In the years following the establishment of the New Testament Church, many Christians were forced to pinch off a tiny amount of incense and sprinkle it upon a small portable altar dedicated to the queen of Heaven.
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If an individual refused, he or she suffered a cruel death in the Roman arena.
One such stratagem appears to be the blacklisting of those websites which attempt to go against today’s dominant ideology.
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And by this means, the prophecy becomes fulfilled…
“And that no man might buy or sell,
save he that had the mark,
or the name of the beast,
or the number of his name.”
Revelation 13:17
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mark of the Beast – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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“THE SERPENT WAS MORE SUBTLE THAN ANY BEAST OF THE FIELD”
Genesis 3:1
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Now, the reason why this website does not want to get too dogmatic about the details of the future is that Satan can change course at any time he wishes.
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In other words, Satan is like a sidewinder!
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He never moves in a straight direction!
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What looks like truth today, can change instantly tomorrow if it better suits his purpose.
In this above verse is the true essence of what it means to “buy or sell” in Revelation’s prophecy concerning the Mark of the Beast.
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And even though Satan may also impose severe economic sanctions on Christians in the near future, he most definitely will cut off the true Gospel from being publicly preached, as far as possible.
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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LOCATING THE REVELATION DRAGON 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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This sketch shows 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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But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night.
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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.
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This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail).
But Roger Williams discovered that the New World of America was fast becoming a place of religious oppression and intolerance by the rulers of the Puritan denomination.
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And this was an unthinkable situation, since escaping religious persecution was a major reason why the European pilgrims came here in the first place!
But Roger William’s plea for religious freedom was not well received by those in power.
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And soon, this righteous and principled product of God’s amazing grace had to escape for his life from the Puritan leadership for advocating these, “diverse and new and dangerous opinions” (info source: Wikipedia).
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Thus, Williams had to suffer for nearly three months while escaping from authorities through the harsh winter in Massachusetts.
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At times, a hollow tree became his nightly shelter from the frigid, snow-covered wilderness.
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Finally, Williams was mercifully taken in by the Narragansett native Americans, no doubt enjoying his time with them until the spring thaw.
ROGER WILLIAMS: DEFENDER AND ADVOCATE FOR LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE
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Well, the rest is history!
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Williams eventually rose up to become a well-known and highly respected defender of religious freedom, as well as a friend, defender, and evangelist to many Native Americans.
Now in yesterday’s devotional, (click here), it was discussed how secularism/atheism took control of the Reformation nations of Europe, and ultimately put to death that great Christian Reformation movement in those states.
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And this website has many devotionals which focus on how secular atheism and its related ideologies are actually the 6th head of the 7-headed Antichrist Beast of Revelation, Chapters 13 & 17.
Nevertheless, Roger Williams encountered another Beast power, a religious one in the form of the apostate “Christian” leadership of that day.
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And so, even though Satan, through the centuries, persecuted true Christians via the tyrannical church-system of Europe (which was the 5th head of the Antichrist Beast)…
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…Williams was now encountering the progenitor of the 7th head of the Antichrist Beast: apostate Protestantism.
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Oh yes, God worked through Williams to squelch this new beast-power, but only for a time!
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Because the False Prophet Beast power was to eventually rise up once again, however in a later era of time.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel
ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
Dear Lord, Give me an understanding of all these things. Make me to be wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove in this dangerous and deceptive world…
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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turn ye even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting,
and with weeping, and with mourning…
Who knoweth if He will return and repent,
and leave a blessing behind Him;
even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?”
Joel 2:12-14 (condense for brevity)
David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me the strength and resolve to shun the excesses which prevail in this opulent and hedonistic society, and run the race to the top of heavenly Zion…
Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this 44 chapter audio book, a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.
</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM </span><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</span></span></strong></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90-minute nightly talk show…</span></strong></h3> <h3><a href=”https://youtu.be/0W6Ygth-Fm4?si=it7oD3P6LobT-oz8″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Click here to listen<a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzWS3urCG74″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>(248) – The Church Age Has Ended Part 1 – YouTube</a></span></strong></a></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.
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And so, it’s also in the Christian’s daily warfare!
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Maybe we fall off our daily Bible study.
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Or we begin again to watch “just a little television”.
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Or we begin hanging out with the old crowd again.
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Or whatever other old habit we might be inclined to fall back into.
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This is perhaps, the greatest single danger to our Christian walk.
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This is the ultimate slippery slope that the Christian may inadvertently fall!
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And when the Christian falls back into one old habit, you can just guess that the Devil has a few more old habits for that Christian to fall back into!
God has placed a marvelous set of constellations in the night-sky to illustrate just what is at stake in the Christians, “good fight of faith”.
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Yes, there is a constellation named “The Glorious 12-Star Crown of Revelation 12 Constellation”(scroll to this page’s bottom to see more detailed information about this constellation)
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And right next to this constellation is the Revelation 12 Woman Constellation, which features a woman-with-child grasping for that Glorious Crown!
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Well, there is much more to all these heavenly signs, which can be explored by going to the “Signs Of Heaven” website.
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“…THAT NO MAN TAKE THY CROWN!”
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But needless to say, these heavenly signs give us a pictorial scenario of what today’s signature verse is all about…
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…”Behold, I come quickly:
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hold that fast which thou hast,
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that no man take thy crown.”
Revelation 3:11
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Yes, this crown represents our Salvation.
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And every Christian must exercise great care that he or she does not take their Salvation for granted!
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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations w/ark (aka: Sagittarius) & Revelation 12 Woman (aka: Ursa Major, including The Big Dipper) – www.theheavensdeclare.net
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“KEEP THY HEART WITH ALL DILIGENCE!”
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The Christian must maintain vigilant watchfulness at all times!
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The eternal destiny is nothing to take casually.
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Listen…“Keep thy heart with all diligence;
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for out of it are the issues of life.
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Put away from thee a froward mouth,
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and perverse lips put far from thee.
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Let thine eyes look right on,
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and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
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Ponder the path of thy feet,
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and let all thy ways be established.
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Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
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remove thy foot from evil.”
Proverbs 4:23-27
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And so, as this above passage warns, the Christian must be watchful, vigilant, circumspect at all times!
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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FIVE WISE VIRGINS STARS
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This constellation was identified on May 22nd, 2014.
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It is simply five stars, two from the Serpens Constellation, and three from the Hercules Constellation.
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What gives this constellation impetus and significance is that it appears as five evenly positioned stars, in a slight oval pattern, as if they were sitting in a meeting, listening, or perhaps watching someone.
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Second, they appear to be gathered in front of The Crown of Revelation 12 Constellation. (just below Corona Borealis in this Wikipedia star-chart, in which the editor of this site sketched in these two constellations)
The position of these stars is significant in a number of ways. The first, being that these Five Wise Virgins are gathered around the 12-star Crown of Revelation 12.
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And the obvious message here is, that these wise virgins represent the faithful portion of God’s Church.
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And as wise virgins, they understand the importance of winning the glorious crown of victory, which Jesus promised.
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Listen…“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all…
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Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown;
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but we an incorruptible.”
1st Corinthians 9:24, 25. (condensed for brevity)
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And so, God is showing us the difference between the wise and the foolish in His Church.
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While the wise are gathered around this crown of victory, the foolish are nowhere to be found.
</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong>THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. <a style=”color: #9ea3d9;” href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg”><img class=”alignright wp-image-41176″ src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg” alt=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” width=”81″ height=”134″ /></a>WHITE</strong></span></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>44-chapter audio book, a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 13 – The Netherlands And Scandinavia</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T96pv5vcGP0&list=PLYuNObruxpw_LHXsLb97l9dEhtNZS49ym&index=15″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>GC-13 – The Netherlands and Scandinavia (The Great Controversy)</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain</span></a> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</span></span></strong></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90-minute nightly talk shows…</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7nFaYoh3c0″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Open Forum January 21, 2004</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.
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“Dear Lord, Give me the strength and resolve to shun the excesses which prevail in this opulent and hedonistic society, and run the race to the top of heavenly Zion…
The first two mountains on the left in this sketch are known are the Mounts of Blessing and Cursing, as found in Deuteronomy 27:11-26 & Chapter 28.
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The valley between these two mountains is called the Valley of Decision, as is written…
…”Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Decision:
for the day of the LORD is near in the Valley of Decision.”
Joel 3:14.
The Valley of Decision is not a physical place, but a spiritual valley in which each person of the world will make up his or her mind, as to just whom they will serve: God or Satan; God’s kingdom or this world (Satan’s kingdom).
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From the Mount of Blessing are heard all the blessingswhich result from serving God.
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From the Mount of Cursing are heard all the curseswhich result from disobedience to God’s will.
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And those in the valley will listen to both sides, and make up their minds, just who will they serve.
</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg”><img class=”wp-image-41176 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg” alt=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” width=”81″ height=”134″ /></a></span></strong></h1> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>THE GREAT CONTROVERSY</span></span></strong></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this 44 chapter audio book, a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 14 – Later English Reformers</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ASqmQUZx8&list=PLYuNObruxpw_LHXsLb97l9dEhtNZS49ym&index=16″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>GC-14 – Later English Reformers (The Great Controversy)</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain</span></a> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM </span><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</span></span></strong></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90-minute nightly talk show</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HSa2rHO1o0″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Open Forum Harold Camping December 30 2003</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.
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A leading doctor in the field of vaccines was being interviewed about all the lies, embellishments, cover-ups, and misinformation coming forth during the pandemic.
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And during the interview, this virus-expert noted the obsessive, even fanatical behavior by the leaders and press.
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And he then compared it to the fanatical/irrational behavior of Germany as they blindly and zealously followed all the Twentieth-Century Nazi extremism in Germany.
In other words, this doctor/scientist was amazed that so many had become extremists in their handling those lockdowns and mandates.
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And that doctor/scientist further noted that the current radical, authoritarian behavior of so many of today’s politicians and major-media operatives is also akin to the radical Nazi madness of that former era.
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And this same virologist agreed with one of his colleague’s analysis of this phenomenon, calling it “Mass Formation Psychosis” of many societies around the world.
And as an example, that notable virologist cited many such things, like, for example, people wearing masks while driving all alone or walking in a forest!
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And another observer also noted that in one U.S. state, the hospitals are firing “non-vaccinated” employees and replacing with vaccinated employees WITH COVID!
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“This is absolute societal madness!”, said the observer (also a paraphrase).
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And one conservative news-site reported that a 3-year-old was refused a much-needed heart surgery by three countries, simply because his parents were not yet vaccinated!
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do…”
John 8:44
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Well, many in the Christian community might rather analyze this pandemic phenomenon as being of a spiritual origin, just as these two above verses reveal…“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do”. John 8:44
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After all, Ephesians 2:2 says concerning the earth’s inhabitants…
…”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.”
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This passage reveals that the unsaved masses are indwelt by an antichrist spirit, “the Prince of the Power of the Air”.
“…and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast…”
Revelation 13:4
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So, why should Christians be surprised to see these massive societal movements?
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If Satan is “the god of this world”, as Corinthians calls him, is it any wonder that the unsaved multitudes are so willing to follow him?
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And not only on this one issue of being vaccinated/masked/locked-down/terminated, but willingly compliant in so many other areas of today’s societal issues!
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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pied Piper of Television – www.signsofheaven.org – commercial use only by permission
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“…but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
Matthew 16:3
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And so, what’s the bottom line to all this information?
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How are we Christians to respond to this pandemic mass-insanity?
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Jesus rebuked God’s chosen people by saying…
…”O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky;
but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
Matthew 16:3
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It should be obvious that there now is a growing movement to turn this world into a totalitarian police-state.
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And there are enough deluded people in the world who are following after the leaders of Lucifer’s antichrist world-system, who are taking us there.
And so, today’s encouragement is for God’s people to plead that we may be able to walk by all the Bible’s “exceeding great and precious promises”(See 2nd Peter 1:4)
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And all those who choose to renounce this increasingly evil world-of-selfishness, will begin their joyful sojourn up the heavenward pathway!
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And very soon we will enter into the wonderful Promised Land, “the Land flowing with milk and honey”!
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In that Land, we’ll be forever happy!
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And we’ll be forever young!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
FINALLY WALKING UPWARD INTO THE HIGHWAYS OF ETERNITY
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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.
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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken.
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Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you.
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Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.
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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.
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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity… (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand;
and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:”
Matthew 13:13, 14
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In Part 1 (click here to read)it was mentioned that nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus gave to the apostle, John, a revelation while John was on the island-prison called the Isle of Patmos.
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And the name which God gave this message is The Revelation of Jesus Christ.
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And indeed, it is a revelation of Jesus, and how He works with His people, in overcoming the world and the god of this world, the Devil.
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And so, Part 1 (click here to read) highlighted a few notable verses out of Revelation, which may give us the key to understanding that marvelous message.
But the problem is, that instead of studying the Bible, in hopes of unlocking the allegories, the vast majority of theologians and Bible teachers often study history books, or peruse newspapers in hopes of deciphering Revelation.
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But rarely do they rely solely on the true Bible method of comparing scripture with scripture, “comparing spiritual things with spiritual” to find out the true hidden manna veiled within the Book of Revelation.
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If they did, by the ear-opening power of the Holy Spirit, they would discover that Revelation is all about the Church and its relationship with Christ! (See 1st Corinthians 2:13)
So this is why today’s church-world has become spiritual Babylon, the City of Confusion.
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It is because of our world-loving hearts, we do not have ears to hear so much of what the Bible truly has to say, not only in Revelation, but also in so much of the Old and even in the New Testament.
Well, the Good News is, that it is not too late for any Bible student who considers his or her self to be a “Noble Berean” to begin to pray for ears to hear what God is speaking to His people at this present hour.
So, what does this verse, “there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel”, have to do with us today?
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After all, this prophecy of Balaam (left) was fulfilled in the coming of the long-awaited Messiah, Jesus Christ!
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Well, if a person will go out at night, starting in January, and continuing through the warmer months, they might locate the star, Arcturus.
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This star was spoken of in Job… “Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:32.
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This star is the host star for this Signs Of Heaven website.
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And the star, Arcturus, also seems to fulfill the previous verse as well…“…there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel….” Numbers 24:17.
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As earlier stated, this passage seems to find a double fulfillment, not only concerning Jesus, but also, as we look into the heavens.
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This star just happens to lead an entourage of constellations, which span the spring, summer, fall and winter skies, telling the beautiful, wonderful Gospel story.
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This is the only known place in all the Earth and heavens in which God has created a pictorial account of the Gospel.
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And no, this has nothing to do with the Zodiac.
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But this revelation showcases the biggest and brightest constellations in the heavens, revealing an entirely different interpretation of those constellations from that of the ancient Babylonian and other pagan culture interpretations.
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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations with Two Turtledoves (Sagittarius) & Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) – www.theheavensdeclare.net
</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #9e99d9;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-40657 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg” alt=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” width=”101″ height=”214″ /></a>THE DESIRE OF AGES</span></span></strong></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 39 – Give Ye Them to Eat</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrs729BXTA&list=PLYuNObruxpw-PqFXmSL0UjDj-aId2akwy&index=39″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>DA-39 – Give Ye Them to Eat (Desire of Ages)</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website</span></a>
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On the front cover of that revolutionary Sergeant Pepper album by The Beatles is a photo of Aleister Crowley (along with many other photos of various infamous persons)…
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…Crowley being a well-known Satanist from England, active during the 1st half of the Twentieth Century.
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And through the last decades since then, Crowley has become a true cult hero (or better described, “an OCCULT hero”!)
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Yes, Aleister Crowley became the inspiration for legendary rock-n-roll groups such as The Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Black Sabbath, etc., and also the role-model for many hallucinatory drug advocates over the past decades.
“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
2nd Timothy 3:13
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Now, most people familiar with Crowley’s life will concede that this was truly an evil individual.
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But because of his colorful life and his innovative development of occultism and magic, combined with his use of hallucinogens, and other moral debaucheries, Crowley still maintains the reputation of being a man of intrigue and even a wizard in occultic powers.
But the focus of today’s devotional is not on Aleister Crowley’s fame & magnetism, nor on his literary productions, nor on his occultish religion, and certainly not on his drug-use!
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But let’s instead put on our heavenly Son-glasses and examine this demented and self-deceived individual through the prism of the Word of Truth, The Bible.
The greatest evil of Aleister Crowley and other similar individuals throughout history, is that those who are unlearned and unskilled in the Word of Life, The Bible…
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…most of whom tend to look at all this black magic and think to themselves, “Well, Crowley was truly an evil dude! And he was definitely Satan’s ‘Wing-man!'”
(“Word of Life” found in 1st John 1:1 & Philippians 2:16)
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Why, even Crowley’s own mother referred to her son as “The Beast”, a title which Crowley is said to have enjoyed, even as a young boy!
“…for we are not ignorant of his (Satan’s) devices.”
2nd Corinthians 2:11
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But those who are indeed skilled in the Word, realize that men and women like Crowley are merely Satan’s “strawmen”, designed to deceive naïve souls and even naïve and unlearned church-attendees.
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After all, let’s remember what the Bible has to say about this present world…“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1st John 5:19
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Now, this above verse doesn’t say that SOME or even MOST of the world lieth in wickedness.
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No, but rather, the Apostle, John, reveals that “the WHOLE WORLD lieth in wickedness”!
BY COMPARISON, EVIL CROWLEY MAKES THE WORLD LOOK GOOD!
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And let’s face it! Such overtly evil men as Aleister Crowley make most other people look pretty good by comparison!
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And so, Crowley and other similar characters become an evil “Strawman”, causing people to erroneously believe that there are a lot of “good people” in this world, when compared to this world’s evil actors.
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And thus, there is a general consensus in society, that evil only reigns in the wicked hearts of all despicable, lost souls such as Aleister Crowley!
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But the Apostle, Paul, reveals the true condition of Mankind…
…”As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one…
there is none that doeth good, no, not one…
Destruction and misery are in their ways…”
Romans 3:10, 12, 16
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As this verse reveals, “there is NONE that doeth good, NO, NOT ONE!”
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Young business people – Cropped Photo – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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“EVIL COMMUNICATIONS CORRUPTETH GOOD MANNERS”
1st Corinthians 14:33
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At this point, many will ask…“So, what’s the big deal anyway? Why in the world does it matter whether I believe that the WHOLE world or just SOME of the world is evil?”
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Well, for one thing, if I believe that there are a lot of seemingly “good people” in the world, then I will probably mix freely with those whom society considers to be “morally upright”.
But the Bible warns us concerning the unsaved people that they “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2nd Timothy 3:5
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This above verse is a stark warning from God NOT to freely mingle with unbelievers just because they seem moral, “Having a form of godliness”.
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And combined with similar passages such as 2nd Corinthians 6:14-18 (which warns against having fellowship with the unsaved), we realize that God really means business when He commands us to “come out from among them, and be ye separate!”
Well, the Good News in all this is that today is still the day of Salvation!
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And any man, woman, or child can unceasingly plead for grace to turn away from our misguided conception of the world and divine strength to begin our Heavenward spiritual sojourn out of this evil world.
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Then we can begin traveling on that ever-ascending pathway to the true Promised Land…“a good land and a large…a land flowing with milk and honey” Exodus 3:8
John Lennon grave 2007 – Wikimedia – 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic
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TODAY‘S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to escape from this deadly deception by that Master-Deceiver, Satan! Let me not be deceived into thinking that good exists in this dark and evil world…
This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).
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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.
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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.
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This is seen in springtime in the northern skies.
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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).
</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-40657 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg” alt=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” width=”103″ height=”218″ /></a><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>THE DESIRE OF AGES</span></span></strong></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this</span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”> chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 85 – By the Sea Once More</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span> </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44KWKj4CQFQ&list=PLYuNObruxpw-PqFXmSL0UjDj-aId2akwy&index=85″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>DA-85 – By the Sea Once More (Desire of Ages)</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website</span></a> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”> <a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</span></span></strong></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90 minute nightly talk show. </span></strong></h3> <h3><span style=”color: #000000;”><strong>.</strong></span></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>This particular program aired in the last few years of this 50-year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding teachings on “the end of the church age”…</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b60QUJnnB4I” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Open Forum November 15, 2004</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons
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Isn’t it amazing how fragile and even hysterical our societies have become!?
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And one might even describe much of today’s turmoil as “Mass Insanity”!
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Yes, it seems as though the Internet has become the breeding ground for a whole lot of anger, rage, hatred, and finger-pointing!
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Many even describe all this current evil rhetoric as “The Internet Mob”, or “The Cancel Mob”.
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And it’s truly amazing to see how cruel a large mob of people can get when they join forces under the cloak of anonymity, which the Internet so easily provides!
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The name-tag given for this current-day phenomenon is, of course, “The Cancel Culture”.
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
Matthew 24:12
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People are even losing their lucrative careers and often having their entire lives destroyed over some thoughtless comment they might have made in past times.
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Quite often, the “Internet Mob”, not satisfied with facts, will even twist and embellish some individual’s words in attempt to destroy that person’s reputation.
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And all this evil being carried out merely for the sin-sick pleasure of destroying another human being!
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It’s really quite frightening to see all this insidious and venomous evil now sweeping through the Internet like a giant and deadly tsunami!
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And while many are happily applauding and encouraging this Internet hate-fest to continue, yet other, saner voices on the Internet/television, are pleading…“This raging, hate-filled madness has to stop!”
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but…against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Ephesians 6:12
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Well, of course, many Christians “are not ignorant of his (Satan’s) devices”. 2nd Corinthians 2:11
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And they fully understand that all this societal hate-fest is actually being fueled and orchestrated by none other than that “that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan“! Revelation 20:2
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Just listen to Ephesians 6:12…
…”For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
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This verse reveals just who our true enemy is…
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…it is none other than Satan, the unseen ruler and master orchestrator of this fallen, evil world!
Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark…”
Revelation 13:17
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Yes, it now appears that Satan has been permitted by God to fulfill Bible prophecy which foretold of this very hour in which the entire world will be subjected to the final test.
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And all this cancel-culture appears to be merely the preparatory precursor for the ultimate cancelling, which Revelation 13 prophesies of, using the following language…
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“And he had power to…
cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast
should be killed…
And that no man might buy or sell,
save he that had the mark…”
Revelation 13:15, 17
(Parenthetical comment by website Editor)
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Yes, this above prophecy will be the ultimate cancelling, in which Satan, working in and through the unsaved multitudes, will ultimately turn their weapons against God’s faithful remnant people.
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And all those who refuse to bow down to this present-day world-order will be cancelled!
Covid – Mark Hand – Home quarantine stamp – cropped and altered Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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But in spite of this terrifying report, there is still much Good News!
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Yes, there is a way of escape from all this pandemic madness!
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We don’t have to get swallowed up by all this societal hate!
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And so, the call is now going out to “flee to the mountains”. Matthew 24
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And truth-be-told, the actual mountains we must flee to, are spoken of in many such places as Habakkuk 3:19…
…”The LORD God is my strength,
and He will make my feet like hinds’ feet,
and He will make me to walk upon mine high places.”
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And did you know, the spiritual mountains to which we must flee are actually spoken of in Ephesians 2:6, “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus…”?
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 eyebrow 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.
“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Proverbs 21:24
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Yes, this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee.
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They were the morality crowd.
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They were the finger pointers. They were the scorners.
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They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved of the world.
In the fiery political wars now occurring, there is a whole lot of name-calling going on between the two major ideologies commonly referred to as the “Left” and the “Right”.
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“He’s a modern-day ‘Hitler'” is often growled in this red-hot partisan battle now raging.
Another derogatory tag which has emerged, is to call someone a “snowflake”.
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And this term is used to describe college students who cannot tolerate hearing any opposing political viewpoint.
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In other words, calling some student a “snowflake” is to say that they will simply “melt away” (not literally, but figuratively) whenever confronted by an opposing opinion.
Well, the obvious lesson is that God is a lover of variety.
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Yes, the seemingly infinite variety of snowflake designs are a reminder that all of Creation is filled with variety.
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From rocks, to trees, to mountains, to valleys, to rivers and lakes and oceans, to flowers, and to animals, we instinctively understand that God is a lover of variety.
Although this website has attempted to lay down biblical principles concerning how people should live, especially Christians, nobody should get the idea that God has only one cookie-cutter design for all humans.
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Especially when it comes to one’s employment, or his or her choice of living quarters, none of us can make “a hard-and-fast rule-of-thumb”.
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We’re just not smart enough nor are we wise enough to be the judge of such matters!
We just cannot limit how God works in the lives of others.
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That’s why we are counseled to…
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…”Judge nothing before the time until the Lord come,
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who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness,
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and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts:
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and then shall every man have praise of God.”
1st Corinthians 4:5
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And so, the bottom line is just this: let’s just prayerfully seek out God’s will for our own self and leave the remainder of humanity in His capable hands!
But Isaiah warning was also for today’s churches, in which Jesus likewise warned…
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…”For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets…
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…they shall deceive the very elect.”
Mathew 24:24
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Yes, in these last days deceptions have become so close to the truth, that even the very Elect can be deceived (but NOT to the point that the elect could ever lose their Salvation).
False Doctrine of, “Grammatical, Historical Method of Interpretation”
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Well, today’s deceptions are such as “Eternal Torment”, and the so-called, “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”.
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And today, the vocal and popular personalities also now insist…
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…”You must interpret the Bible as literal as possible,
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unless context demands an allegorical interpretation”.
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But this commandment is from men, and not from the Bible!
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And this heretical church-doctrine has greatly stunted the spiritual growth of God’s people by locking them out of an understanding of a great portion of Scripture, including Revelation!
Now having said all these things, we must not get dogmatic about the future.
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There may well indeed be a visible mark given.
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We just don’t know yet!
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But let’s not make the fatal mistake, saying…“It cannot be happening yet!
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…We haven’t been raptured yet…
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…neither can we see a visible mark…
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…and the Revelation 13 Beast hasn’t yet appeared!”
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Satan has masterfully promoted these prophecy misinterpretations in such a way, that the vast majority of churchgoers will completely be deceived, when the time does come.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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GOOD NEWS! A WAY OF ESCAPE!
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Well, there indeed is Good News!
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Because God, in His amazing grace, has allowed all those who wish to escape this awful judgment, “a way to escape”. 1st Corinthians 10:13
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And we may plead with Him for that grace to begin to lock out the pollutions of the world…
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…and begin hiding His soul-saving words in our hearts and right out through our fingertips!
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And so, let’s use our remaining time here, shutting out as much as we can of all the vanity and wickedness on the media…
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…and instead, sitting at the feet of Jesus, contemplating His precious life-giving words throughout our day!
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We have everything to gain, and everything to lose!
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).
THE GREAT CONTROVERSY</strong></span></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 8 – Luther Before The Diet</span></strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>.</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…<a style=”color: #cc99ff;” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtP_NvMBTqI&list=PLYuNObruxpw_LHXsLb97l9dEhtNZS49ym&index=10″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>CHAPTER 8 – Luther Before the Diet (The Great Controversy)</a></span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain</span></a> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=” wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”71″ height=”119″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90-minute nightly talk show…</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…</span><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBwfdEcqdE&t=1745s” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Open Forum December 26, 2003</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://christianimagesource.com/prophet_jeremiah_g341-prophet_jeremiah__image_2_p2281.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The 2nd Beast, the False Prophet
ABOVE ENGRAVING: Whore – Babylon – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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In the above verse, a truer fulfillment has never existed until this very era in which images have now begun to speak.
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Yes, television and Internet have now been given the power to speak while presenting images which promote the qualities of this Luciferian-antichrist-world-system.
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LUCIFER: “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”
2nd Corinthians 4:4
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Listen…“They (antichrists) are of the world:
therefore speak they of the world,
and the world heareth them.”
1st John 4:5 (Parenthesis added by website editor)
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Yes, this world has been under the invisible rulership of Lucifer since the fall of mankind.
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Oh yes, there is a form of godliness in the world.
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And yet, it is not of God, but is designed to deceive people into believing that good exists here. (see 1st John 5:19 & 2nd Timothy 3:5)
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 fully understands this and has given us his own role-models in which to conform us 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 human hearts!
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And as a result, they eventually begin to emulate them, to some degree, in their own personal daily lives!
Well, the Good News is, that there is still time to turn off the world, and instead, tune in to Heaven!
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As far as possible, let’s fill our hearts with the precious words of life, filtering out as much of this world’s selfishness and deceit as possible, begging and pleading for God’s empowerment to do just that!
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And may God be gracious to each and every one of us who are struggling to overcome!
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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WINTER CONSTELLATIONS
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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch below left).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here,“Orion The Reaper”.)
</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a style=”color: #9ea3d9;” href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg”><img class=”wp-image-41176 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg” alt=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” width=”81″ height=”134″ /></a></strong></span></h1> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong>THE GREAT CONTROVERSY</strong></span></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this</span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”> 44-chapter audio book, a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 21 – A Warning Rejected</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w661PvpSSqY&list=PLYuNObruxpw_LHXsLb97l9dEhtNZS49ym&index=23″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…GC-21 – A Warning Rejected (The Great Controversy)</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain</span></a> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=” wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”87″ height=”146″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this 90-minute nightly talk show…This is Open Forum Show…</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqXiZ5c9GgE&t=2744s” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…The Open Forum June 11, 2004</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.
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For the very first time in history, Mankind is directly linked up with “the god of this world”, via television, radio, and now, Internet.
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And these remarkable devices have become his advertiser-in-chief, so to speak, presenting his kingdom of sin and selfishness in the most glorious and attractive light!
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AN OUTER CLOAK OF GOODNESS, BEAUTY, AND CHARM
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And even though the faces are constantly changing, nevertheless, each viewer of these media will find some enviable actor, or some attractive singing idol, or some dynamic sports star, businessperson, writer, etc., to look up to and admire.
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And as we all know, there is no shortage of admirable and enviable faces and characters on television to choose from.
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These are among the “rich men” that oppress us, as it states in James 2:6.
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Oh, they may or may not be rich monetarily.
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But they are rich in other ways too: charm, wit, “coolness”, beauty, fame, mental and physical abilities, etc….
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These qualities are likewise very much considered to be one’s riches.
But beneath the thin outer veneer of beauty, strength, and goodness of these mega-stars, is mingled a few of the various aspects of Satan’s character…
…greed…
…revenge…
…unbelief…
…sensual lust…
…violence…
…sarcasm…
…comedy (“foolish talk and jesting” Ephesians 5)…
…pride…
…arrogance…
…selfishness…
…cold-hearted indifference…
…lacking brotherly love…
…and often lacking other heavenly qualities as well.
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Yes, this list is just a partial sampling of the many ungodly characteristics of Lucifer, “the Prince of the Power of the Air”, which he sends through the airways, via the modern-day media. (Ephesians 2:2, 3)
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“Do not rich men oppress you?”
James 2:6
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But as a very big “spoke in the wheel” of Satan’s many weapons of warfare, television/Internet, etc., have become increasingly oppressive.
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And this brings us to the purpose for writing today’s devotional.
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Listen to the Word of God, as given by James…
…”Do not rich men oppress you…?“
James 2:6
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Here above, God reveals that it is the rich who oppress His people.
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“the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”
Habakkuk 1:4
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From fellow townspeople to church-members…
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…to schools…
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…to the media…
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…to billboards and department store signage…
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…to just about any and every other means of communication…
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…God’s people are being daily bombarded with the same spoken (or unspoken) message: “You gotta love this world, in spite of all its problems and evils! You must fit in!”
And the most vulnerable of all people-groups are children!
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Yes, these TV spokespeople (who are rich in beauty and charisma) present a message to children, that for the most part, causes them to join in or be scorned.
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And combined with peer-pressure from fellow school classmates, it’s almost impossible for young children to maintain faithfulness to Jesus.
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And let’s face it! None of us enjoy being ridiculed, laughed at and mocked for being different!
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And so, the daily pressure is on: to be cool, to wear the latest fashions, to talk “hip”, to be “sexy”, etc….
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But television and Internet are more powerful than all the rest.
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Because beautiful and charismatic spokespeople are constantly presenting this tragic world in the most favorable light possible!
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth.
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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</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-40657 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg” alt=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” width=”101″ height=”214″ /></a><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>THE DESIRE OF AGES</span></span></strong></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this</span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”> chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 61 – Zacchaeus</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span> </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivA151AmLBs&list=PLYuNObruxpw-PqFXmSL0UjDj-aId2akwy&index=61″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>(232) DA-61 – Zacchaeus (Desire of Ages) – YouTube</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website</span></a> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90-minute nightly talk show. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>This particular program aired in the last few years of this 50-year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding teachings concerning “the end of the church age”…</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eex1KcbL-Wg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>(232) The Open Forum September 11, 2003 – YouTube</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons
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Like never before in the history of this world, the two great warring factions, Heaven and Hell, have all but completely erased themselves from visibility.
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And as a consequence, the citizens of this world are now immersed in stark unbelief!
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As a matter of fact, even the very mention of a literal Devil brings out chuckling jests and eye-rolling unbelief from most persons.
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And as far as they are concerned, if there is a literal God, He merely sits out there in deep space looking down through some giant telescope, monitoring the goings on here on “good ol’ Planet Earth”.
Actually, the battle between Heaven and Hell is raging all around us!
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But the two opposing armies are keeping a very low profile, each for their own particular reasons.
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First, Heaven keeps silent and invisible in attempt to insure that only those who come to Jesus, do so by faith alone.
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Oh yes, Salvation is by grace alone.
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But God still desires His followers to live by the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises of the Bible.
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Now on the other hand, Satan knows that if the world understood that he does indeed exists, and is actually called, “the god of this world”, many would turn to the Lord out of abject terror.
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And so, Satan can do much more evil here, without revealing the true hellish source of that sin, misery, and desolation.
And it must be remembered that we are now living in the era in which the 6th and 7th head of the Antichrist Beast of Revelation 13 have now arisen to world dominance.
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And the 6th head is atheism: “man, who is the supreme being of the universe”.
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And so, that is why atheism, and its related ideologies are so powerful in today’s world.
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And that is also why there are so many abject unbelievers in today’s societies.
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And even the many world-citizens who do believe in a god of one type or another, do not believe that the war between Heaven and Hell is actually raging all around us.
Nevertheless, Satan and his vast invisible armies are working around the clock, deceiving this modern high-tech world, with various deceptions, all in a concerted effort to cast doubt upon the veracity and certitude of God’s Word, the Bible.
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And because Satan and his countless unseen evil angels keep such a low-profile, the people of this planet are deceived and disarmed by these deceptions, attributing them to natural causes, saying such things as…
…”Oh yes, the unlearned and ignorant people of past centuries attributed these things to Satan…
…but our present-day knowledge of science has now proved these things to be nothing more than the results of natural occurrences!”
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Thus, Satan lulls the world’s citizenry into sleepy-eyed unbelief and unwary ignorance of this invisible spiritual battle now raging all around us…
…a battle between the angels of Heaven, and the angels cast out of Heaven to Hell (Hell, “Tartaroo”, in this verse speaks of the spiritual darkness of this world).
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And as a result, the vast multitudes, both in the world, and even in the Church, continue on, “deceiving and being deceived”. 2nd Timothy 3:13
Well, the very Good News is that today is still the day of Salvation.
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And all those who desire everlasting life are invited to armor up and join in the joyful battle, the Good Fight of faith, in which Jesus has already conquered the enemy on Calvary’s Cross.
This nation was founded upon the principle of “Freedom of Speech”.
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This was a response which this nation’s founding fathers implemented to be a safeguard from the same kind of oppression that went on for centuries in Europe.
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And this very critical component of this nation’s liberty has survived for over two centuries now.
But now, 200 years later, it is more than just a little ironically strange and weird that in the very place which became the current-day centerpiece for protecting freedom of speech…
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…that very safe-place has now become an iconic centerpiece to stamp out freedom of speech!
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And perhaps even stranger, it is the very same group which had long prided themselves as being the arbiters and protectors of that freedom…
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…but who are now applauding any media outlet or angry shouting mob which successfully squelches the free speech of their political foes!
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Even some of the 1960’s freedom-protest songsters have now switched from singing songs in favor of freedom to shouts in favor of free-speech suppression!
Now of course, in this day and age, society cannot come right out and ban freedom of speech; at least, not at this moment in time.
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No, but rather, Satan has craftily worked in the shadows to enact seemingly “good laws” which supposedly “help people”, by banning what has become known as, “Hate Speech”.
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Yes, in the name of so-called, “brotherly kindness”, our governments are attempting to “protect” us by banning any speech deemed to be harmful in some way.
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The problem is, just what is the definition of “Hate Speech”?
THE WORLD “FRAMES MISCHIEF” BY ENACTING UNJUST LAWS
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Listen to God’s Word…
…”Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee,
which frameth mischief by a law?”
Psalm 94:20
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Here is a prophecy which is just now finding its grand fulfillment, as society begins to enact unjust laws which will ultimately be used to silence the true Gospel!
Unfortunately, it appears that so-called, “Hate Speech”, is probably going to eventually eliminate the true and unvarnished Word of God.
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Even right now on the Internet, the major websites are already putting machinery in motion which will eventually ban any website that “offends” the general public.
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And amazingly, a large segment of the population actually thinks this is a good idea!
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But sadly, and tragically, people have forgotten what happened in Europe during the Dark Ages.
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And schools no longer teach this historical truth of oppression anymore to any significant degree.
Well, the Good News is that those who realize that this great paradigm shift is actually Bible prophecy coming to fulfillment, can do something about it.
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Oh no, don’t expect some church-wide mass repentance to solve our problems, especially if the unseen powers that be grant us a few years of reprieve, of “peace & safety”. 1st Thessalonians 5:3
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Personal repentance is only way to successfully walk through the soon-coming fires of tribulation now already being heated up…
…”Concerning the works of men,
by the Word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”
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).
</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a style=”color: #9ea3d9;” href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg”><img class=”wp-image-41176 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Martin-Luther.jpg” alt=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” width=”81″ height=”134″ /></a></strong></span></h1> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong>THE GREAT CONTROVERSY</strong></span></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this 44-chapter audio book, a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ. </span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 20 – A Great Religious Awakening</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><span style=”color: #9894d3;”><strong>CLICK HERE T LISTEN…<a style=”color: #9894d3;” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD7WwEeAis8&list=PLYuNObruxpw_LHXsLb97l9dEhtNZS49ym&index=22″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>GC-20 – A Great Religious Awakening (The Great Controversy)</a></strong></span></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luther95theses.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain</span></a> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=” wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”96″ height=”161″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to a </span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90-minute nightly talk show…The Open Forum Show…</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDsEEgAOcQ” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…The Open Forum June 10, 2004
And so, the Bible is correct when it prophesy’s...”And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.” Daniel 2:41 & Mark 3:24
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Yes, God is just now giving us a close-up view of the hypocrisy and selfishness of these so-called leaders of the land!
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The lies, the abject hatred, the verbal attacks and insults, the double-tongued hypocrisies, the underhanded dealings that we are now witnessing within the political power groups is nothing less than incredible!
Well, there is some really Good News, even in these very unnerving and trying times!
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Yes, God is now offering an escape plan for any and every sad and disheartened soul who is longing to rise above all this pandemic madness and insanity.
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Glory, glory: that Jesus left His kingdom of love and goodness to come down here into this crazy and hopeless world, and offer His own Self upon the Cross, that we might be saved!
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And any man, woman, or child is greatly encouraged to fall before that man-cursed Cross and plead for Salvation!
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And one day soon, we will cross that Black River of Death, only to come up on the other side, to the long-awaited Promised Land in which there will not be the slightest trace of the crazy madness and insanity of this present world system.
You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way.
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The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky.
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This altar itself is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.
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A little farther down this page is the sketch of this same constellation in the latter part of winter, when you look at them facing westward.
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You will notice that what looked like Gospel seed being cast from her left hand and left foot (see “Woman of Revelation 12-The Fleeing Woman” article for explanation of casting “Gospel Seed”) now appears like smoke or incense rising from the altar.
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It is not clear why the altar is sideways in back of the Woman.
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It would make more sense if it were directly under the Woman.
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However, the Lord must have some spiritual truth to convey concerning this odd positioning of the Altar.
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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.
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 mocking Christians, who were seemingly obsessed with pointing the accusing finger at the Devil.
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Then they could all laugh and mock the notion that Satan is a very active and powerful force controlling the peoples of this world, by sarcastically chanting…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!“
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, the above signature verse reveals a truth that practically nobody realizes or accepts!
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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… “theprince 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!
Perhaps, the greatest proof that an actual, literal Devil (Satan) exists, is the pandemic insanity which is currently causing the craziest world-wide movements.
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From the abject lies, hypocrisy and deceit coming from our politicians…
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…to the cover-ups and deceit regarding the pandemic economic shutdowns…
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…to the cancel-culture in which everything, from basic human biology…
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…to even our very language is being canceled, lied about, and manipulated, all in attempt to destroy the very foundations of the western nations.
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These are just a few of the countless crazy occurrences now happening!
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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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!
“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…
“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life”
2nd Timothy 2:4
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So, if we agree that this world is not our home, why then do so many Christians get ourselves all caught up in this current political civil-war which is now raging, as if the world actually is our home?
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Even some Christian radio stations are now taking their respective sides in this political battle, and encouraging (often even badgering) their listeners to do the same.
“…look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh”
Luke 21:28
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There are many issues in the world which seem to have great relevance and even great importance for our lives.
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And it becomes very easy to get all caught up in such events/disputes/fears/injustices.
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But as “Strangers and Pilgrims”, we must keep our eyes on the things unseen, heavenly things, as is written…
…”While we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen:
for the things which are seen are temporal;
but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
2nd Corinthians 4:18
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Yes, while we must constantly be praying for God’s blessings and deliverance from the many evils which assail us, we need to keep our focus on eternal issues.
“No man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life”
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The Bible really gives us no encouragement to get politically active, nor to even vote for this or that candidate for public office….
…”No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life;
that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”
2nd Timothy 2:4
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This and similar admonitions actually encourage Christians to stay away from political intrigue.
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, the Good News is that it is still the day of Salvation.
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And there is still time to beg and plead for the grace and mercy of God to release us from our idolatrous bondage to this world, with its many enticing pleasures and pursuits.
</span></strong></h3> <h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-40657 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg” alt=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” width=”103″ height=”218″ /></a><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>THE DESIRE OF AGES</span></span></strong></h1> <strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry. </span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 35 – Peace Be Still</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSB33RiJjRE&list=PLYuNObruxpw-PqFXmSL0UjDj-aId2akwy&index=35″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>(80) DA-35 – Peace, Be Still (Desire of Ages) – YouTube</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <span style=”color: #808080;”><a style=”color: #808080;” href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>ABOVE STAR-CHART – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses </a></span>
<h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>This is a small 90-minute </span><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>talk show… </span></strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>.</span></strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>This particular program aired in the last few years of this 50-year radio ministry…</span></strong></h2> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKa5NAZV0Ng” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>(80) The Open Forum September 1, 2004 – YouTube</a></strong></h3> <h3><strong><span style=”color: #000000;”>.</span></strong></h3> <a href=”http://ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons
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God’s Word is being freely preached each week around here!
