Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 30 (A World of Lies, Part 12: “Mental Illness (CONTINUED)”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 30

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A World of Lies,

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Part 12:

“Mental Illness” (CONTINUED)

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

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WHAT ABOUT MY CHILD?

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Today’s devotional will further explore this great and terrible spiritual malady and the Bible’s correct diagnosis: “devil harassment and/or devil possession”.

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And today’s question is…

“What can I do as a parent,

for my child who is suffering from so-called “mental illness”

of one type or another?

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How in the world am I to deal with this terrible situation?”

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

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SPIRITUAL, NOT PHYSICAL!

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Well, the really Good News is, that mental illness is merely a fabrication of Satan, who is “the god of this world!” 2nd Corinthians 4:4

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And so, this condition is a spiritual malady, and not physical!

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This is great news because it means that the child is capable of complete deliverance from this spiritual malady!

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

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BIBLE HAS THE REMEDY

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Now does it require calling a so-called “Exorcist” to drive out evil spirits?

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Absolutely not! All that is merely, “religious quackery”!

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Rather, let’s turn to God’s Word, the Bible for the true remedy.

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Magnifying Glass – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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CHILD WHO WAS POSSESSED AT TIMES

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When Jesus and His three disciples, Peter, James, and John came down from the Mount of Transfiguration…

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…He encountered a man whose child was suffering from something similar to epilepsy, or perhaps something similar to autism.

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Jesus immediately cast out the evil spirit from the boy, after hearing the father’s tearful plea. (see Mark 9:17-29)

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

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“BY PRAYER AND FASTING”

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But then, when His disciples inquired as to why they could not cast out that evil spirit from the child, Jesus explained…

…”And He said unto them,

This kind can come forth by nothing,

but by prayer and fasting.”

Mark 9:29

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Now here we have a great revelation from the lips of Jesus our Savior! “This kind can come forth by nothing but prayer and fasting!”

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Linda Hazzard – Fasting for the cure of disease – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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So, what does God expect? For the child to fast and pray?

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

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PRAYER AND FASTING BY PARENTS

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No, but this remedy is primarily for the parents of a demon-harassed child! They are to fast and pray for their child’s deliverance!

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But will going without food somehow conjure up God’s sympathy for such troubled and tormented children?

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Of course not! God is very willing to help such children who are being harassed by Satan’s host of evil angels, just as was demonstrated by Jesus in that true account!

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

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THE TRUE FAST

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But the fast which God has chosen is found in Isaiah, Chapter 58…

…”Is not this the fast that I have chosen?

to loose the bands of wickedness,

to undo the heavy burdens,

and to let the oppressed go free,

and that ye break every yoke?”

Isaiah 58:6-8

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Here is the true fast which produces results with God!

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And what this above passage is saying concisely is, that God wants His professed people to really get serious about their own Salvation!

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Book of Isaiah – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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“Is it such a fast…a day for a man…to bow down his head as a bulrush…? wilt thou call this a fast…?

Isaiah 58:5 (Condensed)

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Many people mistakenly believe that if they only go tearfully without a meal or two, they can somehow elicit the help of God, just prior to returning to their world-loving ways.

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But Isaiah 58 directly condemns all such notions!

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Book of Isaiah – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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100% DEVOTION, THE TRUE FAST!

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No, what God is saying in Isaiah 58, is that He wants His people to love and serve Him with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind!

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This is the first and foremost commandment of the Bible!

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But NOT to live the rest of my week enjoying the selfish cares and pleasures of this world, all to the bankruptcy of my soul!

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GOD TRIES TO GET OUR ATTENTION!

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And so, God, in His infinite love, finally allows one thing or another to get the full attention of that world-loving Christian.

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Sometimes it might be a financial crisis…

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…or it may be some physical illness…

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…or some family problem.

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And so-called mental illness is what God allowed to get the attention of that father in Mark Chapter 9!

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

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OBEY IN ALL THINGS LAWFUL

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**Now, as yesterday’s devotional (click here) stressed, the parent is not to discard the child’s “medication”.**

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No, in this case, the old saying is very applicable here, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do!”

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Satan would love nothing more than to get the authorities to come down on Christian parents for their supposed neglect of their child’s health!

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Remember, we are still captives in this Babylonian world!

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We must obey the authorities in everything lawful!

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And there is nothing biblically unlawful with someone taking medication, even if it will not truly cure!

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Satan is always looking for some way to accuse Christians before the onlooking public! And we must not give him any needless reason to do so.

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pills Photo by Sage Ross (ragesoss.com), from Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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“PURIFY YOUR HEARTS YE DOUBLE-MINDED!”

James 4:8

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And as Christian parents continue to purify their own selves from the pollutions and false doctrines of the world (and the world-loving church), they may finally see their children no longer harassed by Satan.

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And when the child is fully grown, that grown child can then make the decision on his or her own, whether or not to discard that medicine!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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HEART PURIFICATION IS PARAMOUNT!

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But God is not concerned about the question of “medication” nearly as much as He is desiring the parents to fully consecrate their own lives to Christ…

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…purifying their hearts from every defiling influence which emanates from this unbelieving world!

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That’s the important thing!

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That’s the only thing!

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

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TO READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

July 14 (A World of Lies, Part 13: “When The World Turns Ugly”)

Alligator Snapping Turtle – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License 3.0

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to see and understand the great deception, which is the Planet Earth! Help me study Thy Word that I may become wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove…

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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ATHEISM AND THE NUMBER “6”

And so, without going into a lengthy discussion, let’s just say that of all the 7 heads of Antichrist, the head which most closely aligns with atheism would logically be the 6th head.

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And why the 6th head?

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The Book of Revelation, Chapter 13 warns that the Antichrist Beast has a number of 666.

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**And it describes this number as being the “number of a man”.**

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The number “6” in Scripture has to do with “Man”.

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It is a number which reminds of the 6th Day of Creation; the day that Man was created.

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Man was created on the 6th day. And so, Mankind is very much connected with the number “6”

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And since atheism is the religion which holds Mankind as the supreme ruler of Earth, then the number “6”, being the number of Man, seems to correspond to the 6th head of Antichrist, very well.

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And so, this 6th star in the Revelation 12 Dragon’s wave of water, would correspond to the 6th head of the Antichrist Beast.

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And as already said, “waves” in Scripture, represent the many false ideologies which Satan has flooded the world with, throughout time.

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So that is why Signs Of Heaven website believes that atheism was the 6th head of Antichrist.

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TOMORROW…

May 31 (It’s A Wrong-Way Corrigan World! Part 3: It’s A Wrong-Way Corrigan Church-World (CONTINUED)!)

Douglas Wrong-Way Corrigan – Wikipedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 29 (A World of Lies, Part 11: “Mental Illness”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 29

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A World of Lies,

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Part 11:

“Mental Illness”

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

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ATHEISM: A BIG LIE IN A WORLD OF COUNTLESS LIES

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We live in a world filled with countless lies and deceptions.

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**And one of Satan’s greatest last-days deceptions has been this ideology known as “Atheism” (the 6th head of the Antichrist Beast of Revelation 13).**

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Yes, in spite of nature’s many witnesses to God’s creative power and majesty, Satan has wondrously deceived the world…

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…deceiving us into believing that all this beauty, wisdom, love, poetry, majesty, and law & order found throughout nature has been the result of some accidental cosmic explosion.

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In other words, out of mere chaos came beauty, wisdom, love, poetry, majesty, and law & order!

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A pretty slick transformation, wouldn’t you agree?! Chaos into magnificence?

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

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“OPPOSITIONS OF SCIENCE, FALSELY SO-CALLED”

1st Timothy 6:20

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But of course, Satan does not rest satisfied with this one great deception.

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Another deception being thrust upon Mankind is the false science known as “Psychiatry”.

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One great problem is, the average person assumes that, because there are actual physical brain deformities (dementia, retardation, etc.) that so-called “mental illness” is lumped together with these actual physical impairments.

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This lack of understanding by the general populace gives great impetus to these “questions of science, falsely so-called” 1st Timothy 6:20

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Human worry & stress & depression – cropped/colored photo – by Becky Wetherington for Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock – cropped image – 1960 Lobby Card – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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DEMONIC ACTIVITY IN SCRIPTURE

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From the account of King Saul’s so-called “bi-polar” episodes…

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…to the man possessed by multiple personalities…

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…to the child who seemed to suffer from so-called “epilepsy”…

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…or perhaps from so-called “autism”…

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…to the woman who had the power of divination…

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…the Bible makes clear that these were all the direct result of demonic activity!

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(see 1st Samuel 16:23, Mark, 5:1-13, Mark 9:17-29, Acts 16:16 to read of all these)

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David plays before King Saul – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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PSYCHIATRY CHALLENGES BIBLE’S AUTHORITY

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And as somebody once, so aptly said, ‘Satan’s greatest feat was to convince the world that he doesn’t really exist!’

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And in Satan’s on-going strategy of seemingly erasing himself out of existence…

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…so also, this false science of psychiatry only further diminishes mankind’s belief in what the Bible reveals concerning Satan and his vast army of evil-angels…

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…fallen angels which orchestrate, so incredibly well, this sin-cursed world.

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Sigmund Freud – LIFE – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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SOULS HELD IN BONDAGE

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And also, those who are suffering from these so-called mental illnesses continue to be held in bondage, thinking they cannot overcome their seemingly hopeless condition.

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Oh yes, by faithfully taking a certain pill, they may find some degree of relief from their “malady”.

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But in reality, it is only because Satan backs off from his mental oppression that these suffering souls return to some degree of sanity.

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**Thus, the pills get the credit for “helping the demon-harassed person”, when in truth, it was only because the evil angel backed off for a time.**

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Insane Asylum – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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CHEMICAL IMBALANCE? NOT SO MUCH!

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In the previous century, psychiatrists came up with a seemingly good explanation, claiming that so-called “mentally ill” persons were suffering from a “chemical imbalance”

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And even today, the more honest psychiatrists will admit (still sheepishly) that this hypothesis concerning “chemical imbalances” was nothing more than mere guesswork by the medical community!

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In other words, they have NOT the slightest clue as to why some people have so-called, “mental illness”!

Psychotropic Drugs, Iranian Poster – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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Now is there any hope for such persons?

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Oh yes! God promises total deliverance to these captives of Satan!

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

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THE SPIRIT OF FEAR

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Listen to Paul in 2nd Timothy 1:7…“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

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Here we see that fear is a spirit: Satan’s Antichrist spirit, which indwells the lost souls in the world!

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And much of so-called mental illness is based upon fear in one form or another.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Armageddon – Battle for the mind

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“POWER, LOVE, AND A SOUND MIND” ALSO A SPIRIT

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**But this above verse from 2nd Timothy 1:7 also reveals that “power, love, and a sound mind”, are likewise a spirit: the Holy Spirit!**

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

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**So just how can a person get rid of that foul spirit, and instead be filled with the Spirit of “power, love, and a sound mind”?**

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

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PERFECT PEACE!

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Well, the prophet, Isaiah, makes the most wonderful revelation…“Thou (God) wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee!” Isaiah 26:3

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Here we have the remedy for so-called mental illness: to keep one’s mind continually focused on Jesus!

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Just think of it! Perfect peace!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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But how in the world do we keep our mind stayed on Jesus?

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By constant prayer? Oh yes!

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But **let’s say just one more thing about this concept of keeping our minds “stayed upon Jesus”…**

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

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DON’T DISCARD “MEDICINE”

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Now, one word of caution!

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Satan would love nothing more than to cause some newer Christian with a history of so-called, mental illness, to throw away their “medication”, so that he can return and thrust them back into some insane episode!

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And by so-doing, Christianity gets the proverbial “black-eye”.

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Straitjacket – rear – Wikipedia -Public Domain

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KEEP GROWING!

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But the fact is, the Christian can continue to live a complete and rewarding life in Christ, regardless that he or she continues on their “medication”.

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Just keep growing in Christ’s Word!

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That’s the important thing!

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That’s the main thing!

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That’s the only thing!

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And this is truly a Gift of God’s Grace!

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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TO READ PART 12, CLICK HERE…

May 30 (A World of Lies, Part 12: “Mental Illness (CONTINUED)”)

Human worry & stress & depression – by Becky Wetherington for Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to see and understand the great deception, which is the Planet Earth! Help me study Thy Word that I may become wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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ATHEISM AND THE NUMBER “6”

And so, without going into a lengthy discussion, let’s just say that of all the 7 heads of Antichrist, the head which most closely aligns with atheism would logically be the 6th head.

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And why the 6th head? The Book of Revelation, Chapter 13 warns that the Antichrist Beast has a number of 666.

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**And it describes this number as being the “number of a man”.**

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The number “6” in Scripture has to do with “Man”.

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It is a number which reminds of the 6th Day of Creation; the day that Man was created. Man was created on the 6th day.

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And so, Mankind is very much connected with the number “6”

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And since atheism is the religion which holds Mankind as the supreme ruler of Earth, then the number “6”, being the number of Man, seems to correspond to the 6th head of Antichrist, very well.

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**Now these ideas may not be “written in stone”, as they say.**

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And nothing hinges upon, nor falls apart, with or without these theories.

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But sufficed to say, there is strong evidence that these concepts have biblical support.

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And so, this 6th star in the Revelation 12 Dragon’s wave of water, would correspond to the 6th head of the Antichrist Beast.

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And as already said, “waves” in Scripture, represent the many false ideologies which Satan has flooded the world with, throughout time.

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So that is why Signs Of Heaven website believes that atheism was the 6th head of Antichrist.

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But if the reader wishes to explore these things in more depth, please go to “Floodwaters of Satan-Introduction”.

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TOMORROW…

May 30 (A World of Lies, Part 12: “Mental Illness (CONTINUED)”)

Human worry & stress & depression – by Becky Wetherington for Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 28 (God’s Royal Priesthood Today! Part 4: “Priest of the Home (CONTINUED)” )

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 28

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God’s Royal Priesthood Today!

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Part 4:

“Priest of the Home (CONTINUED)”

To read Part 1, go here…June 16th (God’s Royal Priesthood Today!)

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In the last installment (click here) of this series on the priesthood of the home, it was emphasized just how important is God’s commandment for the father to take up the priestly mantle in his home.

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Yes, the Old Testament sanctuary service was a glorious picture of God’s family, with the priest being the spiritual overseer of that heavenly family.

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the Holy of Holies – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

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FATHER’S MANLY DUTY : PRIEST OF THE HOME!

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And today, in New Testament times, the father of every home has been given this very same manly commission: to be the priest of the home!

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And it was discussed just how important is this high and holy calling of spiritual leadership which God has devolved upon the father of the home!

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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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SATAN’S GIANT TSUNAMI!

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Especially in this age in which the entire world appears to be, “going to Hell in a hand-basket” (as the popular phrase goes), there is no more important duty than to raise the children with a Christian foundation.

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After all, the Enemy of Souls is now spewing out his flood of evil, sweeping over the various societies like a giant tsunami!

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And children must have a solid Christian foundation to be their strong bulwark against the coming flood of evil (which waters of evil are now already rising)!

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There is no time to be wasting on vain amusements by the father.

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This is no hour to become so absorbed in ambitious careers, to the neglect of our family’s spiritual needs.

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Father & Son – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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EVERY SOUL TO BE TRIED BY FIRE

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Yes, the Day of the Lord is for everyone! And as this passage continues…

…”Every man’s work shall be made manifest:

for the Day shall declare it,

because it shall be revealed by fire;

and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.”

1st Corinthians 3:32

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Here we see that every man’s work will be made manifest.

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And it is sheer nonsense to imagine that God’s people are somehow going to escape that fiery trial just before us!

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Gold smelting – Public Domain – wn.com

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FATHERS, TAKE UP YOUR PRIESTLY MANTLE!

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And so, today’s devotional is an exhortation (encouragement) for every father to begin to take up his priestly mantle, and gather his wife and children around him, even if it’s only in his moment-by-moment long-distance prayer-life!

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Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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MOTHERS ALSO A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD!

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And those mothers whose husband is not available, for one reason or another, can by all means take up her priestly mantle on behalf of her family, as she offers up unceasing prayers and tears to God.

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After all, we all have been chosen to be a royal priesthood, both man, woman, and even children!

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

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THE STORM IS ABOUT TO RAGE!

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Yes, the approaching storm is already beginning to flash its lightning and resound its crackling and echoing thunder!

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The winds of false doctrines and out-and-out lies are beginning to blow with hurricane force from the “four winds”! (See Revelation 7:1)

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So, let each and every one of us “come boldly unto the throne of grace” on behalf of our loved ones in this fearful hour of our tremendous needs! (Hebrews 4:16)

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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TO READ PART 5, CLICK HERE…

January 8 (God’s Royal Priesthood Today, Part 5: “Successful Absentee Parenting”)

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the grace to rise to the responsibilities of being a royal priest. Give me the grace to pray without ceasing, no matter where I am…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE HOLY AND MOST HOLY PLACE

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“And thou shalt put the Mercy Seat upon the Ark of the Testimony

in the Most Holy Place.”

Exodus 26:34

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The Tabernacle in the wilderness was a picture of God.

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Just listen to Revelation…

…”And I saw no temple therein:

for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb

are the temple of it.”

Revelation 21:22.

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So, instead of dwelling upon all the fine points of the earthly tabernacle, let it suffice to be said, this earthly tabernacle is merely a metaphor of God Himself.

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And the Most Holy Place is the heart of that temple, and upon the Ark, represents God’s throne, as is written…

“And David arose…to bring up from thence, the ark of God…

the LORD of hosts that dwells between the cherubims.”

2nd Samuel 6:2.

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So, if, as it states here, that God dwells “between the cherubims”, then this is speaking of the Mercy Seat over the Ark.

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But even though it speaks thus, we need to keep in mind that the temple itself, represents God Himself, as is written…

“And I saw no temple therein:

for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb

are the temple of it.”

Revelation 21:22.

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Holy Place & Most Holy Place – wikipedia – public domain

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ARK SEEN IN HEAVEN

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“And the temple of God was opened in Heaven,

and there was seen in His temple the Ark of His Testament:

and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings,

and an earthquake, and great hail.”

Revelation 11:19

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The above verse from Revelation, speaks of God’s Temple in Heaven being opened.

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**But this great constellation, the Sagittarius Constellation is actually the constellation of the Ark of the Covenant.**

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So these two events go hand in hand simultaneously.

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The Ark Constellation, as sketched into this Wikipedia star-chart, is a representation of the heavenly Ark, as God begins to open up the spiritual concepts of that true Ark to our minds.

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Ark Constellation in Heaven – (aka Sagittarius) – Summer – Wikipedia Star-chart with ark drawn in by this website – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license

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TOMORROW:

May 29 (A World of Lies, Part 11: “Mental Illness”)

Human worry & stress & depression – by Becky Wetherington for Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 27 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 11: “Enhancing The Pleasures of Sin”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 27

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 11:

“Enhancing The Pleasures of Sin”

To read Part 1, click here… October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 1)

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Back in the 1970’s, a certain saying was popularized…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!”

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And this was merely the world’s way of mocking Christians, who were seemingly obsessed with pointing the finger at the Devil.

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Then they could all mock “the silly and absurd notion” that Satan is a very active and powerful force controlling the world, by laughingly saying…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!”

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Flip Wilson – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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

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After all, this above verse from Ephesians reveals that Satan is indeed… “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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

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

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THE ENHANCED PLEASURES OF SIN!

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Perhaps, one of the greatest proofs that an actual, literal Devil (Satan) exists, is the extraordinary pleasure that we all seem to derive from sin and selfishness.

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Haven’t you ever asked yourself the question, “Why do I enjoy this world of sin so much? Why do I derive such pleasure from all my little selfish indulgences?”

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And there are many who do not understand why they have so much pleasure in that cup of selfishness, or in that TV show, or in that popular song, or in personal attractiveness, or even in an adulterous relationship.

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And many pride themselves that they have great “libido”, attributing their sensuality to themselves.

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Café de Flore coffee house – wikipedia – public domain

Woman applying make-up – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 2.0

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VARIOUS FORMS OF SOCIETAL MANIA

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**Or what about some entertainment/sport in which onlooking spectators absolutely go berserk with glee?**

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Or what about societal fads or protests in which an almost cultlike mania is witnessed?

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Or what about some political or religious movements in which the fervor/support swells over this or that particular movement?

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These are just a few examples of how the “Prince of the Power of the Air, that spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience” may manipulate the hearts of the unsaved in society, to further Hell’s evil purposes.

