV shows about drug dealers, cowboys, business tycoons, truckers…
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…and just about any and every other career and profession one can possibly think of!
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THE IMAGE THAT SPEAKS
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Yes, that unseen Archenemy of Heaven has perfected his deceptive arts to the point that it is seemingly impossible to resist his temptation…
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…which often come out of Hollywood’s smokes-stacks like giant puffy white clouds, and all this on a 24/7/365 basis!
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“…that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
2nd Thessalonians 3:12
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Needless to say, many of these careers and jobs are necessary services for the inhabitants of this fallen world.
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And there is certainly nothing innately evil about those necessary jobs and careers.
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Nevertheless, the “god of this world” can’t let things simply be!
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No, in these last hours of history, he has received permission in his role as “The False Prophet”, to give these mundane jobs and careers a selfishly proud aura about them, glorifying them in the eyes of this fallen world of sinners.
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NOT SO GLAMOROUS AFTER ALL
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Now of course, many people who choose to enter one of these various “oft-glorified” lifestyles, may do so because they were once mesmerized by watching one or more of these glamorizing television shows.
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And more often-than-not, these deceived ones eventually discover the reality of life, that their “glamorous” career-choice was not so glamorous after all (outside of daily bragging rights).
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No, because this present earth is a world of sin, sorrow, and selfishness, there is no true or lasting glory in these so-called “glamorous” careers.
Even the very crème-de-la-crème of society, such as being “super-stars”, eventually become victims of the worst human folly, degradation and tragic circumstances…
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…divorce, drug abuse, jealousy, fighting, embarrassing situations, loss-of-inspiration, alcoholism, bankruptcy, and simply getting old, sick, and wrinkled are just a few of the oft-unseen circumstances of those societal elites whom we imagined lived a charmed life!
Well, amidst all this negativity is a wonderful heavenly light, which still shines brightly in this dark and sad world!
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Yes, there is an end-time exodus now occurring, in which those of us who have suffered under the cruel hand of the “god of this world”!
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Yes, we are now being called to “come and follow Me”, as Jesus leads us upward, and out of all the sadness, and the heartache, and madness of this tragic and decaying world!
But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, yet can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night.
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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.
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This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail).
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“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business;”
Ecclesiastes 5:3
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THE DREAM-MAKER of BABYLON
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We now live in a cornucopian super-society in which various enviable lifestyles almost seem to be pressed out on some giant assembly-line.
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Yes, and these mass-produced lifestyles are then marketed around the world via television, radio, magazines, Internet, billboards, and whatever other means possible!
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And with the help of glamorous spokespeople on these varied media goliaths, acting as frontmen and frontwomen…
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…thus, Satan, “the god of this world” sells his “product” to the unsuspecting multitudes around the world!
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COOKIE-CUTTER LIFESTYLES!
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It almost reminds us of some giant cookie-cutter factory, in which Lucifer, the “god of this world”, bakes tray after tray of human gingerbread men and women, each with their own particular lifestyle.
Yes, for the people of this world, this kind of mass, societal cookie-cutter lifestyle world-order is perhaps, okay.
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After all, for those who refuse Heaven, this world will be all there is.
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And this world will become the final resting place for any and every soul who goes down to their grave without an “escape plan”, so to speak!
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And so, as Brother Paul so aptly put it, “if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.” 1st Corinthians 15:32.
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As this above verse concludes, if this world is all there is, then people here might as well just have a good time for the next few years, before they die forever, and become eternal dust!
And in stark contrast to these cookie-cutter lifestyles, the Son of God came down from Heaven, to offer His own alternative plan to the citizens of this fallen world.
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Oh no, it is not really an alternative plan, but Christianity is the ORIGINAL PLAN, which we forfeited back in the original Garden of Paradise.
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And the unselfish life of Christ stands in utter contrast to the often, “selfish” lifestyles which the world produces!
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Yes, Christ offers to us a life filled with genuine brotherly love, brotherly kindness, patience, meekness, humility, generosity, long-suffering, faith, temperance, and every other heavenly virtue!
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And as we behold the life of Christ as revealed in the Bible, we then can behold how superior His life is, when compared to the lifestyles which this world produces!
“…that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
2nd Thessalonians 3:12
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Now having said all these things, obviously, Christians must work and provide for their own households.
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And so, while we are still yet “absent from the Lord”, it is only reasonable that we too are required to choose from one of these earthly lifestyles as a means of employment and self-preservation in this world.
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LOCATING THE DRAGON of REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION .