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So don’t give me that lie that God is through with the local congregations!”
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Most churchgoers are unwilling to even consider that God is through with the local congregations!
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Yes, many in today’s local congregations are very much like old Mr. Obstinate, a character from Bunyan’s amazing allegorical tale, “Pilgrim’s Progress”.
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Old Mr. Obstinate just wouldn’t hear anything which contradicted his church traditions.
But has that day of spiritual famine finally arrived? After all, the Bible is still an open Book, or so it seems.
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But listen to Jesus…“Why do ye not understand My speech? even because ye cannot hear My Word.” John 8:43
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Here Jesus was speaking to those who claimed to love and serve God.
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And yet, they could not hear His Word.
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Oh yes, they could audibly hear Him.
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But they could not comprehend the spiritual truths He was presenting!
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Even the well-respected teachers of the law, who thoroughly studied the Scriptures, could not truly hear the Word, because they had no spiritual ears to hear, to the saving of their soul!
“For of this sort are they which creep into houses,
and lead captive silly women laden with sins,
led away with divers lusts,
Ever learning,
and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
2nd Timothy 3:6, 7
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Here is described, in allegorical language, that false teachers are leading “silly women” astray.
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Now of course, this must be understood allegorically to make any logical sense.
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The silly women spoken of here are congregations who are ever learning from the Bible, but never able to truly come to the knowledge of truth.
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And now that the Holy Spirit has vacated the churches and denominations, it is impossible for parishioners to truly comprehend the deep spiritual message which the Bible teaches!
And let’s not forget that the truths being presently taught in today’s church-world are being mingled with the prosperity-driven gospels!
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And so, parishioners leave the church service, all revved up to begin a new week of going headlong after the selfish pleasures and ambitious attainments of the world!
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Multitask – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, there is Good News for all those who perceive that they are in need of repentance and restoration!
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Our heavenly Father says…“turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die…?” Ezekiel 33:11
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Yes, God calls us to return back to Him.
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And we can enter onto that Heaven-bound highway, as we turn our backs to this sad and selfish world, and begin to look up!
“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…
and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.”
Micah 4:13
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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS
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THIS STAR-CHART:Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.
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It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky.
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It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west.
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In January, it is in the west after midnight.
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As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening.
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A dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation.
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It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion.
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And as already stated, this Glorious Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west.
A new devotional is presented for each day of the year.
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Directly below each day’s devotional, is a short “location guide” to one particular sign in the Sun, Moon, or stars.
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JANUARY, YEAR 4
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January 1 (Noble Bereans, Part 32: “Killing The Messenger”)
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January 2 (Noble Bereans, Part 33: “Killing The Messenger” CONTINUED)
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January 3 (Noble Bereans? Part 34: “Killing The Messenger” CONTINUED FURTHER)
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January 4 (Noble Bereans, Part 35: “Killing The Messenger” CONTINUED FURTHER)
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January 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 36: “Harold Camping vs. Ellen White”)
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January 6 (Noble Bereans, Part 37: “The New Waldenses”)
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January 7 (Noble Bereans, Part 38: “John Wycliffe & Harold Camping”)
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January 8 (Noble Bereans, Part 39: “Huss & Jerome”)
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January 9 (Noble Bereans, Part 40: “Martin Luther & Harold Camping”)
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January 10 (The False Prophet, Part 24: “Woe unto You, When All Men Shall Speak Well of You!”)
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January 11 (The Natural Man & Bible Prophecy, Part 2: “Ellen White & Harold Camping”)
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January 12 (A World of Lies, Part 13: “When The World Turns Ugly”)
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January 13 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 7: “Snowflakes”)
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January 14 (Keeping 1 Day Holy, Part 7: “The Dumbing Down of Society”)
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January 15 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 1: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!”)
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January 16 (The First Shall Be Last! Part 2: “The Tragic Tale of Europe’s Apostasy”)
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January 17 (The First Shall Be Last! Part 3: “The Tragic Tale of Europe’s Apostasy” CONTINUED)
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January 18 (The False Prophet, Part 25: “The Two Horns of the False Prophet Beast”)
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January 19 (Noble Bereans, Part 41: “God’s Prophetic Timeline”)
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January 20 (Noble Bereans, Part 42: “Harold Camping and William Miller”)
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January 21 (Mark Now Given, Part 4: “Internet Censorship”)
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January 22 (Mark Now Given, Part 5: “Freedom of Speech, An Endangered Right!”)
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January 23 (Television and The Image That Speaks, Part 5: “What’s Your Delusion?”)
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January 24 (Noble Bereans, Part 43: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning the Adventist Apostasy”)
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January 25 (Upward, Into the Promised Land! Part 4: “Cleansing the Sanctuary” CONTINUED)
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January 26 (Upward, Into the Promised Land! Part 5: “Cleansing the Sanctuary” FURTHER CONTINUED)
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January 27 (Noble Bereans, Part 44: “God’s Law & The United States”)
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January 28 (Noble Bereans, Part 45: “God’s Law & The United States” CONTINUED)
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January 29 (Noble Bereans, Part 46: “God’s Law & The United States” FURTHER CONTINUED )
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January 30 (The False Prophet, Part 26: “Many Shall Say…Lord, Lord!”)
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January 31 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 20: “O Lucifer, Son of the Morning!”)
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FEBRUARY, YEAR 4
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February 1 (Noble Bereans, Part 47: “Do Ellen White and Harold Camping Agree?”)
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February 2 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 9: “How To Stop the Growing Lawlessness in the Land”)
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February 3 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 10: “How To Stop the Growing Lawlessness in the Land” CONTINUED)
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February 4 (Noble Bereans? Part 48: “Eternal Torment?”)
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February 5 (Noble Bereans? Part 49: “Dead People Speaking!)
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February 6 (Noble Bereans, Part 50: “Liberty of Conscience Now Threatened!”)
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February 7 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 11: “How To Stop the Growing Lawlessness in the Land” CONTINUED FURTHER)
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February 8 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 12: “It’s Only A Movie”)
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February 9 (Noble Bereans, Part 51: “Come Out of Her My People!”)
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February 10 (The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 11: “Ellen White on “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”)
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February 11 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 24: “Ellen White On God’s People Being Delivered”)
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February 12 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 58: “The Final Destruction of Babylon”)
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February 13 (The Devil Made Me Do It, Part 21: “The Dumbing Down of Society About History”)
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February 14 (By Beholding Jesus…Changed! Part 2: “Ellen White’s Book on Jesus’ Life”}
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February 15 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 25: “Is the Holy Spirit Being Removed From the World?”)
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February 16 (The Orion Phenomena, Part 2: “Ellen White On Orion”)
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February 17 (The Orion Phenomena, Part 2: “Ellen White On Orion” CONTINUED)
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February 18 (A Form of Godliness, Part 5: “3-dollar-bill Love!” CONTINUED)
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February 19 (Arcturus, The Star That Wise Men Follow, Part 2: “We Have Seen His Star!”)
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February 20 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 6, “Satan’s Psycological War Against Our Children!” CONTINUED)
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February 21 (Mark Now Given, Part 6: “Killing The Messenger”)
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February 22 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 4: “Planet Earth, An Experiment In Selfishness”)
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February 23 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 23: “How To Be Like John the Baptist: His Gravitas!”)
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February 24 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 5: “Planet Earth, An Experiment In Selfishness” CONTINUED)
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February 25 (Noble Bereans, Part 52: “Dead People Speaking!?” CONTINUED)
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February 26 (By Beholding Jesus…Changed! Part 3: “Ellen White’s Book on Jesus’ Life” CONTINUED)
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February 27 (“Ellen White’s Book, The Desire of Ages: A story For the Whole Family”)
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February 28 (O Taste and See That The Lord Is Good! Part 1: “The Wedding At Cana”)
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February 29 (Flee To The Mountain! Part 24: “Pillar of Salt Churches”)
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MARCH, YEAR 4
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March 1 (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 6: “Strong Delusion!”)
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March 2 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 22: “It’s A Gad, Gad, Gad, Gad World!”)
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March 3 (Sodom Rising, Part 16: “Gender Confusion & the Devil’s Destruction of Society”
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March 4 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 17 – “A World of Terror”)
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March 5 (Noble Bereans?, Part 53: “Ellen White’s Views On the Final Conflict”)
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March 6 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 8: “Judgment Day: What Did We Expect?”)
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March 7 (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church! Part 3: “John the Baptist”)
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March 8 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 8: “Cancer, a Faith-building Experience?”)
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March 9 (A World of Lies, Part 14: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” FURTHER CONTINUED)
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March 10 (Arcturus, The Star That Wise Men Follow, Part 4: “The Call By The Sea”)
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March 11 (The False Prophet, Part 27: “Many False Prophets”)
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March 12 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 13: “Sinking Into The Bottomless Pit” CONTINUED)
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March 13 (How To Breeze Through The Coming Crisis! Part 6: “Great And Precious Promises!”)
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March 14 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 3: “Ellen White’s & Harold Camping’s Views of the Sabbath”)
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March 15 (How To Breeze Through The Coming Crisis! Part 7: “Rejoice Evermore…Pray Without Ceasing…In Every Thing, Give Thanks!”)
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March 16 (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 6: “Harold Camping’s Ears To Hear!”)
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March 17 (The False Prophet, Part 28: “The 6th Head: Cruel Compassion”)
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March 18 (The Commandments of God, Part 4: “Christians & The Old Testament Law”)
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March 19 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 15: “Black Holes In Inner-Space: Romantic Idolatry!”)
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March 20 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 14: “This World is Not My Home!”)
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March 21 (Daniel 2:41: “A Kingdom…Divided…Cannot Stand!” CONTINUED)
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March 22 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 26: “The Invisible War”)
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March 23 (My Yoke Is Easy! Part 6: “Come Apart & Rest A While!”)
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March 24 (The True Message of Revelation! Part 2: “Do Ye Not Hear The Law?” CONTINUED)
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March 25 (Dawn of the Dead! Part 5: “Cannibalizing Our Children!?”)
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March 26 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 23: “Romance: The Real Thing or Just A Devilish Delusion?”)
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March 27 (Dawn of the Dead! Part 6: “The Time of Trouble”)
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March 28 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 4: “How To Quit Working On The Sabbath”)
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March 29 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 9: “Will The Real Nazi/Fascist/Racist Please Shout the Loudest!”)
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March 30 (Noble Bereans? Part 54: “Ellen White’s Views On The False Prophet”)
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March 31 (Noble Bereans? Part 55: “Ellen White’s Views On The Two Beasts of Revelation 13”)
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APRIL, YEAR 4
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April 1 (Noble Bereans? Part 56: “Ellen White’s Views On The Two Beasts of Revelation 13” CONTINUED)
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April 2 (Noble Bereans? Part 57: “Ellen White’s Views On The Two Beasts of Revelation 13” FURTHER CONTINUED)
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April 3 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 7: “God Is No Respecter of Persons!”)
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April 4 (A World of Lies, Part 15: “Rascals Then, and Rascals Now!”)
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April 5 (“The Light of the World!” Part 2)
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April 6 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 15: “Why All The Lawlessness?”)
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April 7 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 2: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED)
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April 8 (“And Just Who is My Neighbor?” Part 2: Good Samaritan)
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April 9 (Satan’s Number 8, Part 3: “Caught in Satan’s Web”)
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April 10 (“Blessing The Children”)
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April 11 (Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 2: “Forsaking All to Follow Jesus!”)
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April 12 (It’s A Rosie The Riveter World, Part 6: “1st Head of the Beast: Pride!”)
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April 13 (It’s A Rosie The Riveter World, Part 6: “1st Head of the Beast: Pride!) CONTINUED!”
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April 14 (A World of Lies, Part 16: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” CONTINUED)
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April 15 (Television and The Image That Speaks, Part 7: “Do Not Rich Men Oppress You?”)
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April 16 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 6: “The False Prophet’s Counterfeit Compassion”
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April 17 (The False Prophet, Part 29: “The 6th Head: Cruel Compassion Regarding Abortion”)
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April 18 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 7, “How To Catch A Serial Killer”)
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April 19 (Upward, Into the Promised Land! Part 6: “The Temple Cleansed Again”)
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April 20 (The False Prophet, Part 30: “Misguided Mercy”)
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April 21 (How Shall the Moon Be Turned Into Blood? Part 5: “Mark of the Beast in the Moon? 2nd Face: The Pharisee-Scorner”) CONTINUED
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April 22 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 24: “Satan, the Great Puppet-Master!”)
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April 23 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 25: “Satan, the Great Puppet-Master!” CONTINUED)
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April 24 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 8: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God” CONTINUED)
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April 25 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 9: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God” FURTHER CONTINUED)
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April 26 (Finding Perfect Peace, Part 11, “Why Did God Take Away My Spouse?”)
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April 27 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 10: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God” STILL FURTHER CONTINUED)
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April 28 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 26: “Who Really Blew Up The Twin Towers?”)
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April 29 (The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 10: “Peter’s Conversion”)
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April 30 (Hands That Shed Innocent Blood: “God’s Providence in the Womb”)
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MAY, YEAR 4
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May 1 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 24: “Romance: The Real Thing or Just Another Devilish Delusion?”) CONTINUED
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May 2 (Add Thou Not! Part 6: “Babylonian Sun Worship”)
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May 3 (Add Thou Not! Part 7: “Babylonian Sun Worship” CONTINUED)
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May 4 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 7: “Mob Anger & Justice!”)
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May 5 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 14: “Butterflies: God’s Little Witnesses In Nature”)
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May 6 (Global Warming Alert! Part 2: Why Is There Global Warming?)
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May 7 (Arcturus, The Star That Wise Men Follow, Part 5: “The Walk To Emmaus in Today’s World”)
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May 8 (Prayer In A Fragile World! Part 6: “Praying Yourself To Sleep”)
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May 9 (The Straw-Man! Part 8: “Aleister Crowley: Satan’s Wing-man or Just His Straw-man?”)
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May 10 (The Weapons of Our Warfare! Part 2: “Fighting Our Own Battles)
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May 11 (Revelation 12 Woman, Part 2: “Why Are Things Getting so Crazy Terrible?”)“
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May 12: The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 28: “The Robin Hood Conspiracy!”
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May 13 (“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”, Part 8: “Ellen White On Parables”) Also read…(He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 5: “Truth Falling On Deaf Ears!”)
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May 14 (Noble Bereans? Part 58: “Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth”)
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May 15 (The 4 Winds of Revelation 7:1 Now Blowing! Part 2: “Separating The Wheat From The Chaff”)
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May 16 (“The Dawning of the Day!”)
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May 17 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 6: “Don’t Look Down!”) or also read…”Over The Rainbow, or Stay Down Here?”
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May 18 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 29: “When The Devil Whispers ‘Murder!’”)
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May 19 (The 7 Stars, Part 2: “7 Stars & The 7 Bowls of Wrath”)
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May 20 (Mark Now Given, Part 8: “Masters of the Universe or Just Useful Pawns of Satan?”)
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May 21 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 15: “A World of Wilting Flowers?”)
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May 22 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 8: “The Dragon’s 6th Head & The 6th Commandment”)
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May 23 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 16: “It’s a ‘Lose-Lose’ World!”)
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May 24 (The False Prophet, Part 31: “The False Prophet’s Two Horns Concerning Capitalism VS. Socialism!”)
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May 25 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 13: “How To NOT Take The Long Road Home!”) or you can also read …3-Fingered Judgment Day, Part 14: (A “Careful What You Wish For” Story)
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May 26 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 9: “…Until I Met a Man Who Had No Feet!”)
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May 27 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 18: “Somewhere Over The Rainbow?”) Also Read, (“A New Heart For The Tin Man”)
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May 28 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 3: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED)
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May 29 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 4: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” FURTHER CONTINUED)
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May 30 – (Noble Bereans, Part 59: “Go Into The Highways & Hedges!”)
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May 31 (Seared As With A Hot Iron, Part 2: “It’s A Totalitarian World!”)
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JUNE, YEAR 4
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June 1 (Damsels & Dragons, Part 2: “The Revelation 12 Dragon’s Floodwaters!”)
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June 2 (Who is the Rich Young Ruler? Part 2: “Going Through a Needle’s Eye”)
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June 3 (Who Is The Rich Young Ruler? Part 3 – “Going Through a Needle’s Eye” CONTINUED)
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June 4 (Who Is The Rich Young Ruler? Part 4 – “Going Through a Needle’s Eye” CONTINUED)
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June 5 (O Taste and See That The Lord Is Good! Part 2 “Taste & See God’s Delicious Fruit!”)
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June 6 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 19: “Like Hind’s Feet To Walk Upon Mine High Places”)
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June 7 (Loopholes in God’s Law, Part 2: “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?”)
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June 8….(We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 8, “Political Correctness: Christo-phobia?”)
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June 9 (Sodom Rising, Part 17 “Which Rainbow Will You Cling To?”)
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June 10 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 18: “The Biggest Carrot In The Universe!”)
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June 11 (Noble Bereans? Part 60: “Ellen White On The Ministry of Healing”)
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June 12 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 15: “Ellen White On ‘Nature & Health’”)
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June 13 (Television and The Image That Speaks, Part 8: “The Many Faces of Satan”)
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June 14 (Noble Bereans? Part 61: “Ellen White On The Ministry of Healing” CONTINUED)
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June 15 (What’s An Aristaphagist!? Part 3: “What Did Jesus Eat?”)
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June 16 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 30: “Fanatics in the Church!”)
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June 17 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 9: “You Say You Want A Revolution”)
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June 18 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 10: “Satan’s Monster-Making Machinery!”)
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June 19 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 24: “Am I a Lot, or an Abraham?”)
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June 20 (The Return of Elijah, Part 4: “Mothers & Children”)
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June 21 (O Taste and See That The Lord Is Good!, Part 3”)
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June 22 (Apocalypse Now! Part 27: “Satan Now On the March”)
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June 23 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 11: “Ring Around The Rosies…We All Fall Down!”) ALSO READ (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 12: “Woke Christians & Heaven’s Cancel-Culture!”)
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June 24 (O Taste and See That The Lord Is Good! Part 4)
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June 25 (What’s An Aristaphagist? Part 4 “How To Cure Fibromyalgia”)
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June 26 (The False Prophet, Part 32: “Evangelicalism: The False Prophet?”)
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June 27 (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island! Part 18: “Every Knee Shall Bow!”)
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June 28 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 16: “Why Are Our Enemies Taking Over?”)
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June 29 (Flee To The Mountain! Part 25: “Jeremiah’s Cup of Fury! The Removal of the Holy Spirit” CONTINUED)
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June 30 (The Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven, Part 2: “Jesus: The True Meaning of Coming Out of Babylon”)
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“For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet”
Psalm 22:16
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This animalistic 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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As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.
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He is very moral, you see!
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Gray Wolf. Courtesy U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service by scott Flaherty
2nd Face in Moon-wolf-www.signsofheaven.org
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THIS BEAST WITHIN
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Well, the Bible has much to say about Pharisees.
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And the Bible has much to say about wolves, and foxes, and dogs.
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And this wolf-face inscribed in the Moon has much to tell us about ourselves!
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And so, if you (or I) find that this wolf-man has some things in common, please don’t despair!
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For God is giving us these signs, while there still is time. While there still is hope!
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THE PHARISEES…
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Now listen to this verse concerning proud scorners…“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Proverbs 21:24
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Yes, this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee.
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They were the morality crowd!
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They were the finger pointers!
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They were the scorners!
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They had an evil eye against others!
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They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved world!
James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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WHICH WAY THE FINGER IS POINTING
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It is true religion that says,“I am chief of sinners.” 1st Timothy 1:15.
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These are the words of Paul.
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Paul saw himself for what he really was: a dirty rotten sinner in need of a Savior!
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It is false religion that says, “God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.” Luke 18:11.
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These are the words of this proud Pharisee in the parable of the Publican & the Pharisee (see Luke 18:9-14).
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It is true religion that points the accusing finger at ‘myself’.
And it was about 120 or so days after being “tossed out on my ear” from that sad and hopeless, “Iron-Citadel”, commonly referred to as “Atheism”.
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Such a dreadfully depressing ideology!
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And it eventually drowns its captives in hopeless despair,“who, through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” Hebrews 2:15
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Oh yes, the proponents and hucksters of atheism promise freedom for all who join their ideology.
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But truth-be-told, if you happen to be a thoughtful and sensitive individual, you eventually realize that atheism only gets more distressing, increasingly hopeless, and really depressing, the older you become!
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And those who live under atheism’s cruel tyranny, like I did, often resort to drinking ourselves into a temporary state of blurry-eyed blissfulness (or perhaps drugging themselves, which was not my chosen means of escape)…
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…all in attempt to forget about that eventual, “date-with-fate” and our inescapable, “appointment with The Grim Reaper”!
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My means of escape was mostly with a little bourbon/cigarettes/television.
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And also, of course, managing an all-you-can-eat buffet often allows incredible middle-of-the-night “refrigerator raids”!
(Word-play on lyrics from the 1963 Buck Owens song “Act Naturally”, changing “ever” to “never”)
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But now I was being given, not only songs from the spirit, but also being told a very glorious narrative on just how greatly God was going to bless me in the music world, which industry, by the way, was largely controlled by God Himself! WOW!!!
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Oh, to think that a short time ago I was being mercilessly tormented in a mental ward by demons, swan-diving onto a hard floor, falling onto sharp objects, and going in and out of hellish illusions and devilish delusions!
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And now…BUT NOW…instead, I was being told just the opposite! I was informed that I was soon to find fame and fortune in the L.A. music scene!