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Beatlemania fan – Press and Sun-Bulletin (1964) – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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

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A SPIRIT WITHIN

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Well, the Bible reveals the answer to these questions…

“Wherein in time past

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ye walked according to the course of this world,

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according to the prince of the power of the air,

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the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience…

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fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind;

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and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”

Ephesians 2:2, 3

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Here is revealed that there is a spirit which now works in the children of disobedience.

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Therefore, it is no wonder that sin and selfishness have such a powerful attraction over us!

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

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THE PLEASURES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

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But what the people of the world do not realize is, that the pleasures of Heaven are every bit as enjoyable as the pleasures of sin and selfishness!

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**Yes, the ways of Jesus are just as satisfying and pleasurable as any form of selfishness that Lucifer, “the god of this world” can offer!**

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Even more so, because the pleasures of sin are for the moment.

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But the Bible reveals that the peace which God bestows upon His followers, is like an ever-flowing river! They never cease! (see Isaiah 48:18)

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River of Water of Life – H. Melville – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH!”

Romans 6:23

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And let’s face it! The pleasures of sin and selfishness only lead us to the grave.

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But the pleasures of Heaven will lead us to life-everlasting!

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And everlasting joy and peace!

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Listen to the Sweet Psalmist of Israel…

“Thou wilt show me the path of life:

in Thy presence is fulness of joy;

at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”

Psalm 16:11

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WOW! What a promise! “Pleasures for evermore!”

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Jordan river baptism – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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TO READ PART 12, GO HERE…

June 2 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 12: “When Good Works Are Evil Works”)

We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent regarding this very deceptive world. Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, nor of his power over this world…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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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. 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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TOMORROW…

May 28 (God’s Royal Priesthood Today! Part 4: “Priest of the Home (CONTINUED)” )

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 26 (Eternal Torment? Part 20: “The Impossibility of Eternal Torment!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 May 26

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Eternal Torment?

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Part 20:

“The Impossibility of Eternal Torment!”

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

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“For His mercy endureth for ever!…For God is love!”

2nd Chronicles 5:13 & 1st John 4:8

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AN IGNORED PASSAGE

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Praise God that He is actually a God who delights in mercy, even as it is written…

…“For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

But though He cause grief,

yet will He have compassion

according to the multitude of His mercies…”

Lamentations 3:31-34

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It’s too bad that the so-called “orthodox” churches ignore so many passages as this one…

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…passages which reveal a merciful God who does not needlessly torment souls.

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

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ETERNAL TORMENT: THE GREATEST CAUSE FOR ATHEISTS AND CHRIST REJECTORS!

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And truth-be-told, only Heaven knows for sure how many sincere souls down through the centuries, have turned away from Salvation in disgust…

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…refusing to worship such a cruel God whom they accuse of endlessly torturing all unbelievers without one drop of mercy!

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And Satan has kept this heresy being preached for centuries, knowing it is one of the greatest causes for rejecters of Christianity!

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Hell’s Viewing Gallery- Signsofheaven.org – copyrighted – not for public use

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THE DANGER OF REJECTING BIBLE VERSES

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But God has written the Bible in such a way, that those who refuse to believe and accept ALL scripture, can and will, “stumble at the Word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.” 1st Peter 2:8.

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Yes, the Bible is written in such a way that those who refuse to acknowledge EVERYTHING the Bible says will come up with such false doctrines as this “Eternal Torment” doctrine!

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UNIVERSE, A PLACE OF ETERNAL TORMENT?

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Can you imagine a universe in which billions of lost souls scream for mercy throughout the ceaseless age to come!?

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Can you picture a formerly serene Heaven in which a sovereign God now turns a blind eye and a cold shoulder to vast throngs of lost souls who are suffering intensely for ever and ever and ever?

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Can you visualize yourself blissfully winging your way through the eternal heavens, while your little atheist grandma is being mercilessly roasted in flames every moment throughout eternity, without even one drop of water?!

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And why? Because she didn’t choose to follow Jesus!

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Because she did not accept Salvation?

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Is that the Good News which the Bible speaks about!?

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No, that’s the Bad News preached by very world-loving, deceived, confused, and apostate churches!

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Whistlers Mother – wikipedia – public domain

Whistler’s mother in Hell – Not for public uses

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MISUNDERSTANDING THE ALLEGORICAL NATURE OF PARABLES

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This gross error was founded on a few passages, such as the Parable of the Rich Man & Lazarus, which is full of obvious exaggerations, and was never intended to be a literal description of eternity future.

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Brooklyn Museum – The Bad Rich Man in Hell – James Tissot

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NOT COMPARING SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE

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And those who have decided that this Parable of the Rich Man & Lazarus must be the last word on the subject have ignored such passages as this…

…”Why died I not from the womb?

why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?…

For now should I have lain still and been quiet,

I should have slept: then had I been at rest…

There the wicked cease from troubling;

and there the weary be at rest.

There the prisoners rest together;

they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

The small and great are there;

and the servant is free from his master.”

Job 3:11, 13, 17-19 (condensed for the sake of brevity)

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As this passage reveals, Hell (Sheol, “the grave”) is a place of sweet release from the horrors and hardships of this present world! It is a place of rest, not a place of endless torment!

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Sunset over San Diego Graveyard – Wikipedia – Share-alike License for Andy Eick

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WHY WOULD JOB DESIRE HELL!?

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If Hell was a place of endless torment, Job would have never spoken (through the Holy Spirit), that he desired to be there!

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Any earthly suffering would be far better than such a place of endless torment!

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Even Job’s earthly afflictions would be slight in comparison to such a cruel place of endless torment!

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No, the Holy Spirit would never have inspired Job to desire to go to the grave, alongside the wicked, if “Eternal Torment” would be awaiting him there!

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PAINTING – Blake – 1793 – Jobs Tormentors – Wikipedia – US -Public Domain

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NO MORE SORROW, CRYING, OR PAIN!

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No, the universe will rather be a place in which it is written…

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;

and there shall be no more death,

neither sorrow,

nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain:

for the former things are passed away.

And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.

And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”

Revelation 21:4, 5

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Now this above passage reveals the kind of God that we can praise and love and adore for all time and eternity! A God who loves mercy!

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“For His mercy endureth for ever!…For God is love!”

2nd Chronicles 5:13 & 1st John 4:8

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River of Water of Life – H. Melville – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 21, GO HERE…

“April 28 (Eternal Torment, Part 21: Did Jesus Get Off Too Easy?)“

Crucifixion darkness – Jesus on the Cross – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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“The LORD is my shepherd;

I shall not want (lack).

He maketh me to lie

down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside

the still waters…

I will fear no evil:

for Thou art with me;

Thy rod and thy staff

they comfort me….”

Psalm 23:1, 2, 4

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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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This star-chart from Wikipedia, has Orion sketched in by the editor of this website.

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With the addition of a single star, Theta Geminorum (the left hand of the Castor twin of Gemini), the sickle in Orion, the Reaper’s hand (sketch to left), now extends the blade, thus transforming that sickle into the hook of a shepherd’s rod and staff.

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And so now this little Gemini star becomes the tip of Orion’s Shepherd’s rod & staff.

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**Thus with this additional star, Orion the Reaper Constellation now becomes the 5th personality of Orion: The Good Shepherd (sketch below right).**

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**Theta Geminorum is a class A3, 4th magnitude star, which means it is much fainter than either of the stars, Castor or Pollux.**

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But faint as This little star may be, it nevertheless presents a giant concept, turning Orion’s sickle into a shepherd’s rod.

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**And this is 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: just like sheep that wandered to where the grass looked greener.

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ABOVE WIKIPEDIA STAR-CHART: Orion the reaper – Wikipedia star-chart (with the Reaper drawn over by this website)

ABOVE WIKIPEDIA STAR-CHART – winter – Orion the Good Shepherd (Orion Constellation and rod made of Gemini stars – with the Shepherd drawn over by this website) – www.signsofheaven.org

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TOMORROW…

May 27 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 11: “Enhancing The Pleasures of Sin”)

Karla LaVey satanist – Wikimedia – GNU license

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 25 (The Natural Man’s Prosperity Gospel, Part 2: “Peace, Prosperity, Health & Family Values”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 25

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The Natural Man’s Prosperity Gospel,

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Part 2:

“Peace, Prosperity, Health & Family Values”

To read Part 1, go here…June 23rd (The Natural Man’s Prosperity Gospel)

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**In Part 1 (click here), it was established that today’s prosperity-driven gospels are a relatively new phenomenon which really came into its own in the last few centuries.**

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Yes, for most of the past 2,000 years, the world just got by.

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And there were virtually no get-rich gospels blowing in the wind back in those days.

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People knew that they weren’t going to hit the lottery jackpot. People knew that poverty was probably going to be their lot in life.

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Orphanage run by Christians – Jan de Bray – Wikimedia – Public domain

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AN OPULENT SOCIETY

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But today, we live in a cornucopian super-society, in which just about every kind of affluence and abundance is within reach!

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It is a state-of-the-art society, in which various lifestyles almost seem as if they are stamped out on some giant societal assembly-line machine.

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

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THE GREAT BABYLONIAN DREAM-MAKER!

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And because of television, Internet, as well as the printed page, the most coveted lifestyles are deeply engraven upon the hearts and minds of the vast populace in many industrial nations around the world.

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In other words, society has determined what are the best lifestyles that the world should seek after.

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And these rather affluent lifestyles are being promoted via our high-tech media on a 24/7/365 basis!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Dream Maker of Babylon – Signs Of Heaven.org

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AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST

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Well, for the people of the world, these pre-fabricated lifestyles are to be expected.

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But even though we Christians have grown up, lived, and worked in this fallen world, we have now been given a much different commission from God…

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…the heaven-sent calling to become, “ambassadors for Christ” to the people of this lost and fallen world, calling them to forsake this selfish world, and live for Heaven. (see 2nd Corinthians 5:20)

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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ITCHING EARS GOSPELS

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And yet, the Enemy of Souls has crept in unawares, bringing with him these worldly lifestyles, which require so much time, effort and energy to obtain, and to maintain.

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And unfortunately, the Christian community, to a great extent, has, “bought into” and embraced these worldly aspirations!

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And in so-doing, there is a counterfeit gospel now being preached in many or perhaps most pulpits, and certainly on most every Christian TV and radio network!

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

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“SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS”

(1st Timothy 6:5, and onward)

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And the essence of this false gospel is a prosperity-driven message.

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Oh no, this earthly-prosperity message is not merely concerning money.

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But this counterfeit, look-alike gospel is a total package, complete with morality and family values attached!

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Now what in the world could be wrong with morality and family values?

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After all, the entire world seeks after peace, prosperity, and good health!

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And so, morality and family values would go hand-in-hand with such earthly blessings, wouldn’t they?

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

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“YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN!”

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Well, nothing is wrong with morality or family values.

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**That is, there’s nothing wrong if they are a natural outgrowth of a man, woman, or child becoming a “new creation”, filled with the precious promises of God’s Word!**

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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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LIFESTYLE CHANGE INSTEAD OF DYING-IN-CHRIST

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But all too often, these close counterfeit gospels are preached, mostly void of God’s Word.

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Oh yes, these morality/family-values gospels will often throw in various Bible verses concerning marriage and child-rearing.

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And yet, these false gospels mostly side-step or ride roughshod over the true heart of Christ’s message: to become “born again”, constantly striving to be filled with God’s Word in all godliness and holiness of the Spirit of Christ.

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PICTURE: “Thy Word have I hid in my heart” Psalm 119:11

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MISSING INGREDIENT

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To become “born again” as “a new creature” in Christ, becoming filled with God’s Word and indwelt by the Spirit of Holiness is a statement worthy of much contemplation! (see John, Ch. 3 & 2nd Corinthians 5:17 & Galatians 6:15)

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And yet, this great truth is often slighted, or at best, this grand principle is confused by all the worldly elements now being injected into the Gospel.

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**Yes, this “wolves-in-sheep’s-clothing” gospel is now being preached nearly everywhere on the “Christian” television, radio, Internet, and even in today’s pulpits.**

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Church music – Singers & Dancers – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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THE HIGHWAY OF HOLINESS

Isaiah 35:8

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But the true Gospel is actually a spiritual sojourn upon the upward pathway to Heaven.

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And every precept, every precious promise, and every prophetic utterance: these are as the very steppingstones on that Heavenward Highway of Holiness!

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MUCH DISCOURAGEMENT

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And yet, the true Christian should not be surprised to encounter rebellion by his or her family!

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Yes, quite often, the true disciple of Jesus will discover that his family rebels against him, wanting nothing to do with his (or her) Christianity!

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It is just as Jesus forewarned…“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth…And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” Matthew 10:34-36

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

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GOOD NEWS! PRECIOUS PROMISES!

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Well, the Good News is, that the Bible contains precious promises regarding the Salvation of the Overcomer’s family.

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Listen…“Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine

by the sides of thine house:

thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.”

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Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE

December 23 (The Natural Man’s Prosperity Gospel, Part 3: “The American Dream”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Let me not be deceived by the deceitfulness of riches. Let me keep my eyes fixed on Jesus, and pattern my life after His glorious life…

Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE ARK IN THE HEAVENS

So, what importance to us is all this information?

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Well, if a person goes out at night, beginning in April (earlier in southern-most latitudes, and later in northern-most), in the pre-dawn hour, they just might locate the constellation commonly referred to as the Sagittarius Constellation.

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It is located in the southern sky. (Each night it appears a little earlier, slowly inching westward, through the summer, until it finally disappears below the western horizon in November.)

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At first, it simply appears as two twin birds flying westward.

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But if you look once again, it just might appear as a long box-like figure, with one star on the right, as you face it, and two stars on the left.

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The box, of course would be the Ark, and the stars on either side would represent angels, which are sometimes referred to as stars in the Bible (for instance, “the seven stars are the angels…” Revelation 1:20).

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To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Sagittarius Constellation, to show how God created it to appear.

Star-chart to right is from Wikipedia. Editor has sketched over Sagittarius to show this Ark Constellation.

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TOMORROW:

May 26 (Eternal Torment? Part 21: “The Impossibility of Eternal Torment!”)

Buddhist Hell – Wikipedia – public domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 24 (The Deal of All Deals! Part 3: “Free Tickets To Paradise!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 24

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The Deal of All Deals!

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Part 3:

“Free Tickets To Paradise!”

to read part 1, click here…“Deal of All Deals, Part 1”

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What if somebody came to you with free airfare and accommodations to some beautiful tropical paradise, for both you and for your family?

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Would you take them?

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Well, most people would jump at the chance to go, now wouldn’t they?

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Belize – Wikipedia – Share-alike-license

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GOD IS OFFERING PARADISE TO ALL!

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And yet, that’s exactly what God is doing to the inhabitants of this sad and tragic world.

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Yes, Jesus came to live among us, and provide the necessary payment to allow us to go to that everlasting paradise.

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And His atonement upon that cruel cross paved the way for any and every man, woman, and child to go to that place of rapturous tranquility and indescribable beauty to live in complete joy, peace, and contentment for all time and eternity!

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River of Water of Life – H. Melville – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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But hardly anyone is responding to His offer!

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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GUESTS WHO ARE TOO BUSY TO COME!

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Instead, many of us are like those who were invited to an incredible feast in that infamous parable.

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Listen to how they spurned that offer…

“And they all…began to make excuse.

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The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

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And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

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And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.”

Luke 14:18-20

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This above passage was especially written for us today!

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Yes, we who live in this present-day cornucopian super-society have been mesmerized by all the countless diversions, amusements, career opportunities, etc., which have flooded us!

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Banquet Table Nobel-Hansbaer – wikipedia – share-alike lic.

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GOD WILL HAVE HIS SUPPER FILLED WITH GUESTS!

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But God will have His great supper filled with guests.

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Just listen as this parable continues…

“Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant,

‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city,

and bring in hither the poor,

and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.'”

Luke 14:21

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Yes, God is now ready to bypass all pre-occupied people and begin to call those who have nothing to lose, to come enjoy His feast!

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This class is made of, “the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.”

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They have nothing to lose. The world has all but turned its back on these!

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

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SUPPER NOW BEING SERVED!

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And what is His feast?

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Well, to begin with, God’s great supper is comprised of a variety of heavenly delights…

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…the fruit of the Spirit…

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…the milk and meat of the Word…

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…the wine of Salvation…

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…and the bread of life!

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This kind of spiritual feast is now ready to enjoy.

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

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EVIDENCE OF TRUE SALVATION

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And those who consider ourselves to be children of the kingdom do not realize that the evidence that we have truly received this free trip to paradise, is seen in whole-hearted devotion.

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Listen to Jesus, as He defines who His true disciples are…“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33

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No, God is not looking for part-timers. He wants us to live for one world or the other. The choice is ours to make.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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GOOD NEWS!

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But the very Good News is that God is still stretching forth His nail-pierced hands to His professed people pleading with us…

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

Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;

and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and He shall lift you up.”

James 4:8-10

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Yes, this is the kind of heart-felt repentance that is required in these closing hours of time!

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**And by the grace of God, we may begin right now to say…*“I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12.***

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

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PARADISE BEGINS IN OUR HEART

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And, as for that promised Paradise?

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We don’t have to wait for that either.

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Because God’s Paradise of Heaven begins in our very own heart! Right now!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Most Holy Place within the heart – Signs Of Heaven

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

***“Dear Lord, Help me to really see what a great trade that God is offering. And* *like the apostle, Paul, let me lose all things, that I might win Christ…***

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP

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

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

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

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

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing.

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In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.

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In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three snowcapped mountains when facing eastward.

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

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Then go a little further south to the next third snowcap, the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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TOMORROW:

May 25 (The Natural Man’s Prosperity Gospel, Part 2: “Peace, Prosperity, Health & Family Values”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 23 (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church! Part 2: “Our Favorite Party: The ‘Pity-Party’!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 23

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A Suffering Church is a Strong Church!

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Part 2:

“Our Favorite Party: The ‘Pity-Party’!”

To read Part 1, go here…May 24th (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church!)

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THE PITY-PARTY!

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Well, just as the world loves to party, there is one type of party which many of us who call ourselves “Christian”, love to throw for ourselves.

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It is of course the ever-popular “Pity Party”.

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But unlike the parties of the world which depend on a good turnout, the less people who show up at our own little pity-party, the better!

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After all, uninvited guests can spoil our miserable enjoyment, by attempting to encourage us in some way, thus putting a huge damper on our self-pity!

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

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OLD TESTAMENT PITY-PARTIES

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But these pity-parties are nothing new!

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No, the Old Testament records some incredibly large pity-parties in which multitudes were reveling in self-pity!

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You see, the Old Testament was, “written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” 1st Corinthians 10:11

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**Yes, all those supposed “musty and crusty” Old Testament stories are actually as fresh and sparkling as the night-gallery of stars when passing overhead each and every evening!**

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Murmuring against Moses – www.freebibleimages.org – Creative Commons License

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OLD TESTAMENT BATTLES

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For instance, when the children of Israel were overwhelmed by their enemies, the Lord encouraged them by saying…

“When thou go out to battle against thine enemies,

and see horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou,

be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee…

let not your hearts faint,

fear not, and do not tremble,

neither be ye terrified because of them;

For the LORD your God is He that goes with you,

to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”

Deuteronomy 20:1-4 (condensed for brevity)

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Now such precious promises as this can be a great comfort and encouragement to those of us who are fighting our own battles, whatever they may be.

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**And the “horses and chariots” today come in the form of false gospels and secular organizations.**

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Gideon and His Three Hundred (Bible Card) www.thebiblerevival.org – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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ON THE BED OF SICKNESS

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**Yes, the Bible has many “exceeding great and precious promises” which can be a great comfort and encouragement to those of us who are fighting our own battles, whatever they may be.**

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For instance, there are many of us who are suffering from some illness.

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And day-after-day we pray for God’s help and mercy and even for His healing touch.

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And as the Wise-Man says in Ecclesiastes 3:4…“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”

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Yes, there is a time for genuine sorrow, especially in this sad old world! Many times for tears!

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Nevertheless, the Devil would love nothing more than to get us to become dismayed and discouraged.

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And so, if only the Enemy of Souls can get us to take our eyes off Jesus, and begin to feel sorry for ourselves.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Battle for the heart – www.signsofheaven.org

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EVERYONE’S A VICTIM!

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One of the Devil’s favorite tactics is to whisper into some church-attendee’s ear…

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…”Just think how you were oppressed by your Christian parents, and by church-members!

