Signs Of Heaven

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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“And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” Revelation 15:1

A GREAT & MARVELOUS SIGN IN HEAVEN

So how does this brightest and most well-known constellation relate to the Book of Revelation? After all, the Book of Revelation seems to be closely intertwined with the stars of heaven. And Revelation Ch. 15 is just one of those places in which Revelation speaks of the Signs Of Heaven. “And I saw another sign in heaven…” Revelation 15:1.

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God here, is dropping this great big clue on us, as to just what the signs in Heaven are all about… “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” Revelation 15:1.

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This verse speaks of a “another sign in heaven, great and marvellous”. OK, so if this is “another” sign in heaven, then one would have to go back to Chapter 12 to find the other signs in heaven. And together, these signs from chapters, 12 & 15 make up a great portion of this website, Signs Of Heaven.

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TOMORROW:

June 30 (The Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven, Part 2: “Jesus: The True Meaning of Coming Out of Babylon”)

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

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MINISTRY OF HEALING, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the practical aspects of everyday living, such as diet and child rearing…

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Chapter 7 – “The Co-Working of the Divine and the Human”

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #230, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – June 30 (The Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven, Part 2: “Jesus: The True Way Out of Babylon”)

By admin On April 12th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – June 30

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The Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven,

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Part 2:

“Jesus: The True Way Out of Babylon”

To read part 1, click here…December 3 (The Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven, Part 1: “Why Do We Hate Jesus?”)

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“For I determined

not to know any thing among you,

save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.”

1st Corinthians 2:2

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Encircling this entire globe is a great sign in Heaven! Perhaps, the greatest of all signs! (This picture is the straightened-out version, while this massive constellation literally curves completely around the globe!)

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One reason why it is so great is because it is so vast, encompassing both the summer and winter skies! And it is comprised of most all the signs revealed on this website.

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It is called, “The Sign of the Son of Man in Heaven” Constellation, even as it is revealed in Matthew 24:30…“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”

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Yes, here is the most remarkable of all signs in heaven!

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

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GRAND MASTER LEVEL

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But to really see this sign requires the star-gazer to achieve a, “grand-master status”, so to speak, in the Signs Of Heaven. (Well, perhaps that earthly title is not such an appropriate term.)

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Nevertheless, to see this great constellation first requires one to become fully familiar with all the other signs revealed on this website.

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But once the reader does achieve (or rather, “receive”) a thorough familiarity with all these other signs, then that reader can go out and see this granddaddy of all signs, “The Sign of the Son of Man in Heaven Constellation”! (There is, however one other great sign which has not yet been revealed, because of its complexity…”The Holy-Ghost-Priest Constellation”)

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

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“COME OUT OF HER (BABYLON) MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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Well, this Constellation of constellations perhaps makes an appropriate finale to these signs of heaven.

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Because this Son of Man Constellation pretty much sums up the true Way to come out of Babylon.

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You see, the Christian community has brought many things of the world into the Gospel of Christ: sports, comedians, games, sex-appeal, sensual music, the recording industry, the television industry, prosperity-driven gospels, celebrities, ethnicity, cultural traditions, non-biblical jargon, unbiblical doctrines, joking preachers, and a host of other worldly additions.

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

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CHURCH-WORLD GOBBLED UP AND ASSIMILATED

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This is why God has renamed the churches and denominations, “Babylon”.

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Because, when the church-community becomes so intertwined with the pleasures and treasures and proud pursuits of this Babylonish world, it unknowingly has been gobbled up and digested, and assimilated into the warp-and-woof of this Babylonish world.

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And now, the entire church-world with its denominations and local congregations have become an integral part of Babylon!

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sheep – Lambs to the slaughter – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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SEPARATION OF THE WHEAT & TARES

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But God is not going to give up on us so easily! No, but rather, just as He called His original Christians out of the desolate synagogues, back in the days of the early Church, so now, He is calling His faithful ones out of the desolate churches.

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It is the time of separation, long-foretold…“As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world…Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” (see Matthew, Chapter 13 (click here))

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Yes, the time has come for the wheat and tares to be separated from each other. The tares will remain in Babylon, the apostate church-world. The wheat shall come out.

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Wheat Winnowing – Vannage du riz, Uttarakhand, – India – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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But how do we come out?

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

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“I AM THE WAY…”

John 14:6

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Yes, just how does a man, woman, or child come out of this Babylonish confusion?

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Very simple! God is calling us to “walk even as He (Jesus) walked.” 1st John 2:6

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This is the essence of coming out of Babylon: to cast away all unbiblical doctrine and earthly idols and simply let the purity of the Gospel of Christ become our all in all!

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Jesus Discourses with His Disciples – James Tissot – by Brooklyn Museum – by Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“I AM THE DOOR”

John 10:9

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And so, this great Sign of the Son of Man Constellation shines brightly in heaven, as a great reminder that Jesus is the true Door to eternal life!

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And nothing else but Jesus will fit through that Door!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Castor and Pollux – The Narrow Gate Which leads To Life Everlasting

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“ALL ABOARD!”

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And thus, the call goes out to every man, woman, and child to come and enter into the Ark, which is ready to depart out of this sad and hopeless world.

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And its destination is Heaven! And its guide-map is the Bible. And the only passport needed is a mustard-seed of faith!

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And whether at home in bed, or in a wheel-chair, or incarcerated, or at work, or even at recreation with the family, the Door is very near, and open wide enough for you and Jesus (in you) to enter in!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Gospel Ark (ship) of Salvation

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Show me these wonders in the heavens…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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

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“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” Matthew 24:29, 3o

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STRETCHED FROM SKY TO SKY

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In 2012, this constellation was revealed. It is comprised of all the other constellations on this website, as they appear in the night-sky. The only way to really see this constellation, is to become very totally familiar with this website. This is because this incredible constellation spans both the summer and winter skies. This constellation is actually in a semi-circle, as it appears in the night-sky. These pictures, however, show it as it would appear straightened out.

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**There is an old song which goes… “The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell; It goes beyond the highest star, and reaches to the lowest Hell…**

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But the last verse of this song says… “Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made, were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade; To write the love of God above, would drain the ocean dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole, though stretched from sky to sky.” Now what makes all this so extremely interesting, is that this verse was found scribbled on the wall of a deceased “insane” person’s cell in a psychiatric sanitarium, upon removing his corpse.

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And little did this “insane” man realize, that God had actually written His love and inscribed that love on the scroll (of the sky). And God had actually stretched that picture of love from sky to sky, just as the song-verse said.