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And if that’s not enough, I was JESUS…in a former life!
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This might possibly make that classic, “rags-to-riches” story about the “Count of Monte Cristo”, look like a mere, “50-cent-burger-joint-pay-raise”!
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Ah yes, this was the “turn-about of all turn-abouts!” This was the lottery ticket of all lottery tickets!
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This was…uh…it was….sufficed to say, “My prospects for the future were looking much better, thank-you.”
But little did I know, nor suspect, that I was once again to be the “butt-end of a cruel joke” by the spirits.
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Little did I realize or was aware, that I was unwittingly being set up like a “bowling pin” by “Team-Lucifer”, only to knock me down flat, for a strike at the “Unlucky-Lanes Bowling Alley”!
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And these super-intelligentsia (who, by the way, were extremely cunning beings), were gonna take me up to the very top of the tallest temple in Belize…
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…that infamous Jaguar Temple, only to kick me down, down, down… about a couple hundred very steep steps…down onto my head!
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And then thrust me back down into the open-arms of Hell’s awaiting flaming-furnace-inferno, once again!
Let’s leave TIKAL for now, and back up a month or two; back to that day in February, 1980, in Klamath Falls, when a very special person walked into my life…
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CHAPTER 21:
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“VACATION FROM (or rather, ‘IN’) HELL”
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“ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND I AIN’T GOT NOBODY! (except for the spirits, that is!)”
(First line from the 1964 Sam Cooke hit song, “Another Saturday Night” with parenthetical comment by this website)
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Well, there I was! In a nice little home, all tucked away in a beautiful little woodsy neighborhood in the hills around Klamath Falls.
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No longer was I being terrified with the prospects of being cut up into little pieces!
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No more was I scorched with the eternal sentence of being, “tormented with fire and brimstone”, for all time and eternity by an angry and vengeful God!
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And so, it’s not hard to imagine that I was beginning to get lonely, especially after getting dumped by my ex-girlfriend, several months earlier, just prior to when “all Hell broke loose” on my life (actually, I believe she was providentially taken away, to spare her from having to deal with what I was soon to be suffering back in that Unit 3600).
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Oh yes, I had the spirit. And he (or they), was constantly communicating with me!
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Nevertheless, I felt I needed companionship…human companionship! Female companionship!
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And so, I began to pray that God might bring someone into my life. “Oh God, please bring me someone!”
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ENTER THE LOVE INTEREST…
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Well, one day, not too long after I began praying about this, the phone rang…
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“Hello?”
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There was a female voice on the other end of the phone line.
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But because of her heavy accent (and her obvious shyness and nervousness), I had trouble understanding what she was saying.
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Something about singing for someone’s wedding.
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Finally, after asking her to repeat herself a number of times, I figured out that she wanted to hire me to sing at a family member’s wedding.
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Of course, I said, “Okay”.
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The Phone Call – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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PROBLEMS SOLVED
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I’m not quite sure what happened, but before I knew it, this very pretty lady was bringing pots and pans over to my house, and cooking absolutely great Spanish-style food.
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And so ended my loneliness issues.
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One less thing!
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And now I also had someone to sing my songs to.
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And she was convinced I was going places with my music!
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And so ended my lack of an appreciative audience.
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Two less things!
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THE LAND OF ETERNAL SPRING?
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And before I knew it, we were planning a trip to her beautiful little country of Guatemala, which borders southern Mexico and Belize.
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The trip was to last 30 days. This was in February. And the trip was planned for…I can’t really recall…I’m gonna say…in May.
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Yeah, I think we left in May till June, 30 days.
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So now I could take a well-deserved “R & R” away from the horrible, horrible, torment I went through up there in Unit 3600!
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Three less things?!
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“IT AIN’T HEAVY…IT’S MY PENNANCE!”…
(Word-play on the 1969 Holies hit-song, “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother“)
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When the big day came for us to leave, Becky had managed to fill a large old Army-issue duffel bag with used clothes to take to the people in her father’s church in Guatemala.
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Her father was a pastor of a Church of God, a somewhat Pentecostal church in Guatemala City.
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I didn’t know that this heavy bag would have to be dragged for miles…by me!
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The old Army-green bag seemed 4 or 5 feet tall, and as much as maybe 30 inches wide. Well, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration.
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Anyway, it was extremely heavy and just as awkward! I couldn’t believe how many clothes she got into that bag! We couldn’t even cinch up the top of the bag for all the tightly packed clothes.
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But bringing clothes to people in need was a good deed! Right? Right!
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And considering all the condemnation I had gone through for the last 7 months, I figured any checkmarks in my plus-column couldn’t do me any harm!
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So, I cheerfully pulled this bag along.
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Not a problem!
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And anyway, it beats playing organ in Hell! Correct? (see Chapter 15, almost the bottom of that page for explanation)
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“THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT !”
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During this time of getting to know Becky, the spirit was still communing with me.
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And so, at various times my head would nod “yes” or“no”,or rolling my eyes, or even rolling my whole head (Well, I guess that I’ve already mentioned this phenomenon in one of the previous chapters.)
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But anyway, I tried as hard as I could to suppress this phenomenon.
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But I couldn’t stop it! I’m not sure whether Becky noticed it or not, but she made no comment about it (But even though it was probably not even a tiny bit noticeable to others, I could really feel him make my head nod, making me apprehensive when in their company.)
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And to add to this really annoying phenomenon, the spirit would sometimes use my head to make his own commentary on what Becky was saying.
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So, he would involuntarily roll my head back and forth in a circular motion (ever-so-slightly, remember), as if to say he was challenging the veracity of what she was saying.
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You know, kind-of like when rolling one’s eyes in doubt, at something someone is saying. Only he was doing it… not me!
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And sometimes I could just barely keep from laughing, because the spirit would make me laugh with his incredible sense of humor.
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“THANK YOU…THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!”
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The spirit gave me a song one day when Becky was visiting me.
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The song came all of a sudden. Just spontaneously.
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Oh yes, it was a simple song. I suppose it’s not too much to expect that a musician could easily do this.
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But anyway, here it is…
…When I look into your eyes, I find myself in love—-
And when I look into your eyes, I find myself in love—
Hold me close…hold me tight…always stay with me.
Hold me close…hold me tight…say you’ll stay by me.
When I… etc, etc…
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It was a nice little song, but bothered me because it vaguely reminded me of that old Presley song, “Love Me Tender”, (same tempo, but somewhat different chords and melody).
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THE VACATION FROM HELL
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(or should I rather say, “in Hell”?)…
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DOUBLE PENNANCE POINTS…
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And soon came the day to depart for Guatemala…
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…from Reno Nevada to Miami Florida…
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…then from Miami Florida to Guatemala City.
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And oh yes, me dragging that large, clumsy, and very heavy duffel bag through the concourse of both airports.
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But my “heavenly brownie points” were adding up fast (or so I surmised), with every huff and every puff I made.
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There went me… facing backwards…pulling this Army-issue monstrosity through the airports, and Becky leading the way!
The spirit soon began something very new with me. This fresh new insinuation began like this… “Oh Chuckie-Me-Schmucky, have you ever considered that maybe…just maybe you weren’t Jesus Christ in a former life?”
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The spirit now had my full and undivided attention at this point… “I thought that might get your attention, Me-Chucko.”
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I was now getting really afraid. The needle on my terror-meter was now hitting a solid 10-out-of-10!
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The spirit was being very threatening with these kinds of taunts…
…“Did you ever consider that you might not be Jesus after all?
Did you ever consider that you might have been somebody else in a former life?
Somebody such as…say…like…uh…Adolph…uh… Hitler?”
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Okay, I was now in full-throttled fear at this new allegation via my spirit “friend”.
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Anyway, this suggestive torment (or maybe I should say, ‘torment-via-accusations’) lasted through most of the plane trip with me sinking lower and lower into my seat (or I might better say, “sinking into my hot-seat“).
I remember that we were standing up on the packed bus…I don’t know…maybe we were sitting down…no, standing as I recall…holding on tight to the vertical handrails, as the bus kept stopping to let passengers on and off.
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While at one stop, as new passengers got on, all of a sudden, Becky cries out, “Mamasita! Mamasita!”
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I was startled. I looked to see who this person was.
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It was a somewhat middle-aged lady.
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The woman began politely (but excitedly) hurrying her way through the crowded bus to get to Becky.
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Obviously, it was Becky’s Mother.
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The lady began crying and hugging Becky. (Wow! I’m a little teary-eyed right now, just recalling that joyful reunion!)
TRIPLE OR EVEN QUADRUPLE HEAVENLY PENANCE POINTS !!!!…
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We got off the bus. I managed to get the duffel bag off the bus, still hoping for some more heavenly penance points for my efforts.
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Still being taunted by the spirit as to just, “Who I was in a former life”.
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After getting off, we began walking through this older neighborhood toward Becky’s parent’s home.
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I can’t remember how I managed to get that duffel bag down the rough sidewalks. I don’t know.
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Maybe someone helped me (at least the airports had smooth floors! And actually, I probably used a cart through those places, now that I think of it).
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But at this point, the duffel bag was “light duty”, compared to the heavy burden this spirit was now laying on my shoulders, about me “maybe” being Hitler in a former life.
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Photo of Guatemala City – courtesy wikipedia – share alike license. Click here for link.
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“DORCAS NO HABLARA CON EL GRINGO’”…
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We soon arrived at the home. It was an older town house in a humble, but fairly nice Guatemalan neighborhood in which each house was about 25 or 30 feet wide, and somewhat long, eventually leading out to small backyards.
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And each house adjoined one-other. Kind of “shotgun style” floor plans, if you’re familiar with those types. Long and narrow houses with a hallway down the middle.
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But this townhouse had an open-air foyer inside the front door (of course, the temperature never much fluctuated here, so an open air foyer works in Guatemala. They sure wouldn’t work back in K. Falls!).
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This foyer had plants (photo on left). And there was a big parrot, named “Dorcas”.
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And this large flower-laden foyer with a big parrot perched in the middle, made for a dramatic entry.
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They first introduced me to Dorcas, and tried to get him to talk.
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But Dorcas was being shy. No talking from Dorcas! This shy parrot was not in a cage. He was just sitting on a perch in the garden-like foyer. Pretty cool!
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But Dorcas was determined to give me no greeting, try as we did to encourage him to do just that (however, little did I know that this now speechless parrot would give me a very loud, vocal farewell on the day of my departure!)
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(Parrot photo courtesy Brian Snelson for Wikipedia. For Brian’s link, just click here.)
Photo on left of foyer. Photo is greatly damaged.
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PAPA FELIX
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Now as far as being shy and not talking, Becky’s father was a different story.
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I met Becky’s family, and Becky had to translate for me and for them.
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Her brothers spoke fluent English, however. Her family was very gracious.
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Her father (“Papa”) however, was a Pentecostal pastor, and very serious-looking. Not that he was ill-tempered. But he was much too stern-looking for me. He made me somewhat really uncomfortable.
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Kind-of like, say, for example, my old high school vice-principal, an ex-marine with a crew-cut…Mr. Edigar (who btw, one day, picked me up by my shirt and held me up against my locker, and asked me, “Don’t you think your hair is getting a little too long?”, to which I no doubt answered, “Uh, yeah, I guess so”).
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There are just some people who make ya wanna do a wide swath in order to avoid them.
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Oh, it’s not that Papa was impolite. But what did I expect?
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After all, I was a perspective son-in-law, who, by the way, was going on a vacation with his daughter! Totally unbiblical!
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But I was oblivious to all these things. “ethically challenged”, someone might euphemistically put it.
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Perhaps “morally clueless” might be an even more accurate assessment.
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Actually, “A full-blown idiot” to be precise!
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“AIN’T GOT NO CIGARETTES!”…
(Lyric from the 1965 Roger Miller song “King of the Road”)
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Now I was a heavy smoker, and I apologized for my habit.
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I told them I would like to quit.
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I told them that I was hoping the Lord would help me quit.
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Becky’s dad instantly latched onto that comment!
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He told me that the Lord could help me RIGHT NOW! “Uh…uh…Yeah…uh..I guess so”, I said.
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“Drats!” I knew I had been caught in my words!
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And before I could get another word out, he began to pray for me right then and there (not more than few minutes into our arrival!).
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I couldn’t understand what he was saying in his prayer for my smoking.
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But even though he spoke in Spanish, I nevertheless could tell he was a “professional pray-er”!
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And so, after the short prayer, I was asked to forfeit my cigarettes.
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I suppose I reluctantly forfeited my pack of Marlboros (I had extra packs in my suitcase).
(1926 song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
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But soon I wanted a cigarette. So I went into my newly-assigned bedroom and smoked (Remember this was back in 1980. Attitudes have changed since then about smoking indoors).
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Now, this bedroom only had one window.
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And this window was close to the ceiling.
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Outside the window was a stairway which led to the roof (which roof also served as a patio).
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And before long, Becky’s Dad climbed the stairway and peeked through the window to see if I was smoking.
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So, I just held my cigarette by my side whenever he peeked in at me.
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This went on each time I smoked a cigarette.
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And he would peek at me three or four times each cigarette. I got used to it. It was actually kind-of funny and cute.
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I would see this head slowly rise up and look at me. I would simply hold my cigarette down until his head disappeared.
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Then about 30 seconds later his head would slowly re-emerge in the window.
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This went on for, oh, I don’t know how long. But Papa was no fool! He knew!
“TEN DOLLARS FOR A CARTON OF CIGARETTES!?! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING!?!”…
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So, it wasn’t too long till I asked Becky if there might be somewhere we could get American cigarettes.
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So, we took buses into the city. And this trip for cigarettes turned into a great sight-seeing tour through Guatemala City.
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We came to the city center, and found an import-shop in the nicer section of the metro area.
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They had my brand! “Far out!” So, I went to pay for a carton.
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But I couldn’t believe what they wanted for a carton of Marlboro’s… “Ten dollars?!”
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I said, “What a rip-off!”
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This was about two or three times what I paid for a carton of Marlboro’s back in the U.S. (remember, this was 1980). But I knew I was stuck.
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So I reluctantly paid the ten dollars for each carton. (I won’t let this little story end without telling you about my bout with Emphysema. Emphysema is appropriately nick-named the “Living Hell”. This was how God finally cured me of smoking.)
We managed to rent or borrow a little car, a little old “Hillman” station-wagon (a station-wagon was the old-school forerunner of the SUV).
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And so began a tour through Guatemala City. We went to a giant street-market.
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We went to restaurants.
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We bought tostadas from street-vendors.
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This all would’ve been great, except for the spirit’s insinuations regarding my “past life” as Adolph. Or not Adolph.
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The spirit would constantly taunt me. Sometimes he would present me with evidence that would lead to the conclusion that I was Jesus in a former life.
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I remember going to a restaurant one evening (while under a heavy barrage of devilish taunts, assaults and condemnations), where a marimba ensemble was playing in this rather overdone, flower-laden but dark establishment.
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The whole scenario began to take on a really devilish aura to it!
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And the very adept marimba player began sounding really evil, playing satanic music like something a skeleton might like to dance to!
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You know, kind-of like the theme music-intro to Alfred Hitchcock’s old TV show, if you’re old enough to remember that.
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As I recall, that entire dinner experience seemed as if I was in the pit of Hell!
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At other times he would present evidence that suggested that I was indeed Adolph…
…“Yes Adol…I’m mean, Chuck, you were born in 1950, Just a few years after Adolph died.
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Did you ever think that maybe God is bringing you back to pay for the 3 million Jews that you killed.
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If you were Adolph Hitler. But I’m not saying you were. I’m just supposin’.”
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So you can just imagine how these kinds of ominous and foreboding taunts made miserable, what should have been a wonderful vacation!
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This kept up pretty much day and night! Life was Hell on Earth! Literally! It was like finding out that you had a terminal illness, and only had a few weeks to live!
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“…and they have no rest day nor night,
who worship the beast and his image,
and whosoever receives the mark of his name.”
Revelation 14:11
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As this above verse reveals, “no rest, day nor night” was the fate which I was now suffering!
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Sometimes however, the spirit would show his sense of humor. Really funny stuff!
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But these were greatly outnumbered by the constant barrage of attacks he was making concerning my being Adolph Hitler in my last life…
…“Now suppose, just suppose what kind of punishment which you,
or should I rather say, Adolph would deserve,
for those 3 million Jews you/he killed.
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I suppose, Chuck, that God would have to bring you back three million times only to suffer three million horrible deaths.
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Just like Adolph made three million Jews to suffer.”
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With every new charge the spirit made, I sank lower and deeper into despair.
“HEY, WHY DON’T YA PLAY, ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG?”
(line from the 1975 B.J. Thomas song of the same name)
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Do you remember that famous South American drug-lord…Manuel Noriega?
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Remember how, like the CIA had him trapped in some stronghold?
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And in order to get him to surrender, they began playing loud and blaring non-stop heavy-metal, or perhaps some other kind of music as well? And eventually he did surrender.
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He probably couldn’t take hearing any more of that Heavy-Metal “music”!
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Photo of Manuel Noreiga – Wikipedia – Public domain.
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“EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ AT ME…ONLY THE ECHOES OF MY MIND”…
(line from the 1968, Nillson song, “Everybody’s Talkin'”)
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Well, I soon found out that the spirit had a similar little serenade planned for me! This was truly an unforgettable day!
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The entire day, the spirit (or spirits?) were making all sorts of noises in my head.
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It sounded like bombs exploding, screams, sirens, bells, whistles, chipmunks singing in 3-part harmony, etc…!
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You name it! I heard it!
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This went on for the entire tour through Antigua.
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All the while, Becky led me to various sightseeing destinations there in Antigua.
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We went to an ancient church that was some sort of museum.
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It maybe even had a dead person, a cardinal or someone like a cardinal. He was enclosed in glass.
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Embalmed, I think!
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Why? I know not!
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Anyway, it was impossible for me to enjoy this tour.
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My head had become a veritable “torture chamber”!
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The spirit(s) could quickly drive any person to suicide with these torturous plagues of noises, especially if the person didn’t know the source of such noises!
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But I knew.
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And yet, when we returned home that evening, the sounds went away. And I’ve never had that phenomenon occur since, to this day. Thank God!
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Other phenomena? Oh yeah! Just not that particular one!
As a matter of fact, there were constant torments and spirit-induced phenomena which I went through during this month-long “vacation”.
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I’m just relating the more memorable and dramatic ones.
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Anyway, one such phenomenon occurred in the form of the spirit having me perform deeds of “faith”.
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For example, at a very crowded neighborhood restaurant/bar (somewhat similar to this photo), when I paid for something that cost a few dollars, I gave a cashier a $20.00 bill and the $18.00 or so as a tip.
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Believe me, the Devil made me do it! (maybe $60.00-$80.00 in today’s money, and probably $200.00 in Guatemalan value back then!).
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Of course, the cashier remained completely straight-faced, as if she didn’t know how much I was giving her!
The spirit presented me with more logic that I was Hitler (in my last life).
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For instance, one of his big arguments in favor of the “Hitler theory” was that I was being brought to the last place that Hitler lived before he died: Guatemala (I know the prevailing rumor was that he actually hid out in Argentina).
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But who was I to argue? This was a spirit talking to me, maybe God himself!
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Regardless, the intelligence of this spirit-being far surpassed that of any human…
…“Oh Chuck, doesn’t it make sense that Hitler escaped here after the war.
And doesn’t it make sense to bring you back to this place,
in order to pick up where you left off?”
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All his arguments seemed flawless.
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He not only talked to me, but also put thoughts into my mind.
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So, he seemed to have control of both the front and rear doors of my mind (as they say in the computer world).
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How could I resist the logic and power of this vastly superior being!
This happened to be one of the days in which the spirit was presenting “Jesus” logic to me. “Oh Chuck, why would I give you all those nice songs if you were Hitler?”
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Since this was a good day I decided to get my guitar out and sing some of those nice songs which he gave me, to the locals.
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Becky, at the same time had bought a beautiful hand-made tier.
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And as soon as I started singing and playing, a large crowd of people collected.
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I’m not sure if it was more for Becky that they collected, or for me.
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And with her vivacious personality, they probably were more attracted to her (as this old photo shows).
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Becky had purchased a “tier”, and the large crowd was intent on watching the lady help Becky put it on.
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It kinda felt like we were famous, the way they crowded around us.
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I sure wish I could’ve stuffed this really great and appreciative audience with me in that Army duffel-bag, to every gig I performed at, back here in the States.
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“I KNOW YA ARE, BUT WHAT AM I!?!”…
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Just one more little incident of interest.
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You see, while playing before this happy crowd, I happened to notice a young American lady maybe in khaki shirt and shorts and braided hair, and possibly a red bandanna, walking by about 30 yards away.
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As she passed by, she gave me a big scowl, as if to say “You ugly American”.
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It kinda took the edge off the moment for me.
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But I just kept playing and singing. And hey!… I’ve dealt with crowds of hecklers at gigs back home! I just kept right on singin’!
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As we drove our little rented 1960′s “Hillman” away from this quaint village, we waived goodbye to our “fans”, and in a moment, this experience became just a little vibrating blur in our rear-view mirror.
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And oh yes, I might add that the spirit was very well-behaved on this great day as well!
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Makes ya wonder, “What’s he got cookin?”.
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“Chuck Roast”, no doubt! “Yeah, and burnt to a crisp!”
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Photo of lake Atitlan courtesy wikipedia & Emilio Piovasan. To link, click here.
We were dropped off at the train depot in Guatemala City.
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We found a place on this very old train.
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The seats were just wooden benches, and most of the windows were broken out!
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But primitive as it was, this little locomotive was filled with passengers!
