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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 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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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                                                                          .

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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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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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!

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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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TRACES OF HEAVEN’S LOVE

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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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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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NEW HEAVEN & NEW EARTH

“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.”

Revelation 21:4

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Oh yes, there is a wonderful world awaiting us, in which all this hellish sin and torment and sorrow will be forever vanquished!

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It is a world infinitely more beautiful than this sin-scorched Hell-on-Earth in which we are now imprisoned!

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A world in which there will be no more anger or hatred!

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No more greed…

…No more tears of sorrow…

…No more con-jobs…

…No more murders…

…No more decapitations…

…No more torture-chambers…

…No more horrible daily news reports…

…No more sleepless nights…

…No more hospitals…

…No more broken homes…

…No more wounded and suffering soldiers…

…No more broken hearts…

…No more blank stares of indifference on the faces of passers-by…No more fearful and devastating natural disasters!

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Moses Viewing the Promised Land – Frederic Edwin Church – WIKIMEDIA – PUBLIC DOMAIN.

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EVERLASTING JOY & PEACE!

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No, 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, 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!

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

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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…

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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…April 1 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 6: “A Demon-Possessed World!?”)…

…or you can also read… April 5 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 18: “It’s A 911 Wake-Up World!”)

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED 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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation“ 

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

 

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TOMORROW

May 6 (The False Prophet, Part 15: Deceiving Even The Elect With Big Mics!

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM or BIBLE STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS BIBLE STUDY or 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…The Open Forum Harold Camping February 12, 2002 (youtube.com)

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

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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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“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”

2nd Corinthians 6:14, 17, 

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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, 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 by our ungodly associations via the television, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines, novels, etc…

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And what about children? 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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This fearful warning to God’s Old Testament people is just as relevant to we New Testament Believers today.

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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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They can only expect to receive curses in their family.

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They will mourn and weep as they one day witness their children walk away from Christianity and wholeheartedly cast themselves into the secular world!

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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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TO READ PART 6, GO HERE…

July 10 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan! Part 6: “How To Raise Up Little Hybrid ‘Shiglets!’” CONTINUED)

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“February 3 (Come Out From Among Them, Part 2: “Making Friends With Unbelievers”)“…

…or you can also read… “February 16th (Joys of Parenthood!)

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TODAY’S FEATURED 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

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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”. 

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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

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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 

 

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…Moon Into Blood: Addendum to 2nd Face: The Swine Eater

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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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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM or BIBLE STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS BIBLE STUDY or 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN – The Open Forum Harold Camping February 11, 2002 (youtube.com)

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

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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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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, 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 don’t we live in a world in which the accusing finger is constantly being pointed at somebody?!

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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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Just spend a few hours watching or listening to the various Internet, radio, and television talk shows and marvel at how much finger-pointing goes on daily via the various high-tech inventions!

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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, for this unbelieving world, such an unfortunate situation is to be expected.

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Neither God, nor Satan gets 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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But the sad fact is, the spirit of pharisaism exists, not only in the world at large, but also within the church-world among God’s professed people!

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JUST THE RESULT OF GOOD & BAD CHOICES?

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If, for instance, we see an alcoholic begging for a drink…

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“He just needs to quit making bad choices in life!”, we so often say!

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Here is the epitome of “cause & effect pharisaism”!

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Drunk Panhandler – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN: “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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

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“THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE!”

Romans 1:20

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Here we have the entire Bible at our fingertips with all the present-day accompanying study tools.

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Oh yes, the Bible is filled with examples of people making good and bad choices.

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But this is not the only factor!

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Quite often, it was unseen satanic forces which caused much of the problems!

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

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“THY WILL BE DONE IN EARTH…”

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And let’s not forget the divine providence of God! Yes, God is the Grand Orchestrator of this world’s events…

…”And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing:

and He (God) doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven,

and among the inhabitants of the earth:

and none can stay His hand,

or say unto Him, ‘What doest Thou?'”

Daniel 4:35

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In this above verse, the Lord pulls back the curtains of Heaven, so to speak, and reveals the true divine inner-workings which oversee and orchestrate the events of this world, both small and great!

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It is God who rules and reigns over this world’s doings!

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 ABOVE STAR-CHART: Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses 

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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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TO READ PART 6, GO HERE… 

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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“January 20th (3 Fingered Judgment-Day)“…

…or you can also read… “September 30th (How To Spot The Biggest Sinner!)”

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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“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 

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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.)