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And now God has revealed this heavenly portrait of the Son of Man, writhing in pain for a planet who cares very little for Him. (These constellations span both summer and winter sky, and this constellation in this picture to the right actually appears much more curved in the sky.)

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And just like the Bible God has made these signs in such a way, that they are true enough for the Believers to believe; but doubtful enough for the scorners to scorn.

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“With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful; with an upright man Thou wilt show Thyself upright; With the pure Thou wilt show Thyself pure; and with the froward Thou wilt show Thyself froward. For Thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. Psalm 18:25-27

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

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TOMORROW…

Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 1: (World of Lies, Part 18: “Escaping the City of Confusion”)

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

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MINISTRY OF HEALING, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the practical aspects of everyday living, such as diet and child rearing…

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Chapter 43 – “A Higher Experience”

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #231, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 13 (It’s A Rosie The Riveter World, Part 7: “1st Head of the Beast: Pride!” CONTINUED)

By admin On April 12th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 13

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It’s A Rosie The Riveter World,

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Part 7:

“1st Head of the Beast: Pride!” CONTINUED

To read Part 1, go here…November 5th (Rosie the Riveter Christianity)

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“Thine heart was lifted up

because of thy beauty,

thou hast corrupted thy wisdom

by reason of thy brightness:

I will cast thee to the ground,

I will lay thee before kings,

that they may behold thee.”

Ezekiel 28:17

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

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**It’s a Rosie-The-Riveter world!**

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Well, isn’t it?

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It’s an “I Can Do It!” world.

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Well, don’t you believe it?

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Okay, so that’s a bold statement. But just look around at this world!

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From cradle-to-grave, we are taught that we must depend upon our own strength to get things done! And we are told we must rely upon our own intellect to solve our problems!

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Yes, this is truly a Rosie-The-Riveter world in which the people attempt to live by their own strength and intellect, instead of trusting in God’s strength and relying on His infinite wisdom, as found in the Bible!

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We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – public domain

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7 HEADS OF THE BEAST = THE 7 STARS OF REVELATION 12 DRAGON’S WAVE OF WATER

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In yesterday’s devotional (click here to read), the parallel between the 7 heads of the Revelation 13 Antichrist Beast and the 7 stars which comprise the wave of water coming forth from the mouth of the Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation was made.

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ABOVE PICTURE – The whore city, Babylon, the apostate church-world, as she rides the Beast, the antichrist world-system – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

ABOVE STAR-CHART – Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation Wave (Auriga Constellation + 1 star from Taurus)

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WHAT ARE THE 7 HEADS/STARS?

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And each of the 7 heads of the beast and each of the 7 bright stars (there are 3 more dim stars) which comprise this wave of water, represent the 7 kingdoms which have ruled over the world throughout history:

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1st Head: Babylon (Man’s human pride),

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2nd Head: Medo-Persia (Man’s greedy and forceful takeover of God’s territory),

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3rd Head: Greece (Man’s self-elevating wisdom/strength replacing God’s wisdom/strength),

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4th Head: Rome (Man ruling by hard-hearted totalitarianism),

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**5th Head: The Church of Rome (Man’s religious totalitarianism ruling over God’s Church-family),**

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6th Head: Atheism (Man, the supreme being ruling the world),

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7th Head: Apostate Evangelicalism (Man’s world-loving, materialism-focused, spiritually adulterous, miracle-working counterfeit gospel ruling over God’s people).

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Here in extremely concise language, is generally what the 7 heads of Satan’s Antichrist Beast are all about. And the 7 kingdoms are likewise represented by the 7 stars of the wave of water constellation which proceeds forth from the Dragon Constellation’s mouth.

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ABOVE PICTURE – The whore city, Babylon, the apostate church-world, as she rides the Beast, the antichrist world-system – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

ABOVE STAR-CHART – Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation Wave (Auriga Constellation + 1 star from Taurus)

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FOOLISH HUMAN PRIDE

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Now, as the saying goes, we’ve already gotten ourselves into some “very tall weeds” in this devotional. Yes, these are very complex concepts, to say the least! An entire book could be written on this subject.

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Nevertheless, for the sake of brevity, we will simply skip over to the topic of foolish human pride, and how it relates to the 1st head of the beast, and likewise to the 1st of the 7 stars in the dragon constellation’s wave of water (mostly comprised of the Auriga Constellation).

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We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – public domain

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THE GREAT IMAGE OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR: “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?”

Daniel 4:30

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When Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about a great statue, the symbol of the world’s ruling kingdoms throughout history, the first king depicted was Nebuchadnezzar himself, corresponding to the head of gold.

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Of course, the head of a person rules over his entire body. And so, the proud King Nebuchadnezzar was ultimately what this great statue image was all about: Human pride!

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And Nebuchadnezzar was all about pride, foolish human pride! After all, King Nebuchadnezzar had built his glorious kingdom of Babylon, with all its grandeur: gardens and architectural wonders and wine, women, and song! And Nebuchadnezzar was proud of his accomplishments.

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He took full credit for all his accomplishments, not realizing that it was actually God who had empowered Nebuchadnezzar to attain to all those achievements.

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Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image and The fiery furnace – Daniel 3-12 – www.thebiblerevival.com

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WE’RE JUST LIKE NEBUCHADNEZZAR!

And isn’t it true that we humans follow closely in Nebuchadnezzar’s footsteps?

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Yes, we often pat ourselves on the back for our own personal accomplishments too, don’t we?

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Pride is a very great motivator!

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It is the fuel which drives much of this world’s business engine!

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It inspires nations and kings to rise up in power!

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It causes individuals to strive for excellence (and riches and power) in many endeavors!

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It encourages much of the sports world, as well as most any type of competition!

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And pride drives much of the entertainment world, as well!

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And it can cause people to beautify their homes, and gardens, and lands, and even themselves, all in effort to impress the neighbors and all who drive by or visit!

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And pride can even motivate unsaved individuals to become humanitarians, giving their time, energy, and means to various philanthropic causes (often holding back enough wealth to still live in luxury)!

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Yes, human pride is perhaps the world’s greatest motivator!

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Howard Hughes piloting Spruce Goose – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons license

Dubai Marina 2013 – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

Woman in Mediterranian – Wikigallery – US Public Domain

Pole-Vaulter – Men’s French Decathalon – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license

Hearst Castle Casa Grande – wikipedia – share-alike license

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GOOD NEWS! A WAY OF ESCAPE NOW AVAILABLE!