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Excitement filled the morning air! People were chattering! Chickens were clucking! And the spirit still talking at me…NON-STOP!!!
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Each person going to his or her own special destination. And we were no exception! And Becky, being a very gifted conversationalist, no doubt had already found someone to chat with and to laugh with, along the way.
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We were just about to embark on a trip to the Eastern Guatemalan Coast.
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Our big destination was Tikal, to see the Mayan temple ruins.
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The ancient temples!
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The jungles!
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The tropics!
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Mystery and exotic intrigue!
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And fortunately, this train-ride happened to be one of my “Jesus days”.
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And the spirit didn’t let up! He didn’t get tired!
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But on this particular day, his rhetoric was all about me…being Jesus in a former life!
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Yeah, this spirit was all about talk, talk, talk!
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He just didn’t let up with all his talking!
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I was exhausted, to say the least!
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But thankfully, he wasn’t condemning me for being Hitler at the moment!
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And so, this was definitely a step up from that!
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I mean a HUGE step up!!
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I mean…I’ll take being Jesus in a former life, rather than Hitler, AAANY ol’ day of the week, thank you!!!
(Wordplay on the 1972 Arlo Guthrie great train eulogy, “City of New Orleans”)
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This old relic of a train began to roll down the rickety tracks, taking us to an otherwise wonderful and colorful adventure within that tiny but beautiful little country… Belize(I say, “OTHERWISE wonderful and colorful adventure”, because this excursion would also be part of my “Vacation From Hell”).
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A BUMPY RIDE
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Before long, this bumpy train-ride became very uncomfortable.
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Wooden benches for seats, after all!
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But we stopped at various times, and I was no doubt glad to get off the train for a few minutes of relief!
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At one lingering stop, I remember that Becky befriended a little boy, who followed us everywhere on that 30-minute stop.
But we were soon back on the train, and the big steel wheels were rolling once again, down those rickety old tracks, chugging steadily closer to our final destination.
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But as morning turned into afternoon, the passengers began to thin out.
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We looked at all the scenery.
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I was kind-of disappointed that there weren’t more trees in Guatemala, at least in the parts that I saw.
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Oh yeah, there were lots of fields!
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But I had Guatemala figured for jungle-like terrain. Guess I was wrong!
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There were big grass huts in some of the fields.
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I was a little surprised at how primitive some of these country-folk were.
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As I looked out the train window, my eyes “bugged-out” as I saw one peasant lady outside of her grass hut, just standing there, with not one stitch of clothing, looking at us rolling by!
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As I said, these country folk were very primitive (This photo I got from the Internet shows a grass hut which was similar to what I remember seeing along the way).
(Lyric from the 1978 Kenny Rogers song, “The Gambler”)
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As the day wore on, the passenger cars became desolate.
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It was kind-of eerie, being pretty-much the only souls on this antique machine, except for perhaps a few others.
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Yeah, most all the passengers had already gotten off at their appointed destinations.
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But we still had a long way to go, till we reached our final destination.
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At some point it started raining.
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And not just your average rain!
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This was an incredible torrential down-pour!
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It was like someone upstairs decided to dump a giant bucket of water down onto the earth!
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And just now, as I’m writing this, an old childhood memory is flashing back in my mind…
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…Yeah, I can still recall asking my beloved Grandpa Frank, one day as we both walked along… “Grandpa, does God pour out a bucket of water when He wants it to rain?”
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Well, all I remember is, he gave me some nonsense about “atmospheric conditions” or something!
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But still, that answer didn’t convince my little 4-year-old mind!
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No, I confidently held fast to my “God’s rain-bucket theory”!
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But that was years ago!
And right at the moment, I’d have to say, this Guatemalan rainstorm we were now riding through, quite possibly made those rainstorms back home in Salem, merely seem like a bad drizzle!
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And this wouldn’t have been much of a problem for Becky and me, except that most of the windows were broken out on this little old relic of a train, as already stated!
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So, we were forced to search the cars for a seat with windows.
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But since mostly all the passengers had already gotten off the train, we pretty much had our choice of where to sit!
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By now it was dark. Can’t remember if the train had stopped, but it probably did, to let off the last few remaining passengers (or, at least I thought it let off the last passengers!)
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But somehow, we made it to another train-car.
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And we found a dry seat. And though there was no way to escape from those hard wooden seats, we were just happy that we had found a DRY wooden seat!
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But even though we solved the water-through-the-windows problem, a new dilemma now arose!
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A dilemma in the form of a mystery!
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This is because, when we did finally find a seat with windows in-tact, we immediately glanced up to notice this big dark silhouette looming about four or five seats in back of us.
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Other than this dark lone figure, there was probably not another living soul on the train (not counting the Engineers of course!)
(Lyric from the 1978 Kenny Rogers hit song, “The Gambler”)
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Okay, okay, so this was no gambler (like the above title suggests).
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Actually, he looked like a man who didn’t like to take chances.
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From his appearance, he looked like a guy who made sure the job got done, whatever that job happened to be!
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And even though the dim lights inside this train-car were possibly kind-of flickering, as I vaguely recall, I glanced back to get a more detailed perspective of this foreboding-looking “mystery man”.
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His out-of-place apparel appeared like he was an American.
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He had on a dark business suit and an overcoat.
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He was wearing a Dick Tracy style hat.
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He just sat there, kind-of intently looking down.
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Very morose!
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I thought to myself, “This guy has to be CIA or Mafia! One or the other!”
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He somewhat resembled Luca Brazzi (remember that “hit-man” in “The Godfather”).
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Definitely the destroyer-type! A real Apollyon! A formidable Abaddon!
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Becky and I were both nervous with this mystery man in back of us.
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BECKY GOES RIGHT TO WORK TO GET INFORMATION!
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After a while Becky said, “I’m going to talk with him”. So she went back there and sat down in the seat just in front of him, as I recall.
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As I said, Becky was a gifted conversationalist. But I couldn’t hear what she said.
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I suppose the rain was making such a loud sound on the roof above us, that it would have been impossible for me to hear (not to mention, the sounds of the steel wheels rolling down and stressing against those rickety old tracks below).
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When she returned, I whispered, “What did he say?”
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But to my disappointment, when she came back she didn’t have much to say about her conversation with this stranger. She probably did most of the talking.
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Nevertheless, this mystery-man was most likely on a mission! That seemed for sure! I didn’t need anyone to tell me that!
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And it didn’t look good for somebody! But just who was that “someone” gonna be?
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That was, “the $64.00 question!”(as my old high school math teacher, Mr. Finneran (who btw, didn’t like me too much), always used to say!)
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“SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS”…
(Lyric from the 1978 Kenny Rogers mega-hit song, “The Gambler”)
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Eventually we arrived at the end of the line, which was the eastern seacoast of Belize. It was about 10 pm or so. About 14 hours of travel. Hooray!!! No more wooden benches!!!
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The rain had finally stopped.
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And as we got off the train (my entire body, no doubt, still vibrating from those hard wooden seats), I immediately noticed that this part of town was dark and completely deserted.
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Well, maybe it was completely deserted. Hopefully so!
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From all appearances, we were probably in an old industrial section of town. Or maybe the docks and fish canneries, by the ocean.
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Yeah, it was the fish canneries, no doubt!
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We walked through the dark, wet, empty streets. And beside us, the only sounds were probably the echoing of our shoes, as we nervously (and hurriedly) made our way through this (hopefully) desolate area, on the other side of town.
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And all the while, I probably listened intently, so as to make sure there weren’t an extra pair of shoes echoing!
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But fortunately, the long row of tall buildings probably amplified every little sound.
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Thus, I would have immediately known, had there been somebody following us!
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But maybe still, a cold chill ran through my already-adrenaline-laced veins! On such occasions, it always did! And I’ve been beaten up in similar surroundings. And robbed as well!
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And really, what are ya gonna do, even if there were an extra pair of shoes echoing?
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Do you look back? Ya really can’t run! You’d feel stupid doing that! And ya just can’t hide! That would look even stupider!
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And so we simply…kept…walking. Quickly, quickly!! (maybe occasionally glancing behind us, like this above drawing attempts to portray.)
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ABOVE DRAWING: Chuck and Becky hurry through the dark streets, Chuck glancing behind them.
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“SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS, I MET UP WITH A…A PIZZA PARLOR!?!”
(Wordplay on the lyric from the 1978 Kenny Rogers song, “The Gambler”)
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We finally found a room. Fantastic!
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The night-clerk told Becky about a nearby restaurant.
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Shortly we found it; a large pizza parlor, miraculously still open!
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First of all, I was astonished that there was an Italian restaurant here, much less being open at this late hour in an seemingly deserted section of that town! So we were happy about that!
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The old building which currently housed this large Italian restaurant had big rooms and tall ceilings and totally void of patrons; and there were only several employees, at this late hour.
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“I MET UP WITH A GAMBLER”…AGAIN!!!
(Lyric from the 1978 Kenny Rogers song, “The Gambler”)
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But as we entered, we were somewhat shocked at what we saw inside!
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Yeah, over in the corner, sitting at a table, was the Destroyer (the CIA/Mafia man)!
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Alone, still looking down, this time at his table, as if he were waiting for his next contact, to give him his final instructions!
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Now Becky could liven up any room, and I’m sure she did…to a certain extent in this mostly empty restaurant, talking to the one or two employees still working.
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But still, “The Destroyer” just sat there, off in the distance…still looking down.
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The shadows in the far corner of this restaurant possibly providing him with an extra cloak of darkness.
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Even the light above some persons seems to emanate only Darkness.
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Either he was trying to find something or someone….or trying to not be found!
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But if he was trying not to be found, he probably wouldn’t look so CIA-ish! The business suit and hat made him stand out like a pit-bull at a poodle-picnic!
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So, logic would insist that he must be trying to find something…or someone!
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“THE GAMBLER HE BROKE EVEN”…
(Lyric from the 1978 Kenny Rogers song, “The Gambler”)
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Well, happily, we never spoke to, nor saw that mystery man again.
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But that’s not quite the end of the story.
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Yeah, as that wonderful old radio storyteller always used to say, “Now, for the rest of the story!”
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You see, one day, sometime later, upon mentioning that incident, Becky informed me that she had heard “There was a murder in that sea-town…at that very same time!”
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Okay, so I guess my gut instincts were right about that guy! Sometimes you can tell about someone by just looking him in his eye!
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AN INCIDENT LONG AGO: “DOS MUY MALO HOMBRES!”…
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And speaking of getting the “heebie-jeebies” about someone, I recall one time, a few years earlier, at our all-you-can-eat-buffet, when two guys walked in.
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I could tell that they were from out-of-town. But the moment they walked in, they just stood in the hallway, glaring at my N.C.R. cash register like it was a New York Steak!!Medium Rare!!
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I knew that these two cool customers wanted to cash-in on my cash register, real bad!
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But since I was standing there like a Rooster, guarding the hen-house…well… they probably just figured they’d have to fight me for it, and gave up on that idea!
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So, nothing happened that day!
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But those two bad hombres had hungry eyes! And not merely for the buffet!
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Yeah, sometimes ya just get the chills…when ya realize that a man’s got murder in his eye!
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And this guy was no exception!
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This Destroyer was sent.
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He was following orders… orders from the Boss!
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His orders were to get the job done and apparently, he did get it done!
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I guess this Apollyon has been getting the job done for a long, long time!
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So now that his job was finished in this town, where would this hit-man go to next? To the next job, no doubt!
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This Abaddon would find the next person… or group of persons who weren’t holding up their end of the bargain…with the Commander!
The next day, after that dark and mysterious night, and running into that darker and even more mysterious stranger, Becky bought two tickets for a commuter boat.
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I had absolutely no idea where we were going. I was kind-of “in my own little world”. I was preoccupied with the spirit and his incessant talking.
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The boat was filled with passengers. Maybe 30 people! Maybe 50! (It looked similar to this Wikimedia photo, but possibly about twice the size, or more, with a walking-isle down the middle, with seats on either side of the middle-isle, as I recall).
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Now, the spirit was really coming down on me hard, at this moment!
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I distinctly remember that this was definitely a Hitler Day!
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And as I said, I was in my own little world.
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This was because, on this particular day, the spirit condemned me really heavily that, “You just might have been Hitler in your last life”.
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The spirit was probably coming on stronger than on any previous day, except maybe for that day back in Antigua, when I was bombarded with noises all day.
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But once again, he was literally crushing me under the weight of his accusations and con-damnation!
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Photo of Belize commuter-boat courtesy wikipedia & Mrcveliz share-alike license. Click here for link.
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“MERCY’S JUST A LADY WHO LIVES DOWN THE STREET!”
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As the boat cruised across the water, I just couldn’t take his threats and condemnation any longer!
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It became way too much! Finally, out of sheer desperation, I pleaded for mercy… “God please have mercy!!”, I silently cried out!
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“Oh you want mercy, do you?” said the spirit, pointing me to a rather large Belizean lady passenger, squeezed into this crowded boat, “Well that’s Mercy sitting over there! You see, Chuck, Mercy’s just a lady who lives down the street!”
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But I still kept pleading for mercy (silently of course…in my thoughts).
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But each time I did, the spirit kept repeatedly pointing me to that same heavy-set middle-aged lady, saying, “Mercy’s just a lady that lives down the street!”
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Well at the time, I took this to mean that God had no mercy left for the likes of me!
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You know, just like saying, “Mercy? Sorry, I’m fresh out!”
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But itwouldn’t be till much later, that I would find out what that was all about.
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I was to eventually meet the real Mercy! And lo and behold…she actually did live just down the street!
But this time it wasn’t just rain, like on the previous night’s train-ride!
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No, this time, the rain was accompanied by thunder and lightning.
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And not just your run-of-the-mill flash of lightning, followed by a delayed peal of thunder!
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No no NOOO! This thunderous lightning-flash is super bad! And super loud!
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”KARRACK!!!” “KABOOM!!!”…
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It sounded directly over our heads! I can’t think back of ever hearing thunder as loud as it thundered that night!
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Perhaps it was amplified by the sea which surrounded this little cay.
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This went on for much of the evening as I recall.
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It’s so loud, we have to cover our ears!
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And even the walls shook, as I recall!
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And because of the intensity of this lightning and thunder, it really seemed like God was angry with me!
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”KARRACK!!! “KABOOM!!!”
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Okay, okay, I can just hear you (the Reader), thinking to yourself, “This guy is bending everything against himself…now even the thunder and lightning!”
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Alright, alright! I get it! I get it!
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But let me just say this: if you ever go through such an intense lightning storm, while at the same time, an unseen spirit entity is accusing and condemning you…then you’ll probably understand why I felt the way I did!
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And even listen to Scripture…
…”Cast forth lightning, and scatter them:
shoot out Thine arrows, and destroy them…
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces;
out of Heaven shall He thunder…”
Psalm 144:6 & 1st Samuel 2:10.
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So, see!? I’m not so crazy, after all!
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As these above verses reveal, thunder and lightning are used in the Bible as pictures of the arrows of God’s wrath upon His enemies! (I’m sure glad I didn’t know about these two verses back there in that motel room!)
Anyway, the various little huts were interspersed within the thick jungle.
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I finally found a “Seven/Eleven” quick-Mart.
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Well not exactly a “Seven/Eleven”.
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Okay, so it was just a grass hut with one side open with a little counter.
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But I couldn’t be choosy at this moment! IT WAS THE ONLY STORE IN TOWN!!
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So, I bought whatever it was I bought.
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Actually, just a pack of gum.
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Why gum? I just wanted to buy something!
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And after making a rather quick inspection of her inventory, I opted for the gum!
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5 or 10 cent gum!
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This “7-ONCE” drawing to the right does not depict nearly as much foliage as the actual island had. The artist (me) was just too lazy to draw in all the extra trees and bushes!)
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WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE GUM!
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Okay, so 5 or 10 cents for gum! Not a problem, right?
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Well, there was a problem!
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You see, this otherwise simple transaction became complicated, when the spirit overwhelmed my mind, insisting that I “show my faith”, by not getting my change!
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A five-dollar bill (about $15.00 or $20.00 in 2020 money, and maybe as much as $50.00 or more in theirs!)
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For 10 cent gum!
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With a straight face, the lady accepted the rather large tip.
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But I suppose I was purchasing goodwill from these quaint folk.
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Probably not!
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They, no doubt, decided they were dealing with just another idiot or something! Imagine that!!
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But whatever this lady thought of me, one thing was for sure!
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The gum that I bought from her was the most expensive gum I would ever buy!
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And she unflinchingly took my money as if she were taking my soul!
. “Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
he shall give all the substance of his house.
But whoso commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding:
he that does it destroys his own soul.”
Proverbs 6:30, 31
(This verse seems irrelevant and will not make sense until You read “Part 2” of this e-book, should the Lord graciously permit me to write it)
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But then having bought that gum, I proceeded forward on this treasure hunt, or whatever in the world it was!
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By now I knew better than to trust this unseen being! He was just too changeable to put any confidence in!
And so, after this 2-minute pause, I resumed my quest to find whatever it was I was searching for.
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Still only making right turns.
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It kind-of started feeling like I was in that old movie, “The Wizard of Oz” walking along that infamous “Yellow Brick Road”.
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But unlike that brainless Scare-Crow in that old movie classic, I was going backward…away from OZ! Me more brainless!
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And instead of the road getting larger, the road only got narrower and narrower! Eventually, my right turns became sharper until my path finally came to an abrupt end.
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This not-so-yellow-brick-road ended and I could go no further!
(Lyrics from the Kenny Rogers song, “The Gambler”)
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So after deciding that there was nothing more that I could do here, I knew it was time to walk away, back to home-base.
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I guess I should never have wandered off, away from home-base!
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And so, I went back to home-base.
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I could once again turn right or left. Whichever way was more reasonable.
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That’s the way I once again turned.
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And hopefully, this strange phenomenon would never ever plague me again!
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Oh yeah, I lost precious time.
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though it all lasted only 20 minutes or more, looking back it seemed like 20 years lost!
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But I was forever cured of wanting to turn to the right (or even to the left!)
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The experience taught me a valuable lesson I’ll never forget!
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And the thing that must be remembered is this: even if I could have only madeleft turns, instead of rightturns, I would no doubt have ended up in this very same place!
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And though this may have once been a great society, now it was just a No-Wheres-Ville, no matter which way you turn!
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Truly, truly, our train ride the previous day was only just a “train bound for nowhere”!
Well, our “train bound for no-where” delivered us to the door-step of the little tropical paradise of Belize.
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And up to this point in time, my “Vacation From (In) Hell” was going, so-far, about as enjoyable as perhaps… say… for instance, A SWIM IN THELAKE OF FIRE!!!
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…All the various tormenting experiences I suffered through here in Guatemala/Belize:
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The tour of Antiqua (the insane noises),
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…or, the “Right-Turn Only” phenomenon. .
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…or the “Lost Isle of Hot Thunderbolts”.
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…or the“Fantasy Island” accusation of me murdering Mother Mary!
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Etc…etc…
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But why was all this happening?
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I had absolutely no explanation, except for the constantly changing stories which my unseen spirit “companion” was telling me!
And here’s another question: “Why did the spirit change his explanation of ‘Eternal Torment in Hell’ to ‘Re-Incarnation’?”
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I was getting assaulted by these spiritual “Fiery Arrows”!
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And besides being agonizing beyond belief, it was confusing, to say the least! It was like being taken up in a “Whirlwind”… a “Hellish Cyclone”!
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But it wasn’t a whirlwind or even a cyclone of my own imagination!
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Oh no!
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This all became so real, because of the manifestation of these spiritual powers, which were in full control of this cyclonic tempest which I was now caught up in!
We continued on our journey toward the Tikal ruins.
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But Becky had set up another side-adventure. This little excursion began when we climbed into a long narrow boat.
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Our guide was taking us to… somewhere.
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But, instead of enjoying this boat-ride, I was so preoccupied with the spirit, I really didn’t know nor even care where I was going!
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Either I was Jesus, or I was Hitler. Hitler or Jesus! Jesus or Hitler!
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These were his on-going assertions and assaults whirling about in my head like a Midwest tornado!
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And so, as our guide took us up and down the channel of some river, the spirit was taking me up and down on a spiritual roller-coaster ride, to Hell and back!
Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – Inspired by Tornado-Over-Kansas by John Curry
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THE IMPENETRABLE FORTRESS
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But though I was being plagued by the spirit, I was still aware enough to remember riding in this boat (actually a very long and wide motorized canoe) along the banks of a jungle.
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And I do remember that we came to the ruins of an old fortress which was built at a point of an entrance to the ocean.
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As I remember, we got out and walked around this fortress. Or maybe we didn’t.
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But nevertheless, this great stone-and-mortar citadel had probably stood silent for centuries.
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There was no town nor even any sign of human life anywhere.
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This strong fortress, no doubt, protected a people from their enemies. Well, it looked like it did, for maybe centuries! But now it stood as silent as the stones it was built with!
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Yes, these individuals conquered every enemy but one: “Father Time”. Oh yes, Father Time had won the final battle.
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He always does, you know!
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Fortress – Belize – Wikipedia
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THE ‘PROMISED ONE’ FINALLY ARRIVES…
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WHOOPS! JUST A MILLENNIUM TOO LATE!
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My memory at this point is a little fuzzy. I’m just going to have to assume that we took a bus toward Tikal. And I recall that Belize was like what I expected Guatemala to be: thick tropical jungle!
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And so, eventually we finally arrived at Tikal.
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Again, it was like a jungle. And very beautiful!
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We rented a sleeping bungalow at the park.
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It was really nice, with a thatched roof and open-air style, but with bug screens.
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It was really a very well-run park.