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…You have the right to walk away from God!

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…You were denied many things that the world was enjoying!

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…You deserve to walk away!”

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And so, Satan really knows how to whisper such accusations, which are designed to give excuse for the supposed offended-one to walk away from salvation!

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And let’s face it! Victimhood is actually celebrated in today’s western cultures!

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

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THE VERY FIRST PITY-PARTY

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Even way back in Paradise, Satan discouraged Eve by the lie, that God was holding her back from achieving her potential greatness!

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And in her self-pity, she decided to disobey God’s one little command…“Of all the trees…ye may freely eat; but of the tree in the midst of the Garden, ye shall not eat of it!” Genesis 2:15, 16

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So you see, Satan knows extremely well just how powerful a pity-party can be!

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How do you think he caused a third of the heavenly host to rebel!?

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By convincing them that God was unfairly holding them back from “living merely to please their own selves”!

Eve – Tizian – Wikipedia – pub-dom

Paradise Lost – G Dore – Wikipedia – Public-domain

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CLAIMING GOD’S PROMISES

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And so, dear darling soul of mine, whether we are on the bed of suffering…

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…or have suffered some great loss…

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…or fear for some looming future threat…

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…do not begin to throw one of those giant pity-parties.

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But rather, begin to claim those Old (or, New) Testament, “exceeding great and precious promises”, and rise up against the Enemy of Souls, treading upon those fiery serpents which he mercilessly casts before God’s people! (See 2nd Peter 1:4)

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For the Lord will go before us and fight for us and deliver us from every form of evil which comes against us!

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He will absolutely not fail us, even though our present circumstances may seem hopeless!

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But they are not hopeless! For, “…with God all things are possible!” Matthew 19:26

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

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

March 7 (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church! Part 3: “John the Baptist”)

John the Baptist by Harold Copping www.wikigallery.com US public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to joyfully accept the trials which come upon me, knowing that they keep me looking up to Thee…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

Please tilt your head to the left.

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

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

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf.

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Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?

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Maybe even a dog.

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Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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He is very moral, you see…

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

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TOMORROW:

May 24 (The Deal of All Deals! Part 3: “Free Tickets To Paradise!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 22 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven? Part 3: “A Matter of Desire, Or Desire-Not!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 22

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How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?

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Part 3:

“A Matter of Desire, or Lack Thereof!”

To read Part 1, go here…JANUARY 2ND (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?)

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God is a respecter of people’s right to choose or not to choose.

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He does not force people to accept the truth if they do not wish to see the truth.

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The Bible says concerning love…“Love does not insist on its own way” 1st Corinthians 13:5 (NIV)

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Oh yes, God does choose a people to serve Him.

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But even there, He gives them a willing Spirit, and a desire for truth.

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**The Bible calls this “the grace of God”.**

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Holy Bible – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES”

That is why the Bible is written largely in parables, as is written in Luke 8:10…

“And He (Jesus) said, Unto you (His true disciples)

it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:

but to others in parables;

that seeing they might not see,

and hearing they might not understand.”

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Brooklyn Museum – The Pharisees Question Jesus – James Tissot – US Public Domain – Wikimedia

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DO NOT DISTURB!

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The reason why most churchgoers do not wish to see the deeper truths of the Bible is simply this…

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…that they continue in their comfortable religion…

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…a religiosity which allows them to continue on in their selfish ways, and at the same time deceived into believing they have Heaven’s blessing.

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In other words, they have Heaven in one hand, and the world in the other.

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Such a self-sacrificing life that Jesus lived would be far too much of a cross to bear!

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THE SIGNS OF HEAVEN

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Now the same principle applies to the Signs Of Heaven.

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This is a wonderful message inscribed in the very heavens!

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And those who truly desire to receive the message attached to these signs may have their eyes opened to see these signs.

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But for those who are without, these heavenly signs may not be seen.

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Yes, those who do not wish to receive this end-time message will simply not see these things, even though they may try, to some extent.

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

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“THE CONSTELLATIONS SHALL NOT GIVE THEIR LIGHT”

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Listen, as Isaiah 13:9, 10 speaks of this very hour we are now in…

“Behold, the day of the LORD cometh,

cruel both with wrath and fierce anger…

For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light:

the sun shall be darkened in his going forth,

and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.”

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**These signs “in the sun…moon and…stars”, which Luke 21:25 prophesied of will be received and rejoiced over by those who have received (by grace), the love of Heaven’s truth.**

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But those who have NOT received the love of the truth, this entire message will appear as a total fraud.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations with Two Turtledoves (Sagittarius) & Flower of the Field (aka: Scorpio) & The 12-Star Crown (aka: Corona Borealis) & The Cross-Scepter (aka: Ophiochus & Serpens) & Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) & Arcturus Star – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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“THE GOD OF THIS WORLD HATH BLINDED”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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Of course, Satan has been hard at work, making sure that this message is seemingly filled with errors.

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And he will continue to make sure that this message appears as utter nonsense to as many as he can deceive, even “the very Elect if possible!”

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

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“WONDERS IN THE HEAVENS”

Joel 2:30

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But for those whose eyes are truly opened, not only these various signs, “in the sun…moon and…stars”…

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…but also, the message attached to them will shine ever so brightly, as a guiding light for all those who are making the heavenward sojourn…

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…a sojourn out of this sin-darkened unbelieving world below!

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

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TO READ PART 4, GO HERE…

June 10 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven? Part 4: “The Two Great Signs In The Heavens!”)

Starry Night at La Silla – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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A HEAVENLY HOBBY

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“Lift up your eyes on high,

and behold Who hath created these things;

that brings out their host by number:

He calls them all by names by the greatness of His might,

for that He is strong in power;

not one faileth.”

Isaiah 40:26

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

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“AND WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS…

LOOK UP, LIFT UP YOUR HEAD”

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**There is one hobby which every ‘Noble Berean’ may take up, which only compliments the pursuit of the heavenly Prize.**

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

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

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

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Thus will the Christian be able to share this message with others. And there are perhaps many nuances and hidden biblical truths to these signs which have yet to be discovered.

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

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“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon,

and in the stars;

and upon the earth distress of nations,

with perplexity;

the sea and the waves roaring;”

Luke 21:25

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ABOVE CHART: Summer Constellations with Doves (Sagittarius) & Woman (Ursa Major)

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FIRST FIND ORION & 7 STARS

The very first step in finding these many constellations, should be to find the two main constellations: Orion, and the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper).

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These two constellations represent Christ (Orion), and His Church (7 Stars).

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And just as these are the easiest constellations to find, so too, the first place to begin studying the Bible is the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).

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These four books present Christ and His Church, when He walked the earth, just as Orion and the 7 Stars represent Christ and His Church, as seen up in the heavens.

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Then, once you are comfortable finding these two constellations, you can begin to locate the next closest constellations, and so on.

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

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

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TOMORROW:

May 23 (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church! Part 2: “Our Favorite Party: The ‘Pity-Party’!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 21 (All Comfy-Cozy In Hell, Part 5: “Finding A Comfy-Cozy Congregation?”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 21

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All Comfy-Cozy In Hell,

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Part 5:

“Finding A Comfy-Cozy Congregation?”

To read Part 1, click here…” March 27th (All Comfy-Cozy in Hell!)”

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In the early days of the Church, the Lord established the local congregations as a safe-haven for believers to congregate together, to worship, to fellowship together in the name of Jesus.

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Mostly, these congregations met together in some Believer’s home.

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There were no church buildings or at best just a few, because they would have been quickly destroyed by the Antichrist forces of that day.

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Family Bible Reading – Sabbath Eve – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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WORLD & CHURCH AT PEACE

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But today, it seems that the world and the Church has made peace together.

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And so, the Christian community was now able to build designated church buildings, which were mostly free from anti-Christian tyranny.

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

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*“WHEN THEY SHALL SAY, ‘PEACE & SAFETY…THEN SHALL COME SUDDEN DESTRUCTION”***

1st Thessalonians 5:3

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And because of this so-called “peace-treaty” between the world and the Church, many or perhaps most of the parishioners likewise lived in peace and safety in this Antichrist world.

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We lived at peace. We held jobs. We raised nice families.

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And we engaged in recreation each weekend, and all went to church on Sabbath morning.

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Church Attendance – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

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SOCIAL EVENTS GALORE

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And let’s be honest. Churches make really great social/fraternal organizations.

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They are a great place to get together for potlucks. They sometimes go on outings together.

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They often have bingo nights, many have parties, bazaars, dances, car-washes and various other social events.

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They have wedding ceremonies and baby showers.

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They often have sports teams.

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Some of them offer “Christian” schooling.

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Some have “movie night” in which all come together to watch some Hollywood movie.

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A few of the mega-churches even have their own built-in shopping centers and coffee shops!

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And several churches even offer “Happy Hour” in which they open up a bar, serving libations.

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Church music – Singers & Dancers – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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“FOR THE TIME WILL COME…”

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But listen to this prophecy concerning these end-times…

…”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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This above verse paints a bleak picture of the total apostasy of the church-world in these last moments of time!

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ABOVE PHOTO: church evangelist – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“STRAIT IS THE GATE…AND FEW…FIND IT”

Matthew 7:14

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Yes, church-life, to a great extent, has become a fraternal/social organization, merely overlaid with a veneer of religiosity.

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And there are many parishioners who are very content to have it this way!

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Because let’s face it! There are many worldly-minded parishioners who want little more than to have a weekly fraternal organization to meet the social/religious needs of themselves and their families!

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And they can also “get blessed” too, with a benign, non-judgmental prosperity-driven gospel, combined with jokes and singing.

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Seems pretty nice!

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Rock Music Christian CHURCH – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MORALITY-BASED RELIGION

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There is a very prevalent gospel in today’s world which is morality-based.

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But such a moralistic religiosity falls far short of true Christianity…

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…true Christianity in which God does a daily purifying work in the genuine Believer’s heart, thus changing him or her into the self-sacrificing likeness of Christ…

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…battling daily against the invisible antichrist forces cloaked in darkness…

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…which requires such faithful Believers joyfully and faithfully living by the “exceeding great and precious promises” found throughout Scripture! 2nd Peter 1:4

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

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

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A LUKEWARM CHURCH TODAY

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Unfortunately, while this situation seems to satisfy the social and religious needs of most of today’s churchgoers, it does NOT satisfy the needs of a sin-hating, worldliness-hating God!

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Listen to God’s assessment of today’s Church…

…”I know thy works…(because thou art lukewarm)

I will spew thee out of My mouth.

Because thou sayest, I am rich,

and increased with goods,

and have need of nothing;

and knowest not that thou art wretched,

and miserable,

and poor,

and blind,

and naked:”

Revelation 3:15-17

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Here is seen that God hates a lukewarm, world-loving, self-satisfied church-society.

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And such a lukewarm condition is nauseating to a God who refers to Himself as, “a consuming fire”. (Hebrews 12:29)

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

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HATING THIS PRESENT, SELFISH WORLD!

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

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This and many other similar Bible passages reveal that God wants nothing to do with those who attempt to have Jesus in one hand, and the world in the other!

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He accepts no divided service.

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

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“FLAME-OF-FIRE” CHRISTIANS

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No, but rather, God’s “Born-Again On-Fire Believers” will be casting the world behind them “to the moles and to the bats“…

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…as they run the race toward becoming Christ-like in every respect…

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…allowing God to send them through the purifying fires of trials and tribulation, so that they may “come forth as gold“! (Isaiah 2:20 & Job 23:10)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand just where we are!

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Let me not be carried away in a Devilish dream, and begin to seek after the things of this world. But fix my eyes Heaven-ward, as I continue up the pathway to Heaven…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE ‘FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS’ STARS

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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014. This constellation appears as a serpent (snake).

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**Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon.**

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It also has a small single star for an eye.

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**Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The ‘Five Foolish Virgins’ Stars”.**

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**These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars (AKA Corona Borealis), from the ‘Five Wise Virgins’ Stars.**

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**But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!**

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (with constellation drawn in by this website)- Serpent with Wise Virgins not Attached – seen late summer into fall only – Serpent Constellation – comprised of the head of Draco, plus stars from the Bootes Constellation – www.signsofheaven.org – not for profit use

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TOMORROW…

May 22 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven? Part 3: “A Matter of Desire, Or Desire-Not!”)

Starry Night at La Silla – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 20 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 20: “Congregate Together, or Flee To The Mountains?”

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 20

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Flee To The Mountains,

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Part 20:

“Congregate Together, or Flee To The Mountains?”

To read part 1 of this article, click here… May 30th (Flee To The Mountain!)

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“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”

Hebrews 10:25

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This above verse has been like glue, holding God’s people together for almost 2,000 years.

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Oh yes, during the Dark Ages, God’s true worshipers had to flee from the apostate churches.

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But there was always an attempt to congregate together, whether in a designated building, or home, or even in some mountainous stronghold.

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Family Bible Reading – Sabbath Eve – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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And so, the above verse (Hebrews 10:24), requires the question to be asked, “As we see WHAT DAY approaching?”

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

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THE DAY IN WHICH TO RUN

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Well, Isaiah speaks of God shaking the earth…

…”In that Day a man shall cast away his idols of silver and gold…

to go into the clefts of the ragged rocks,

for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His majesty,

when He arises to shake terribly the earth.

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils:

for wherein is he to be accounted of?”

Isaiah 2:20-22

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Here is seen that God’s people are to “cast away their idols of silver and gold” to go into the clefts of the ragged rocks when God arises to “shake terribly the earth!”

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

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THE DAY WE MUST FLEE

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And so, it is evident that the Day is coming when God’s people must flee to those ragged rocks in the Day when God arises to shake terribly the earth!

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Thus, when Hebrews exhorts us to “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, and all the more as we see the Day approaching”…

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**…it is revealed above in Isaiah 2:20-22 that the “Day approaching” is speaking of when God’s people are to flee to the “ragged Rocks” when God shakes the earth (and the heaven too!)**

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

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WHERE TO FLEE TO?

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So, now that this time of fleeing has been established, the next question to be asked is, “Well, just where are we to flee to?”

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After all, the governments in the western nations have all but locked up the forests by “No Trespassing” laws.

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So how in the world can we flee to the “ragged rocks”?

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No Trespassing sign – cropped photo – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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“HIDE THYSELF, AS…FOR A LITTLE MOMENT…”

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Listen to this next passage from Isaiah 26:20, 21…

…”Come, My people,

enter thou into thy chambers,

and shut thy doors about thee:

hide thyself as it were for a little moment,

until the indignation be overpast.

For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place

to punish the inhabitants of the earth…”

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So, God commands His people to enter into their chambers to hide until the “indignation be overpast”.

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This time of hiding ourselves until God’s punishment of the earth’s inhabitants is accomplished, is likewise speaking of the Day of the Lord, in which God will arise to shake terribly the earth (and the heaven too!)

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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GOD’S SECRET PAVILION

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But again, where do we hide? Where are those chambers that Isaiah speaks of?

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Well, listen to this next passage from Psalm 27:5, 6…

…”For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion:

in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me;

He shall set me up upon a Rock.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me:”

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So here is revealed that it is in the secret of God’s tabernacle that His people must hide in the “Time of Trouble”.

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Here is the true hiding place of safety from, “my enemies round about me”.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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“MY HIDING PLACE”

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And if there is any remaining question as to just where is that secret of God’s tabernacle, listen again to Psalms…

…”Thou art my hiding place;

Thou shalt preserve me from trouble;

Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalm 32:7

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**And so, God is our true “hiding place”.**

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And so, O Christian Stranger and Pilgrim, the time has come to take refuge in the secret hiding place of the Lord.

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For we are now living in that very day when God is beginning to shake the earth.

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And the time to flee to this place of refuge is NOW!

And the rocks of our refuge are found in the word of truth, commonly known as “The Bible”

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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TO READ PART 21, GO HERE…

June 11 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 21: “Will I Die In The Mountain?”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand just where we are! Let me not be carried away in a Devilish dream, and begin to seek after the things of this world. But fix my eyes Heaven-ward, as I continue up the pathway to Heaven…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE ‘FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS’ STARS

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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014.

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This constellation appears as a serpent (snake).

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**Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon.**

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It also has a small single star for an eye.

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**Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The ‘Five Foolish Virgins’ Stars”.**

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**These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars (AKA Corona Borealis), from the ‘Five Wise Virgins’ Stars.**

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**But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!**

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TOMORROW…

May 21 (All Comfy-Cozy In Hell, Part 5: “Finding A Comfy-Cozy Congregation?”)

Skateboarder Jesus in Jeans – Church in the U.K – by Peter Royle – cropped image – WIKIMEDIA – SHARE-ALIKE LICENSE

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Daily Devotional, Year 3- May 19 (Image of the Beast, Part 4: “Signage of the Times:”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 19

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Image of the Beast,

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Part 4:

“Signage of the Times:”

to read part 1, click here…APRIL 5 (Image of the Beast, Part 1: “Schools)

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“Be not deceived:

evil communications corrupt good manners.”

1st Corinthians 15:33

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During the dark Ages, Satan carried out a long siege against the people of God, implementing torture, imprisonment, banishment, scarcity, famine, and death, as means of “wearing out the saints”. (Daniel 7:25)

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But now, in these last days, the Enemy of Souls has devised an entirely new strategy, which has proved far more effective than his previous plan during the Dark Ages.

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Burned at the stake – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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2nd BEAST OF REVELATION 13

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Yes, now that we are in the era of the 2nd Beast of Revelation 13, the time of the False Prophet…

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…and it is now Satan’s plan to totally conform the world, as well as God’s people into the image of the Beast (the world-system that is the very image of the Dragon, Satan).

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(For an in-depth explanation of these two beasts, go to such articles as, Floodwaters of the False Prophet: “Atheism & Psychology”)

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And just what is the image of Satan?

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Simple! Satan’s character is all about pride, envy, anger, selfishness, impatience, jesting, irreverence, lust, greed, violence, revenge, false doctrines and ideologies, plus many other similar qualities.

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This is what his image is all about! It’s his likeness!

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TV – highquality – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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IMAGES THAT SPEAK

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And of course, this website has spoken much about television, radio, Internet, and the various high-tech devices which are extremely effective in conforming the world into his image.

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But there should be a mention of, yet another means of brainwashing the masses into conforming to his image.

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IN AGES PAST

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You see, in ages past, there were very few images. Oh yes, on the walls of king’s castles and in the homes of nobility, one could view fine works of art.

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But for the most part, images were very scarce!

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But listen to the following prophecy concerning this very day…

“And (the 2nd beast) deceives them that dwell on the earth by…

saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image…

And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast,

that the image of the beast should both speak,

and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”

Revelation 13:14, 15 (condensed for brevity)

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Now here in this above passage is seen that there was to be some sort of image, which the entire world was to worship.

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SIGNS ARE NOW EVERYWHERE!

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And isn’t it true that we are living in the day of image-making?

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From television to movie-theaters, from magazines to billboards and to Internet, this world is filling up with images!

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But just walk through one of those big-box stores, and behold all the signage in most every isle!

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It’s absolutely amazing to see all the images in today’s marketplace!

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Old man in magazine stand – Paris – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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INSTILLING A LOVE FOR THIS WORLD

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But all those images are not merely happenstance, nor are they benign!

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No, most of those images are designed to create a desire within the viewer to conform to some aspect of this Antichrist world-system!

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Take for instance the signage (and mannequins) one might encounter in the clothing department.

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What do they portray? Modesty? Simplicity? Humility & meekness? Faith?

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No, but rather, they are instead trying to portray the image of pride!

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…of envy!

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…of sensuality!

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…of lust!

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…of opulence!

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…of conformity to the fads and fashions of this fallen world!

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In simplest terms, they portray the very image of Satan’s character!

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(And this little article doesn’t even have time to speak of the CD/DVD section of the store!)

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Store window mannequins – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 3.0

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ANTICHRIST WORLD-SYSTEM

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And when one backs up a few steps, and looks at the big picture, it becomes clear that it is Satan’s overall purpose to conform us into the qualities of this world, but not into Heaven’s qualities!

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Yes, all those “pleasant pictures” we see all around us, are purposely designed to conform the hearts and minds of the people into this Luciferian world-system!

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

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“DAY OF THE LORD UPON ALL PLEASANT PICTURES”

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**Listen to Isaiah’s prophecy concerning The Day of the Lord…**

“For The Day of the LORD of Hosts

shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty…

and he shall be brought low…

and upon all PLEASANT PICTURES.”