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Well, there is Good News amidst all this negativity. Yes, any man, woman, or child who desires to throw off this proud Luciferian spirit and become ruled over by Christ’s meek and lowly Spirit can cry out to Him for deliverance. God is just waiting for any soul who is willing to renounce this proud and selfish world.

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And Jesus calls out to each of us…

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

and I will give you rest.

Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;

for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30

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Yes, Jesus offers us the Spirit of meekness and lowliness, just as He is meek and lowly.

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ABOVE PICTURE – winter – Orion the Good Shepherd – www.signsofheaven.org

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the faith that trusts in your strength, and not in my strength. Give me the faith of Jesus! Mold me and make me into Thy likeness…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW:

April 14 (A World of Lies, Part 16: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” CONTINUED)

The Yellow Press by L.M. Glackens

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 59 – Priestly Plottings

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #153, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 11 (Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 3: “Forsaking All to Follow Jesus!”)

By admin On April 11th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 11

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Two Turtledoves Constellation!

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Part 3:

“Forsaking All to Follow Jesus!”

To read Part 1, click here…April 9th (Two Turtledoves Constellation – Two Flying Epistles!)

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“And if he be not able to bring a lamb,

then he shall bring for his trespass,

which he hath committed,

two turtledoves, or two young pigeons,

unto the LORD; one for a sin offering,

and the other for a burnt offering.”

Leviticus 5:7

Photo of two turtle-doves by Yuvair for Wikipedia share-alike license, click here for link.

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THE TWO TURTLEDOVES CONSTELLATION

A most amazing and wonderful constellation appears in early spring in the south.

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It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall.

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It is commonly known as Sagittarius. (The three stars at the top of the 2nd Turtle-dove are not shown in some Sagittarius Star-charts, but are in others.)

Sagittarius Constellation star-chart from a wikipedia. Editor of this site has sketched in the Turtle-Doves. Star-chart is under Share-alike license

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TWO TURTLEDOVES IS ALSO THE ARK CONSTELLATION

But this constellation, if you look at it in the southern sky in springtime or summertime, you can also easily see it as two twin birds flying westward.

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This Two Turtledoves Constellation is the very same constellation as, The Ark Constellation. This is an optical illusion.

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It can be seen in southern sky in early spring through fall, traveling from east to west throughout the night.

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“And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.” Leviticus 5:7

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This above passage from Leviticus really makes a concise statement, concerning this Two Turtledoves Constellation. Because in Scripture, they symbolized earthly poverty, yet spiritual richness.

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Listen…“And if he be not able to bring a lamb,

then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed,

two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD;

one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.”

Leviticus 5:7

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This above verse lays down the law, that those who were too poor to offer a lamb, had the option to offer two turtledoves instead.

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Homing pigeon – Wikipedia – share-alike lic.

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FORSAKING ALL TO BECOME HIS DISCIPLE

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This amazing constellation teaches us many lessons. And one of those lessons is how the Bible commands us to come to Jesus…“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33

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Here is perhaps one of the hardest sayings in Scripture: that Christ requires a total heart-forsaking of all the glories, riches and vain pleasures of this selfish world, for anyone who wants to become His disciple!

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Listen to how the disciples responded to the call of Jesus…“And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him.” Luke 5:11

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A simple call from Jesus…“Come and follow Me”, and an equally simple response by His disciples…“they forsook all, and followed Him.” Luke 5:11

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Jesus calls His disciples – Wikigallery.org

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“there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.”

Proverbs 13:7

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But even though a follower of Jesus forsakes all, doesn’t mean that he or she is poor!

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Listen to James 2:5…“Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith…”

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You see, only a True-Worshiper can understand what it means to be rich in Christ. Those who have “left all”, to follow Jesus, have embarked on a pilgrimage which leads to eternal life and true riches. And having eternal life is worth more than all the riches this sin-darkened world could ever offer!

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On the other hand, the Devil will offer us a religion which falsely promises both Heaven AND this World too! All such religion is worthless, and evil, as well! (See picture to the right)

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Upward Pathway – by böhringer friedrich for – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“…and the things of this world will grow strangely dim”

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No, God may not be calling us to literally give away everything we have.

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But when we begin that upward heavenly journey, the things of this world begin to lose their luster and value, just like that old song…

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Listen… “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of this world will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.”

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This old little song really says it all! When we look full into the face of Jesus, the things of the world lose their hold on us! The things of the world just don’t mean so much anymore!

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Let me become one of Jesus’ disciples, as I forsake this present selfish world that I might win Heaven…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION

THE TWO TURTLE-DOVES CONSTELLATION… This constellation appears in early spring in the south. It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall. It is commonly known as Sagittarius. (The three stars at the top of the 2nd Turtle-dove are not shown in some Sagittarius Star-charts, but are in others.)

Sagittarius Constellation star-chart from a wikipedia. Editor of this site has sketched in the Turtle-Doves. Star-chart is under Share-alike license

FLOWER OF THE FIELD AND TWO TURTLEDOVES CONSTELLATIONS: These two constellations in the above sketch are the Two Turtledoves Constellation and the Flower of the Field Constellation. They appear in the southern skies, moving from east to west. They are best seen from spring through fall. This sketch is how they appear in the spring in the northern latitudes. In the southern latitudes they are more tilted. As they move through the night sky, the flower appears to bend down.

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TOMORROW:

April 12 (It’s A Rosie The Riveter World, Part 6: “1st Head of the Beast: Pride!”)

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

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 57 – One Thing Thou Lackest

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #151, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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Daily Devotional, April 1, Year 4 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets, Part 1)

By admin On April 11th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, April 1, Year 4

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***Jeremiah &* *the Smooth Prophets,***

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Part 1

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“For the time will come

when they will not endure sound doctrine;

but after their own lusts

shall they heap to themselves teachers,

having itching ears;

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables.”

2nd Timothy 4:3, 4.

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In this above passage, the Lord is foretelling of a day when the churches will no longer tolerate the true and uncompromised Gospel.

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**And there are many today who believe that we have come to that very time, in which the attendees of almost all churches demand an “itching ears” gospel.**

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We merely want our ears tickled with a non-condemning, non-threatening, and entertainment-filled gospel!

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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JEREMIAH’S DAY

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So what happened?

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Why did the church-world come to the same fate as the Old Testament people of God?

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Yes, if we go back to the Book of Jeremiah, we can get a glimpse of this same condition among the people of God in Jeremiah’s day!