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The Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.
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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield.
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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is 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.
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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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Out of the cold, damp Oregon Coast night air, came two weary hitchhikers into the safe-haven of a busy hamburger joint.
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It was spring break, and these two young adventurers were spending their week on this little road trip, not sure where they were going, but having fun getting there!
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Not too long after they began eating the cheapest hamburgers they could afford, a somewhat large gentleman wearing a businessman’s overcoat, about in his 50’s also came in from the damp coastal night.
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But as he approached the counter, for some unknown reason, he fixed his eyes on those two young men, and was drawn to their table, as if by some unseen force.
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The two young boys looked up to hear what he was going to say.
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“Boys, I’m going to tell you a truth about life, that you need to be aware of.
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Needless to say, these two young weekend wayfarers nervously waited in wide-eyed silence to hear what this authority figure now standing before them was going to say.
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“You know, in this life, you can have anything you want! Anything! Yes, you can have riches, or romance, or power, or whatever else you desire! Because, if you want it bad enough, you’ll get it! Yes, you will!”
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As this stranger talked, it was evident in his wide-eyes, that he had seen something, or had experienced something out of the ordinary!
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And the man continued…“But just make sure it’s what you really want, whatever it is! Because, if you want it bad enough…you’re gonna get it! And you’ll have to live with the consequences of whatever it is! Yes, you sure will!”
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And then, the man turned and walked away, leaving the two boys rather speechless!
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Oh yes, there are many Christian leaders in the church-world, who vehemently urge the Christian community to get out and vote… “The future of this great nation is at stake!”
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Yes, we’ve all heard this statement made, and similar ones too!
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And then they will begin to give us their “flawless” logic as to why this or that candidate must be elected!
And when you get right down to it, this whole business of voting, is nothing more than an exercise in futility!
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Oh yes, God works through our faithless human strivings, and allows our votes to decide who is to be elected and rule over us.
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But in reality, it is God who makes the final decision! And somehow, He causes the vote to come out the way He wants it to turn out.
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And quite often, God allows Satan to have a hand in all this. Yes, you can be sure that the Devil is busy making his sinister case before God, as to who it is who should rule.
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But ultimately, it is God who decides, and not the Devil, nor us!
“…all things will work together for good to those who love God…”
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Oh no, things are not going as they should, down here on this sinful planet. It’s a horrible world, to say the least!
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And yet, God is orchestrating world events in such a way that, “all things will work together for good to those who love God, to them who are, ‘The Called’, according to His purpose”. Romans 8:28
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Yes, God is working together both good things and bad, big and little, in such a way, that will be for our ultimate good, and for God’s eternal glory!
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“SO ARE MY WAYS HIGHER THAN YOUR WAYS”
Isaiah 55:9
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But the big point of this devotional, is that Christians must, “lean NOT on your own understanding” Proverbs 3:5.
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In other words, we puny little humans only have limited understanding about God’s divine providence in the affairs of this life.
Well, this website never counsels Christians to NOT vote. Go ahead and vote!
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But in the simplest terms, “Careful what you wish for!” Because what you or I want, may not be what our Heavenly Father wants, and knows is best for us!
But the bottom line to today’s devotional is this: whether or not I decide to vote, the one thing I must do, is to cast my vote while on my knees in my prayer closet!
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Yes, praying that our Heavenly Father’s “good, and acceptable, and perfect will” to be done is the best vote anyone can possibly vote for! Romans 12:2
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“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer:
behold, the Devil shall cast some of you into prison,
that ye may be tried;
and ye shall have tribulation ten days:
be thou faithful unto death,
and I will give thee a crown of life.
He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;
He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.”
Revelation 2:10, 11
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In this above verse, is one of the prophecies found in the various seven letters to the seven churches of Asia, recorded in the first few chapters of the Book of Revelation.
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It speaks of a period of tribulation which the saints of the Church of Smyrna were to endure for a period of ten days.
Now, many or perhaps most theologians rightly interpret these seven letters to also be warnings/praises for the churches throughout the past 2,000 years.
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Yes, those seven letters speak, not just to those specific churches, but also, to all God’s people throughout the past 2,000-year history of the Church.
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In other words, theologians understand that those seven churches served as an allegorical representation of the entire era of the Church.
But what most theologians neglect to emphasize is the allegorical nature of the contents of those letters.
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For instance, when Christ tells this church, that some of them will have tribulation for 10 days, all we need do is to look at the bloody history of the Church to realize that God’s people suffered much longer than 10 literal days!