Isaiah 2:12, 16)

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Here is seen that God knew all about these current times and how Satan would use technology to create all these “pleasant pictures” we are now overwhelmed by, nearly everywhere we go!

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Woman in Mediterranian – Wikipaintings – US Public Domain

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WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?

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And isn’t it so true that the easiest targets are our children?

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Yes, it is Satan’s great desire to totally indoctrinate our children to love this present, selfish, antichrist world-system! In this way, they become his willing servants and prisoners!

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And so, every time a Christian takes his or her child through these stores, that child is getting a thorough grooming into the wares and ways of this antichristian world, as child’s little eyes soak in all those lusty pictures which are just about everywhere in the store!

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GOOD NEWS!

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Well, the Good News is, that, “where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:” Romans 5:20.

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Yes, God has provided a way of escape for His sorely tried and tempted people!

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Because, God is now calling His people to…

…”Come out of her (Mystery Babylon) My people,

that you do not partake of her sins

and do not receive of her plagues.”

Revelation 18:4.

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Yes, God is now calling His people to make an end-time exodus out of this proud, self-focused world.

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But it is a spiritual exodus, which each and every true worshiper of God can join, even the infirm and incarcerated!

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And as we daily behold the image of Jesus in our studies, our prayers, and in our constant contemplation of Him, we will be imperceptibly, “changed into the same Image (of Jesus)…even as by the Spirit of the Lord!” (see 2nd Corinthians 3:17, 18)

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

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TO READ PART 5, GO HERE…

August 19 (Image of the Beast, Part 5: “Framing Mischief By A Law!”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S 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

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

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;

and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads.”

Revelation 12:3

**In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.**

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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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TOMORROW…

May 20 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 20: “Congregate Together, or Flee To The Mountains?”

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 18 (The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 7: “7 Bowls of Wrath on The Church!?!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 18

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The Time of Jacob’s Trouble,

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Part 7:

“7 Bowls of Wrath on The Church!?!”

To read Part 1, click here…July 13th (Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: Alone With God)

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JACOB’S TIME OF TROUBLE

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Take, for instance, the story of Jacob.

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Yes, Jacob hearkened to his mother’s bad advice, by dealing treacherously with his brother, Esau, stealing away Esau’s blessing.

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But Jacob didn’t get away with his dishonest ways.

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No, God was going to save Jacob. But God was also going to purify Jacob from his wickedness.

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James Tissot – Jacob & Esau – The Mess of Pottage – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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JACOB’S NOSE RUBBED IN HIS OWN SINS

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And so, the following decades became Jacob’s training ground, as Jacob became oppressed by Uncle Laban who continually swindled Jacob, time-and-time-again!

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Yes, when Jacob made an end of oppressing his brother, Jacob now became the oppressed one.

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Oh yes, God graciously allowed Jacob to enjoy many years of joy and hope, as he labored in hope of one day obtaining Rachael for his bride, there in that foreign land!

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But that joy and hope was somewhat marred by Uncle Laban’s under-handed dealings with Jacob!

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Jacob Meets Laban – by Antonio Balestra – cropped photo – www.wikigallery.org – Public Domain

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OUR LONG NIGHT OF TROUBLE

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Now just what does all this have to do with us, upon whom “the ends of the world are come?” (see 1st Corinthians 10:11)

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Well, just listen to Jeremiah’s prophecy…

…”Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child?

wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins,

as a woman in travail,

and all faces are turned into paleness?

Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it:

it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;

but he shall be saved out of it.”

Jeremiah 30:6, 7

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Now what in the world could this above passage be speaking of!?!

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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel – Wikipedia – public domain

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LABOR PAINS

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**Yes, what in the world could this above passage (Jeremiah 30:6, 7) be speaking of!?!**

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Simple! Here is a very unusual, yet frightful prophecy concerning the time we are now in!

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You see, the Church of God was given the great commission to bring forth and give birth to Christ, individually as well as collectively.

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And each and every man, woman, and child has been given the task of allowing the seed of Christ, which God has planted, to grow and thrive in our hearts, until the day comes when Christ will finally come to full blossom in our lives!

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CO-LABORERS WITH CHRIST

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And we have been chosen to be co-laborers with Christ, as husbandmen (farmers), in causing this birth to finally occur!

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This was to be a joyful work. But like Jacob, we too have inward corruption, which God must purify out of our hearts.

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And even though God has given us many joyful and hopeful experiences, He nevertheless has mingled these good times with not-so-good-times, just as he did with Jacob, in hopes of causing us to finally hate the sin which we once loved and practiced.

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

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WRESTLING WITH GOD

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But alas, time has come to an end! There are not to be decades of time as Jacob experienced.

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We have now arrived at that time known as “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”!

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It is now time to engage in that same wrestling match as Jacob engaged in his long night of combat against that nameless stranger.

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Yes, this long-promised tempest now coming upon us will be…

…”a time of trouble, such as never was

since there was a nation even to that same time:

and at that time thy people shall be delivered,

every one that shall be found written in the book.”

Daniel 12:1

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During this long night before us, we will be wrestling…

*wrestling in prayer:

*wrestling against sin and Satan:

*wrestling against extreme discouragement and murmuring:

*Wrestling to allow Christ to be fully formed within!

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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SEEING GOD FACE-TO-FACE

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And even though it may seem as if all our old past misdeeds are now coming back to haunt us, know for a certainty that they are, like Jacob, allowed by God…

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…so that when the Dawning of the Day finally arrives, that “Stranger” with whom we wrestled with though the night will finally pronounce the following blessing…

…”Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel:

for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men,

and hast prevailed.”

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And on that glorious morning, when this pronouncement has been made, we will joyfully exclaim…“I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” Genesis 32:28-30

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Jacobs Ladder to Heaven – Wikipedia – pub.dom.

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TO READ PART 8, GO HERE…

June 28 (Jacob’s Trouble, Part 8: “Sin Multiplied!”)

Jacob – Wikimedia-US – Public-Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to endure the trials and troubles ahead….

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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SO WHERE ARE THE “MULTITUDES”?…

“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

So where are the multitudes in this 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. It is estimated to have possibly a trillion stars! 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

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.

Listen to Scripture…

…”But ye are come unto mount Zion,

and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem…

To the…church of the firstborn,

which are written in heaven…”

Hebrews 12:22, 23.

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Well, it sure seems that this verse is correct when it says the words… “which are written in heaven”!

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Because this galaxy in this constellation group is a wonderful picture of the Church as it makes it trek to the summit of this starry mountain; a picture of God’s Church…His faithful people…written in the heavens.

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**These are the Signs of Heaven, promised long ago to be revealed before that “great and terrible Day of the Lord”…**

…”And I will show WONDERS IN THE HEAVENS and in the earth,

blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood,

before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.”

Joel 2:31

(Joel 2:30, 31 Drawing of Abraham counting stars – Wikipedia – public domain. Click here for full size.

Andromeda Galaxy by Adam & Wikipedia share-alike license)

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TOMORROW:

May 19 (Image of the Beast, Part 4: “Signs (Images) of the Times:”)

Store window mannequins – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 3.0

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 17 (Television and The Image That Speaks, Part 4: “Television, The Irresistible Image-Maker”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 17

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Television & The Image That Speaks,

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Part 4:

“Television, The Irresistible Image-Maker”

To read Part 1, click here…October 27th (Television and the Image that Speaks)

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“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,

that they should believe a lie:

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,

but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

2nd Thessalonians 2:11, 12

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This above verse foretells of a day in which God will send strong delusion to those who have not received the love of the truth.

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Of course, the apostate portion of the Church has always been subject to strong delusion.

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**Because, “the (Antichrist) spirit that now works in the children of disobedience”, is the very essence of strong delusion. (see Ephesians 2:2)**

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

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THE OVERWHELMING POWER OF TELEVISION

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And yet, in these last moments of time, the Bible forewarns of an image that the entire world bows down to, and worships.

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And as never before in history, this image has the ability to speak!

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You see, we are living in that very day. And there is no fulfillment to that long-promised talking-image as great as television is (and other high-tech devices too).

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And especially when one considers that the very name, “tele-vision” seems to fulfill a “talking image”, foretold in Revelation 13.

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LIGHTING, MUSIC, STORY-LINES…AND HIDDEN AGENDA

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Right now, the power of these productions is profound…

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…with their incredible and colorful lighting…

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…their enchanting and exciting music…

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…their masterful storylines…

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…and their well-disguised indoctrination into this Anti-Christ world-system!

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Consequently, they create a normalcy in the minds of viewers, concerning this extremely abnormal world!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pied Piper of Television – www.signsofheaven.org

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HEAVENLY ROLE-MODELS or HELLISH ROLE MODELS?

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As most everyone in the Christian community understands, the Bible uses not only Jesus, but mere mortals, such as Paul, to be role-models for Christians to admire and emulate.

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But Lucifer, now called Satan, fully understands this, and has given us his own role-models, for us to conform to.

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And now, with the advent of television, radio, the printed page, and high-tech devices, like never before this Master-Destroyer has perfected his mind-control machinery in which to conform the world into his own selfish image!

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And so, the many ‘superstars’ seen and adored by the lost multitudes on a daily basis, become firmly etched upon the tables of the human heart.

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And as a result, these influences in the mind eventually translate into the actions and deeds in their own personal daily lives!

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

Poster – Gone With the Wind – US Public Dom – Wikipedia

Super Bowl XLIII Thunderbirds Flyover Feb 1 2009 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Elvis Presley – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN’S CHARACTER TRANSFERRED

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This is the essence of the image of the beast, which, by the way, is the very image of the Dragon, Satan.

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Oh yes, don’t be fooled by the “good and moral message” often presented in these productions.

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Because, mingled within are the very qualities of Satan: lust, sensual music, anger, hatred, revenge, greed, commonness, unholiness, impatience, materialism, pride, “foolish talk & jesting”, a pretentious ‘form of godliness’, and other similar qualities. (See Ephesians 5:4 & 2nd Timothy 3:5-7)

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ABOVE PICTURE: television & the image of Satan – www.signsofheaven.org

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HABAKKUK SAYS, “RUN!”

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Yes, the Book of Habakkuk was written especially for this very day, in which the Lord commands us…

“And the LORD answered me, and said,

‘Write the vision (of unbelievers surrounding God’s people),

and make it plain upon tables,

that he may run that reads it.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time,

but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:

though it tarry, wait for it;

because it will surely come,

it will not tarry.”

Habakkuk 2:2, 3

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

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OVERWHELMING INFLUENCE

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Yes, the Book of Habakkuk foretells of the day when,

“the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth:

for the wicked doth compass about the righteous;

therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”

Habakkuk 1:4

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As this above verse foretells, the day is coming (and now is), when God’s people will be so overwhelmed by the corrupting power and influence of this unbelieving world, that they are commanded to flee!

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Berlin neukoelln – TV satellite dishes – cropped image – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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And this website is literally teeming with articles on how and where we must flee to.

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And the reader is highly encouraged to join this end-time exodus.

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TO READ PART 5, CLICK HERE…

September 14 (Television and The Image That Speaks, Part 5: “Television, Satan’s Advertiser-in-Chief!”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the understanding, conviction, and strength to eliminate television and secular radio, etc., out of my life…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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WINTER CONSTELLATIONS

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). Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).

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**And at this point it is apparent that the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the two bright stars, known as Castor and Pollux (sketch to left).**

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**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 the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).

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**The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch below left).**

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

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TOMORROW:

May 18 (Jacob’s Trouble, Part 7: “7 Bowls of Wrath on The Church!?!”)

ABOVE CHART: 7 Stars (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 16 (The False Prophet, Part 37: “And He Spake as a Dragon in Oh So Many Ways!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3, May 16

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The False Prophet,

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Part 37:

“And He Spake as a Dragon in Oh So Many Ways!”

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

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“And I beheld another beast

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coming up out of the earth;

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and he had two horns like a lamb,

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and he spake as a dragon”

Revelation 13:11

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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**This nation originally came “up out of the earth”, in the wilderness of North America…**

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…an entirely new nation created to become a safe-haven of refuge for those escaping the long tyrannical siege by the Revelation-Ch.13-1st-beast-church-state-system which reigned during the Dark Ages over Europe.

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Pilgrims & Mayflower Harbor by William Halsall 1882 wikipedia US public domain

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THE GREATEST NATIONAL DOCUMENT

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And God gave this brand-new fledgling nation a constitution based on the principle of liberty of conscience and freedom of political/religious speech.

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

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POWER DERIVED FROM THE EARTH’S RICHES

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And this nation, being rich in that which comes from the earth, began to prosper.

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As a matter of fact, this nation became the source of seemingly every conceivable innovation, which provided the engine for the incredible industrial revolution!

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And like the proverbial “rocket-ship”, America produced a society like no other in history, soaring to incredible heights, leading other nations to also become veritable cornucopian super-societies!

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Mall – Fashion Centre at Pentagon City – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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“But they that will be rich fall into…many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”

1st Timothy: 6:9

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As a result, this society quickly became a very rich nation.

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And it wasn’t long until the societal moral decay began, as it always does in wealthy societies, such as Rome, Greece, Sodom, etc….

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Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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“…thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods…and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:”

Revelation 3:17

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And along with the downward slide of the secularists, the church also began to seek after prosperity in the form of decadent pleasures and proud, ambitious pursuits.

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Needless to say, as a result, much of the church-community fell fast asleep, spiritually…

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…thus, allowing Satan to bring the church down into apostasy, merely having a form of godliness, but no true Holy Spirit empowerment.

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Merely a counterfeit righteousness!

Francken, Hieronymus the Younger – Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins c 1616

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LAMBLIKE BEAST BEGINS TO SPEAK AS A DRAGON!

(See Revelation 13:11)

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At first, this prosperous nation still managed to maintain, to a degree, its commitment to Christian principles.

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That is, not only did the church profess to follow the Lamb of God, but the government also developed “two horns like a Lamb” of political/social power, thus fulfilling the prophecy which said…

…”And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb…”

Revelation 13:11

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Yes, just as “Mercy and Truth…Righteousness and Peace” are the two horns of the Lamb of God (see Psalm 85:10)…

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…so also, the United States civil government likewise developed two similar horns in the form of its two major political parties…

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**…the party of so-called “compassion” (the left horn)…**

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**…but also the party of morality (the right horn).**

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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BUT SOON THIS LAMBLIKE BEAST BEGAN TO SPEAK AS A DRAGON

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And, with the invention of radio, movies, and television, it wasn’t too long until this 2nd Beast of Revelation began speaking as a dragon!

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**And of course, Revelation 20:2 reveals thus, “the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan”.**

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Yes, Satan is that dragon, and he began to take this nation down into bottomless pit of moral depravity by means of these colossal “electronic megaphones” known as radio, movies, and television.

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And Satan could now begin to also speak as a dragon to other developing nations.

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INTERNET: THE GREAT APOCALYPTIC WEAPON

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But if this was not already enough, along came Internet, giving Satan absolute control, custom-tailored to fit the selfish desires of each and every individual.

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And it became the perfect apocalyptic weapon to prevent the unvarnished truth from being preached.

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1984 Big-Brother is watching you – Wikimedia – Copy-Left license

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“…but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful”

Proverbs 27:6

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And now, Satan has begun to pull off his lamblike mask.

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And his lamblike horns were now revealed to actually be the Devil’s horns!

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And this false Prophet Beast was now openly speaking as a dragon!

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AND THIS FALSE PROPHET NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

…in the public schools, spreading his racial division, sodomy, socialism/Marxism, etc….

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

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…on the social media, twisting and perverting the young minds of teens…

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…with every form of perversion and confusion…

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…to the degree that many lost young people are hopelessly turning to suicide to escape all the societal madness!

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People engaging with their phones on the Seoul Metro – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

…to encourage various states and counties to legalize drugs, prostitution, and other forms of vice.

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

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…through social media, influencing elections by censorship and spreading false news stories designed to destroy all those who attempt to hinder his evil plans!

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

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…to stamp out the true Gospel, replacing it with a prosperity-driven false gospel.

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

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To encourage the canceling of employment of those who do not agree with the politically correct world-view, or refuse to compromise their beliefs.

Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

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To flood the airways with pornography and similar destructive viewing substances.

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

To rewrite history schoolbooks to fit the current-day political agenda, or to stop teaching history altogether…

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…all in effort to keep the populace ignorant, thus making them easier to deceive, manipulate and control.

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

…to call for courts and judges to engage in corrupt decision-making against all dissenters.

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AND HE NOW SPEAKS AS A DRAGON…

…to marshal governments to become increasingly authoritarian, totalitarian, transforming into police-states.

HABAKKUK SAYS, “RUN, CHRISTIAN, RUN!”

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And so, just what is the solution to this seemingly impossible situation?

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Well, the prophet Habakkuk says in Chapter 2…

“And the LORD answered me, and said,

‘Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables,

that he may run that readeth it.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time,

but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:

though it tarry, wait for it;

because it will surely come,

it will not tarry.”

Habakkuk 2:2, 3

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Here we see that it is now time to “RUN!”

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Here it is seen that it is no more time to be planting, building, buying, selling, marrying (and divorcing)!

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No, it is time for God’s sorely tried people to run to the safety and refuge in the appointed hiding place in the heavenly “everlasting mountains” which surround the “Jerusalem now…in bondage to sin” (see Genesis 49:26 & Galatians 4:25)

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Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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FLEE THE CORRUPT MEDIA!

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Well, obviously, the very first place to run for safety is from the presence of these unwholesome influences.

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But we are not to force others into submission to our will!

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**And so, in the secret pavilion of The Most High, the Believer can pray for his or her family, that they too may eventually come along on this end-time exodus out of this world.**

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Yes, as Habakkuk encourages, “but the just shall live by his faith. ” Habakkuk 2:4

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And our faith will continually grow as we exercise great patience in waiting for our family’s salvation without attempting to force or bully them into submission!

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PICTURE – Constellation – Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 – This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture

TO READ PART 38. CLICK HERE…

July 5 (The False Prophet, Part 38: “Misguided Mercy Toward the Homeless”)

Lady Helping the homeless street-person – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER..

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;

and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads.”

Revelation 12:3

**In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.**

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**However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.**

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

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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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**The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).**

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**And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).**

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So, we have this 7 and 10 numbering.

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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.

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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

But before we explore the floods, let’s look at one more number from that same passage in Revelation…

TOMORROW…

May 17 (Television and The Image That Speaks, Part 4: “Television, The Irresistible Image-Maker”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 15 ( Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 3: “How To Stay Hidden”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 15

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Hide Thyself…For A Moment!

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Part 3:

“How To Stay Hidden“

To read Part 1, click here…JULY 2 (Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 1: Dwelling In Love! (“John’s Victorious Life”))

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Isaiah 26:20, 21 stands as solemn command from God to His people for the coming time of trouble before us!

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Listen to this urgent command…

…”Come, My people,

enter thou into thy chambers,

and shut thy doors about thee:

hide thyself as it were for a little moment,

until the indignation be overpast.

For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place

to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:

the earth also shall disclose her blood,

and shall no more cover her slain.”

Isaiah 26:20, 21

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No, this passage is not speaking of the so-called “Rapture”.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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“When the wicked rise, men hide themselves:!”

Proverbs 28:28

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Now, this website has many articles dealing with hiding ourselves during the coming tempest…

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…and this website assures us that the “peace that surpasses all understanding” will be wonderful in that secret hiding place! (see Philippians 4:4-8)

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But the Devil isn’t going to allow us to stay hidden if at all possible. He is going to lure you and me back out, if he possibly can!

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

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“A LITTLE SLEEP, A LITTLE SLUMBER”

Proverbs 6:10, 11

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So just how does Satan lure a Believer back out of their secret hiding place?

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Simple! Satan knows our addictions.

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And so, he convinces that Believer to nibble just a little bit of grass on the other side of the fence!

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Maybe he can get us to begin watching a little TV, once again.

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Or perhaps our favorite secular radio show.

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Or the sports-addict to return back to watch that championship ball-game.

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Or some favorite secular novel.

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BACK IN DANGER

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Whatever happens to be our particular little time of selfish earthly pleasure, Satan knows exactly which buttons to push to get you or me to come out of our hiding place!

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Just one more little video game! Just one more little TV show. Just one more little news program.

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That’s all it takes my friend!

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And before you know it, you or I will wake up to discover that we have completely vacated our secret chambers.

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Satan has completely lured us back into the world!

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And our life will become miserable with sin and torment!

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“NO REST, DAY NOR NIGHT!”