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Listen… “Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it. And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.” Jeremiah 28:10, 11

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You see, Jeremiah was warning God’s people that they would soon be taken captive in Babylon for 70 years.

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But the false prophets were prophesying just the opposite!

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They were prophesying “peace and safety”! (1st Thessalonians 5:3)

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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain

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PROPHESYING SMOOTH THINGS

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And in this above passage, the false prophet, Hananiah, was likewise misleading God’s people, telling them that Jeremiah was the one who was lying!

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They were telling the people what they wanted to hear! Yes, the people were listening to an “itching ears” gospel by those prophets prophesying “smooth things”!

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And as you can see in this picture, Jeremiah was devastated by the eventual destruction of Jerusalem!

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Cry of prophet Jeremiah on the Ruins of Jerusalem – Wikiart – US Public Domain

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GIVE US SMOOTH PROPHETS!

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And so, the people hated Jeremiah.

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He was telling them unpleasant things. Too much negativity!

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In essence, they were saying… “…say to the seers, ‘See not’; and to the prophets, ‘Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits'” Isaiah 30:9

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Yes, even back in Isaiah’s day, God’s people didn’t want all that negativity!

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They only wanted happy-faced prophets: prophets who would lie to them, only telling them what they wanted to hear! “Smooth things”!

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Happy face svg – Wikimedia – public domain

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TODAY’S ITCHING EARS PARISHIONERS!

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And thus it is today!

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Paul prophesied concerning the days we are now in…

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;

but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables.”

2nd Timothy 4:3, 4.

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And it doesn’t take much observation to notice that Christendom is filled with prophets of smooth things!

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Today’s Bible teachers are fearful of pointing the accusing finger at their own followers!

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“We only point the accusing finger at those cults over there!”

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Or, “We only point the accusing finger at those crazy prosperity gospels over there!”

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ENTERTAIN US! DON’T CONVICT US!

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This is because they sense that their own followers will no longer endure sound doctrine!

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To die with Jesus is totally unacceptable, when there’s so much to enjoy in this self-focused world! We only want happy things! Things that will not condemn us! We desire to have our itching ears satisfied with titillating things! Soothing things! Pleasant things! We desire to hear “peace & safety”! (1st Thessalonians 5:3)

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Yes, today’s audiences demand clever speakers, emotionally charged music, repetitive chants, and well-timed jokes and quips! We want clever conversation! And we want exotic prophecies about black helicopters and prognostications about future political events!

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Certainly nothing that will make us uncomfortable and wound our egos or condemn our selfish lifestyles!

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Yes, it sadly seems that we’re much like those rebels who complained to Jesus…“Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, ‘This is an hard saying; who can hear it’?” (John 6:60)

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Rock Music Christian CHURCH STP 2010 Pomona – Wikimedia – public domain

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WAKE-UP CALL NEEDED!

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On the other hand, God takes no pleasure in giving us such a harsh rebuke!

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And yet, if God only presented us with a nice, poetic, and smooth message, then nobody would prepare for war! Oh yes, everyone would like that smooth message!

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But we would not be alarmed out of our slumber!

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Listen… “But though He (God) cause grief,

yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.

For He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

To crush under His feet all the prisoners of the earth…

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”

Lamentations 3:32-34, 40, 41

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Here is a revelation of our merciful God who desires to save us rather than merely destroy us, knowing that our present troubles and distresses will hopefully wake us up and turn us away from this hopelessly doomed antichrist world-system, and back to the glorious ways of Heaven!

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Seven sleepers – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TRUMPET, NOT VIOLINS!

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The fact is, the Bible has many unhappy things to say! And the message so often sounds like a trumpet of war: but is only given for our ultimate good! We have to be reminded that we are in the midst of a battle-zone!

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**Yes, we are standing on enchanted ground as Bunyan’s book, Pilgrim’s Progress spoke of it.**

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Satan wants God’s people to go back to sleep!

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Brooklyn Museum – The Wise Virgins – James Tissot – Wikimedia – public domain

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ENCHANTED GROUND!

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But just as the two pilgrims in Bunyan’s book had to keep talking to one another, so as to keep from falling asleep, so too, God has to keep slapping us in the face, in a sense, so as to keep us from slipping into a death-like slumber!

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And those who respond to these encouragements, will be like those Five Wise Virgins spoken of in Matthew, Ch. 25. Yes, here is a picture of the Church-victorious!

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And because these virgins are wise, they cheerfully accept all the supposed negativity which so often emanates from God’s Word!

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

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THE WISE DON’T MIND REBUKES!

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Listen… “rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.” Proverbs 9:8, 9

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Yes, a wise man doesn’t mind a rebuke! He (or she) knows that it will only make one wiser to hear constructive criticism!

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Now a fool is a different story! Listen to this proverb, as it speaks of scorners… “Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:” Proverbs 9:8

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And so, let’s pray that we will be wise, and receive all this supposed negativity with joy, knowing that God is only desiring us to repent from our errors and turn to Him with all our hearts!

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High and Mighty Trailer Screenshot – 1954 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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OUR JOY-FILLED DESTINATION!

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Yes, we live in a very unhappy world!

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And we need to be honest and NOT be like the proverbial ostrich, hiding her head in the sand.

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But we also must fix our gaze on that happy and joyful Land just ahead!

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And once we cross that Dark River, we will hear the distant sounds of innocent children, laughing as they play!

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And then we’ll hear the joyful songs of the Redeemed, as they happily stroll through those ever-winding meadows of lush green grass, in that Beulah-Land, that is ‘Fairer than Day’!

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Study for The Cross and the World…… Brooklyn Museum Thomas Cole – US public domain

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

SEPTEMBER 12 (“Absalom The Great Flatterer! Part 2”)

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Absalom-www.freebibleimages.org-2

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me today, to appreciate correction! Let me not be misled by all the smooth preaching of today’s teachers. But lead me in the way of truth, though it may cause grief at times…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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TURN THE OTHER CHEEK

You will notice a big bruise on this “Man in the Moon”. His right cheek looks like it has a big bruise on it. That reminds us of the following verse… “But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy RIGHT CHEEK, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:39.

And just as this verse says ” turn to him the other also”, so too, our nocturnal friend likewise is turning his other cheek. This is a big statement that God is making about how important is this Bible principle of “turning the other cheek”!