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

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 2nd Face: The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner”

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TOMORROW:

May 4 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan! Part 5: “Secularism: From Such, Withdraw!”)

TV – the babysitter

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM or BIBLE STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS BIBLE STUDY or 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…The Open Forum Harold Camping February 8, 2002 (youtube.com)

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

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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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“And (the Second Beast of Revelation 13, The False Prophet)

deceives…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 (first) beast (of Revelation 13),

that the image of the (first) beast should both speak,

and cause that as many as would not worship

the image of the (first) beast should be killed.”

Revelation 13:14, 15

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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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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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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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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

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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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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

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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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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Running The Christian Race (Part 2, Sensual Music),…

…or you can also read this shorter article…  March 25th (Lucifer’s Music Solo)

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TODAY’S FEATURED 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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation

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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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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO LISTEN…

The Open Forum Harold Camping February 7, 2002 (youtube.com)

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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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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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“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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…January 7th (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!…

…or you can also read… August 11th (Habakkuk Says “Run!”)

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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FROM WHERE & TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE?

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WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…

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This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).

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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.

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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.  

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This is seen in springtime.

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It is seen in the northern skies. 

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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).

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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. 

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“Woman of Revelation 12 (Flees to the Wilderness)“

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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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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN – – The Open Forum Harold Camping February 6, 2002 (youtube.com)

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 30

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Almost All Is Vanity!

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Part 6:

“Tasting Our Own Mud Pudding!”

To read Part 1, click here…April 22nd (Almost All Is Vanity (Meaningless)! Part 1)

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“The proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof”

An old societal proverb

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It’s pretty scary out there right now, isn’t it?

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The world, that is…it’s pretty frightening what’s going on out there in the world, wouldn’t you agree?

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As the old saying goes, “everything seems to be coming apart at the seams”, right now!

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Boston Marathon Bombing – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

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Just a quick look around, is all it takes to realize that things are falling apart!

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Crowd of people – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“JUDGMENT IS TURNED AWAY BACKWARD”

Isaiah 59:14

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For instance, just look at our court systems!

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The rule of law has been replaced with partisan politics and political correctness!

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Scale of justice – by Wikimedia & user-DTR – Public Domain

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“GOD BE TRUE & EVERY MAN A LIAR”

Romans 3:4

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The news agencies have become so biased in their reporting, that we really need to apologize to William R. Hearst for frowning on him as the ultimate, “Yellow Journalist”!

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Yes, “yellow journalism” has now become the industry-standard within today’s journalistic media community!

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

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SOCIETAL MADNESS?  

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And who would have ever thought that the very nations which once championed the Christian Reformation, would now be inviting an anti-Christian, rogue religion to come in and take control?

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

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FINANCIAL SUICIDE

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And citizens are sitting by while corrupt and/or weak politicians are bringing these western societies down into financial suicide?

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Stacks of money – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation

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SODOM ALL OVER AGAIN!

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And who would have ever imagined that those same nations are now beginning to allow public nudity, sodomy, bestiality, polygamy, pedophilia, and a host of other abominations, corrupting the minds and consciences of the citizenry, AND THEIR CHILDREN TOO, ultimately bringing these nations under the fiery judgment of Heaven!?

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Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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WORLD’S PILLARS NOW CRUMBLING

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Well, this is just the short-list of how our societies are beginning to crumble.

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Suffice-it-to-say, it appears as if the very pillars of this world-system are now being toppled as surely as Samson toppled those infamous pillars of the Philistines.

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G. Dore – Death Of Samson – courtesy Creationism.org – Public Domain

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“and the cities of the nations fell”

Revelation 16:19

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And so, many concerned citizens are asking the question, “Why is our world failing?

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“Why are our societies beginning to fall apart?”

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“And why would a loving God just sit back while all these things are going on?”

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“And what can we do to stop all this?”

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

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“THE WORLD PASSETH AWAY!”

1st John 2:17

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What we must take into account is, that the Bible reveals that mankind’s various attempts to live independent of Heaven’s government are all destined to fail.

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After all, if our rebellion against the Bible ever became a huge success, then God would have to apologize and step aside to let us rule the universe, wouldn’t He?

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

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OUR CROOKED WAYS CANNOT BE STRAIGHTENED

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Listen…“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;

and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

That which is crooked cannot be made straight:

and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”

Ecclesiastes 1:14, 15

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As the Wise Man explains here, man’s crooked ways will never bring success. Nor will our hollow ideologies ever become the path to victorious living.