Revelation 14:11

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And God will allow the Devil to make us so miserable that when God finally allows us to return to the Most Holy Place of our heart, we will never ever want to come back out ever again!

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As one old southern radio preacher frequently warned, “God may just beat us within an inch of our life!”

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Of course, it’s probably not God, but the Devil who gives us the actual beating!

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But God allows him to do it, because God wants His people to stay hidden till the storm passes over.

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

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100% DEVOTION NEEDED

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**Now, God does not “leave us high-and-dry”, as the old saying goes.**

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No, but God has given us instructions on how we may stay hidden.

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Listen to God’s admonition, found in Zephaniah 2:3, to His faithful ones…

…”Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth,

which have wrought His judgment;

seek righteousness,

seek meekness:

it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.”

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Yes, even though we have been faithful in the past, God here warns us to keep diligently seeking after Christ’s righteousness and meekness!

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This is how we may stay hidden.

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However pressing his duties STM2-c James Lee Frazer always finds time to read a few chapters from his Bible each day. I – NARA – 520675 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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GOD WILL KEEP US

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Listen to Revelation 3:10, 11…

…”Because thou hast kept the Word of My patience,

I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation,

which shall come upon all the world,

to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Behold, I come quickly:

hold that fast which thou hast,

that no man take thy crown.”

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**Here is a similar admonition to Zephaniah 2:3 (see previous section/paragraph), to God’s people in these last moments.**

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Yes, God will keep His faithful ones from that fearful hour of temptation coming to try the souls of men.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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HOLD FAST!

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But this passage also carries with it, a warning…”Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”

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In other words, we must not get the idea that we can become careless and complacent regarding our sanctification.

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We must remain watchful and vigilant, ever seeking for a closer daily walk with Jesus!

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**We must “hold fast” to our blessings, and not let them slip out of our hands!**

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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IMMERSE MYSELF IN HEAVENLY THINGS!

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And so, dear darling soul for whom Christ bled and died, let’s plead with God to hide us, and then plead that He will keep us there, “till the indignation is overpast”! Isaiah 26:20, 21.

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Let’s stay in His Word throughout our every day, while at home, or at work, or while at recreation with our family!

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Let’s continue in unceasing prayer.

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And by all means, let’s keep ourselves from leaving the safety of our secret hiding place in the Lord, by allowing Satan to tempt us back out into the world!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to stay hidden in Thy secret Pavilion…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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HOLY GHOST-RIDER

**Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon.**

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Also notice his eye is a star. It is best seen when in the western half of the sky.

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It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west.

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In January, it is in the west after midnight.

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As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation.

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**It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion.**

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**And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west.**

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**The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation.**

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**The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation.**

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**The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.**

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TOMORROW…

May 16 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 3, “Political Correctness: Satan’s Righteousness!”)

No Political Correctness.svg – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 14 (Strong Delusion In Scripture, Part 7: “Hypocritical Hermeneutic!”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 14

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Strong Delusion In Scripture,

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Part 7:

“Hypocritical Hermeneutic!”

To read part 1, go here…APRIL 27 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 1)

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The Apostle, Peter, gives us the following admonition…

…”Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile,

and hypocrisies…”

1st Peter 2:1, 2

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**So Peter (whom, by the way, God exposed as a hypocrite, prior to his full conversion) is counseling us to put away, among other things, all hypocrisies.**

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Now there happens to be one certain hermeneutic

which has been the source of much hypocrisy

for a long time!

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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HERMENEUTIC OF /HISTORICAL/GRAMMATICAL/LITERAL INTERPRETATION

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And just which hermeneutic (method of interpretation) is the source of so much hypocrisy?

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It is the so-called hermeneutic which demands the Bible must be understood literally as far as possible.

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In other words, those who needlessly allegorize various Bible stories are violating this theologian-concocted hermeneutic.

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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NO BIBLICAL SUPPORT

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Now the reason this website calls this hermeneutic, “so-called” is because it has no biblical validity.

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As a matter of fact, the Bible actually encourages us to find the spiritual interpretation…

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…for example, listen to 1st Corinthians 2:13…

…”Which things also we speak,

not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth,

but which the Holy Ghost teacheth;

comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”

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**Here we see that it is the work of the Holy Spirit to teach us heavenly wisdom, “comparing spiritual things with spiritual”. 1st Corinthians 2:13**

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SPIRITUALIZING IS FOOLISH TO THE CARNALLY-MINDED

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Yes, the Bible is a spiritual book.

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And even the stories which don’t directly speak of the Gospel of Jesus are allegorical pictures of some aspect of Salvation!

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But in the apostate portion of the Church, this truth is scorned by most theologians and Bible teachers, just as is written…

…”But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:

FOR THEY ARE FOOLISHNESS UNTO HIM:

neither can he know them,

because they are spiritually discerned.”

1st Corinthians 2:14

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Yes, those who are still carnally-minded within the church-world, to a great degree, view spiritualizing as foolishness, just as this above verse reveals.

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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A “HANDY” HERMENEUTIC

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Now, in addition to this heretical hermeneutic, most of these theologians and Bible teachers are guilty of a further sin: the sin of hypocrisy.

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And just what is the source of that “forked-tongued” hypocrisy?

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You see, the fact is, those who claim to adhere to this hermeneutic, conveniently ignore this so-called hermeneutic whenever it serves their purpose to do so.

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Brown tree snake – Boiga – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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NUMBERS, CHAPTER 14

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For just one example, let’s take the unbiblical doctrine, “The Age of Accountability”.

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If you will notice, erring teachers often use the story of God’s people who were under the age of twenty being allowed to enter into the Promised Land.

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But there is nothing in that true historical account which demands an allegorical interpretation.

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**It is totally a voluntary ignoring of that so-called hermeneutic, which allows theologians to prove the so-called, “Age of Accountability”.**

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Bible paper – Dave Bullock – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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MANY BIBLE STORIES ALLEGORICAL

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Yes, many stories about Jesus are allegorical in nature…

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**…stories such as “The Woman Taken in Adultery”, which is actually a picture of an adulterous apostate church, finally receiving forgiveness.**

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And many other true, historical accounts, such as Samson, or Jonah, or Job, or Esther, or David, or any and every other historical accounts in Scripture, were orchestrated by God to be allegories concerning Jesus and His war against Satan!

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These were all given by God to be prophetic in nature, as is written… “for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 19:10.

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Yes, the whole Bible is the spirit of prophecy.

The woman taken in adultery – Église Saint-Lazare de Marseille – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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GOOD NEWS!

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But there is some very Good News. Yes, there is time to repent of this great error.!

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The Bible reveals…

“But the Anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you,

and ye need not that any man teach you:

but as the same Anointing teacheth you of all things,

and is truth, and is no lie,

and even as it hath taught you,

ye shall abide in Him.”

1st John 2:27

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As this verse reveals, we are not required to be under the control of any human Bible authority.

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If we are indwelt with the anointing of the Holy Spirit we may study for our own selves, just what is truth.

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But even if we do find a faithful Bible teacher, we should not merely accept everything he teaches.

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But as “Noble Bereans”, we must diligently search the Bible daily for our own self, “to see if these things are so.” Acts 17:11

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain

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TO READ PART 8, GO HERE…July 2 (Strong Delusion In Scripture, Part 8: “The 7 Stars of Revelation: the Church?”)

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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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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand the true allegorical nature of the Bible. Let me not be deceived by the strong delusion which is being served up in today’s Christian community…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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REVELATION 12 WOMAN CONSTELLATION

**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.

But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings.

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She is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).

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The single star representing her birth-child (Christ) now becomes her head (“Christ is the head of the church.” Ephesians 5:23

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars.

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But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

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

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TOMORROW:

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May 15 ( Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 3: “How To Stay Hidden”)

Hide Thyself in thy Chambers- inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 13 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 7: “Planet Earth: Experiment In Selfishness”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 13

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 7:

“Planet Earth: Experiment In Selfishness”

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

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“And I (Solomon) gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom

concerning all things that are done under heaven:

this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man

to be exercised therewith.”

Ecclesiastes 1:13

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Whether we like it or not, the plain truth is that this world is Satan’s prison-house of sin and selfishness!

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It is a type of prison island in which God has allowed the Devil to keep humanity under lock and key, so to speak.

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You could say that we’re being held captive on this cosmic Devil’s Island!

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Oh yes, God is very merciful, and has allowed us many pleasant things to enjoy.

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But make no mistake! This world is Satan’s prison-house of sin and selfishness…

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…A holding place where the rebels against Heaven must remain for a time.

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

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THE CANCER OF SELFISHNESS

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When God created this world, it was part of a big beautiful universe in which unselfish love was to reign supreme.

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Mankind was given the most incredibly beautiful environment to live and thrive.

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And yet, God knew that the cancer of selfishness had already begun in Heaven, and was about to move to this new world called Planet Earth.

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But God, not wanting this evil ideology to continue to fester and expand throughout the universe, allowed Planet Earth to become the grand stage for selfishness to fully manifest itself for all the cloud of witnesses throughout Heaven to observe.

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And so, over the past millenniums of Planet Earth’s existence, selfishness, in all its various forms, has continued to thrive.

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

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“SLAY THEM NOT, LEST MY PEOPLE FORGET”

Psalm 59:11

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And because God wants for all to fully realize the woeful and miserable results of selfishness, He has allowed the horrifying harvest of sin’s final reward to come into its fulness.

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Oh yes, God could have intervened, preventing the woe and misery which results from selfishness.

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But had He done that, then this great experiment in sin would only cause the entire universe to eventually join in the rebellion against Heaven.

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Boston Marathon Bombing – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

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“THE WHOLE CREATION GROANS…IN PAIN”

Romans 8:22

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But, as we look around at this sad and tragic world, we can easily see that selfishness is not the way to true peace and contentment.

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No, everywhere we look, the world is groaning and mourning under the weight of sin’s wages.

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Just look at all the robberies,

…all the violence,

…all the anger and hatred,

…all the foolish pride,

…all the disparity,

…the lust,

…the pushing and shoving,

…the filth,

…the acts of selfish disregard for others,

…the family discord, divorce,

…murders, rapes, kidnappings,

…slave-trading, unjust laws,

…sickness, suffering, loneliness, hopelessness, disease

…and finally…death for each and every one of us!

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Anti-Christian Protest movement – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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“THE PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED”

Psalm 73:3

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But in spite of all the woe and misery, God, in His infinite wisdom, has allowed a certain segment of this world’s populace to enjoy good health, strength of body and mind, for a time.

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Yes, there is a large class of humans who possess the riches of gold, silver, as well as beauty and strength.

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Hearst Castle – cropped photo – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License

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“MORE THAN HEART COULD WISH!”

Psalm 73:7

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And these “fortunate” ones often seem to enjoy more than heart could wish…

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…while a large segment of the world’s not-so-fortunate-ones suffer from lack of food, water, shelter, and poor health, disease and oppression from the violent and greedy ones of the earth.

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Yes, the disparity in this world of selfishness is profound, to say the least!

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**Oh yes, many who have stored up earthly treasures are willing to allow the poor to, “eat the crumbs which fall from their table”, so to speak.**

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

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“FOR YOUR SAKES, HE BECAME POOR”

2nd Corinthians 8:9

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But very few of these prosperous ones are willing to follow the divine example which Jesus gave, as He forsook the riches of Heaven.

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Yes, Jesus became poor, all for the sake of His self-sacrificing love for this poor, miserable and needy world.

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And even many people of the world, who have seemingly “given all”, have done so out of impure motives, often for the sake of applause from the onlooking world.

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

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TIME: THE GREAT EQUALIZER

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But time is the Great Equalizer! And many of those who once enjoyed the riches and accolades of this world finally arrive at the day of recompense.

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Oh yes, many simply die, leaving their riches behind. But many others suffer loss while still in the land of the living, for one reason or another.

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Divorce, disease, financial collapse, aging, loneliness, hopelessness, the loss of beauty, as well as countless other human tragedies…

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…these often steal away the riches and possessions from those formerly, “fortunate ones”, finally leaving them poor and destitute.

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And many of those who suffer the loss of their earthly riches, eventually turn to the Lord, and are delighted to discover the true riches and joys of Heaven, as they become faithful followers of Jesus!

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

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“LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY”

Isaiah 55:7

And so, the message from today’s devotional is in the form of a plea to the Reader, whether rich or poor, to turn away from this selfish world while there is still time.

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The miserable pleasures of this world’s sin and selfishness are nothing in comparison to the everlasting joys and pleasures of Heaven!

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River of Water of Life – H. Melville – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 8, GO HERE…

August 23 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 8: “Planet Earth: Hacksaw Ridge!”)

Hacksaw Ridge – Wikipedia – Non-free Media Rationale

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to make my little corner of the world into a little corner of Heaven! Help me separate myself, as far as possible from the corrupting ungodly influences all around me…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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**This Revelation 12 Dragon from Signs Of Heaven, has not been previously recognized.**

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But you will discover that it is a very intricate and complex constellation, once you are comfortable locating it (picture below, right).

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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The star-charts below (below, right) are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, as they appear when in the west.

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Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.

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LOCATION…

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

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**The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield.**

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**This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.**

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**The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces.**

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Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape.

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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus .

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**The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.**

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night.

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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.

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TOMORROW

May 14 (Strong Delusion In Scripture, Part 7: “Hypocritical Hermeneutic!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 12 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 10: “Mass Insanity, Or Devilish Design (or Both)?”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 12

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 10:

“Mass Insanity, Or Devilish Design (or Both)?”

To read part 1, click here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 1)

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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Back in the 1970’s, a certain saying was popularized…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!”

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

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After all, the above signature verse reveals a truth that practically nobody realizes or accepts! It is perhaps the most egregious truth in all of the Bible!

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And this above verse from Ephesians reveals that Satan is indeed… “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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

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

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TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION

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No, we cannot normally see Satan nor his evil angels. But we can indeed see the trail of destruction that follows in their wake.

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And the current waves of evil which are now overtaking the world are clear evidence that a literal personality known as Lucifer, also as “Satan”, or “the Devil”, is truly responsible for the tidal waves of evil now sweeping across the nations.

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

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MADNESS IN OUR HEARTS

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Oh yes, the Bible reveals concerning the human race…

…”also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil,

and madness is in their heart while they live,

and after that they go to the dead.”

Ecclesiastes 9:3

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As this above verse reveals, madness exists in the hearts of humanity.

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Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – cropped and altered photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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THE SPIRIT OF MADNESS

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And yet, we must realize that it is only because the spirit of Antichrist is now working in the children of men, as is written…

…”Wherein in time past

ye walked according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the air,

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

Ephesians 2:2

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Yes, it is that satanic Antichrist spirit who now works in the hearts of mankind on an individual basis. And where the spirit of Satan is, there exists madness.

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And this same madness is what causes these current-day paradigm shifts which make no earthly sense!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Battle for the heart – www.signsofheaven.org

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A NEW LEVEL OF INSANITY!

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**Well, this is merely one example of how “the god of this world” is causing such unthinkable paradigm shifts, that would have been laughed off as “impossible”, just a few short years ago!**

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Well, no one is laughing now!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pied Piper of Television – www.signsofheaven.org – commercial use by permission only

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GOOD NEWS: “A PACE OF REFUGE!”

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But is there any Good News to be gleaned in this seemingly hopeless world?

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Is there any way of escape from this pandemic madness which is now sweeping through our land like a giant tsunami?

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Yes, there is a “place of refuge, and…a covert from (this approaching) storm!” Isaiah 4:6 (Parenthetical comment by website Editor)

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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“HIDE…FOR A LITTLE MOMENT”

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As a matter of fact, the Bible counsels us to…

“Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers,

and shut thy doors about thee:

hide thyself as it were for a little moment,

until the indignation be overpast.

For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place

to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity…”

Isaiah 26:20, 21

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Here is revealed a hiding place from the approaching storm.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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GOD IS OUR CHAMBERS!

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However, many will say…“But where are these chambers? Because I don’t have any chambers, do I?”

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Well, the chambers spoken of here are also spoken in Psalms 27:5, 6 and also in Psalms 32:7…

“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion:

in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me;

He shall set me up upon a rock.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me…

Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble;

Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.” Selah.

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Here we have some wonderful promises, for all those who are willing to forsake this present world, and live the rest of our life in grateful, loving service to Christ!

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Johann Heinrich Füssli – Woman Sitting, Curled up Google Art Project – US public domain

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And just what does that service consist of?

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

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“THOU ART MY HIDING PLACE; THOU SHALL PRESERVE ME FROM TROUBLE…WITH SONGS OF DELIVERANCE”

Psalm 32:7

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To cooperate with God’s chastening process, that we may be transformed into His likeness!

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To hide His great and precious promises in our heart.

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To faithfully endure the purifying trials which God lovingly allows to come into our lives.

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To contemplate His Word and engage in unceasing prayers, throughout our day.

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To shun every ungodly influence and time-wasting pursuit which Satan uses to corrupt us and divert us.

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To allow our light of purity and warm, agape love to shine brightly before the onlooking world!

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These are the duties which all those seeking to hide themselves in God’s secret pavilion, will perform each day.

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However pressing his duties STM2-c James Lee Frazer always finds time to read a few chapters from his Bible each day. I – NARA – 520675 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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May 27 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 11: “Enhancing The Pleasures of Sin”)

photo – music headphones – psychic-Ganzfeld – Wikipedia – Public-domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent regarding this very deceptive world. Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, nor of his power over this world…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;

and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads.”

Revelation 12:3

**In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.**

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**However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.**

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

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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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**The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).**

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**And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).**

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So, we have this 7 and 10 numbering.

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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.

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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW…

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May 13 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 7: “Planet Earth: Experiment In Selfishness”)

Black Friday Frenzy – by Powhusku – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 11 (Seared As With A Hot Iron!)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 11

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Seared As With A Hot Iron!

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“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,

that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith,

giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Speaking lies in hypocrisy;

having their conscience seared with a hot iron;”

1st Timothy 4:1, 2

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This above passage from 1st Timothy speaks of a conscience seared as with “a hot iron.”

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In other words, this allegorical statement appears to be speaking of a conscience that has been deadened by false teachings.

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And this is in reference to the “latter times”.

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branded – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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A VERITABLE MIND-CONTROL CENTER

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Well, the fact is that we are now living in an age in which the god of this world has created a high-tech world.

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And in this cornucopian super-society, the earth’s inhabitants are searing (deadening) our consciences by watching/listening to a constant barrage of electronic devices…

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…such instruments of mind-control come in the form of television, radio, Internet, plus magazines, novels, newspapers, public schooling, and even various signage.

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branded – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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24/7/365 BRAINWASHING

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You might say that this current society has been changed into one giant mind-control center…

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…all because these devices and publications are constantly pushing various ideologies and behavioral advice upon their audiences.

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Berlin neukoelln – TV satellite dishes – cropped photo – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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THE IMAGE THAT SPEAKS

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Of course, this was foretold in such places as Revelation 13, which reveals…

“And I beheld another beast (the False Prophet)

coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb,

and he spake as a dragon (Satan)…

And he had power to give life unto the image of the (1st) Beast,

that the image of the (1st) Beast should both speak,

and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the Beast

should be killed.”

Revelation 13:11-15 (condensed for brevity)

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This above passage is most likely speaking of our current world-system in which society is bent on controlling how people think.

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Yes, there is a great push to cause the world to conform to the image of the Dragon, Satan!

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Television, the image that speaks – www.signsofheaven.org

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SATAN’S CHARACTER TRANSFERRED VIA THESE DEVICES

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The character of Satan is the very image of selfishness…

…lust, greed, revenge, anger,…

…pride, jealousy, envy, intemperance…

…violence, dishonesty, theft…

…and all these combined with a counterfeit, “form of godliness”…

…totally bereft of the Holy Spirit.

(see 2nd Corinthians 4:4 concerning, “form of godliness”)

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These are the qualities of Satan.

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EVIL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPT

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Listen to Paul’s warning to Christians in 1st Corinthians 15:33…“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”

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Do not let anyone deceive you into thinking that our modern media cannot change our heart into the image of Satan’s character of selfishness!

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This image becomes especially deceptive, because these devices mostly sugar-coat selfish behavior with a cloak of false goodness.

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Yes, by use of beautiful swelling strains of music, colorful lighting, charismatic actors and a sympathetic storyline, Satan can give almost any bad behavior the appearance of goodness!

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MARK OF THE BEAST

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Believe it or not, this, most likely is the essence of the mark of the beast, spoken of in Revelation 13!