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Full moon (“blue moon”) as seen on 31.08.2012 as seen from Slobozia, Romania – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Public Domain – photo cropped and highlighted

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“FAITHFUL ARE THE WOUNDS OF A FRIEND”

Proverbs 27:6

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Notice that this “Man in the Moon” is turning his other cheek towards us? This faithful Watchman knows that unless he allows God to chasten him, that he too would likely be taken away in sin. And so he offers his other cheek to his “Re-provers”… “Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.” Psalm 141:5. (see also Proverbs 27:6 & 9:8 & Eccl. 7:5)

In reality, it is God who is smiting the Watchman on the right cheek. In reality God is just using the people of the world to do His bidding. Both good people and bad people alike, God uses to test and chasten this Nocturnal Watchman to teach him patience, forgiveness, and love.

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Full moon (“blue moon”) as seen on 31.08.2012 as seen from Slobozia, Romania – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Public Domain – photo cropped and highlighted

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***“HE GIVES HIS CHEEK TO* *HIM THAT SMITES HIM”***

Lamentations 3:30, 31

God uses anyone and everyone as “helpers” in the purification process of His Watchmen. And the desire of every watchman of God is to become like Jesus. So as this Watchman beholds, in his mind’s eye, his Lord Jesus being mocked ridiculed and his face smitten, the Watchman too, knows he must likewise endure the same treatment from the world… “…they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. God has delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked… when He (God) has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 16:10, 11 & 23:10.

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In these passages, Job is complaining about his suffering at the hands of the wicked. But Job knows that if he endures to the end, he will come forth as gold. In other words, Job knows deep down, that God is testing Job. Job knows that God will ultimately turn all Job’s tribulation into something beneficial, yea, even beautiful for Job! God uses tribulation in order to remove the “dross” from Job, and Job will eventually come forth as purified gold… “when He (God) has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”

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Full moon (“blue moon”) as seen on 31.08.2012 as seen from Slobozia, Romania – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Public Domain – photo cropped and highlighted

High and Mighty Trailer Screenshot – 1954 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TOMORROW

April 2: (ABC Christianity)

Chewed gums wikimedia share-alike license

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 47 – Ministry

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This recording #141, is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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Daily Devotional, Year 1 – February 26th (“Here Come the Thought Police!” Part 1)

By admin On April 11th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 1 – February 26th

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“Here Come the Thought Police!”

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Part 1

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“But that it spread no further among the people,

let us straitly threaten them,

that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all

nor teach in the name of Jesus”

Acts 4:17, 18

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In George Orwell’s little book, 1984, he presented a world in which the rulers had succeeded in complete totalitarian control over the masses.

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And there were even “Thought Police” to control the people’s thoughts.

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

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THE THOUGHT POLICE HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED!

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Well, about the only thing that Orwell had miscalculated in this predictive novel was the date for this super-society to come into reality. He was about 40 years off!

But that day has finally arrived in which society can (and will) be brought under the control of dictatorial rulers! Orwell’s book should have been titled “2024”!

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Yes, by means of the modern media, “Big Brother” (aka Satan) can now completely control the masses.

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And now, these high-tech devices are beginning to blacklist all those who do not hold to the maxims which our society now approves and condones.

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1984 – By George Orwell – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Communism – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE NEW LAWS SAME AS THE OLD LAWS

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Just like in every totalitarian society, past and present, the new thought police are beginning their war against the Bible.

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

Book Burning – Santo Domingo y Los Albigenses – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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FREE SPEECH ENDS WHERE IT BEGAN?

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It is more than just a little ironically strange and weird that in the very place which became the centerpiece for the modern-day protection of “freedom of speech”, has now become the centerpiece to stamp out “freedom of speech”!

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And perhaps even stranger, it is the very same political party who have long prided themselves as being the arbiters and protectors of that freedom, who are now the very same political party applauding any media outlet or violent mob which squelches the free speech of their political foes!

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Mario Savio Berkeley Protest – cropped image – WIKIPEDIA – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Berkeley protests – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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THE BIBLE FORETOLD OF THIS DAY!

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It’s truly frightening to see all this totalitarianism being ratcheted up so swiftly.

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But the Bible foretold that this day would finally arrive…“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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Now, this verse by itself may not give us enough understanding into the current-day phenomenon of censoring.

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Duct Tape Mouth – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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“Buy the truth, and sell it not!”

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But this next verse complements the previous verse found in Revelation 13:17.

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This complementary verse is found in Proverbs 23:23…“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”

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Now from this and other similar verses, it is revealed that “buying and selling” actually has to do with preaching the Gospel of Jesus.

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And so, the Bible prophesied that the day would come when the true and unvarnished Word of God would be cut off…“And that no man might buy or sell (the truth)”.

(parenthetical comment by website editor)

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Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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THE “GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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But the Good News in all this coming totalitarianism, is that God’s Word is still available to read!

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And most everyone is familiar with this next verse…“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32

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Yes, the continuing search for knowledge of the Bible and the Bible’s Jesus will make us free indeed!

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However pressing his duties STM2-c James Lee Frazer always finds time to read a few chapters from his Bible each day. I – NARA – 520675 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

August 29 (Here Comes the Thought Police! Part 2: “Defunding the Police or Defunding Freedom?”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

The info and pics of the constellations on this site are all taken from Wikipedia and from The Internation Astronomical Union (click here to view their site)

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE WOMAN ON THE ALTAR CONSTELLATION

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“Let my prayer

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be set forth

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before Thee as incense;

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and the lifting up

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of my hands

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as the evening sacrifice.”

Psalm 142:2

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION…

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

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

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

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

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

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 40 – Gods People Delivered

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This is a small 30-minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50-year long series of 90-minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #92

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 10 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 61: Am I A Teacher of Babylon?)

By admin On April 10th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 10

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“Come Out of Her, My People!”

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Part 61:

“Am I A Teacher of Babylon?”

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

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“For false Christs and false prophets shall rise,

and shall shew signs and wonders,

to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect…

But there were false prophets also among the people,

even as there shall be false teachers among you,

who privily shall bring in damnable heresies…”

Mark 13:22 & Peter 2:1

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And so, just what is a Babylonian teacher?

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Very simply put, the Babylon of today is the kingdom of darkness, Satan’s kingdom.

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Listen to Isaiah 14…“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!…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!” Isaiah 14:4, 12

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Here is revealed how the King of Babylon is allegorical language for Satan and his kingdom of darkness….that is, “them that sit in darkness out of the prison house”….the prison house of “the god of this world”, Lucifer the god of this selfish and confused world. (see Isaiah 42:7 & 2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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

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

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HOW CAN WE KNOW THEM?