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Yes, during those bloody centuries of persecution, God’s people often suffered for years!
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In dark, dank prison cells. In merciless torture chambers. Or finding refuge in caves and mountain strongholds.
Well, one reason why Jesus only said, “ten days” is to help us to understand that the Book of Revelation is a book of allegorical symbolism.
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And these seven letters to the seven churches are the foundation of the Book of Revelation.
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In other words, those seven letters help us to understand just how the other 19 chapters are to be understood: allegorically and symbolically (to a large extent).
Well, if the Bible student searches the Scriptures, it is not long until he or she realizes that the number, “ten” is very significant in several ways.
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First of all, the number “ten” is most closely aligned with the ten commandments.
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Thus, this 10-day tribulation symbolizes its very nature…the Commandments of God.
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And the Book of Revelation substantiates this idea in the following verse…”Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Revelation 14:12
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And while the entire Bible is the Law of God, yet, the Ten Commandments symbolize the entire Bible.
And the other numbers of Revelation also have spiritual significance.
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And by properly deciphering the many symbols found throughout the Book of Revelation, “comparing spiritual things with spiritual”, it will be discovered that Revelation reveals Jesus Christ, and His Gospel of Salvation! 1st Corinthians 2:13
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Yes, all those allegorical symbols found in Revelation, are really symbols concerning various aspects of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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That is why the opening verse of Revelation says the words…“The Revelation of Jesus Christ”. This title tells exactly what Revelation is all about: Jesus!
But unfortunately, most theologians and Bible teachers merely attempt to interpret much of Revelation by use of history books and newspapers, thus falling into a deep ditch, theologically speaking!
The very Good News is, that God can indeed spread a table in the wilderness.
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And upon every high mountain of our refuge, God’s people will find an abundance of heavenly Manna, and “rivers and streams of living waters, in the day when the towers fall”. (See Isaiah 30:25…towers symbolizing churches)
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And yes, in the coming months, many of us may be required to suffer tribulation “ten days”.
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But if we are faithful, even unto death, God promises to give to us, “a crown of (everlasting) life!” (See James 1:12& Revelation 2:10)
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Now as we go back to Revelation 13:2, this Beast is further described…
…”And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,
and his feet were as the feet of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon gave him his power,
and his seat, and great authority.”
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Here is described the beast’s composite body, comprised of various beasts, which brings us back to the Book of Daniel, Chapter 7, and refers to kings and kingdoms which rule over the world, even back to Daniel’s day.
And so, since this entire world and its inhabitants are the kingdom of Satan, it could be conjectured that this Antichrist Beast is actually Satan’s kingdom, as he and his fellow evil-angels empower the Beast (his earthly kingdom), to battle against Heaven.
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And one big clue that we are on the right track is found in Revelation 13:8, which tells us…
…”And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him (the Beast),
whose names are not written in the book of life
of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
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This verse seems to indicate that all who ever lived on the earth, from its very inception, have worshiped this beast and the dragon who empowers it.
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Yes, since the day that Mankind fell from grace, Satan has planted his kingdom on this fallen world’s soil.
Now the general consensus in Christendom is that this beast is some single individual who comes on the scene at the end of history.
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And the confusion is derived from a misunderstanding of 2nd Thessalonians 2: which speaks of the “man of sin” who takes his seat in the temple of the Lord.
But what most people do not consider is that Lucifer is called the King of Babylon in Isaiah 14, but is also referred to as a “man” in verse 16 of that same chapter!
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Listen…“They that see thee (Lucifer, the King of Babylon)
shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee,
saying, Is this THE MAN that made the earth to tremble?
that did shake kingdoms?…
that opened not the house of his prisoners?”
Isaiah 14:16
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Okay, so here is seen that Satan, the King of Babylon is called a man.
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And thus, when speaking of this “man of sin” who takes his seat in the temple of God, we need not look any further than Satan, or Lucifer, the King of Babylon.
Now, this little devotional has been filled with a great deal of very complicated concepts.
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And the reader is urged to continue studying the various other articles on this website, in attempt to become increasingly familiar with all the various aspects of this very complicated Bible truth.
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May the Lord give you the ability to continue seeking after a greater understanding of this very important Bible truth!
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, help me to fully understand these things…
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The question to be asked and answered today is this: “is God merely speaking of literal Judah? 
The question to be asked and answered today is this:
But listen to Paul…
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THE CHURCHES NOW MARRIED TO THE WORLD
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