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Yes, Satan’s brand is as a hot iron in which he stamps his character upon the hearts of the unsuspecting multitudes around the world.

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And today’s modern high-tech devices do such a superb job of inscribing his fallen, selfish character upon the tables of the human heart!

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branded – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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

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“O LORD, WHEN THOU AWAKEST, THOU SHALT DESPISE THEIR IMAGE!”

Psalm 73:20

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And while many faithful churchgoers swear that they will never accept the Mark of the Beast when it is handed out, we are unwittingly being branded every time we switch on one of their high-tech devices.

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Deeper and deeper is Satan’s character being engraven upon the tables of their heart with each and every viewing of some worldly-minded presentation by these devices!

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It is much like a hot branding iron which sears the owner’s logo upon his beasts.

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branded – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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HABAKKUK SAYS “RUN!”

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So, what are Christians to do about this seemingly hopeless situation?

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Short of living in some remote location, it would be nearly impossible to totally escape the ungodly influences of today’s society!

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But the Lord answered Habakkuk by saying…

“And the LORD answered me, and said,

Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables,

that he may run that read it.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time,

but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:

though it tarry, wait for it;

because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”

Habakkuk 2:2, 3

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Here above, the Lord is telling Habakkuk that the vision of God’s people being surrounded by unbelievers will begin to speak at the end.

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And when this vision speaks, God’s people are commanded to “RUN!”.

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branded – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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THIS WORLD IS LOCKED UP

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But where can we run?

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The wilderness is all but locked up by laws forbidding us from taking refuge in those solitary strongholds!

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Yes, the governments now forbid people from fleeing to literal mountains.

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So where do we run? Where do we hide?

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No Trespassing sign – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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IN THE SECRET OF HIS TABERNACLE

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Well, never fear, O sincere child of faith!

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You see, God is very faithful and has provided a safe-place of refuge in which even a bedfast patient or an incarcerated prisoner can flee to!

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Yes, the Christian must flee this world-wide spiritual tsunami in a much different way!

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Listen…“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion:

in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me;

He shall set me up upon a Rock.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me:”

Psalm 27:5, 6

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In the time of trouble which has now risen up all around us on every side, God has provided a secret place of refuge in His heavenly tabernacle.

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branded – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

PICTURE – Constellation – Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 – This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture

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HOW TO FLEE TO HEAVENLY SION

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But how in the world can we flee to a heavenly mountain?

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It is only by totally immersing ourselves in a 24/7/365 contemplation of God’s Word, and in unceasing prayer, and by separating ourselves from any and every ungodly influence, that we begin to climb that heavenly Mount Sion.

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This is the only way to overcome the world, the flesh, and the Devil.

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Here is the only true Narrow Pathway out of this hopelessly sinful and selfish world!

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This is the only way to enter into the blissful presence of God in His Most Holy Place in the heavenlies!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to separate myself from those harmful influences that tend to deaden my conscience. Help me to do everything to make my conscience tender and responsive to Thy Word…

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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ARK SEEN IN HEAVEN

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“And the temple of God was opened in Heaven,

and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament:

and there were lightnings, and voices,

and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”

Revelation 11:19

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The above verse from Revelation, speaks of God’s Temple in Heaven being opened.

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**But this great constellation the Sagittarius Constellation is actually being the constellation of the Ark of the Covenant.**

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**So these two events (the Ark in Heaven seen, and this Ark in the night-sky revealed) go hand in hand simultaneously.**

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The Ark Constellation, as sketched in to this Wikipedia star-chart, is a representation of the heavenly Ark, as God begins to open up the spiritual concepts of that true Ark to our minds.

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Star-chart from Wikipedia (this Website has taken the liberty to sketch in this Ark Constellation)

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TOMORROW

May 12 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 10: “Mass Insanity, Or Devilish Design (or Both)?”)

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 10 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 44: “This World: Love It Or Leave It!”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 10

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 44:

“This World: Love It Or Leave It!”

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

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“Love not the world,

neither the things that are in the world.

If any man love the world,

the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the world,

the lust of the flesh,

and the lust of the eyes,

and the pride of life,

is not of the Father,

but is of the world.

And the world passeth away,

and the lust thereof:

but he that doeth the will of God

abideth for ever”

1st John 2:15-17

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During the anti-war movement of the 60’s and 70’s, a certain bumper-sticker became popular…“America: Love It, Or Leave It!”

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Yes, many patriotic Americans were incensed to witness the flag they so dearly loved, being callously desecrated!

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Flag Burning – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT!”

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Now in these last moments of time, God is calling His faithful people to…

“Come out of her (spiritual Babylon), My people,

lest ye partake of her sins

and receive of her plagues!”

Revelation 18:4.

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Perhaps you could say this verse in a similar manner, “This World: Love It Or Leave It!”

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

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TAKING BABYLON OUT OF THE CHRISTIAN

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But while God is wanting His people to make this end-time exodus out of the fallen churches…

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…so, perhaps you might say, “Before you can take the Christian out of Babylon, you must first take Babylon out of the Christian!”

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

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UNDERSTANDING THE BOUNDARY LINES

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So maybe there should be an examination of what we need to purify our hearts from, so that we might realize just where the actual boundary lines are, between Heaven and this Babylonish world.

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First, let it be said that this fallen world, to a great degree is the product and reflection of the mind of Lucifer, now holding the office of “Satan”, “The Dragon”, and “The Devil”.

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**And he is also called, “the god of this world”, in 2nd Corinthians 4:4.**

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This godless, antichrist world-system is conformed into Satan’s image!

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So just how are we supposed to come out of Babylon, and still function in this world?

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

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IN THE WORLD, BUT NOT OF IT

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Yes, just how are we supposed to come out of Babylon, and still perform our daily duties?

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After all, there may be a few somewhat faithful ministries remaining on radio or Internet!

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And many Christian men have wives who want to go out to a restaurant or shopping mall, or a vacation resort.

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And many children want to go to an amusement park or play some game or attend a school.

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Family – Children’s Playground – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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USING BUT NOT ABUSING

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Of course, there is not one hard-and-fast rule concerning what we need to separate from and what we need to continue to use.

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Each person is different, with varied needs.

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But there is one principle which Paul lays out, found in 1st Corinthians 7:29, 31…

…”But this I say, brethren, the time is short:

it remaineth, that both they that have wives

be as though they had none…

And they that use this world, as not abusing it:

for the fashion of this world passes away.”

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Paul is NOT saying here that we should ignore our wives or our children.

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No, but rather, we need to ever keep in the forefront of our minds that we are to be “hastening unto the Day of the Lord!” 2nd Peter 3:12

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Christian in Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END!”

Jeremiah 29:11

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Now, there is a blessed end to all our long strivings!

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We will one day be able to say along with Paul,

“I am crucified with Christ:

nevertheless I live;

yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:

and the life which I now live in the flesh

I live by the faith of the Son of God,

Who loved me, and gave Himself for me.”

Galatians 2:20

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Here is the true goal of each and every true Christian: to fully die-to-self, so that Christ can live out His holy life through us!

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And whether we go into a restaurant, or on a vacation, or wherever, our heart will be in heavenly places together with Christ, even though no one else is aware, as we look at the world, through the loving and empathetic eyes of Jesus!

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TO READ PART 45, GO HERE…

June 9 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 45: “Come Out of Her Schools, My People!”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to learn as much of Thy Word as possible, that I may truly know Thee…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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***MEANING OF THE* *SUMMER CONSTELLATIONS…***

**So the Summer Constellations are a picture of the more pleasant aspects of the Gospel.**

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**And just as summer-time is the more pleasant season for much of the world, so too, the discipleship portion of the Gospel is the more pleasant aspect of the Christian life…**

…Bible-study…

…fellowship…

…sitting at Jesus feet and learning of His ways…

…spreading the Gospel.

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Most of us would like these pleasant duties to be the total sum and entirety of our Christian life.

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But just listen…

“Alas! for that day is great,

so that none is like it:

it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;

but he shall be saved out of it.”

Jeremiah 30:7.

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But as this verse points out, there is another side to Christianity: Christian warfare.

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**And this Woman of Revelation 12 will also be present in the Winter Constellations.**

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But by then, she will be ready to do what she must, during the winter battle scene: FLEE!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations w/ark (aka: Sagittarius) & Revelation 12 Woman (aka: Ursa Major, including The Big Dipper) – Flower of the Field (aka Scorpio, etc…) – Cross-Scepter ( stars from Ophiuchus and Serpens) – 12-Star Crown (Corona Borealis plus several other stars) Arcturus Star – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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TOMORROW

May 11 (Seared As With A Hot Iron!)

Branded – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 May 9 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 2, “Dealing With Defiant Children!”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 9

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We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood!

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Part 2,

“Dealing With Defiant Children!”

To read part 1, go here…JANUARY 15 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood!)

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Well, just listen again to Paul’s letter to the churches in Ephesus 6:12…

…”For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

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Here we see that our great strivings and struggles are not with mere humans, but are actually with the unseen forces of evil!

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

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CHILDREN ARE BORN IN SIN

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And so, Christian parents must study the Bible until they fully realize this profound truth!

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Children are just as likely to be filled with the wrong spirit as are adults!

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Listen to Isaiah…“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.” Psalm 58:3

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Here is revealed that children go astray as soon as they are born!

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Baby crying – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“THAT SPIRIT WHICH NOW WORKS IN THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE”

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But since we cannot see these invisible fallen angels, we do not realize to what extent they are causing defiant behavior in adults and children.

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But we must remember that the Bible says that Satan is, “that spirit which NOW works in the children of disobedience”.

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And we must realize that this world is a spiritual battlefield in which unseen spirits, both good and evil are battling day-and-night for the souls of all!

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

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SATAN: THE GOD OF THIS WORLD

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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And we must be always cognizant of this fact:

…that the very last thing that Satan wants,

is for the true extent of his workings in the lives of people to be revealed.

That would cause world-wide alarm!

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And so, Satan fills up the television and self-help books with all sorts of godless, “psychological” half-truths and out-and-out lies, pointing us away from the spiritual battle being waged all around us!

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

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WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SATAN ACCESS INTO CHRISTIAN HOMES?

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But why would God allow the Devil such access into Christian homes? Isn’t the Christian home sanctified by the believing parent?

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Well yes, the Christian parent does enjoy the sanctification of his household…to a certain extent.

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But what we need to realize is, God also allows conflicts in the Christian home, just as Jesus foretold in Matthew 10:34-36…

“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth:

I came not to send peace, but a sword.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father,

and the daughter against her mother,

and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”

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The Spanking – Conrad, Giorgio (1827-1889) Public Domain

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“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 very 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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Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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DYING TO SELF, THAT CHRIST MAY REIGN

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And truth-be-told, God will use all these many various daily situations in the home, to work together to ultimately purge out our hidden, inward wickedness.

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**And there is nothing like a defiant child (or even a defiant spouse) to require us to exercise great patience, understanding, Christlike love, and even prudent silence when dealing with them.**

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And all such fiery trials, whatever form they might come in, will invariably cause us to spend much time in our prayer closet, pleading, for grace, mercy, and strength to deal with these situations.

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**And ultimately, all these various trials will eventually cause us to die-to-self, so that finally, Christ can freely live out His holy life in us and through us!**

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This is God’s ultimate goal in our lives.

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Father & Son – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS, ARMOR UP!

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And so, let’s no longer suppose that our struggle is against mere humans.

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People are not the true source of our problems.

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No, but we must realize that we have been chosen to be soldiers in the cosmic battle between the forces of good and evil!

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Therefore, we must put on “the armor of God” that we can stand strong against the unseen forces of darkness which often come against us through various people of the world (or visa-versa)!

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And even if we are absent from our family, for one reason or another

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…we can still protect them and bless them, as we draw closer and closer to Jesus in His Heavenly sanctuary…

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…continually praying for them in that secret place of prayer!

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ABOVE PICTURE: soldiers of the cross – armor up! – Orion & The Revelation 12 Dragon constellation (comprised of Hyades & Pleiades and other constellations) – www.signsofheaven.org

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“August 5 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 4: “Satan’s Army: The World!”)”

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me great insight and wisdom and patience in raising my children…

Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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SIGN IN HEAVEN

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Well, If you look up and lift up your head, you just might see a wonderful sign, which God spoke about in Revelation 12.

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It is a constellation of a woman.

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The ancients only saw it as a great bear.

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**It is commonly known as Ursa Major .**

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**It is also known as the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper), but with the addition of various other stars.**

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But with the eye of faith, it actually appears as the Revelation 12 Woman.

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You see, God has placed in the heavens, the symbol of His bride, the Church-Faithful.

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Listen…

…”And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven;

a woman…And she being with child cried, travailing in birth,

and pained to be delivered…

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle,

that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place…

from the face of the serpent.”

Revelation 12:1, 2, 14.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Ursa Major – IAU.svg – Star-Chart – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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***TRAVAILING* IN SUMMER, *FLEEING IN WINTER***

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In the summer night-sky, Just as this passage says, she appears as the woman-in-travail.

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**But in the winter, she flips upside-down, to appear as the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12, just as this passage states.**

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But whether this Virtuous Woman is in labor pains, or fleeing to the mountains, she is the heavenly icon of God’s bride, His Church.

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And now we need to explore how this fleeing woman in the heavens relates to us, the Church.

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Just like this fleeing woman, we too, need to flee from the wrath to come.

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But how do we flee? And where do we flee to?

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Well just read this article and you will find out exactly what the Bible has to say about all this.

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Ursa Major Star-Chart (with Bible constellation drawn in by this website) – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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TOMORROW…

May 10 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 44: “This World: Love It Or Leave It!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 8 (“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”, Part 3: “Do Ye Not Hear The Law veiled in Allegories?)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 8

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“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”,

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Part 3:

“Do Ye Not Hear The Law veiled in Allegories?”

To read Part 1, click here…February 1 (“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”)

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“According as it is written,

God hath given them (Israel) the spirit of slumber,

eyes that they should not see,

and ears that they should not hear; unto this day…

Be not highminded, but fear:

For if God spared not the natural branches (Israel),

take heed lest he also spare not thee (today’s Christians).”

Romans 11:8, 20, 21

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Ear – Wikipedia – Share-alike-lic.

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**Vincent Van Gogh, arguably, one of the world’s most infamous artists, once cut off his ear (or part thereof), to prove his love for a certain “woman of ill repute”.**

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Van Gogh with ear bandage – 1889 – Wikimedia – US Public Domain.

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WE TOO HAVE CUT OFF OUR EAR!

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Now today’s society laughs at Van Gogh’s foolish “sacrifice of love”.

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And yet, many Christians have cut off BOTH EARS, for the sake of a harlot woman’s love!

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Yes, many, or perhaps most of the professed people of God have made an even greater, “sacrifice of love” for a certain, “woman of ill repute”, which is the Bible symbol for the apostate portion of the Church!

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Van Gogh

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

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But how is this possible?

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How have we Christians cut off our ears for the sake of the harlot churches?

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

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THE TWO COVENANTS

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Listen to Paul…

“Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law,

do ye not hear the law?

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons,

the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh;

but he of the freewoman was by promise,

Which things are an allegory…”

Galatians 4:21-24

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This above statement by Paul has only been partially accepted by theologians, Bible teachers, and parishioners alike!

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Oh yes, they accept Paul’s interpretation, that Hagar and Sara symbolized the two covenants.

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But that’s as far as they go with this revelation.

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They do not accept this revelation as an example of how we also must interpret all the other Old Testament stories.

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Van Gogh

Sarah & Hagar – Foster Bible Pictures – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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FORBIDDING US FROM SPIRITUALIZING

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In other words, many theologians erroneously teach that only Paul had some special directive from Heaven to make such a dramatic allegorical interpretation.

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In fact, there has been a longstanding theologian-concocted “hermeneutic”, forbidding anyone from making a spiritual interpretation of any part of the Bible, either Old or New Testament, unless context absolutely demands a spiritual interpretation.

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

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NOT HEARING THE LAW

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But the part of this passage from Galatians 4, which most theologians totally ignore, is the part in which Paul prefaces his allegorization by saying, “Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, DO YOU NOT HEAR THE LAW?”

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In other words, Paul appears to be asking the question, “Don’t you also see the allegorical nature of this story of Hagar, Sara and their two sons, without me having to tell you these things? Don’t you also hear these things in the law on your own?”

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Thus, Paul is revealing that the church of Galatia should have already understood this allegory.

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This is what it actually means to “hear the law”!!

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

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THE WHOLE BIBLE IS ABOUT THE GOSPEL

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Listen again…“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.” John 5:39.

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Here again, Jesus is scolding the Jews for not seeing that the Bible is all about the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

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In other words, the entire Bible relates to the Church and to Christ!

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**But the Bible student must study, “comparing spiritual things with spiritual”, to finally arrive at the “hidden manna” contained in those true, historical accounts.**

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Van Gogh with ear bandage

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A CARNALLY-MINDED CHURCH-WORLD!

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But the carnal mind is incapable of properly understanding spiritual things, just as it is written…

“Which things also we speak…

comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:

for they are foolishness unto him:

neither can he know them,

because they are spiritually discerned.”

1st Corinthians 2:13, 14

**Here is revealed that the carnal (or, the “sensual mind”) is just not capable of discerning spiritual things, to a great degree!**

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No-Page svg question mark on book – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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WE ALSO HAVE, “AN UNCTION FROM THE HOLY ONE!”

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Listen…“But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you…” 1st John 2:20, 27

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Here is a great statement by God, that the Holy Spirit can teach us all things we need to know, as long as we depend solely upon the Bible and the Bible only!

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And “all things” includes the spiritual allegorical truths hidden within all those wonderful Bible stories!

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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TAKE NO MAN’S WORD WITHOUT VERIFICATION

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Oh yes, we may choose to listen to some faithful Bible teacher at times.

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But we must always check out what he is teaching against what the Bible teaches to verify and confirm any and every supposed Bible truth which he presents.

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And for Heaven’s sake, we should never listen to any teacher who tries to compel us to follow that non-biblical hermeneutic which forbids us from allegorizing all those wonderful stories found in both Testaments!

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 4, GO HERE…

August 9 (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 4: “World Without Ears!” CONTINUED)

Van Gogh with ear bandage – 1889 – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me two ears to hear Thy Fatherly reproofs and corrections. Let me take account of my life each and every day, and turn away from my love for this present world, and begin to look steadfastly Heavenward…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE HOLY GHOST RIDER CONSTELLATION

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This newest Signs Of Heaven Constellation (Fall, 2013) is by far the faintest of constellations, but is a very incredible and awesome one in a number of ways (which this article will explain).

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It is primarily comprised of the Camelopardalis Constellation (head and upper back), plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars.

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It appears as an outline of a rider.

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Only the back of his head is detailed.

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And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed.

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Both sides of his arm are visible, and his hand is gripping the horse’s mane, and that is detailed by three stars (which are also part of the horse’s mane).

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The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse jockey.

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The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg.

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All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.

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Since this constellation has just been revealed, there may be more to this constellation in the coming months.

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But if you can locate the Goodly Horse in Battle Constellation, then you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating this Rider Constellation, provided you have excellent star-watching conditions.

The above picture is not a totally accurate, but hopefully close enough to locate these constellations in the night-sky.

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TOMORROW…

May 9 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 2, “Dealing With Defiant Children!”)

The Spanking – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Public Domain – Conrad, Giorgio (1827-1889)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 7 (Paul’s Godly Example, Part 3: “Like Paul In Suffering!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 7

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Paul’s Godly Example

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Part 3:

“Like Paul In Suffering!”

To read Part 1, go here…June 29th (Paul’s Godly Example!)

“(I Paul) who now rejoice in my sufferings for you,

and fill up that which is behind

of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh

for His body’s sake, which is the church:”

Colossians 1:24

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

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Those of us who are weak in faith quite often fall completely apart when things don’t go our way.

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**Whether it’s some little set-back, grief, or annoyance, it will send many of us, into a tail-spin, as they say!**

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We just don’t handle life’s little difficulties very well, quite often.

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Maybe we don’t get the good news we were hoping for.

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Or maybe some disappointment, big or small, causes us to question God’s love and providence.

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Johann Heinrich Füssli – Woman Sitting, Curled up Google Art Project – US public domain

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“THEREFORE, I TAKE PLEASURE IN MINE INFIRMITIES”

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But those of us who complain to God whenever we face some hardship, little or big, need to look to none other, than the Apostle, Paul, and his sterling example of faithfulness and fidelity in suffering!