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But how in the world can supposed Bible teachers be considered “teachers of Babylon”?

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Simple! Instead of teaching from the Bible only, these teachers can be recognized by means of their unbiblical teachings.

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Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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PRETRIBULATION RAPTURE: CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

For example, many of today’s Bible teachers have accepted what is tagged as “The Futurist View of Revelation”.

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This rather new theology from the 1800’s claims that God’s Elect will be literally snatched away from earth prior to a literal 7-year tribulation in which they will spend those years as dis-embodied spirits while God punishes the unbelieving world just prior to casting them all into that eternal torture chamber called Hell (Hell is actually an Old English “catch-all” word which the KJV translators substituted for “The Grave” Hades, “The Pit” Tophet, Gehenna, The Lake of Fire, and Tartaroo)

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“The Rapture” is actually a non-biblical name which Darby/Scofield came up with by wrestling with Scripture.

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And though, this non-biblical church doctrine may or may not have its original conception in ancient Babylon, it was popularized by a Roman Catholic theologian, one Francisco Ribera, in the 1500’s, who purportedly wrestled with Scripture in the successful attempt to counter the universally held Reformation viewpoint, that Revelation was and is being fulfilled throughout the New Testament era, in which The Pope was commonly believed to be the fulfillment of the Antichrist Beast of Revelation 13, wholly or at least in part (some say he was merely the 5th Head of that composite Beast, which this website also teaches).

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In other words, if we accept futurism, the church could no longer claim that the Catholic Church has been, throughout the church-age, and still is, spiritual Babylon, with the Pope as its head.

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And this website has many articles regarding this false “Rapture” doctrine, such as… JANUARY 25 (The Pre-Trib Rapture)

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

Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Futurist Theologian – Francisco de Ribera – 1886_ Wikimedia – Creative Commons Atribución 2.0

John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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ETERNAL TORMENT: BABYLONIAN/CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

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Another false doctrine which actually has its roots in ancient Babylon, is that Hell is a place of consciousness, which church-doctrine theologians have tagged as, “Eternal Torment”. This heresy is defended by its proponents who primarily use the parable of “The Rich Man & Lazarus” which can only be a parable because of its obvious contradictions and impossibilities, if interpreted literally instead of spiritually. And truth-be-told, this doctrine has its roots in the bad theology of the Roman Catholic Church during the earlier centuries, when that church began torturing its opponents and/or their families.

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Obviously, this false doctrine has turned God into a hideous monster in the eyes of the unsaved public who have been flooded with the notion that “Hell” is not the “Grave”, but an eternal netherworld torture chamber within the fiery bowels of the earth. And it’s amazing that today’s Bible teachers still ignore the many Bible verses which clearly reveal that Hell is merely the grave, in attempt to continue clinging to this ancient Babylonian/Catholic doctrine which totally goes contrary to God’s character as revealed in Scripture, making Him appear to be a merciless tyrant/monster who makes all rejecters of His grace to be tortured for all time and eternity which the Lamb of God (and all the holy angels) looks on approvingly!

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READ SUCH ARTICLES AS…Planet of Rest: Doctrine of Eternal Torment, Part 1 , AND ALSO…Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 16 (Eternal Torment? Part 31: “Babylonian Hell”)

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Hell – Jan van Eyck Diptych – _Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Hell Catholic Stained Glass – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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Well, these are just two Babylonian teachings which the church-apostate is now teaching.

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But here are a few more tell-tale false doctrines from Babylon…

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

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THE FREE-WILL SALVATION: A ROMAN CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

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Another false teaching is that there are some who have just a bit of inherent self-righteousness, enough so that they choose to follow Jesus instead of what scripture says…“and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48

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This website has many articles which validate that Salvation is wholly the gift of grace and that nobody has any inherent goodness within themselves, causing them to choose Salvation. We were all “dead in trespasses and sins”, and only God can give a person “Repentance to the acknowledging of the truth”. (see Ephesians Chapter 2, and 2nd Timothy 2:25)

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This false teaching, a glaring example of phariseean self-righteousness, has been spotlighted in such articles as…Today’s Devotional – March 9th (Free-will? What Free-will!?)

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James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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CHRISTMAS, EASTER, SUNDAY SABBATH: BABYLONIAN/CATHOLIC DOCTRINES

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These false pagan holy-days have their roots in ancient Babylon, as documented in Alexander Hislop’s masterpiece book, “The Two Babylons”.

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And this website has much to say as well, concerning these Babylonian and/or, Catholic doctrines…Daily Devotional, Year 3 – February 25 . . . . Come Out of Her, My People! Part 40: “Christmas With, ‘Another jesus’: Babylonian Holidays”

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Catholic priest with Monstrance – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

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Here is another false doctrine which came from the Church of Rome in order to help the general populace of Europe accept that monstrous doctrine of Eternal Torment. In other words, people could just not accept that their unsaved children could be tortured for all time and eternity. God could just not be that tyrannical! And so, this side-kick doctrine was invented, using several Bible passages to support it.

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READ SUCH ARTICLES AS…“AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY”

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Rapture – Louis Janmot wikimedia US public domain

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THE TRINITY: BABYLONIAN/CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

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Alexander Hislop “convincingly” documents in his book, “The Two Babylons”, that “The Trinity” was actually of pagan origin, and actually was the name of a triune pagan fish-diety.

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Trident – Poseidon_sculpture_Copenhagen_2005 – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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THE DEAD GO STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN OR HELL WHEN THEY DIE. BABYLONIAN/CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

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Here is another ancient, pagan doctrine, based on wrestling with the Scriptures until many contrary verses are ignored or wrestled away. The fact is, the dead are sleeping in the dust of the earth until the Judgment of the Last Day.

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READ SUCH ARTICLES AS…July 31st . . . . Most Misquoted Bible Verse Award!

Brooklyn Museum – The Bad Rich Man in Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SPEAKING IN TONGUES: BABYLONIAN BABBLING

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When the ancient Babylonians began to build that infamous, “Tower of Babel”, God confused their language, hence the name “Babel”, or, “confusion”, and “Babylon”, that is, “City of Confusion”. Isaiah 24:10

Today, we have a modern-day counterpart in the apostate church-world known as “speaking in tongues”. Satan is very pleased to gift this counterfeit “sign and wonder” in which churchgoers speak in gibberish, babbling incoherently under the false notion that they have been filled with the Holy Spirit when in truth they are filled with an unholy spirit who has moved into the apostate church-world after the true Holy Spirit has been “taken out of the way” (2nd Thessalonians 2).