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All the grass and shrubs were nicely trimmed. All the accommodations well-cared-for.
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The next morning, after eating a big buffet breakfast with all sorts of fresh fruit and granola and pastries, we went for a tour of the ruins.
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Not a guided tour: just our own personal walking-tour (I was never the type to want to be in a structured setting).
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There were beautiful and colorful tropical birds in the trees. There were little monkeys in the trees too.
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Walking along the big wide pathway, we came upon the ruins.
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This was definitely a Jesus day.
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It was not a Hitler day.
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And the spirit was really laying it on thick...
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“Oh Chuck, these people built all these temples for you. You were the long-awaited One!”
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As I walked along, trying to see all these grand structures, the spirit was now in high gear, plaguing me with comments, questions, assertions, and things I couldn’t combat nor resist!
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He was really talking up a storm on this particular day!
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But as I said, it was mostly benign conversation at this moment, even though it was driving me crazy.
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Chuck attempts to reach out to shy monkey at Tikal
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THE MAYAN RUINS
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These temples had been mostly buried for many centuries, partly by dirt, partly by shrubs and trees, but mostly by that ultimate bury-er, “Father Time”.
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But somebody finally discovered them in the mid-nineteenth century, and they were uncovered and eventually made into this incredible park in the mid-twentieth century!
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These Mayan ruins have enough to see that really makes it an awesome sight for any tourist! I only wish I could have seen it under different circumstances!
In the main plaza, was a courtyard, surrounded with various temples.
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But the main temple seemed to be the Jaguar Temple, towering above all the rest.
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I decided to climb the steps of this temple.
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So, I did.
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As I ascended up these ancient temple steps, the spirit was telling me that these ancient Mayans built this temple, in hopes that, someday, the long-awaited Messiah would come here.
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And me, being “Jesus”, was the fulfillment of their prophetic hopes (of course, I was obviously late in arriving, by a millennium or so! “Oops! Sorry guys!”)
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I finally reached the top. And I stood there on high, gazing out across this very grand and impressive temple complex, the spirit telling me, no, SCHMOOZING me, perhaps, something like this…
…“Oh Chuck! Oh Jesus! This is such a long-awaited moment! You…Jesus Christ, have returned! I think I’m gonna cry! I’m getting all choked up! Somebody give me a hankie!”
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As he was saying these kinds of similar things, I couldn’t tell if he was mocking me or not.
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But by now, I was extremely suspicious about anything he said!
‘THE PROMISED ONE’ MAKES HIS “NOT-SO-REGAL-DESCENT”…
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Well, after the cigarette, there wasn’t much else to do up there. (That door at the top, in the above photo, was just a “dead end”, and it was really disappointing that there were no inner-doors nor some secret descending inner-stairway.)
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And so I began my descent the same way I came up.
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But just as soon as I tried to take my first step downward, I immediately realized that these steps were tall and narrow!
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And very steep!
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And it made me somewhat dizzy, trying to descend.
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So, I decided to scoot down on my rear end, one step at a time.
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I’m sure this proud civilization, had they been here to behold their “messiah”, would’ve been scratching their heads, and shrugging their shoulders at me.
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I, no doubt, would’ve been a big disappointment to them, as I cautiously scooted myself down these steps.
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“Some Messiah!”,I probably thought to myself.
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To tell you the truth, I was even embarrassed at myself for being so wimpy about my descent!
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But hey…better to be a safe messiah, rather than a dead one! Right?
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And I was frankly glad these ancient people weren’t around anymore!
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The embarrassment over my less-than-majestic-descent woulda been much-too-much!
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(Just a point of interest. I heard later, on the news, that these steps were closed to the public after someone had fallen to their death while, no-doubt, walking down these steep steps!)
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And so, looking back on all this, as I stood high atop this grand monument, all the while being told that this was all built for me, was likewise exhilarating!
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And though these Mayan ruins were truly the highlight of this…uh…“vacation”, the next days and weeks would bring me down, down, down, to the depths of Hell!
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And if ever there was some self-aggrandizing moment in which I had developed any sort of ego bubble, the spirit was standing by with a very big and extremely sharp needle, eagerly waiting to burst it!
“HOW DOTH THE CITY SIT SOLITARY, THAT WAS ONCE FULL OF PEOPLE”…
Lamentations 1:1
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The question has to be asked… “Where did all the people go? Why did they abandon this great and impressive city?
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Did they move on because of some famine or pestilence?
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Did they become a licentious society, and die off from some new virus or venereal disease?
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Maybe their enemies became too strong and scattered them.
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Perhaps they simply moved on, merely ceasing from building up their ambitious society.
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Or maybe they just crumbled from “the enemy-within“.
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These deserted temples were guarding this secret from a curious planet.
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And so, these deserted temples remain as a now-silent monument, to a once-mighty-and-ambitious society, and a people who probably eventually gave up their pagan religion, to once again return to a humble agrarian culture.
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Now, this place was totally deserted (except for us tourists). I mean, here was a bunch of nice old buildings (Oh yeah…fixer-uppers, to be sure…but with a whole lotta potential for temple-flipping!).
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You’d think that somebody would have taken over this town, wouldn’t you?
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My guess is, that the man on the train had been here too! You know, the hit man on the“train bound for nowhere” (see previous chapters).
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I guess that the Destroyer has been paying visits to disobedient cities and states…and nations, for a long, long time!
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This guy named Apollyon …he really gets around, doesn’t he!?!
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“But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD…the ‘Destroyer’…is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.”
(play on words on lyrics from 1969 Arlo Guthrie hit, “Comin’ Into Los Angeles”)
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After seeing the ruins at Tikal, and hearing about my glorious return to them (me being the reincarnation of Jesus), we began our return bus trip to Becky’s parent’s home, back in Guatemala City.
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These “Chicken Buses” as they call them, were filled to the brim with passengers.
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But there was room for two more (standing room only!)
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So, Becky and I climbed aboard.
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I guess I don’t need to tell you why they call them, “Chicken Buses”.
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But the chickens were perhaps, all sitting well-behaved in their places, in the laps of their new owners.
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They weren’t “flying everywhere around the place” as that old Arlo Guthrie song sang about.
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But if some of those chickens only knew where they were going, and what they’d be doing tonight, they probably would be “flying everywhere around the place!”
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And if I only knew where I was going, and what I’d be doing…well…like those soon-to-be-roasted chickens, there wasn’t much I could do about my situation.
We asked the manager of a motel we stayed at for a twenty-dollar loan.
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And to our amazement, this prince of a man cheerfully loaned us twenty dollars (That would be like 60 or 80 dollars in today’s money, and probably twice or three times that much in Guatemalan money!)
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We carefully wrote down his name and address, promising him that we’d repay him promptly.
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He probably realized the slim odds of ever seeing his money again!
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Never had the spirit come down on me so hard, as he did on this return trip. This was definitely a “Hitler Moment”.
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“Haven’t you considered, Chuck, that I just might not be God?”
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Well, I think I did consider this many times since the spirit first came into my life!
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But looking back, I’m not exactly sure about just what I was thinking, regarding the possibility that he was actually the Devil.
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I just can’t remember!
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“Isn’t it possible, El-Chucko, that I might be the Devil? Well haven’t you…considered this…Mr. Adolph Hitler?”
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Now I was getting really low! Now I was sinking in despair!
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I remember that this return trip back to Becky’s parents was so depressing, at one point (while we stopped for a lunch break in a little village, and I walked those quaint streets of an old business section), my knees almost buckled under the weight of all his condemnation!
“NOW THAT I CAN DANCE!” (with red ants in my pants!)
(Lyrics from the 1962 Contours hit, “Do You Love Me?” with parenthesis comment by Author)
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After the soldiers left, the passengers were given some time for a break, before returning to the bus.
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And having to go to the bathroom, I saw some bushes off the road a-ways. I went over where I could have privacy.
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But after pulling my pants back up, I noticed something biting my rear end.
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I soon realized that I somehow acquired Red Ants from those bushes.
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And now they were biting me!
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I’m not sure about the story-relevance of this moment, nevertheless it hurt!
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But I managed to get them all off, rather easily and quickly! And then I returned to the bus.
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But anyway, concerning my encounter with those soldiers, I eventually learned not to do foolish things, presuming that God is always going to protect me.
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There’s an old saying, “discretion is the better part of valour.”
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But I’d like to add this to that saying, “…But presumption is a worse part of stupidity.”
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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“THE ULTIMATE RUDE AWAKENING!”…
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The next morning, back at Becky’s parent’s home, I opened my eyes to hear the ultimate rude awakening by the following pronouncement…
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”YOU WERE ADOLPH HITLER…AND I’M THE DEVIL!!!”
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I sat up in bed! This announcement couldn’t have been more shocking had someone thrown a live grenade in my lap!
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I just knew this pronouncement was for real!
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I realized that there wasn’t gonna be any more guessing games about who I was!
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“You are the unluckiest SOB that ever walked the face of the Earth!
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You have been brought back so we can punish you, you no good “&^%$#@!—S–O–B!!” .
Now you are going to pay for all those Jews!
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Now God is going to make you return three million times to pay for what you did!
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Three million Jews! You murdered three—million—Jews!!
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And don’t think you can pray to God. God won’t hear your prayers.
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God hates you, Adolph! God hates you with a passion!
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And He can’t wait for you to get off of this planet!”
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I threw on my clothes and hurried out to the living room.
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And just as I entered the living room, a very loud “musical” horn honked to some tune like the first line of the old tune “Dixie”.
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This startled me, because I’d never heard a musical horn up to this point in time (remember, this was 1980).
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And to my amazement, as the horn honked, I saw outside, a military truck with soldiers, or police riding by in the open back-bed…ALL WEARING NAZI HELMETS!
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I just about fell over in stark terror at the scene of Nazi soldiers riding by on a military truck outside the window.
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“That’s right Adolph. We got every thing prepared in advance for this special homecoming.
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We arranged this little surprise party just for you—Adolph Hitler.
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We brought you back here to Guatemala.
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Even threw in the Nazi Helmets to boot.
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Get it Chuck? To boot? To boot, as in Nazi Jack-boots.
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That’s supposed to be funny, Adolph…Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…uh hum (pretending to clear his throat).
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Okay, I guess that wasn’t so funny!!
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Okay, so sue me, Adolph! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!”
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The spirit bombarded me with one terrifying thought after another!
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He presented many possible punishments that I would have to endure, throughout the ions of time.
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I had to pay for three million Jews (three million was the number of Jews killed according to many back then. At least, that’s the number I heard back in those days. Nowadays, the estimates are much higher.)
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“Yeah, you’re gonna have to pay for a lo-o-o-o-ng time!
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And with all the other people you killed in the war…
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I suppose that adds up to about double the lives…say six million lives.
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And if you add let’s say, 40 years times 6 million souls…
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…that means you’re gonna be paying for at least 240 million years.”
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At this point, I returned to my bedroom, and sat down to listen to this outrageous and terrifying scenario which this spirit began to paint.
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The spirit was now telling me that God wished for me to begin paying right now, for all the sins I committed in this, my present life.
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Yes, my first punishment would be for my own sins, not yet for Adolph’s sins…
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“Let’s see now.
Since you had such a good eye for deals and steals on houses…
why don’t we take out your right eye!?!
And don’t worry. We’ll be glad to give you all the help you need to cut it out.”
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And I knew this spirit could deliver what he promised!
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“And since you liked to give women the “bird”…why don’t we take off that bird finger!?!”
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I was sinking lower and lower with each new punishment pronounced against me!
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And on and on he went with all the punishments that were waiting in store for me!
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I don’t know how long this went on. Maybe an hour or two.
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No, now that I think of it, this went on all day, as I began to take walks through the neighborhood.
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And as I walked, the spirit condemned. I was being crushed under the weight of this devilish condemnation to the point that my body got so weak, to the point of urinating.
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But I didn’t.
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Nevertheless, something was awaiting me a lot worse than urine!
The Devil continued…“And ya wanna know what that little black coffin you drive is all about? Here’s the real meaning.
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It doesn’t stand for Rx-7 as in prescription drugs.
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And it doesn’t stand for “Our Ex-Seven”, as in your ex-lucky number.
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No, no, no, no, no-o-o-o! It stands for… ‘OUR….EX….HEAVEN’!!”
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That’s right, Chucky, ‘El-F——y’!
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This Earth was your heaven!
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But now it’s your “EX” heaven!
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It’s now your HELL!
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And ‘to Hell with this B——s—t’ !!”
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(Just a note of context, the words, “To Hell with this B——-t” were the last words which one of my two Grandfathers was purported to have said just before he took his own life with a gun, some years earlier.
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You see, my poor old Grandpa Bill’s body was riddled with cancer, and he was on powerful hallucinogenic medications (Percodan, etc….) when he took his own life.
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So I knew exactly what the spirit was referring to, with that comment!
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He was making reference that I, like my Grandpa Bill, was on my way to Hell)
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“To Hell with you, you piece of s&^%$#@t!
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This is your EX-HEAVEN you SOB!
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Get off this planet!!
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GET OFF THIS G..D… PLANET!!!”
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The shouts of this demonic force possibly kept reverberating in my mind…or at least they should have…
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“This is OUR EX-HEAVEN!
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This is OUR EX-HEAVEN!!
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This is OUR EX-HEAVEN!!!”
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This is OUR EX-HEAVEN!!!”
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“HOPE YOU GUESSED MY NAME!”…
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The spirit began to…Okay, I guess I don’t have to call him “the spirit” anymore.
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Now I can call him by his rightful name: The Devil. You know…ol’ “L.S.D.” (Lucifer—Satan—The Devil).
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He was now “out of the closet” as the current saying goes!
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I guess I suspected it all along.
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No, he wasn’t as everyone thinks he is.
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As I had found out over the past months, besides being evil, he could also be downright funny when he wanted to.
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He could be charming if it suited his purpose.
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He could behave warm and graciously if he needed to.
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The Devil could come off any ol’ way he chose to.
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He could even be religious…
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“…for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers
also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness…”
2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15
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If only I knew these Scriptures! I might have been able to shield myself from this 7 month-long deception!
The Devil frightened me with the prospect of how many lives I would have to live, in order to pay for all those Jews I murdered.
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He told me that there were planets all over the universe.
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He told me that I would be re-incarnated on many different planets, in order to repay for my countless crimes.
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I would come back in many different life-forms, under the worse conditions…
…“Yes ‘Chucky-You-^!$#y’, you will be re-incarnated out there in the universe.
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And then you will pay for your crimes in a different way, in each life you will live. Three million Jews!
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Three million excruciatingly torturous lives!
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Three million planets.
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And another three million for all the others you killed!”
(Now as I’ve already said, the current estimates are six million Jews killed. But back then, I believe, the general consensus was three million. But I could be wrong.)
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THE DEVIL’S DOG…
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The next terror began as this Devil announced to me, “You, El-Chucko are, “The Devil’s Dog!”
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And as the Devil’s Dog, he would use me as his “beast of burden”, so to speak.
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I would be kicked, and whipped, and treated as his favorite “object of abuse”.
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And so far, considering what I’d been through for seven months, I had no doubts I was indeed, The Devil’s Dog!
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DEVIL’S DOG ORIGIN…
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Now, prior to all this, I had no idea that there was such a thing as the Devil having a dog!
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Of course, prior to all this, I was instructed by society, that the “Devil” was just a myth!
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There really was no Devil! He simply is the product of religious folklore!
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But now I knew that he does indeed exist! And let me tell you, if the Devil tells you he has a dog, who am I to argue!?!
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Of course, I could’ve argued about ME being the Devil’s Dog!
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But I had never even heard of the Devil really talking with a human.
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That was just something only seen in horror movies.
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The Twilight Zone! So I just figured that if the Devil was talking with me, it must be something “really big!”
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So, with all this horror rolling around in my head, I just had to conclude that, yes, I probably was the Devil’s Dog.
And while we’re on the subject, I assumed he was the Devil.
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At this time I didn’t realize that there were many devils.
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So, if I say Devil, it may be just a generic devil.
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Or it might be The Devil, Lucifer.
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I don’t know. So, you decide for yourself if it was “The Devil”, or just “a devil”.
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Because, I really don’t know!
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32 INCH BIG SCREEN VISION…
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As the condemnation continued, I was now sitting on my bed in Becky’s parent’s home.
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The bedroom door closed, of course!
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And I was being assaulted with every kind of damnation and threatening accusation you could possibly imagine!
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Eventually, the obvious question to ask him was … “What will the very next planet of punishment be like as I live out my next jail-sentence?”
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In the flash of a moment, there appeared on the white plaster wall of my bedroom, an image.
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It was about 2 or 3 feet long, and not quite as high.
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It was a very faint image. It looked like a Spanish town from back, probably in the 1800′s.
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It looked like the city center of a quaint little Spanish marketplace, with old-looking two-story buildings, even with balconies, as I vaguely recall.
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There were donkeys pulling carts, and Spanish people walking to-and-fro. It was, perhaps, the main intersection of some little Spanish city.
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But the strange part of this was that each of their faces was blurred out.
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So, you couldn’t see their faces. Puzzling. Very puzzling!
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There were antiquated buildings in the background.
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It looked like a very happy scene. It was not a still picture.
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The people and animals were moving; just like a TV.
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But it wasn’t a television. Nor was it merely some picture on the wall.
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It was a 100% vision! But this vision only lasted for a few moments and then completely vanished away!
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Needless to say, I was confused by this vision.
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It seemed to be a hopeful picture! It actually looked like a pretty good place to live!
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It didn’t go along at all with the Devil’s current barrage of condemnation. Really puzzling!
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ONE LAST PRAYER…
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I can’t honestly say how long this wake-up call from Hell lasted.
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But finally, a little “sunbeam of hope” appeared in my otherwise dark world…
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“Maybe just maybe, God might hear one last prayer. Maybe one…last…prayer.”
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“But you have to do something first, Chuck.
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You’re gonna have to plop down on your head just like ya did back at Unit 3600.”
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I was terrified right now at this horrible thought.
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Nevertheless, I still had a little hope here.
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After all, if God might hear just one last prayer…that’s alotta hope!
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A whole lotta hope! With all this condemnation going on, to have one last prayer….well…that was a very big deal!
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So to simply fall on my head as he demanded, was the only obstacle between “hope”…or “NO hope”, should I NOT fall.
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Now, I had no mind to jump as high as I did back in the hospital. I wanted to live! I didn’t want to die at this moment in time!
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Yeah, back in Unit 3600 I really-really-really wanted to die! But now my attitude was vastly different, for some unknown reason.
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But I knew I had to do what the Devil was telling me to do, if I wanted to have a prayer-of-a-chance!
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So, I glanced up to make sure no one was looking down at me from outside that little window in which Papa looked at me, during the first few days of my visit.
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Next, I got on my bed, and leaned over as close to the floor as I could, holding my hands by my side.
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I got so close to the hard floor, that my head was only a foot or less from the ground.
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I tried one time, but my hands just reached the floor and broke my fall. “That’s not good enough, Chuck. No fair using your hands!” , said the Devil, mockingly.
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And so, I got back into position. I took a lot of time preparing. I didn’t want to die.
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So finally, I leaned over and fell again.
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But again, I used my hands to cushion the blow.
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“Nope Chuck. That’s still not good enough!. Yer gonna have to do it, over and over and over until you get it right!!”, mocked the Devil, maybe like an old-fashion, “Schoolmarm” might say!
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After several failed attempts, I finally succeeded in falling on my head with my hands by my side.
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I fell onto that hard floor on my head, without using my hands!
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Yeah, I fell on my head, and I wasn’t hurt.
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And falling over onto my back made a lot of noise, however.
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I was hoping that nobody in the house had heard me.
Well, at least, this is what I was being told by the unseen ones, who were making my life an absolute hellish nightmare!
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Yes, I was informed that I had been brought back to earth to begin paying for Adolph’s crimes. This is what the powerful spirit-being was now telling me!
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Now, all this ultra-condemnation was being rained down upon me just a day or two before our departure back to the USA (read previous Chapter 26, “The True Meaning of ‘Our Ex-Heaven’“).
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And this invisible spirit-entity kept up his condemnation and threats about all the horrible things I must endure in the near future.
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I spent the next day or two, walking aimlessly through the neighborhoods of this quaint little Guatemala City residential subdivision, listening to his, “hell-fire torments”, and his, “damning condemnations”!
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Needless to say, I was about as low as a human can go, and not die! Or so it seemed to me.
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Fortunately this month-long “vacation” was just about to come to an end.
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And this had truly been the proverbial, “Vacation From Hell”!
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But this was no proverb! (Or so it seemed to me.)
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No, this truly was a nightmarish, “Vacation IN Hell”, brought upon me courtesy of these invisible super-beings, whom the Bible refers to as, “evil angels”! (Psalm 78:49)
But finally it came time to go home. And it was only hours until the plane-flight departure.
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I decided to go for another walk, to use up the remaining hours here in “The Land of Eternal Spring”(in my case, “The Land of Eternal Torment”).
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And so, I began walking on a busy street in an older commercial area. I was totally crushed by Satan’s overwhelming accusations.
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Nevertheless, I wanted to get back to America…in the worst way!
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As beautiful as Guatemala’s scenery may have been… I just wanted to be back home!
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And now our 30-day “vacation” was almost over…thank God!
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This truly was the ultimate Vacation From Hell!
(Not to cast any negative aspersions on that beautiful little country. As a matter of fact, I would recommend anyone to take a vacation there in Guatemala. JUST DON’T TAKE THE DEVIL WITH YA, WHEN YA GO!!)
As I kept walking, he also began scaring me about another thought.
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There must have been some reason why he began warning me about the “big8/23 Skidoo”.