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Listen to Paul…“And He (God) said unto me,

My grace is sufficient for thee:

for My strength is made perfect in weakness.

Most gladly therefore will I (Paul) rather glory in my infirmities,

that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,

in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake:

for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

2nd Corinthians 12:9, 10

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This is perhaps, one of the most remarkable passages in the Bible and is worthy of memorization by each and every true child of God.

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Paul actually took pleasure in his infirmities!

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

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GOD’S GRACE: THE SECRET TO PAUL’S STRENGTH

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Yes, Paul actually took pleasure in his sufferings!

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Of course, this amazing ability was not the result of Paul’s own goodness.

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No, as Paul freely testified…

…”But…I laboured more abundantly than they all:

yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”

1st Corinthians 15:10

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And it was merely the grace of God working in Paul, that caused him to be the sterling role-model that he was!

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God raised up Paul, so that we might understand what He desires for us to become.

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Paul Converted – www.thebiblerevival.com

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CHEERFULNESS & HOPE IN SUFFERING,

A POWERFUL WITNESS

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The fact is, in a world in which we humans don’t handle our problems so well, quite often, the Christian can become a great witness, by handling his or her problems with faith and with grace, and with cheerfulness!

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This is a powerful witness to an unbelieving and faithless world!

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

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TO BECOME CHRISTLIKE

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And the fact is, this is one of the primary reasons why God allows us to go through our trials, big and small!

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He wants to strengthen us, that we might be transformed into the likeness of the One of whom it is written…

…”He was oppressed, and He was afflicted,

yet He opened not His mouth:

He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter,

and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb,

so He openeth not His mouth.”

Isaiah 53:7

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Yes, Christ endured infinitely more suffering that we can know, that He could win the grand prize of our redemption from the grave!

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

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“QUIT YOURSELVES LIKE MEN!”

1st Corinthians 16:13

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And so, today’s encouragement is that we Christians need to cry out for the same grace that caused Paul to delight in his sufferings!

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Yes, our daily prayer should include the request, that God will make us to, “quit yourselves like men”…

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…and to also, “take pleasure in infirmities,

in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions,

in distresses for Christ’s sake:

for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

2nd Corinthians 12:10 (see also, 1st Corinthians 16:13)

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And with this kind of faith, we can begin to become real true witnesses for Christ, to both family and friends, as well as the entire onlooking world around us, “that God is in us, of a truth!” 1st Corinthians 14:25

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

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DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO!

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Of course, giving such bold advice is much easier than actually living by that same advice.

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And so, please excuse the hypocrisy by those of us who give tough advice that we, ourselves can’t follow!

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But what we all can do is to humbly ask God to strengthen us.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Help me to catch that same fiery Spirit which caused Paul to joyfully suffer the loss of all things in his relentless pursuit of Christlikeness…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN:

7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

This phenomenon begins in late October, in the pre-dawn hours. It then begins a little earlier each night.

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This Wikipedia star-chart to the left, has this constellation sketched in.

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**You must locate Orion, when it is mid-sky, between east and west.**

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You’ll be facing southward most likely, unless you are far south.

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**Try to imagine it as a Cross on a steep hill. The 3-star belt of Orion becomes the crest of the hill.**

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**The 3 very faint stars that make up Orion’s head become the very top of the Cross.**

**Next, locate the 7 Stars Constellation.**

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**This 7 Stars Constellation is seen by facing northward.**

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It stands upright a little later in the night.

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**Eventually, Orion will lay down and no longer be seen as an uplifted Cross!**

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**Beginning in November, the 7 Stars (AKA Big Dipper) can be seen as a Cross a little bit later in evening.**

**When you are comfortable in locating Orion & The 7 Stars Constellations, then show a friend.**

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This can be a great witnessing tool!

ABOVE CHART: The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart – wikipedia star-chart with orion drawn in by this website – not for commercial use

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

TOMORROW:

May 8 (“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”, Part 3: “Do Ye Not Hear The Law veiled in Allegories?)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 6 (The False Prophet, Part 15: Deceiving The Elect With Loud Mics!

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 6

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The False Prophet,

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Part 15:

“Deceiving The Elect With Loud Mics!”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here… “JANUARY 26 (The False Prophet, Part 1: Lying Eyes!)”

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NOT SOME LITTLE GROUP

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One very important Bible truth, which has been greatly lost sight of, is that it is not some little cult that “will deceive, if possible, even the Elect”. Matthew 24:24

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No, it’s not even some minor entity, such as a particular radio ministry that will lead astray God’s people in the last days.

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Oh yes, many are deceived by various false gospels.

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And certainly, there are many apostate radio and television ministries.

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Witnessing Casaemcasa – Wikipedia – share-alike license – by Steelman

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LEADERS OF THE MAINSTREAM

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But listen to Isaiah…“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. ” Isaiah 3:12

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As this above verse reveals, it was the mainstream leaders of God’s professed people which caused almost the entire nation to reject the Messiah, Jesus, and put Him on the Cross!

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These were the most famous, the most respected, and the most trusted persons in that nation, which deceived the people concerning Christ!

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

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MAINSTREAM CHRISTIANITY

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And thus, it also is today!

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And while many respected and revered church leaders will attempt to point the accusing finger at this or at that little group as being the greatest threat to God’s people…

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…the fact is, it is mainstream Christianity itself, which is leading God’s people down a false path, and into ultimate destruction!

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MAINSTREAM CHURCH OF THE DARK AGES

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Just look at the Dark Ages!

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Was it some tiny cult or some rogue individual who caused God’s people to endure trials, hardships, lack of Bibles, banishment, imprisonment, torture, and death through those centuries?

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No, it was the mainstream church of Europe that caused the Dark Ages!

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But God’s little flock of faithful worshipers, at that time, were merely a small remnant by comparison, to the apostate and tyrannical church which ruled over the church-world of that day!

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Torture devices – The Wheel – Calas Chapbook – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE GREAT APOSTASY OF MAINSTREAM CHRISTIANITY

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And so, while today’s church leaders are busy targeting “those cults”, as the big problem, the fact is, the great apostasy is found in mainstream Christianity, both in conservative and liberal churches alike!

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Listen to the following warning from Jesus…

“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,

and shall show great signs and wonders;

insomuch that, if [it were] possible,

they shall deceive the very elect.”

Matthew 24:24

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Notice in this above verse, that the two words, “[it were]”, are supplied words and not in the actual original text.

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This is because Satan can and will, and already is deceiving the very Elect.

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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DECEIVED BUT NOT LOST

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Oh no, Satan cannot destroy the soul of even one of God’s true Elect!

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But Satan can indeed, deceive God’s Elect up to a certain point.

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And the fact is, God probably has many true worshipers interspersed within the ranks of the apostate church-world. (And He is now calling them out!)

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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A VERY CLOSE COUNTERFEIT!

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What many Christians do not take into account is, that in order to deceive the very Elect, the deception has to be really good!

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Therefore, there are many radio ministries and even some television ministries which sound so close to the true Gospel, it is very difficult for the naive ones to distinguish them from the real thing!

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And these ministries have the biggest and loudest microphones!

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They are the most renowned and the most well-respected voices in Christendom!

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They teach right from the Bible, or so it seems.

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Many even go right through the Bible, verse-by-verse in their daily Bible studies!

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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UNBIBLICAL HERMENEUTIC

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One great problem is that most Christian ministries have adopted a false hermeneutic tagged by current-day theologians as the so-called “Hermeneutic of Historical and Grammatical Literalism”.

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In other words, they hold to the totally unbiblical notion that the Bible must be interpreted literally, and not spiritually, unless context absolutely demands a spiritual, allegorical interpretation.

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This false doctrine is a man-contrived addition to the Bible, since nowhere in the Bible does such a command exist!

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“COMPARING SPIRITUAL THINGS WITH SPIRITUAL”

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Therefore, by this totally non-biblical hermeneutic, they have locked themselves out of much of the Bible.

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And so, when studying the Old Testament prophets, they, mistakenly, only apply those books to ancient Israel instead of seeing the spiritual application to the New Testament Church.

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Oh yes, those Old Testament prophecies did indeed apply to Old Testament Israel.

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**But by “comparing spiritual things with spiritual”, there is a much grander application of these Old Testament prophecies to the New Testament Church as well. (see 1st Corinthians 2:13 & 10:11)**

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

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24/7/365 DENUNCIATIONS

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But day and night, night and day, these loud radio, television, and Internet voices continually hammer into the heads of their audience, their harsh denunciations of all those “who dare contradict our (false) hermeneutic!”

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After all, Satan fully understands that if he tells his lies long and loud enough, the greatly unlearned multitudes will eventually accept these deceptions as “truth”.

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Thus, in these last days, Satan has raised up false prophets, who by their personal charm, and wit, and intellect, have become the biggest and loudest voices in Christendom!

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announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain (2)

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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At this present hour, God is calling His people to…

…”Come out of her, My people,

that ye not partake of her sins,

and receive not of her plagues!”

Revelation 18:4

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Yes, the time has come for God’s true sheep to make their end-time exodus out of these apostate organizations which can often be so close to the truth, that they will, “deceive, if possible, the very Elect!”

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

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“BREAD SHALL BE GIVEN…WATERS SHALL BE SURE”

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And even though we must leave our comfortable social life within the churches, God’s promise to every fleeing Believer is…

…”upon every high mountain,

and upon every high hill…

bread shall be given him;

his waters shall be sure!”

(see Isaiah 30:25 & 33:16)

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Yes, for those who join this end-time exodus out of the apostate churches, God promises to supply an abundance of heavenly bread and waters of grace.

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And the separated Christian will be delighted at how abundant and flourishing will be God’s provisions upon every high spiritual mountain in this current end-time exodus!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ THE NEXT PART OF THIS TOPIC, CLICK HERE…

July 7 (The False Prophet: “Deceiving The Elect With Loud Mics!” Part 15 CONTINUED)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me an understanding of the apostate condition of Christianity today…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP

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

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

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened,

and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion,

and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

But the LORD will be the hope of His people,

and the strength of the children of Israel.

Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

Look eastward in the early summer through fall.

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Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing.

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In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.

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In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward.

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

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

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(Obviously, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).

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TOMORROW…

May 7 (Paul’s Godly Example, Part 3: “Like Paul In Suffering!”)

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 5 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 6: “Are We In Hell?”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 5

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 6:

“Are We In Hell?”

To Read part 1 of this little series, go here…March 13th (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island!)

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“For if God spared not the angels that sinned,

but cast them down to Hell,

and delivered them into chains of darkness,

to be reserved unto judgment…“

1st Peter 2:4

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This above verse from Revelation reveals that this world is actually an integral part of Hell.

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**After all, were not those angels that were “cast…down to Hell”, cast down to this very world? Oh yes they were!**

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Now listen to this very similar verse from Revelation 12:9…

“And the great dragon was cast out,

that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,

which deceives the whole world:

he was cast out into the earth,

and his angels were cast out with him.”

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And so, by putting these two verses together, it becomes clear that Hell includes this dark, evil world.

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Oh yes, the grave is also called Hell.

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Paradise Lost – G Dore – Wikipedia – public-domain

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JUST LOOK AROUND!

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But we don’t even need these two verses (nor the other similar Bible passages, either) which reveal that this present world is now called Hell.

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No, there is enough evidence all around us to come to the very same conclusion!

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Just look around at the world, and the things which are happening in every direction!

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9/11 World Trade Center attack – cropped photo – New York – by UpsateNYer & Wikipedia – Share-Alike Lic.

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped photo – Wikimedia

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

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MURDERS

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For instance, just look at all the murders committed each and every day!

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Statistics show that there are roughly 1,300 murders each and every day around the world.

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But common sense would conclude that these are merely the reported murders.

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Nobody knows how many murders in third world countries go unreported!

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Probably two or three times that number (or more!)

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And even in the other nations, many murders go unreported or misreported!

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

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MASS MURDERS BY ROGUE RELIGIONS

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And what about those rogue religions who are committing mass murders in this and other countries, on a daily basis?

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And these religions are striving to imprison the whole world into their hate-filled ideology!

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ISIS murder – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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ABORTIONS

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And of course, these numbers do not include abortions.

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There are over 115,000 abortions reported each day around the world.

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And again, nobody knows the true number, which is probably far higher!

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Baby – fetus – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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DRUGS & ADDICTION

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And what about all the drugs being illegally (and now legally) sold and bought?

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What about the availability of inexpensive alcohol?

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Just imagine the misery and destruction that drugs and alcohol cause each day, around the world by those enslaved by drugs!

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Highbrow drunkard – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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KIDNAPPINGS & SLAVERY

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And what about all the kidnappings occurring around the world each day?

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And what about all those who are sold into slavery of one type or another?

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The heartless cruelty of those who buy and sell humans into slavery is unthinkable!

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Hostage exercise – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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DIVORCE

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And what about the divorce and adulteries occurring each day around the world?

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And what about the misery and heartbreak that children must endure when their world gets torn apart by their parents’ divorce?

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Divorce Ad – cropped image – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. http://www.divorcedealer.com/

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ILLNESS & DISEASE

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And what about all the sickness and disease in the world?

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Truly, many are going through their own personal Hell, around the world, suffering many types of illness!

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Lady in sling – Photo by Liz Roll – FEMA – Elderly cared for in Louisiana – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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LYING & CHEATING & STEALING

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And what about all the lying, cheating, and stealing that occurs around the world each day?

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People cannot even leave their belongings unprotected, for fear of losing them.

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Scammers are everywhere, seemingly without conscience, lying and stealing what does not belong to them!

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The major media constantly lies and promotes hate between various social and ethnic groups!

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

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PORNOGRAPHY

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And what about all the magazines, videos which promote nudity, and sexual promiscuity, tempting both men and women into lust?

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Even our public schools are now promoting promiscuity!

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More and more, men, women, and even children are becoming enslaved to pornography and lust.

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Young girls, who should be wearing modest “little girl” clothing are now dressing in harlot’s attire on a frequent basis!

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And as a result, rape is on the increase around the world!

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Betty Boop – WIKIPEDIA – Public domain

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PANDEMIC TYRANNY ON THE RISE!

And just behold how corrupt and dishonest this world’s governments are becoming! Unbelievable!

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1984 Big-Brother is watching you – Wikimedia – Copy-Left license

Communism – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“TASTE & SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD!”

Psalm 34:8

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Of course, skeptics and nay-sayers will attempt to white-wash all this by pointing to all the nice things going on in the world.

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And yes, God has graciously allowed mankind to experience some things which are not apparently evil.

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A little of the beauty of nature has been allowed to remain for the sake of man’s enjoyment.

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The joy of partaking of our daily bread.

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The happiness and gratification derived from our daily labors.

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The joy of seeing a newborn child.

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These are just a few of the joys of life that are the remaining remnants of the unfallen world prior to its take-over by Lucifer’s government of selfishness.

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Family – Children’s Playground – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Mother Child face-to-face – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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MANY MORE ATROCITIES

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And yet, in spite of those joys which God graciously gives us, the list of atrocities occurring here daily could possibly fill a dozen or more of these daily devotionals.

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But for brevity’s sake, let it be simply said that this world is one gigantic “house of horrors”, to a great degree!

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2004-tsunami– Wikimedia – David Rydevik (email: david.rydevikgmail.com), Stockholm, Sweden. – QTRS Public Domain

Iraqi insurgents with guns – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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WHAT DID HENRY SAY ABOUT PROVERBS 15:24?

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Matthew Henry, when commenting on this particular verse (“The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from Hell beneath.” Proverbs 15:24), made this following revealing statement…

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“A good man sets his affections on things above,

and deals in those things.

His conversation (lifestyle) is in Heaven;

his way leads directly thither; ‘

there his treasure is, above,

out of the reach of enemies,

above the changes of this lower world.”

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So, from this comment, it can be concluded that Henry likewise saw that this proverb was speaking of this “lower world” as the “Hell below”…

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…this hellish world of sin and woe, from which a Christian pilgrim must depart from. This fallen world of spiritual darkness.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Matthew Henry Wikipedia Public Domain

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THE GOOD NEWS!

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Well, the very Good News is, that the door of mercy is still ajar.

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And those who are tired of spending the last remaining years of their lives caught in sin and selfishness, can still cry out for deliverance!

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And those who truly do find redemption can actually be translated into the kingdom of Heaven, even though our physical bodies still must remain a little more time in this hopelessly lost and tragic world…Hell!

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Yes, Heaven is for right now and right here, as it exists in our transformed and translated hearts!

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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EVERLASTING JOY & PEACE!

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Yes, the Land which God has promised to all who truly follow Him to, will be a land in which joy and innocent laughter of little children will resound through the lush green valleys and everlasting hills!

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A land in which the bells of true liberty will never be broken, but will continually ring out freedom’s song!

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A land in which we will be forever young! Forever happy and content! Forever filled with such a great love…

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…not just for our own little family, but a love for God and a love for all His children, the number of which will be as the sand of the sea and as the stars of Heaven!

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River of Water of Life – H. Melville – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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May 13 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 7: “Planet Earth: Experiment In Selfishness”)

Hell on Devil’s Island poster – Wikimedia – Fair-Use Rationale

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to understand the true nature of selfishness and sin. Help me to fully grasp just where we are, and to stop looking at this hellish world as anything else…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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**This Revelation 12 Dragon from Signs Of Heaven, has not been previously recognized.**

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But you will discover that it is a very intricate and complex constellation, once you are comfortable locating it (picture below, right).

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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The star-charts below (below, right) are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations.

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which the editor has sketched over with these three constellations, as they appear when in the west.

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Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.

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LOCATION…

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

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**The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield.**

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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster.

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**The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces.**

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Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape.

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/The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus .

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**The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.**

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night.

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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.

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TOMORROW

May 6 (The False Prophet, Part 15: Deceiving The Elect With Loud Mics!

Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 4 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan! Part 5: “Secularism: From Such, Withdraw!”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 4

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Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan!

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Part 5:

“Secularism: ‘From Such, Withdraw!'”

To read Part 1, click here… FEBRUARY 3 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan!)

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One of the craziest ideas to ever emerge from the apostate church-world is the idea that Christians should form secular friendships, in hopes of converting those unbelievers into Christianity.

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Most likely, the Christian will be the only one who gets converted: converted back into the world, that is!

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Barbecue – Dutch family – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM!”

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The Bible gives us crystal-clear counsel…

“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:

for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?…

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,

and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you…

And will be a Father unto you,

and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

2nd Corinthians 6:14, 17, 18 (to read entire passage, go here…2nd Corinthians 6:14-18)

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Here above is just one of many Bible passages which exhorts and warns Christians against forming alliances with unbelievers.

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And even though we must work side-by-side with unbelievers each day, we must not begin to have personal relationships with them.

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Sin is not lacking in such friendships!

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PS Krøyer – Hip hip hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen – 1888 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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UNHOLY ALLIANCES

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But Christians commit an even greater sin, in forming unholy alliances with the unbelieving world!

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Yes, one of the greatest abominations occur on a daily basis, right in the home of a vast number of Christian households!

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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And just what abomination do Christians commit right in their very home?

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

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SECULAR ASSOCIATIONS VIA TELEVISION, ETC…

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When those who take the holy name of Jesus Christ on their lips, commingle with the secular world via television, radio, Internet, etc., they are doing exactly what the Lord warns us not to do!

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That’s right! When Christians and their children spend time each day watching or listening to secularists on their high-tech devices…

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…they are violating God’s sacred counsel given in 2nd Corinthians 6:14-18, to “Come out from among them, and be ye separate!”

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“EVIL COMMUNICATIONS”

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And don’t think for a minute that such evil communications are harmless!

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No, the Bible clearly warns us to…

…”Be not deceived:

evil communications corrupt good manners.”

1st Corinthians 15:33

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Yes, all our daily fellowship with unbelievers will imperceptibly transform our heart into the image of this Antichrist world!

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CORRUPTED HEARTS

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And whatever wholesome influences which we have already hidden in our heart will only be compromised and infected…

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…infected by our ungodly associations via the television, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines, novels, etc…

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And what about children?

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They are far more easily influenced by television watching, etc., than adults are.

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“IF YE WILL NOT DRIVE (THEM OUT)…”

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Now, listen to this threat made by God to His people…

…”But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you;

then it shall come to pass,

that those which ye let remain of them

shall be pricks in your eyes,

and thorns in your sides,

and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

Moreover it shall come to pass,

that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.”