READ SUCH ARTICLES AS…Daily Devotional, Year 2 – APRIL 24 . . . . Come Out of Her, My People! Part 10: “Babylonian Babbling”

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But here is just one more proof that today’s churches have become spiritual Babylon.

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

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Dear Reader, if you are listening to Bible teachers who teach these false doctrines, you are under the discipline of Babylonian teachings. And though many of these teachers may eventually renounce these false doctrines and return to the Lord, it is your responsibility to not wait, but begin as noble Bereans to “search(ed) the scriptures daily to see if these things were (and are) so”. (see Acts 17) (parenthetical comment by this Editor)

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE”

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The Bible now calls out to God’s people, saying “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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The Bible tells us , “ye need not that any man teach you” (see entire verse from 1st John 2:27), and even though many of the enthusiastic proponents of these Babylonian doctrines happen to be very popular TV/radio teachers, they nevertheless have been deceived themselves, by following the general consensus teachings within Christendom (even as there was a general consensus among the 450 prophets of Baal, the sun-god back in Elijah’s day).

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Don’t wait for the general consensus to make an end-time exodus from out of spiritual Babylon! That day will never come!

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“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.” Jeremiah 51:6

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PICTURE – Constellation- Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains Mark 13:14 This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture, but made up of real constellations (Ursa Major & Auriga, Hyades, etc…, howbeit not in their actual positions in the night-sky)

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

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TO READ PART 62, CLICK HERE…

January 2 (“Come Out of This Totalitarian World, My People!”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER

Dear Lord…Give me a thorough understanding into just what these things are all about and what my responsibility is, concerning fleeing out of the midst of Babylon…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

The info and pics of the constellations on this site are all taken from Wikipedia and from The Internation Astronomical Union (click here to view their site)

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THE HOLY GHOST RIDER CONSTELLATION

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This newest Signs Of Heaven Constellation (Fall, 2013) is by far the faintest of constellations, but is a very incredible and awesome one in a number of ways (which this article will explain).

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It is primarily comprised of the Camelopardalis Constellation (head and upper back), plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars. It appears as an outline of a rider. Only the back of his head is detailed. And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed. Both sides of his arm are visible, and his hand is gripping the horses mane, and that is detailed by three stars (which are also part of the horse’s mane). The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse jockey. The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg. All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.

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Since this constellation has just been revealed, there may be more to this constellation in the coming months. But if you can locate the Goodly Horse in Battle Constellation, then you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating this Rider Constellation, provided you have excellent star-watching conditions.

The above picture is not a totally accurate, but hopefully close enough to locate these constellations in the night-sky. Scroll down this page to see actual star-charts.

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“HE THAT HATH EARS TO HEAR”

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“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;” Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22

Holy Ghost Rider (above western horizon)

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As you can easily see, this horse has some very big ears. Of course, this presents a very big concept. And since this Rider represents the Holy Spirit, it is obvious that He is leaning close, as if to whisper His words in the horses’ ears. And so what is He (The Spirit) whispering in this horses ears? Well, primarily the messages to the 7 churches, found in Revelation Ch.’s, 2 & 3.

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But not everyone has ears to hear. Listen to Ezekiel… “Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.” Ezek. 12:2. Yes, the rebellion amongst God’s professing people was great, and they had all but closed their ears from hearing truth.

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Well it’s the very same problem in the New Testament. Listen to Jesus… “If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.” Mark 7:16.

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So this Rider whispering into this Horse’s ears is a heavenly picture of this concept… “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;” Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22.

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Now the great lesson to be learned, is that there are certain truths, which those who are rebellious in God’s house, will not be able to hear. And these messages to the 7 churches are those very types of messages, that many “Christians” just do not like to hear.

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And so, what is the bottom line. Well, it would be a very good idea, for each and every one of us to humble ourselves before God, and plead with Him to give us spiritual ears to hear these deeper truths which God is trying to tell us.

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TOMORROW…

August 11(He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 7: “Harold Camping’s Ears To Hear!”)

Van Gogh with ear bandage – 1889 – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

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.

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Chapter 39 – The Time Of Trouble

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #91

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 21 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 11: “Ring Around The Rosies…We All Fall Down!”)

By admin On April 10th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 21

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And The Nations Were Angry!

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Part 11:

“Ring Around The Rosies…We All Fall Down!”

To read Part 1, go here…October 24th (And The Nations Were Angry!)

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Do you remember that old nursery rhyme song, “Ring Around The Rosies”?

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Listen…“Ring-a-round the rosie,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.”

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Well, many of us sang that little song when we were just very young.

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After all, it seemed harmless enough.

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A happy little ditty!

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Right?

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Ring around the rosies – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE BLACK DEATH!

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Well, legend has it that this little children’s rhyme came out of the Great Plague era of London, otherwise known as The Black Death! And its “innocent” little words are poetically describing the various details of that plague!

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**For instance, “Ring around the rosie” was purportedly speaking of the color of the skin just prior to the plague breaking out.**

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And posies were commonly carried about by the people to hopefully ward off that plague, and cover the disease-smell with a perfumed scent.

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When the words “we all fall down” speaks of the totality of that disease, as it eventually killed off many citizens.

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And finally, when those words were sung, the last one to fall down was eliminated from the game.

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Well, you get the picture, don’t you?

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In other words, the little children of that era sang this “cute” little ditty, as the townspeople were being carted off after dropping down dead in the streets of London!

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How sick! How macabre! Such horror and sorrow for those citizens of London during that era!

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And well, so much for that “happy” little children’s song! (Needless to say, there are always skeptics who challenge such disparaging beliefs which tend to denigrate this fallen world.)

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Great Plague of London -1665 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“AND THE NATIONS WERE ANGRY!”

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Now back to our current times.

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Just a quick examination of today’s world and one might conclude that God is presently withdrawing His protection away from the world and bringing us into Judgment!

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And this all reminds us of the prophecy found in Revelation…“And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come, the time of the dead, that they should be judged…” Revelation 11:18

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Truly, the nations are angry! Murderous thugs in the Middle East.

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Violent rhetoric in this land!

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Rogue religion moving in and taking over Europe!

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Schools here and abroad now beginning to groom young children into sexually perverted lifestyles!

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Increasingly insane and hateful voices shouted by the public on social media platforms!