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He kept repeating about the 8/23 Skidoo, as if that meant I was gonna be annihilated on that date, or something. Maybe he was talking about August 23rd.
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Because August being the 8th month of the year would be 8/23. And it was now June. So August was only months away! I just couldn’t tell for sure, and he just wasn’t revealing what he meant.
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But I did know that “23 Skidoo” was an old saying that someone was going to be swept away, or cleared out as though they were dirt.
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And so, I began to think that this was some sort of reference to my being swept off the face of the Earth. “So what’s the Big 8/23 Skidoo all about?”
As I kept walking down this busy street, I passed by various shops.
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I just happened to stop by one shop and looked through a barred window at a woman inside, sweeping her shop floor…a dirt floor!
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She carefully swept the dirt in the same direction, so that the lines from the broom bristles created a very straight pattern, all in the same direction.
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Of course, if someone walked on this dirt floor, it obviously would make footprints over the pattern.
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But that didn’t seem to discourage her!
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As I looked into the window of her shop, I really, really, envied this person!
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She’s probably very happy.
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She has everything!
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She has her health!
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She has the sunlight!
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She has the rain!
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She has hope for tomorrow!
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Yes, and she probably has her family.
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Maybe she even has the Lord and His wonderful gift of Everlasting Life!
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THE LOWEST OF THE LOW!
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I, on the other hand, was like that comedy skit (see Chapter 1) in which the comedian ended up in a dumpster, having lost every worldly possession!
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Now I was virtually in the same position as the comedian in the skit.
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Oh no, I wasn’t literally in a dumpster.
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But believe me, I would’ve traded places with any dumpster-diving hobo out there in the world, at this moment!
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Yeah, even a lowly tramp’s life would be infinitely better than what I was now facing…
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…eternal hellfire, as I went through the ages, being punished for my past crimes!
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“But not without a star…Free!”
(lyrics from the 1980 Neil Diamond song, “They’re Coming To America”)
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Yeah, this “dirt-poor” Guatemalan lady was infinitely wealthier than me!
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I had nothing!
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I had no future!
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I had no hope!
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No God!
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I only had an “eternal pay-back” ahead of me!
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I must pay for countless ions of time, for the crimes I committed!
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It’s one thing to be sick, or homeless, or whatever.
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But it’s quite another thing to be without hope!
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That’s the one thing you don’t ever want to lose! Hope!
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My star had fallen. Her star was shining brightly.
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She was free! I was in prison!
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Yeah, the bars on her window almost seem as if they were the bars of my own prison cell…in the Devil’s prison for the damned!
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Yeah, and even in her so-called “poverty”, she was infinitely richer than me…and…FREE!
When I got back to Becky’s parent’s home, everyone was busy getting ready.
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Dorcas, the parrot, who was so shy for the entire 30 days, was not so shy anymore!
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No! He was now pacing back and forth on his perch like an expectant father, crying “Rue! Rue! Rue!!”.
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I thought to myself, “That’s the same word that the crazy guy (I call him, “Mr. Applewhite”) had me look at in the dictionary, back in unit 3600!”“Rue! Rue! Rue!”
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Dorcas cried out again. I didn’t remember what the word, “rue” meant.
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But whatever it meant, it freaked me out that this bird was saying that word.
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Was this some kind of devilish taunt? Well, why shouldn’t it be?
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Everything else was a devilish taunt. “Rue! Rue! Rue!”
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But anyway, we got all our luggage together, and out the door we went. “Rue! Rue! Rue!”, cried Dorcas the parrot.
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Okay, so I just now looked it up in the dictionary. Here it is…
rue 1 v.
v.tr. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow…
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So, I guess this little parrot was prophesying to me of the ‘woe and sorrow’ that was coming on me.
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It was as if he, in essence, was crying… “Woe! Woe! Woe!”.
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And now that I think of it, there is a Bible passage which has three woes.
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Listen… “And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice…
…’Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth
by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels,
which are yet to sound!'”
Revelation 8:13.
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Maybe these symbolic trumpets were now sounding for me!
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Well, it wouldn’t be long until I found out!
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Okay, okay, I know what you’re thinking!
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And it’s true…that word, Rue, probably means something entirely different in Spanish.
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But I was going through a very supernatural experience with The Unseen Spirit-Realm.
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So, these powerful and highly intelligent, unseen spiritual beings were manipulating circumstances.
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And I have no doubts, that they had set up this little scenario with Dorcas, like they did everything else.
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Especially since “Mr. Applewhite” had shown me that very same word in the dictionary, months earlier.
And so, the continual taunting squawks of Dorcas the parrot had the profound effect upon me which it was intended to have!
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And no doubt, the unseen spiritual being who orchestrated this little terror, has also planted his landmines in my story.
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What I mean is this: I’m convinced that this cunning warrior named Satan…or Lucifer…or the Devil…or whatever name you wish to call him by, is an extremely artful foe!
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He is so far beyond our intelligence and abilities!
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And his army of unseen evil angels are likewise capable beyond mortal men.
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These beings are thousands or perhaps, hundreds of thousands of years old.
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Maybe millions of years old!! Who knows!?
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But whatever their age happens to be, none-the-less, their intellect is far, far greater than ours!
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Okay, so I got sidetracked from the point I wanted to make.
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I’m simply saying that it is humanly IMPOSSIBLE to out-wit Satan!
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He covers his tracks well! And he seems to weave his attacks on people through natural occurrences, so as to cover those tracks!
Photo courtesy wikipedia & United Airlines. Share-alike license. Click for link.
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“SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY”…
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Soon we touched down in Miami. And as we came into the terminal, we passed by a McDonald’s in the terminal.
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McDonald’s! What a beautiful sight!
(I remember my father saying that when arriving back in America from an unpleasant vacation in another country, he actually got down and kissed the ground. At this moment, I now understood why!)
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“My country ’tis of thee
Today!
Sweet land of liberty
Today!
Of thee I sing
Today!
Of thee I sing
Today!”
(Lyrics from the 1980 Neil Diamond song, “They’re Coming To America”)
When we got back to Klamath Falls, Becky went her way, and I went home. After several days, I pretty much figured that I’d never see her again!
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As soon as I returned, I was determined to get to a safe place, so I would check back into Unit 3600.
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Not only did I feel totally hopeless, but the Devil was threatening to make me do crazy things…IN PUBLIC!
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Before he outright killed me!
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So, I felt that I better get myself somewhere safe, so that I could be tormented by the spirits, and ultimately killed in a somewhat controlled environment.
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Nevertheless, I was very sad that Becky had gone. I sure didn’t blame her though! I must have been terrible company on that trip!
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Now I was all alone! No God! No hope! No Becky!
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But the spirits? Oh yeah, they were still very present! And they weren’t gonna leave me alone!
Oh so wonderful…to be back in the good ol’ U.S. of A.!!!
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My “Vacation From (in) Hell” was now just a memory!
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Now just a bad dream!
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OKAY…A FULL-BLOWN NIGHTMARE!!!
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But now it was June, and already fully summertime…but the livin’ was not so easy!
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Because even though I was ecstatic to be back, there still hung that heavy mountain over my head!
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“What mountain?” you ask?
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Well, that mountain was the Law & Judgment; God’s Law had already judged me guilty!
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So all that awaited me was for my sentence to be carried out. And the mountain was about to drop on my head! And the executioner was ready, willing and very eager to get to it!
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“Why Don’t We (NOT) Do It in The Road!?”
(Title of 1968 Beatles song with the word, “NOT” added by this website)
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As I said, I wanted to get to a place where I would be away from the public, i.e., the mental ward.
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The Devil was threatening that he was going to have me do those crazy and embarrassing things in public, prior to my soon-coming demise.
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If you remember from two chapters back (The True Meaning of “RX-7″),the Devil was going to snip off my middle-finger, and various other body parts, take out my right eye, and sundry other equally horrible things!
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And so, I wanted to be somewhere so I would be out of public view, so I could die without creating a big scene and an embarrassment! (And, well, maybe, subconsciously, I thought being in such a high-security setting might somehow provide me protection from these hateful, hellish beings, who were Hell-bent on cutting me into various pieces! But probably not.)
After telling her I was going to commit myself back in Unit 3600, she immediately went to work to find another hospital.
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Soon she had one lined up. It was a brand-new Christian hospital up in Portland.
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I instantly liked the idea of going to a Christian hospital. I figured they would be understanding of the existence of Satan. And more than this, maybe they could offer spiritual help because of their belief in God.
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Yes, maybe they could somehow help me in my seemingly hopeless death-sentence.
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“BIRDS SING OUT OF TUNE…”
(lyrics from the 1964 tune from Lennon/McCartney, written for Peter & Gordon, “A World Without Love”)
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In just a couple days, we were on our way up to Portland.
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I was crushed and hopeless because of the condemnation I was going through!
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I distinctly remember some birds were singing on this sunny June morning. But to me, their songs sounded discordant! The Devil was still stealing what little hope was left for my life, for my future!
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And now, even the joyful little songs of the morning robins sounded sour in my ears!
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Their otherwise melodious singing was now like somebody scratching their fingers across a chalkboard!
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This brought back an old memory of a song our music combo sang years earlier, when we were teens. It was a currently popular song by Peter & Gordon (actually, written by the Beatles, Lennon/McCartney), called “In a World Without Love”.
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And one of the lines of that nice little broken-heart song went, “Birds sing out of tune, and rain clouds hide the Moon, etc….”.
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But on this particular sunny June morning, I finally understood those words.
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They definitely were coming back around in a very hard-hitting manner.
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They bopped me over the head like the proverbial baseball bat!
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Their out-of-tune song can only be heard by those who have lost all hope!
Finally, we arrived at the proposed place of my departure from this world. This brand-new hospital was very impressive. The staff was extremely friendly, courteous, warm, and nice!
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They first gave me a room with a TV. But I just turned it on and stayed there in my room watching it. And I must say, it really took my mind off my troubles!
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But before long they moved me into a room without a TV.
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At least I now had a nice room all to myself.
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When I first was left alone in my new room, I decided to get down before my bed to pray.
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And I prayed. And I prayed. And then I kept on praying.
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I kept this up for about twenty hours, well into the next day. Obviously, I was praying for mercy. God’s mercy!
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Finally, the next day, a young guy came in and sat down. I was still kneeling before my bed in a prayer position. He was in his twenties. He had an Abe-Lincoln-style beard. He just sat there, watching me pray.
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After a short time, he began asking me questions. He then, in a somewhat round-about manner, convinced me I had prayed enough for now. And I figured he was right. So I got up and sat in a chair, and listened to him.
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He introduced himself as a mental-health counselor. And so we talked about spiritual matters.
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He actually was quite good, as far as relating to me according to the Bible. And in spite of his young age, he was maturely well-versed in his knowledge of the Bible.
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And of course, I desperately wanted to know what the Bible had to say, concerning my circumstances.
On the second day, I went out into the living area. It was nice, but much smaller than the mental ward in Klamath Falls.
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One of the nurses gave me a guided tour of the unit. She pointed out that the mental ward was divided into two sections.
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There was a high security section for difficult patients. And then there was the section I was in.
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She told me I could go outside if I wanted.
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“I can go outside?!” I exclaimed.
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“Oh yes, she answered, the patients on this side can go outside as long as they get permission.”
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Of course this made me very nervous, since the main reason I came here was to get myself into a high security atmosphere where I could wait for the Devil to “finish me off”.
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Photo: hospital, courtesy M. O. Stevens, Wikipedia share-alike license, click here.
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“LOADED QUESTIONS”…
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One of the first things I did, was to take a very long questionnaire. It had about a hundred questions or more.
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I was doing okay until it asked such questions as, “Do you think anyone is following you?”
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Of course I had to answer “Yes”.
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And another question, “Do you think someone is out to get you?”.
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So again, the only clear answer had to be “Yes” again.
After this, I asked if I could talk to the chaplain. And it wasn’t very long till I found him.
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Actually, I saw him walking down one of the hospital corridors.
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Needless to say, I was eager to ask him about devil possession…“Sir, I want to ask you about devil possession. I think I’m possessed.”
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He answered by saying, “Those things don’t happen anymore…except for idle rumors you might hear from time to time, coming from some of the third-world countries.” I was really disappointed in his answer.
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But then he continued, “Now you might be HARASSED by Satan.”
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I thought about this…“Hmm, now that’s a possibility! Harassed!”
There was one patient, a sweet looking little old lady.
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I was introduced to her. Her name was Lucy. She had a nice little sweater I think, and her grey hair up in a little bun.
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Lucy just sat in a wooden rocker, rocking back and forth. Her thick glasses magnified her eyes, making them look, maybe twice as big.
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The only thing missing was a ball of yarn and some knitting needles.
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Very sweet-looking!
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“GLAD SHE DIDN’T HAVE THOSE KNITTING NEEDLES AFTER ALL!!!”
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A nurse came into the main sitting room and said in a very nice tone, something like,“Lucy, it’s time to take your meds.”
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And for some reason, Lucy began cussing and shouting obscenities, calling the nurse every name in the book!
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I couldn’t believe what was coming out of this sweet little old lady’s mouth! And she kept calling various people…“YOU CRETIN!”
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Lucy used that ‘Cretin’ expression constantly…“You Cretin this!”…or…“You Cretin that!”)
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“WHERE’S FATHER KARRAS WHEN YA NEED HIM?”…
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Anyway, the nurse hurried out of the room. It was now just me and Lucy.
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As I possibly just kind-of looked around, trying not to make eye contact, I saw that she stopped rocking her rocker.
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She just fixed her big eyes (magnified by her thick glasses) on me, leaning forward a little, staring intently at me through those thick lenses. And so, I looked back at her. She just stared at me.
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Was she going to say something?
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Was she going to do something?
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And as I watched out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a puddle of urine growing on the floor under her rocker… “This little lady seems like a senior citizen version of Linda Blair (the possessed girl in the movie, “The Exorcist”).”
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Lucy just kept giving me her icy stare as the puddle grew under her. The only thing missing was the green vomit!
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Well, I soon discovered that this was poor little Lucy’s standard behavior. And the staff was very patient with her.
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And because of these kinds of things, I began to suspect that Satan was taking advantage of this science of psychiatry as a cover, in order to carry out his evil on us, using a person’s dementia or whatever, without being detected.
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And never again after all my experiences, would I scoff at those movies about Satan.
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“NO REST DAY, NOR NIGHT”…
Revelation 14:11
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These first days were really bitter! All I wanted to do was to sleep. Anything to forget my woes!
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But I dreaded to wake up! Reality was too hard to handle! I was still under the condemnation that I was Hitler in the last life.
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And I was just waiting for my life to end in some horrible way…
…“When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone?
and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day…
…My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
and are spent without hope.”
Job 7:4-6
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I remember dozing off, while sitting in a chair. After a short time, I woke up, only to realize that I was still in serious trouble with God Almighty. I just wanted to go back to sleep…forever…anything to escape this horrific doom hanging over my head!
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“HELLEN ASHES”…
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The next day, my sister, who lived in Portland at that time, came to visit me.
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It was a nice day as I remember. Just the kind of day a person might go for a walk. Take in the view!
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So we went outside to chat.
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While out there in the courtyard, I looked up and saw a large plume of smoke rising from over the horizon.
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“What’s all that smoke?” I asked. “Oh that’s Mount Saint Helens, she answered…You know about the volcano that erupted last month, don’t you?”
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I thought to myself, “Man, I’m in big big trouble!” And this volcano took me by complete surprise, since I had been out of the country when it first erupted!
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The Devil chimed in, “Yes, Chuck, this volcano shows just how angry God is with you…HITLER!!!”
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Just a side-note of interest. A long time ago, when I was about 10 or 12 years old, my family went camping at this very place, Spirit Lake, which was at the foot of Mount St. Helens.
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I thought it was one of the most beautiful lakes I’d ever seen. The big dark green forest was thick around that lake!
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I remember walking alongside the beautiful lake trail and the really cool little rustic log cabins for the campers to stay in.
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And there was the great Mount St. Helens, towering high above, like a majestic overseer of this beautiful blue lake!
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The Devil however, made some comparisons about the names “Helens” and “Spirit Lake”, as if they were significant to me.
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In other words, I was being punished by evil “spirits” from “Hell”, because I was Adolph Hitler in my former life.
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This made perfect sense to me, at the time…“Yes Chuck, we brought you up here to see this plume of ashes. To see this volcano which is just for you…Adolph! This is Mount St. HELL-ens and SPIRIT Lake!”
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So the Mount St. Helens explosion became the theme for me in this Portland hospital.
So even the people of the world are bewildered as to why this world is so crazy evil!
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Oh yeah, this song asked some of the same questions as this website asks…
…”Why is the world so evil?…
Why all the murders?…
Why all the rapes?…
Why all the hatred over skin colors?…
the molestations of innocent children?…
the wars? The sickness and disease?…
the suicidal spending in Washington…
so many religions?…
so many differing ideologies?…
so much hatred…and bigotry…
and bizarre, unexplainable phenomena?”
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Is all this ball of confusion merely the result of some ancient freak and chaotic explosion?
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And isn’t there any hope in this universe?
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Well, if you are bewildered at this world’s wickedness, please read this chapter.
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Hopefully you’ll come away with a bit different view of why all these things are occurring around the globe.
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But, perhaps you already know all these things contained in this chapter.
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And yet, it’s possible that you’ll read a few things here that will make you wonder if some of the phenomena we simply write off as just “natural occurrences” are actually the product of “Ol’ L.S.D.” (Lucifer, Satan, the Devil).
June 1980 (about 8 months since my woes first began)
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“NO DAD, IT’S NOT GOD, AFTER-ALL…”
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Okay, I was now firmly embedded in this brand-new private Christian hospital mental ward up in Portland Oregon.
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I was being terrorized by the Devil(s). Things looked hopeless for me.
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My parents came up to Portland to see me.
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My mother looked really troubled over my situation, and stood off in the distance of the little family/TV room where we all three were, at the moment. (Nobody else in the room at this moment.)
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My father began asking how things were going for me.
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He asked, “Son, are you still hearing God talking to you?”
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I said, “It’s not God talking to me, Dad.”
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He looked puzzled.“Well who’s talking to you, if it’s not God?”.
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I said, “It’s Satan talking to me.”
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This took my dad by total shock. “WHAT!?” he exclaimed, as he jumped up.
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My mom, standing too far from hearing, said,“What did he say, Honey?”
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My dad answered, “He said it’s not God who’s talking to him. He now says it’s Satan talking to him!”
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Upon hearing that, my mom couldn’t take it anymore, and began sobbing as she hurried outside.
After that visit with my parents, I was walking back inside, and saw a poster on the wall.
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It showed a clock, and the following words, “Time to get off drugs.”
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As I looked at this poster, I noticed the time on the clock hands pointed to 8:23.
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“Eight twenty-three?!”, I thought to myself, “I wonder if this poster has anything to do with what Satan was taunting me about, back in Guatemala?” (On the last day there in Guatemala, the Devil kept repeating that he couldn’t wait until “The Big Eight-Twenty-Three Skidoo”. Read the Chapter “Coming To America” for context)
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But I wasn’t taking any illegal drugs.
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So, I couldn’t figure out what this poster had to do with anything.
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Nevertheless, I just filed this into my memory-banks, as a possible clue to this puzzling riddle by the Devil, concerning “The Big 8/23-Skidoo”.
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Very mysterious!
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THE NON-BELIEVER COUNSELORS…
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I had a number of sessions with my counselor. He was great spiritual help.
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But there were other counselors too. Another one told me that he didn’t believe in Jesus. So he wasn’t much help for me. Maybe he was good for others. I don’t know.
One young lady staff-member was talking with me about God. I wanted to know if I was the “The Devil’s Dog”.
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She told me, “No, there’s no such thing as the “Devil’s Dogin the Bible”.
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She then began to tell me that, “God is our loving and kindly Heavenly Father! And as our Father, He has love and tenderness for us, just as a loving father has for his own children. God would never do anything bad to His children!”
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Well, although she didn’t quote any Bible verses, she nevertheless put things in a very nice way. God was a nice, loving Father.
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I wanted to believe her (not to mention that her attractiveness and well-groomed appearance made her look like a person who really had her life “all-together”.)
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JUST A BIG OL ‘SOFTIE IN THE SKY’?…
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However, her explanation didn’t quite fit what I had been going through for the past eight months.
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I’d been cast into a whole lot of very fiery situations, so I knew there had to be more to God than just being a kindly and loving Father.
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There must be a wrath-side to God also. I didn’t know hardly anything about the Bible. But there were pieces missing to this mega-puzzle known as God. Some VERY BIG pieces!
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I also asked the hospital chaplain the same question, as he was walking down the hall. He stopped for a moment and told me virtually the same thing…“No, there’s no such thing as The Devil’s Dog.”
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But I wasn’t totally convinced. Nevertheless, I really really hoped they were correct!
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However, from that point forward, the Devil never tried again to taunt me concerning “The Devil’s Dog”.
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And so this ended the accusation that Satan clobbered me over the head with, during my “Vacation From Hell” in Guatemala.
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One more thing to cross off my long list of torments!
It wasn’t too long after I arrived, that I discovered the Chapel Room.
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It was a good long walk from the mental ward towards the front entrance to the hospital.
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It was a very nice hospital Chapel room.
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I was told that the wall-sized mural had cost $10,000 (maybe as much as $30,000 $40,000, or even more, in 2020 money), and was just recently painted.
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And it had to have been just painted.
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You see, it had Jesus standing in a meadow with His outstretched arms.
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But in the background to the left, behind the tree, the artist depicted the smoke from the recent Mount St. Helens volcano rising up from the horizon…
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…just as I had seen it rising outside the hospital, a day or two earlier. So it had to have been finished within the last 30 days or so.