Numbers 33:55, 56

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If Believers insist on retaining secular associations, whether in their neighborhood, or on their high-tech devices, they can only expect to hear the curses of God.

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“BE AFFLICTED AND MOURN AND WEEP!”

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Well, the Good News is that God is allowing His people time to correct their errors.

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And the letter by James gives us the prescription for spiritual healing…

…”Ye adulterers and adulteresses,

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

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God…

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

Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;

and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Be afflicted, and mourn,

and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and He shall lift you up.”

James 4:4, 8-10

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This above remedy from James really “hits the (proverbial) nail on the head”!

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And if I find that I have been careless in my associations, I can fall to my spiritual knees and beg and plead for cleansing and restoration.

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And I must not cease from beseeching the Lord until God’s blessings begin to fall upon my hungry heart and satiate my longing soul!

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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And then, I can one day say along with the Sweet Psalmist of Israel…

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“I waited patiently for the LORD;

***and He inclined unto me,* *and heard my cry.***

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit,

out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a Rock,

and established my goings.

And He hath put a new song in my mouth,

even praise unto our God:

many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.”

Psalm 40:1-3

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July 10 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan! Part 6: “How To Raise Up Little Hybrid ‘Shiglets!’” CONTINUED)

A shig or a peep geograph org_uk_-_1566879 wikipedia share-alike license

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TODAY’S PRAYER

Dear Lord, Help me to remove these abominations from out of my life. Restore me to Thy place of refuge and safety…

Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE SWINE: “LUST OF THE FLESH”

“For all that is in the world,

the lust of the flesh,

the lust of the eyes,

and the pride of life,

is not of the Father,

but is of the world.”

1st John 2:16

This article will introduce this third beast-like face, inscribed in the Moon: a swine.

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And it will be shown that the three beast-like faces in the Moon, represent the concept taught in the above verse concerning “the lust of the flesh…the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life”.

**It has become apparent that the second face in the Moon, besides appearing as a wolf-like beast, also appears as a Swine.**

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Let’s explore this concept, for a moment.

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First of all, when a person sees the second face up in the sky, it’s arguable whether or not it looks like a swine.

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But it must be conceded that the photos do indeed make it appear as if this character has a “sawed-off” snout like a swine.

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And of course, a swine is spoken of quite frequently in Scripture.

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

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“GRACE ABOUNDING TO THE CHIEF OF SINNERS”

by J. Bunyan

**John Bunyan, the author of the earth-shaking allegorical tale, “Pilgrim’s Progress”, seems to have caught the essence of the meaning behind clean and unclean beasts.**

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He saw why God made a distinction based on the feet as well as the diet of these beasts, as stated in the following Bible verse…

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“Speak unto the children of Israel,

saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat

among all the beasts that are on the earth…

Nevertheless… the swine,

though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted,

yet he cheweth not the cud;

he is unclean to you.”

Leviticus 11:2,4,7

Why did God makes the feet and the diet of the beasts of the earth the criterion for this distinction between clean and unclean beasts? How odd!

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Engraving of Pilgrim: “Christian in Pilgrim’s Progress” – Wikipedia – U.S. public domain.

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TOMORROW…

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May 5 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 6: “Are We In Hell?”)

Welcome To Hell – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 3 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 5: “Cause & Effect Christianity”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 -May 3

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The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner,

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Part 5:

“‘Cause & Effect’ Christianity”

To read Part 1, click here…November 3rd (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner!)

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“Master, who did sin,

this man, or his parents,

that he was born blind?”

But Jesus answered,

“Neither hath this man sinned,

nor his parents:

but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”

John 9:2,3

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Have you ever heard someone say, “If only he (or she) hadn’t done that, then they wouldn’t be in such a mess today”?

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Well, this is perhaps one of the most common judgments that people make! It’s how we look at life.

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It’s how we are brought up to think in this atheistic world!

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To a great extent, this is a “Cause & Effect” world in its thinking!

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The Spanking – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Public Domain – Conrad, Giorgio (1827-1889)

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And exactly what is this “Cause & Effect” thinking all about?

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

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THE BLIND YOUNG MAN HEALED

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Well, perhaps this account from the Gospel according to John will best illustrate what “Cause & Effect” thinking is all about.

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**In the 9th chapter of John is an account of a man born blind.**

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And the disciples of Jesus asked Him, saying, “Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” John 9:2

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These disciples seemed to be uttering a question which was the common viewpoint of that day.

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Either this blind man sinned, or his parents did. Otherwise, he never would be blind.

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And this is still the common viewpoint today.

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Society so often tries to lay the blame on someone. “Someone must take responsibility for this!”

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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NOBODY SINNED

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But Jesus answered His disciples by saying, “Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.” John 9:3.

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Jesus was about to give this young man his sight.

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And so, God had allowed this young man’s years of blindness for this very day in which the glory of God would be revealed through the healing touch of Jesus!

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“THOU WAST…BORN IN SINS!”

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But when the young man was healed, the Pharisees heard of it and had the healed young man brought in for questioning.

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So here we have it! “Cause & Effect”!

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Someone must take the blame for the blind man’s physical problem.

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And they pronounced him to be the cause of his own troubles! “Thou wast altogether born in sins!” John 9:34

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Brooklyn Museum – The Pharisees Question Jesus – James Tissot – US Public Domain – Wikimedia

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CAUSE & EFFECT WORLD TODAY

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We live in a world that is very similar to that day.

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“Someone must be held responsible!”

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And so, needless to say, there’s a whole lot of finger-pointing going on in this world!

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Whether it be the leaders of the nations, or the officials within the various governments, even TV & Internet, right down to street-level of our neighborhoods and even in the family circle, the accusing finger is constantly being pointed at someone!

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

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TELEVISION

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And now, with the aid of television, radio, and Internet, this finger-pointing phenomenon is even manifest to a much greater degree!

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jerry Springer, The Opera – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THIS UNBELIEVING WORLD

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Now of course, neither God, nor Satan ever get any credit or blame, for the most part, in the atheistic societies.

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The people of the world do not generally recognize the fierce battle between good and evil, by invisible spiritual forces!

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Atheist sign Wisconsin State – cropped photo – Wikipedia – share-alike license (2)

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PHARISEEISM IN THE CHURCH

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But when it comes to the Christian community, there should be a much different attitude toward the daily events in the world, and in the local community, and even in the family circle.

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We who call ourselves Christians must not be like the Pharisees of old.

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ABOVE PHOTO: Speaker and Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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SATAN: “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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If, for instance, we see an alcoholic begging for a drink…

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After all, we live in a world in which Satan and his angels are causing untold tragedy and mayhem and spiritual blindness!

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We just don’t have any idea how the dark unseen spiritual world has dragged down that drunkard or that unbeliever into his present tragic condition!

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So how can we make such a simplistic judgment against him!? “He just needs to quit making bad choices in life!”

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Drunk Panhandler – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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

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“JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME!”

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And the sooner the better, that we learn what Paul is trying to tell us when he says…

…”Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come,

who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness,

and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts:

and then shall every man have praise of God.”

1st Corinthians 4:5

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Here is seen that God is wanting His people to be meek and lowly of heart, and not judgmental of others!

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“LOOK UP, LIFT UP YOUR HEADS”

Luke 21:

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Yes, the best course for Christians to take, is to keep looking steadfastly toward Heaven, and just pray for those other sinners in the world.

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And instead of judging others, we can, rather, say along with Paul…

…”This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation,

that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners;

of whom I AM CHIEF!”

1st Timothy 1:15

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

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June 20 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 6: “The Moral Majority in the Churches”)

ABOVE PICTURE – Moon – 2nd Face (exaggerated for clarity) – Pharisee Scorner

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish proud judging! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become meek and lowly on heart…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

“For from within, out of the heart of men,

proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications…

…murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness…

…deceit, lasciviousness, AN EVIL EYE…

…blasphemy, pride, foolishness…

…All these evil things come from within,

and defile the man.”

Mark 7:18-23

Please tilt your head slightly to the left.

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Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose?

(Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

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

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.

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Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?

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Maybe even a dog.

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Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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**Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn.**

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As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.

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He is very moral, you see!

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

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TOMORROW:

May 4 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan! Part 5: “Secularism: From Such, Withdraw!”)

TV – the babysitter

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 2 (Lucifer’s Music Solo, Part 7: “The Image That Sings!?!”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – May 2

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Lucifer’s Music Solo,

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Part 7:

“The Image That Sings!?!”

To read Part 1, click here… March 25th (Lucifer’s Music Solo)

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**So many young people (and even many oldsters, too) are enamored with the current pop music scene, to the degree that they have even transplanted that fashionable music into the church-world!**

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**And by adding some Christian lyrics (quite often very anemic and quasi-Christian lyrics), this great fleshly conversion of church music has become quite acceptable in the Christian community.**

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

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FRESH-FACED MAKE-OVER

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And many, perhaps most church-leaders today have embraced this change, because it attracts young people into the churches, and has seemingly kept many of their sons and daughters from leaving church altogether.

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Together with charismatic personalities, humorous sermons, and many other new, up-to-date attractions, church worship has received a fresh-faced make-over!

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Church music – Singers & Dancers – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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So exactly how does God feel about all this updating of His house?

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Does God also go along with the notion that His Church needed this fashionable “make-over”?

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

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MUSIC: A LANGUAGE

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One thing that must be remembered is that music is a language all to itself.

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Music is not a neutral force, as many fashionable music advocates would have us believe.

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Oh no, music does not articulate nor convey detailed information.

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But it broadly paints varied ideas, presenting them in the highly emotional format of beautiful harmonic strains.

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Rock Music Christian CHURCH Pomona – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MUSIC FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS

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And that was God’s purpose for creating music.

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Oh yes, God gave music for the pure enjoyment.

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But He created music with the innate ability to convey thoughts and feelings.

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If the song played happens to be a march, it makes you want to get up and march.

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If it is a waltz, the listener feels the urge to dance.

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If the music has a regal, ceremonial sound, it elevates the thoughts to some kingly procession.

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If the music has a “jazzy”, “funky”, or a “hip” sound, then the listener responds accordingly.

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If the music has a romantic air, it inspires romance or sensuality.

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In other words, you wouldn’t enjoy a nice candlelight dinner with your spouse to the sounds of a John Philips Sousa march, would you?

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Nor would you march an army to war, to the sensual sounds of romantic strings!

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LaViotti Chamber Orchestra Mozart – cropped image – Wikimedia – pub. domain

8 musicians motion blur experimental digital photography by Rick Doble. – Wikimedia – C.C. GNU License

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And so, the question comes down to the current music being performed in today’s churches, “What kind of message is being sent out via so much of today’s fashionable music?”

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And more than that, “Just what effect does today’s fashionable music have upon the listening church?”

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

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SENSUALITY IN VOCALIZATION

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Well, for example, many “Christian” singers today imitate the sensual sounds that the world enjoys so much.

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Singers quite often (consciously or unconsciously) imitate the sound of a saxophone, straining their vocal cords to give it that airy “bedroom voice”. You know, like the proverbial, “sexy sax”!

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This is currently a very popular style in both secular and Christian music today.

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Music Song Singer – photo cropped & darkened – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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“EVIL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPTS GOOD MANNERS”

1st Corinthians 15:33

Therefore, the question is, “Just what message is being conveyed?”

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Oh yes, the words may be speaking of Jesus.

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But the music is sending out its own message.

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And so, is it the Jesus of the Bible?

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Or is it, “another Jesus, whom we have not preached?” 2nd Corinthians 11:4.

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Perhaps you could say it’s a “hybrid” Jesus.

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

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THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST

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**Revelation 13 foretells of the day when a Second Beast, The False Prophet, will cause the world to bow down and worship the First Beast.**

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And this same passage reveals that there will be an image which is given the power to speak and cause the whole world to bow down and worship that First Beast.

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Listen to Revelation 13:11, 15…

…”And I beheld another beast

coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb,

and he spake as a dragon…

And he (the 2nd Beast) had power to give life

unto the image of the (1st) beast,

that the image of the (1st) beast should both speak,

and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the (1st) beast

should be killed.”

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Here is revealed that Satan will cause the world to bow down to his image, via this beast-like image.

(the 1st Beast, a composite being, made up of kings and kingdoms, representing Lucifer’s antichrist world-system – click here to read about).

(Also, you may read more about the 2nd Beast, The United States, by clicking here)

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THE IMAGE OF JESUS

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The Bible repeatedly exhorts every Believer to conform his or her own self into an image…

…”But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass

the glory of the Lord,

are changed into the same image from glory to glory,

even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

2nd Corinthians 3:18

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Here we see, that by constantly beholding Jesus, Believers, true Believers are, little-by-little, imperceptibly changed into the image of Jesus!

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Transfiguration – Bloch – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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HEAVENLY ROLE-MODELS or HELLISH ROLE MODELS?

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As most everyone in the Christian community understands, the Bible uses, not only Jesus, but mere mortals, such as Paul, to be role-models for Christians to admire and emulate.

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**But Lucifer (now given the office and title of “Satan”) fully understands this, and has given us his own role-models, for us to conform to.**

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And now, with the advent of television, radio, the printed page, and high-tech devices, like never before this Master-Destroyer has perfected his mind-control machinery in which to conform the world into his own selfish image!

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And so, the many ‘superstars’ seen and adored by the lost multitudes on a daily basis, become firmly etched upon the tables of the human hearts of all those adoring fans.

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**And as a result, they eventually begin to emulate, to a certain degree, the seemingly admirable and/or sensual aspects of these anti-christian role-models in their own personal daily lives!**

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

Poster – Gone With the Wind – US Public Dom – Wikipedia

Super Bowl XLIII Thunderbirds Flyover Feb 1 2009 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Elvis Presley – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TWO IMAGES IN THE WORLD

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Now it becomes evident that not only do Believers conform themselves into an image, but the unsaved of the world also conform themselves to an image: the image of the ultimate Antichrist…Satan!

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Listen…

…”Behold, these are the ungodly,

who prosper in the world;

they increase in riches…

O Lord…Thou shalt despise their image.”

Psalm 73:12, 20

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Yes, there are two images in this world: one being the spirit of the world, the selfish spirit of Antichrist, and the other being the pure and holy image of Christ, the self-sacrificing One.

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Christ battles Satan – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

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GOOD NEWS?

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Well, so what’s the Good News in all this?

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Very much Good News! Because, if we beg and plead for the grace of God, it may be His good pleasure to grant us the ability to focus our minds upon Jesus and His glorious life!

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And should we discover that our prayers are not immediately answered, we still can place ourselves in a right atmosphere for God’s blessing.

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Yes, we can begin to put away all ungodly influences (such as sensual “Christian” music, television, secular radio, etc…) and begin to surround ourselves with godly influences (such as audio bible readings, uncompromised music, etc…)

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And by the grace of God, we will one day wake up to discover that our little corner of the world has been transformed into a little corner of Heaven!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 8, GO HERE…

July 9 (Lucifer’s Music Solo, Part 8: “Lucifer’s Lullabies”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand the true condition of today’s church-world, and make the final end-time exodus out of Babylon…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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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, t

hat he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”

Revelation 12:1, 3, 15

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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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.**

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The Pleiades is actually in the shape of a lion’s furry tassel tip of his tail.

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**The sketch shows this Pleiades as the tail tip.**

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Now with aid of a dark starry night, you may begin to connect this mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape.

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The front and back legs are very well-defined with stars.

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The front legs are made partially of Taurus.

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**The back legs and rear fin are made of the Cetus Constellation.**

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But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night.

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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.

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This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his floodwaters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail).

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The Wave of Water is primarily composed of the Constellation Auriga.

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**The are two more less bright stars which are closest to the Dragon’s mouth.**

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**These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water.**

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TOMORROW…

May 3 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 5: “Cause & Effect Christianity”)

ABOVE PICTURE – Moon – 2nd Face (exaggerated for clarity) – Pharisee Scorner

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 -May 1 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 19: “How To Escape The Big City”)

By admin On February 14th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 -May 1

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Flee To The Mountains,

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Part 19:

“How To Escape The Big City”

To read part 1 of this article, click here… May 30th (Flee To The Mountain!)

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“Flee, save your lives,

and be like the heath in the wilderness.”

Jeremiah 48:6

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Many Christians feel trapped in the city where they live.

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It just seems as though there are invisible iron bars preventing them from making that great escape to more country places.

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And yet they know that city life brings just too much sin and temptation into their lives and into the lives of their children.

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

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DIFFERENT REASONS

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Maybe it’s for fear of finding no gainful employment in the little towns.

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Or maybe the spouse or children refuse to leave the whirl of fast and exciting city life.

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Or it could be for some other reason, making it seemingly impossible to leave the city, for the less complicated life in the country.

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Small Town Evening – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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HABAKKUK SAYS, “RUN!”

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Well, whatever the reason is, it’s imperative that all Christians get as far away from the cities as possible!

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The wickedness in this world is increasing exponentially!

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And the prophet, Habakkuk’s prophecy is now loudly crying out, “Let him that readeth, ‘RUN!'”

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Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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“A WAY OF ESCAPE”

1st Corinthians 10:13

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Well, God is a merciful God!

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And He has many promises that He will provide… “a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1st Corinthians 10:13

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And so, let not the Christian despair!

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There is a way of escape from the concrete jungle!

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Holy Bible – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“I AM THE WAY…FOLLOW ME!”

John 14:6 & Matthew 4:19

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First, the Christian must understand that deliverance from anything is a process.

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Certain steps must be taken if we ever expect for the Lord to deliver us.

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And if we will do our part, then we can be confident that the Lord will do His part.

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However pressing his duties STM2-c James Lee Frazer always finds time to read a few chapters from his Bible each day. I – NARA – 520675 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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The very first step in making our escape from Babylon is to make sure to not take Babylon with us.

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In other words, there are many who would love to move to more country places, and yet want to take their ungodly TV shows, secular radio, sensual “Christian” music, and vain Internet sites with them.

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Berlin neukoelln – TV satellite dishes – cropped image – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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“EVIL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPT”

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Listen to Paul’s exhortation…“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” 1st Corinthians 15:33

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This above verse reveals the heart-corrupting influence that comes from mingling with non-Christian communications.

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“COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM!”

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But listen to this next exhortation, also from Paul…

“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers…

Wherefore come out from among them,

and be ye separate, saith the Lord,

and touch not the unclean thing;

and I will receive you, and be a Father unto you…”

2nd Corinthians 6:14, 17 (to read entire passage, click here…2nd Corinthians 6:14-18)

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In this abbreviated passage, God, through Paul, is revealing just how reprehensible it is for the Christian to continue relationships and partnerships with unbelievers.

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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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COME A GOOD WAY OUT!

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No, we cannot come completely out of the world.

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But we can come a good way out, if we so-choose!

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Oh yes, we still must continue working with unbelievers at our jobs.

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And we still have family commitments.

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But this is no excuse for freely mingling with unbelievers, laughing, joking and engaging in unholy communion.

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And so, if and when the Christian finally makes up his mind to separate himself from the world, as far as possible, God’s promise is that “I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters”.

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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“THY WORD HAVE I HID IN MY HEART!”

Psalm 119:11

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The second step is to begin to fill the heart and mind with the pure Word of Truth, as revealed in the Book commonly referred to as the Bible.

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Yes, now that the Believer has ceased from allowing the corruptions of the world from polluting his heart, the void left should be filled.

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So, we must allow the wonderful promises and rich revelations of Jesus, from the pages of the Bible to fill the corridors of our heart and mind.

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“IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST”

Ephesians 1:3 & 2:6

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Now the Believer may still be stuck in the city.

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But in heart, that Believer will presently be sitting with Christ in heavenly places!

(see Ephesians 2:6)

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And so, once these two preliminary steps have been completed, the Believer should now be enjoying a rich relationship with the Lord.

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And as that Believer continues to overcome the world, the flesh and the Devil, he or she should likewise begin seeing spiritual blessings upon their children as well!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD;

that walketh in His ways.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands:

happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house:

thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed

that feareth the LORD.”

Psalm 128:1-4

Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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TO READ PART 20, GO HERE…

May 20 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 20: “Congregate Together, or Flee To The Mountains?”

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to clearly see and understand this message, and take heed to flee from the wrath to come…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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

WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…

**This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).**

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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.

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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The single star representing her birth-child (Christ) now becomes her head (“Christ is the head of the church.” Ephesians 5:23

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars.

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But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

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

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TOMORROW…

May 2 (Lucifer’s Music Solo, Part 7: “The Image That Sings!?!”)

Elvis – Wax Museum – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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