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All man’s works will ultimately be discovered to be vain and useless, says the Wise Man!

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“JUDGMENT COMETH & THAT RIGHT SOON!”

(poster in warden’s office in “Shawshank Redemption” movie, is a misquote of the Bible. Actual quote is, “God shall help her, and that right early.” Psalm 46:5)

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But there comes a time for man’s purposes and inventions to finally manifest themselves for what they really are: a big, gigantic failure!

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This is one reason why God has opened the floodgates of knowledge through the last century.

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God is allowing mankind to make our best attempt at succeeding without Him.

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The world has been literally flooded with every conceivable device and invention, designed to allow us every advantage to attempt to make a success of this, our rebellion.

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Redwing Apache Nuclear Bomb – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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EXPERIMENT IN SIN

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And over the past centuries, God has permitted us to experiment with various ideologies and governments to see if there might be some successful form of thought or government.

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

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GOD HAS ALLOWED US TO TRY THEM OUT

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But one-by-one, all these ideologies eventually manifest themselves to be utter failures!

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Whether it be atheism and communism, or socialism, or some religion or false gospel, God has allowed us to try them all, to see if perhaps, some of them might possibly work out.

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Karl Marx – Wikipedia – public domain

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MUD PIE OF OUR OWN MAKING!

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But they won’t work out!

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They are all destined to fail by their own innate inadequacy.

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And when they do finally fail, only then will mankind realize that Heaven’s government is the only way to true and lasting peace and victorious living.

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It’s like the old adage, “The proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof!” And for the past millenniums, God has purposely allowed us to try out and experiment with Lucifer’s government of selfishness, for that very purpose!

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That is, we are finally beginning to, “taste the mud pudding of our own making”!

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We are now finally eating this poisonous pudding of our own selfish ways.

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boy with chocolate on face – cropped image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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THE GOOD NEWS!

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But the Good News in all this is, that there is a patient and forgiving One who is calling to each and every stubborn rebel in this fallen and hopeless world.

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And He holds out His hands and lovingly calls out…

“Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you rest.

Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;

for I am meek and lowly in heart:

and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

For My yoke is easy,

and My burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30

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Yes, in the midst of all mankind’s continuing rebellion against Heaven, there is one here and one there who will finally reach the point of utter discouragement with all this world’s madness and confusion.

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Cross of Jesus Christ – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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

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ENTERING THE PROMISED LAND

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And these pilgrims will cross over the bridge from death to life, only to enter into the true Promised Land which will go on forever!

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And all those who do enter into that Land will never more question the ways of Heaven.

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Because they will only have to look back and remember how terrible and horrible and hopeless was this world of selfishness in which we once lived in our rebellion against God.

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

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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…

October 17 (Almost All Is Vanity, Part 7 – “It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World!”)

Orphan on Mothers Grave – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully comprehend what Solomon is saying to us today! Help me to keep my eyes looking ever-upward, so that the things of earth will grow strangely dim…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…November 2 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 9: “Planet Earth: Bizarro World!”)…

…or you can also read… NOVEMBER 26 (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island! Part 2: “Planet Earth: Knoxhard University!)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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“THE GLORY OF MAN,

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AS THE FLOWER…

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FALLS AWAY”…

1st Peter 1:25

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FLOWER OF THE FIELD IN HEAVEN

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This is perhaps one of the most amazing constellations that God has created.

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It truly looks like a flower, and appears to be blowing in the direction of westward.

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But as autumn draws near, this constellation appears to bow itself down, just like the flowers of Earth bow down, at the summer’s end.

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And these are not merely obscure stars.

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These are among the biggest and brightest stars in the night heavens.

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

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The Flower of the Field is also known as Scorpio .

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But there is another obvious aspect to this constellation group.

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Notice that the birds are flying in the same direction as the flower is bending; it is as if the east wind is blowing these heavenly messengers.

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“The wind blows where it desires,

and you hear the sound thereof,

but canst not tell whence it comes,

and where it goes:

so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:8.

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So here is another incredible Bible concept, written in the heavens! And God has spoken of these signs!

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Listen… “For ever, O LORD, Thy word is settled in (the) heaven(s).” Psalm 119:89

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THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Flower of the Field Constellation”…

…or you can also read… “Flower of the Field Constellation, Part 3: “Signs of the World’s End””

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW:

May 1 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 19: “How To Escape The Big City”)

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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The Open Forum Harold Camping February 5, 2002 (youtube.com)

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

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