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Anyway, I began to go there often to pray. It was wonderful to go in this little quiet haven, away from the hustle-bustle out there, and try to get close to God!
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Portland hospital “Jesus of Portland“, used by special permission from that hospital.
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“MULTNOMAH FALLS…LEAP OF FAITH”…
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It wasn’t too long into my stay, that a field trip was planned. And so, we all got into a hospital van, and headed east…to Multnomah Falls.
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The falls are beautiful and very dramatic, as you can see in the photo.
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There was a historical ledger at the park, which told the story of some Native American who jumped off the falls to save the rest of the tribe from a sickness.
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I’m not sure how my spirits were, on this outing. But I’m sure they weren’t far!
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What I didn’t realize, is that I would come back to this falls in just a few months… TO JUMP OFF!
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Photo courtesy kelvin kay for wikipedia share-alike license. Click for link.
There was a pretty young lady in the ward, with dark hair.
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As a matter of fact, I took note that she had a striking resemblance to Karen Carpenter, the singer who died of Anorexia a few years after this incident.
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The girl looked a few years younger than Karen. But she seemed to have the same problem (of course, at this time (1980) I had no idea that Karen Carpenter had this problem. Karen died three years later, in 1983).
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Anyway, as I was standing close by in the hallway, near my room, I overheard the nurses and doctor trying to convince her to take a drink of a diet soda.
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But she kept politely objecting, saying it was too fattening.
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Her gentle persuaders told her the soda was diet and only had one calorie.
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But to my amazement, the girl said that“No, well thank you…but…ah…I just can’t drink that. ONE CALORIE is way too many calories!”
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“WHOA!”, I thought to myself, “ONE CALORIE IS TOO FATTENING!?”
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And as I walked away from this gentle little confrontation (probably shaking my head in unbelief), I thought… “MAN! This girl has some serious issues!!
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So, walking away, this battle of the wills kept up.
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The staff still urging and the girl still (politely) refusing. I thought to myself… “Maybe she’s got a problem with the Devil too! Maybe that’s why she’s got this stuff happening. Maybe the Devil is behind all this.”
Karen Carpenter photo courtesy wikipedia & Carpenters under share-alike license, Click for link.
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“DAMN ASHES”…
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A THINNER ME… But this little exchange of a hospital staff trying to get a very thin person to eat, was just a harbinger of the future.
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And NOT just the future of Karen Carpenter’s… BUTMY FUTURE AS WELL!! Because little did I know, this was exactly what lay in store for me too!
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Yes, I never dreamed that in the future, I too would be afflicted by a similar problem, dipping below 100 pounds myself! I actually looked like a walking skeleton.
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Little did I know that a hospital staff would likewise be trying to force me to eat, exactly as this staff did to her!
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And in the future, I’d be finally committed to the Dammasch State Mental Hospital.
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And I would be tormented by demon angels, while confined for three months with liquid being fed me through my nose!
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Not only this, but while in the hospital, the other patients would prophesy about my future.
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This was to be a very satanic experience.
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And my weight problem was due to evil angels.
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But this was all to happen in the future.
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And if you do get a chance to hear my similar story, you too might likewise decide that some “eating disorders” are spiritual problems, and not just “psychiatric”.
One day as I was in the prayer chapel, the spirit began to suggest that I was not Adolph Hitler.
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He began to suggest that I was, as he originally claimed… Jesus, in a previous life.
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But I was very leery at this point. He had done way too many flip-flops in the past!
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And so, I thought of something…“If I really was Jesus in a former life…Then…make me write that statement on that expensive new mural of Jesus.”
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I thought to myself, ‘God would never allow me to write that statement on this very expensive, and very holy painting.’”
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And so, I sat there waiting for him to compel me to do this deed.
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And sure enough, in a few moments, I found myself under his power, getting up.
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I went straight for a pen laying by a guestbook. I walked toward the mural
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I began to write (the spirit controlling me) the following words on this mural, in very tiny letters, “Chuck was….” I stopped for a moment. “I don’t want him to give this spirit “wiggle room”.
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So, he had me write, “Chuck was the ORIGINAL Jesus in a former life”.
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“Wow… that’s incredible! I must really be Jesus!”, I thought to myself. (Just a note. I wrote very small. I doubt anyone could ever find it.)
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Well, as you can imagine, this really relieved me. This proved to me that I wasn’t Adolph Hitler! I probably cried tears of relief at this moment!
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Well, this event in that Prayer Chapel that day, ended all that Hitler stuff. Up to this day, I’ve never again been plagued with the assertion that I was Adolph Hitler in my last life.
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Now just because my Adolph fear was put to rest, is not to say that I was Jesus in a former life. That false notion also came to an end, eventually.
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Portland hospital “Jesus of Portland“
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“O LUCIFER…
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SON OF THE MORNING?”…
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(STORY OF JOB)
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One day as I was talking with my counselor, I asked him how Satan could do all these things to me.
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This young counselor with an Abraham Lincoln-style beard began to tell me a story from the Bible. He told me about a man named Job (Job is pronounced with a long “O”).
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Job was a rich man who loved God. But the Devil took everything away from Job.
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So, Job spent months going through illness, and heartache.
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And Job was tempted to curse God, because of all the evil that the Devil brought upon Job.
“AND THOUGH THIS WORLD WITH DEVILS FILLED, SHOULD THREATEN TO UNDO US…”
(line from song, “A Mighty Fortress” by Martin Luther c. 1527)…
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“THE” DEVIL? OR JUST “A” DEVIL?
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Another important issue should be mentioned.
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At some point in time, I learned that the Devil has many “unseen helpers”.
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These are fellow angels who also fell from grace, long ago, at the same time that Lucifer fell.
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These “Evil Angels” now roam the Earth, under the leadership of their commander, Lucifer, doing their evil deeds and manipulating and orchestrating the events of the world, in order to carry out his evil master-plan; which master-plan is detailed within the pages of Scripture.
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One reason I’m making this point, is to say that…I don’t know if I was being harassed by Satan himself, or just your “run-of-the-mill garden variety” evil angel.
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But from what I gathered at about this time in my experience, I learned that there were enough evil angels to “go around” for everyone.
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In other words, this unseen “breed” of spirits, up to this point in time, have been in no danger of being added to the “Endangered Species List”!
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Ha ha…that’s a joke! (But not a very funny joke, however.)
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From what I was told, there are millions, but probably billions of these devils running around on this Earth.
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The Good News is, however, the Devil and his angels will very soon be on the endangered species list…
…”And the devil that deceived them
was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,
where the beast and the false prophet are,
and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”
At this point, someone might possibly ask, “Why are they so evil? Why don’t they simply turn from their wicked ways?”
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The answer to this perplexing question is found in Genesis, in the third chapter…
…“And the LORD God said to the serpent…
Because you (Satan) have done this (tempted Adam and Eve into sin),
you are cursed above all…
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed;
It shall bruise thy head,
and you shall bruise His heel.”
Genesis 3:14, 15
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And so, at the very beginning, God put a curse on Lucifer.
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God was not just talking to the serpent.
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He was speaking to Lucifer who came to Eve through that serpent; making it seem to the woman, that it was the serpent speaking, when it was actually just old “L.S.D.” (Lucifer, Satan, the Devil).
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And so, if God put a curse on Lucifer, then there was nothing Lucifer could do to escape that curse.
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Now I know this all sounds like some children’s story to many who read this.
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But when you think about it, you have to ask yourself the question, “Why is this world so evil? Why are there so many unthinkable atrocities occurring on a daily basis around the globe? And why does all this evil seem so well orchestrated at times?”
Well doesn’t it seem orchestrated? I mean, it’s like…how could Hitler mesmerize an entire nation to get behind his demonic attempt to take over the world?
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I have a very elderly neighbor who was a little boy in Germany.
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He told me that he, as well as the entire nation of Germany, believed that Hitler was some sort of “deliverer” to help bring about good into the world (still being mostly ignorant as to his atrocities against the Jews).
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And it wasn’t until Hitler was crushed by the Allies, that my German neighbor and his fellow countrymen woke up to just how evil Hitler really was, and what he’d been up to.
And how could a multitude of people in Africa be mesmerized in just a few months…
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…to carry out that hateful and ruthless act of slaughtering thousands of their fellow humans and countrymen…
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…neighbors, who just happened to be of a slightly different blood-line?
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I saw an interview with one of the men involved in this mass slaughter.
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He confessed that he and others were brainwashed by the leftist college students who were orchestrating this brutal mass-murder.
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And after it was all over, he woke up to the reality of the atrocities that he and his fellow countrymen had committed.
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And then he felt really bad about what he’d done to those innocent men, women, and children of the Tootsies.
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So how could this be? How could an entire throng of people be so easily manipulated, if there was no Satan and his evil fellow angels working behind the scenes, to inspire hateful madness within the hearts and minds of these aggressors?
“IMAGINE THERE’S NO DEVIL…HE WONDERS IF YOU CAN?”…
(Word-play on the lyrics of the John Lennon song, “Imagine”)
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Well, these are just two examples of the well-orchestrated evil that has long plagued Mankind.
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And I could give a lot more examples. And so could you, no doubt!
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Nevertheless, it seems like there is an orchestrated effort to erase Satan out of existence.
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Most don’t even want to acknowledge that there is a Devil; even many Christians have joined in this effort.
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Even many in the Christian community will start pointing the accusing finger, if you speak about Satan. “Oh we’re not supposed to be talking about Satan.”
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Well, who says?
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There seems to be some unwritten rule regarding this. The Bible doesn’t say anything like this!
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Oh yeah, I totally agree, we’re certainly not to become obsessed about Satan! Our daily thoughts should be mostly about Jesus and the Bible.
These are just two very quick examples of the orchestrated evil in the world.
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But with some careful consideration, there could be shown, perhaps thousands of examples of Satan’s orchestrated evil the world over.
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Take, for instance, the current-day phenomenon in which a vast percentage of Americans now believe that the USA must be completely destroyed and replaced by a so-called “Utopian” Socialist regime.
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Nevertheless, Satan has done a marvelous job of “erasing his tracks” behind him.
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And as already stated, he has all but “erased his self completely out of existence” in the minds of most of the Human Family.
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I heard someone say, “The greatest feat that the Devil ever performed, was to convince the world that he doesn’t exist!”
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Well, actually, I think that even a greater feat than that was when he convinced much of the world that God doesn’t exist!
The Bible reveals that Lucifer was given dominion over this world long ago.
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The Bible calls him, “The God of This World”in 2nd Corinthians 4:4.
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And also, he is titled, “The Prince of This World”, three times in the Gospel of John (John 12:31, John 14:30, John 16:11).
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And in Isaiah, Chapter 14, it is explained that Lucifer was jealous of God.
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Listen…“How art thou fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
For thou hast said in thine heart,
I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation,
in the sides of the north:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will be like The Most High.”
Isaiah 14:12-14
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Yes, Lucifer, being very powerful and extremely intelligent, had long ago taken control of this world, turning it into his very own kingdom, with his own selfish attributes, using them as tokens of his character, to be loved, admired, and even worshiped by this world’s deceived citizenry!
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And so, by this means, he can maintain an invisible presence, and still be worshiped
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Lucifer Fallen – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“IS THIS THE MAN THAT MADE THE EARTH TO TREMBLE?”
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But it’s high time that we humans fulfill this following prophecy from Isaiah…
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“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer…
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee,
and consider thee, saying,
‘Is this the man that made the earth to tremble,
that did shake kingdoms?’”
Isaiah 14:12-16
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Hey, at least let’s just look upon this subject “narrowly” as it says in the above verse.
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At least let’s give credit where credit is due!
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People have spent a lot of time blaming God for everything bad.
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How come the Devil rarely gets the blame?
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And he’s the one who is behind most of the evil on this fallen planet!
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Well, maybe this little e-book has given us this narrow examination of Lucifer, and how he operates in this fallen world.
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But it seems that Satan gets “let off the hook” almost 100% of the time.
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And why?
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Well, it really seems like anyone who even dares to mention the Devil is immediately scorned, as if he’s saying, “The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!”
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Well, maybe “The Devil did make me do it!” is a much truer statement than most people think!
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Maybe, just maybe, the Devil is making a lot of people do a whole lot of things in this world, that they might not otherwise do!
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Not that we’re just “little ol’ innocent bystanders“! Not saying that!
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But when you stand back and see giant societal movements coming in and back out again, like the waves of the ocean, it makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
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At least it should make a person wonder.
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But hey! People, for the most part, don’t like to entertain such ideas.
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Nevertheless, the almost flawless orchestration of political and social phenomena in this world, is just too well-orchestrated to chalk off as being merely, “a coincidence”.
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And the horrendous depths to which so much evil sinks to, makes it quite impossible to believe that there’s no literal Satan!
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He just has to exist! This extremely evil world is proof-positive that Satan does indeed exist!
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But hey, for the past 8 or so months, I was freely conversing with an evil spirit on a daily basis!
Well, after the Devil ceased his condemnation that I was Adolph Hitler in my former life, things began to go well for me.
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As a matter of fact, I was feeling so good, I became a general nuisance around the hospital ward.
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For one thing, I started a ‘petition-signing’ amongst the patients when the hospital started serving us these pathetic tofu squares at breakfast, instead of the scrambled eggs they previously served!
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And then also, I began giving my own counselling sessions to one or two patients. The staff told me nicely to “cease and desist”.
Becky came to visit, and we decided to go sight-seeing in Portland.
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We found a large shrine called Mother Mary’s Grotto.
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It was a big garden that you could walk through with different shrines dedicated to various aspects of the Gospel.
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It was a really beautiful shrine, with lots of really nice statues.
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And since I didn’t actually kill the Virgin Mary (as the Devil mercilessly accused me. See “Fantasy Island” for explanation),
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I could now visit this shrine without any dread.
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We then went to a large chapel where people were entering.
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And so, I asked Becky to go with me.
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I was really excited to hear a Bible sermon!
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After all, through my ordeal, all I ever heard in English was the Devil’s sermons, so to speak! So, a real biblical sermon was “just what the Doctor ordered!”
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But as we took our place in this church, the minister, or priest, or whatever, began speaking in some foreign language! Latin, or Greek or something!
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And then, we all got up in line to go by the priest, who handed us each a wafer and a tiny cup of grape-juice!
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And then, to my disappointment, the service ended and everyone began leaving. I really wanted to hear a sermon…in English! Oh well. I guess I would just have to wait!
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Photo of similar Mary shrine courtesy Wikipedia share-alike license. Click here for link.
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HOLY SHMOKES!
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After this, we went into a gift shop where I bought 3 or 4 Bibles and maybe a dozen large crucifixes on necklace chains.
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As I was coming out of the gift shop I saw a priest. I asked him if he would bless these Bibles and necklaces. He made some gestures with his hands and said some things.
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I thanked him. But as I walked away, I noticed this priest was lighting up a cigarette.
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Well, I didn’t know hardly anything about Christianity, but I guess I always viewed smoking as a sin.
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And for such a holy-man, a Christlike individual, to be smoking really disappointed me, causing me to think his blessing on my Bibles and crucifixes was not so much of a blessing.
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And so, here was my first Christian-encounter with hypocrisy (not his, but my own hypocrisy, since I myself was still currently smoking!)
When I got back to the hospital ward, I waited until the patients and staff were all together in the living area.
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I then gave a crucifix necklace to each patient and each staff-member. I suppose I should have bought smaller crucifixes. These over-sized crucifixes were about 2 or 3 inches tall.
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But hey, it’s the thought that counts. Everyone was obviously so overwhelmed with gratitude, that they were speechless! LOL!
But the voice didn’t go away. He just kept talking and talking.
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After some weeks, I became overwhelmed with the fear that I was like a man with a very contagious, killer-disease: namely…I HAD THE DEVIL IN ME!!!
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I had the “disease of Satan”, which seemed to indwell me to some degree. Well, he had to indwell within me, didn’t he?
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After all, he could talk to me (in my mind).
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And he could somehow put thoughts into my mind. And somehow, he seemed to know many things I was thinking.
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As the days went by, the voice didn’t go away.
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I decided that I needed to do something to rid myself of this satanic voice.
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I decided to go back up to Portland to the Multnomah Falls.
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It was where that Indian jumped off to save the rest of the tribe from some disease.
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Even though that legend was a little suspect, nevertheless, this still seemed like a fitting place to end my life.
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And I too would be engaging in a “noble act” by eliminating this satanic voice that was speaking through me, and to me.
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I suppose, in the back of my mind, I was doing what I’d seen in that movie, The Exorcist, when Father Karras was filled with the Devil and jumped to his death, onto the streets far below.
“SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS…ARMOR UP…THE TIME IS AT HAND”
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These words made a strong impact on me, at that moment. “Profound statement!”, I thought to myself…
…“Whoever painted those words must also be aware that Judgment Day is at hand.”
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But now, I had a little hope. “That inscription on that old barn just might be the answer to my problems.”
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I might have thought…”put on the armor of God. Very interesting concept. Hm-mm.”
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ONE MORE TRAIL TO CLIMB
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Upon arrival at the falls, I looked up and saw that the trail to the top was going to be a good climb.
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But hey, I climbed for eight hours up from the bottom of the Grand Canyon (see Chapter 1)!
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And this climb would only take an hour or so.
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Probably the voice was talking to me all the way along the trail upward.
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The climb was steep but very scenic with lots of beautiful trees, shrubs and ferns, etc.
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But the sun was going down, and I knew I had better “high-tail” it up this hill before it got too dark!
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(Multnomah Falls photo: Kelvin Kaye). Photo on right by www.oregon.com.
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BACK TO WHERE THIS STORY BEGAN…
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Well that’s my story! Now you know the basics of what I’ve gone through for over a year.
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So can you really blame me for wanting to take a plunge to my death?
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How would you have handled this, if you were in my shoes?
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When I think back on it all, it seems like a dream…a really bad dream!
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But I found out, that the truth is stranger than fiction!
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And now this will hopefully be over for good!
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And hopefully I will die a death that will separate me for all eternity from this voice! From this spirit! And from this Devil!
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It’s now time for me to take this leap of faith. “Lord, forgive me and receive me into your eternal kingdom….”
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My body plunges down into the water…
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…In a moment my head bobs out of the water. Hands begin to clap upon the announcement…
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“Welcome Chuck! Welcome into the family of God!”
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I carefully inspect my baptismal robe to see if every inch has water on it. I don’t want even one inch of my body to be unbaptised.
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NEW LIFE IN JESUS AHEAD
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What happened to jumping off the falls, you ask?
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Oh that! Yeah! You’re asking if I jumped off the falls.
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Well, no, I didn’t.
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What happened is this: I got to about half way up the trail, and it was getting dark.
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And frankly, I lost heart, and decided not to jump. So, I climbed back down and drove back home to Klamath Falls.
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And then back in Klamath, I decided to start going to church in a little Baptist congregation.
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And after a short time, I decided the best way to rid myself of this spirit that’s been plaguing me for over a year was to die; that is, I would “die in Jesus”.
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I would go to that watery grave of Baptism. And so here I am! At a Baptist church! Getting baptized! That would be my final plunge!
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What better way to get rid of Satan than to take a plunge to almost certain death…a death that leads to life… a new life in the Lord Jesus Christ!
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But after the baptism, I’m noticing a dry spot on my baptismal robe. I ask the Pastor later if that mattered. He says “No”.
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Still it bothered me.
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LITTLE FLY FREED BY BIG GOD…
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So I guess you could say that God plucked me out of Satan’s spider-web.
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Oh the mercy of God to a very miserable wretch like me, who wasn’t even looking for God!
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Could I have stood up to Satan on my own?
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The “Mental Ward Games” only proved that I was no match for Satan.
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I miserably lost the contest! But who wouldn’t have lost the contest with the Devil?
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He’s way out of my league…and yours too!
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There’s only One who could defeat Satan.
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And to my great joy, that One defeated him on that hill called “Calvary”.
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And that One defeated the Devil, on your behalf, and on my behalf.
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And though I was cast into “Tophet” (see Jeremiah 7:32), and tormented by fire and brimstone, I nevertheless came out of it unharmed. And the smoke of my torment will rise up forever and ever, no doubt. This awful lesson-book of sin will never be forgotten!
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And I learned a lesson that I’m sure I won’t forget through the days of eternity.
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And I’m telling you this story because you should be aware of just who is this “Wicked One” who has seemingly all but erased himself out of existence…
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…because even though he’s covered his tracks pretty well, he’s still out there working his deceptive and destructive satanic arts upon this unsuspecting world.
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But I’m also telling this story so that maybe, just maybe some person, living in unbelief and atheism like I was, might turn from their sin, becoming a Follower of Jesus.
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But don’t wait till Judgment Day!
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And truth-be-told, ya never know when your Judgment Day begins!
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“What? Did you (the readers) say something? I thought I just heard a voice. Everyone be quiet for a moment.”
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“Are you still here Satan? Is that you, Satan?”
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(Silence for a moment.)
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“I’m still he-e-e-r-re !!”
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THE END…
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Dear Reader: A question still lingers. And that question is this…
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“Who will be next to take a ride in an “RX-7” (an “Our Ex-Heaven”)?”
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Well if you do, just make sure NOT to be like me.
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Yeah, don’t you get caught on that day without having on your “Armor of God”!
queen of Heaven. 
Now, the reason why this website does not want to get too dogmatic about the details of the future is that Satan can change course at any time he wishes.
Now, the reason why this website does not want to get too dogmatic about the details of the future is that Satan can change course at any time he wishes.
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE!
often study history books, or peruse newspapers in hopes of deciphering Revelation. 
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