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Truly, it appears as if the world is going mad!

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And this is the time for God’s Judgment to begin to fall upon the world!

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Anti Trump Protests in Baltimore – cropped photo – Elvert Barnes PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHY elvertbarnes.com – protestphotography

Protesters – cropped – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 3.0

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped – Wikimedia

Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – cropped – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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“the plague thereof was exceeding great.”

Revelation 16:1

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Yes, it is now time for Judgment Day to come into its fullness!

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And so, there is coming an even greater and more horrific plague than the Black Death Plague of London.

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Yes, the Bible warns us…“and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time!” Daniel 12:1

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And the coming plagues which the Bible forecasts, may just make that Black Death Plague of London look like the proverbial “walk in the park”! And these plagues will not be only in London, but all over the world!

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Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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**“A thousand shall fall at thy side“**

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Listen to Psalm 91:5-9…“Thou (the Christian) shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”

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Here is a really grim scenario of how the world will end up in these last days.

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.Judgment Day – by sweet media – cropped – Wikimedia –

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“Flee from the wrath to come!”

Matthew 3:7 & Luke 3:7

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Well, if there is any Good News, it is just that today is still the day of Salvation!

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And all those who will take refuge in Christ will do what Isaiah says to do…“Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.” Isaiah 26:20, 21

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Yes, it’s time for God’s people to “flee from the wrath” to come and to hide themselves under the protective wings of God, “till the indignation be overpast!” (Matthew 3:7 & Luke 3:7 & Isaiah 26:20)

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

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TO READ PART 12, CLICK HERE…

June 23 – And The Nations Were Angry! Part 12: “Woke Christians & Heaven’s Cancel-Culture!”

Government Censorship – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to hide myself in this day when you are causing the nations to drink of Thy cup of fury…

Marine Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE ARK IN THE HEAVENS

So what importance to us is all this information? Well, if a person goes out at night, beginning in April (earlier in southern-most latitudes, and later in northern-most), in the pre-dawn hour, they just might locate the constellation commonly referred to as the Sagittarius Constellation . It is located in the southern sky. (Each night it appears a little earlier, slowly inching westward, through the summer, until it finally disappears below the western horizon in November.)

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At first, it simply appears as two twin birds flying westward. But if you look once again, it just might appear as a long box-like figure, with one star on the right, as you face it, and two stars on the left. The box, of course would be the Ark, and the stars on either side would represent angels, which are sometimes referred to as stars in the Bible (for instance, “the seven stars are the angels…” Revelation 1:20). To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Sagittarius Constellation, to show how God created it to appear.

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

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TOMORROW…

August 22 (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 5: “Truth Falling On Deaf Ears!”)

Van Gogh with ear bandage – 1889 – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 56 – Blessing the Children

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #150, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – June 23 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 12: “Woke Christians & Heaven’s Cancel-Culture!”)

By admin On April 10th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – June 23

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And The Nations Were Angry!

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Part 12:

“Woke Christians & Heaven’s Cancel-Culture!”

(To read Part 1, go here…October 24th (And The Nations Were Angry!)

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All this current, “Wokeness”, as well as today’s, “Cancel-Culture” has become very frightening to many in the Christian Community, making them wonder if those “woke-ones” may soon get around to “canceling” Christians!

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In other words, are we beginning to see a 2.0 version of “The Dark Ages”, in which the Bible was banned, and Christians were persecuted/tortured/killed?

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Minneapolis Riots – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“HAS ‘THE TIME OF TROUBLE’ ALREADY BEGUN?”

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Has that long-awaited day finally arrived, which the Bible refers to in the following prophecy…

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And at that time shall Michael stand up,

the great prince which standeth

for the children of thy people:

and there shall be a time of trouble,

such as never was since there was a nation

even to that same time:

and at that time thy people shall be delivered,

every one that shall be found written in the book.

Daniel 12:1

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Certainly, it’s beginning to look that way.

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

Censored stamp – Wikimedia –Public Domain

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GOD’S CUP OF FURY NOW BEING POURED OUT?

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And even many of those who have been heavily invested in the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” are getting very nervous about all this crazy-hate now going on around the world! Yes, it seems as if Jeremiah’s “Cup of Fury” is now being poured out upon the peoples of this world, as is written…

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“For thus saith the LORD God (to Jeremiah the prophet)…

Take the wine cup of this fury at My hand,

and cause all the nations…to drink it.

And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad (crazy hate),

because of the sword that I will send among them.

Then took I the cup at the LORD’S hand,

and made to drink…all the kingdoms of the world,

which are upon the face of the earth…”

Jeremiah 25:15,17, 26

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Yes, it sure seems as if all this pandemic madness is the result of God’s cup of wrath, which He long-ago promised to give earth’s inhabitants to drink.

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Anti Trump Protests in Baltimore – Elvert Barnes PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHY elvertbarnes.com – protestphotography – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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

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LEARN FROM THE WORLD

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But we must remember that…

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“the children of this world

are in their generation wiser

than the children of light.”

Luke 16:8

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Yes, so often, the things which the lost souls in the world do, can easily be translated into spiritual wisdom and truth.

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**In other words, all this present-day, “Wokeness”, and, “Cancel-Culture”, has about it an eerie resemblance to what God is wanting His people to do, only in heavenly terms.**

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Protesters – Wikimedia – cropped image – Share-alike License 3.0

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

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“Woke Christians & Heaven’s Cancel-Culture!”

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Yes, should Christians be implementing their own version of these current movements?

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Listen…

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“And ye shall make no league

with the inhabitants of this land;

ye shall throw down their altars:”

Judges 2:2

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Yes, God has been patiently waiting and wanting for His people to have their own version of the so-called “Cancel-Culture”. And we can learn a great lesson from their own, wonderful and thorough, canceling process, as they, the unsaved, stamp out their supposed enemies!

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Misty Bridge’s beauty – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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“COME OUT OF HER (BABYLON), MY PEOPLE…”

Revelation 18:4

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And we need to imitate the world spiritually, even as Paul reveals in 2nd Corinthians 6:14, 17, 18…

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“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:

for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?

and what communion hath light with darkness?

…Wherefore come out from among them,

and be ye separate, saith the Lord,

and touch not the unclean thing;

and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you,

and ye shall be My sons and daughters,

saith the Lord Almighty.”

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Yes, while the world cancels out its supposed enemies, so also must God’s people cancel out this world!

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And while we must do our best to work, eat, and provide for our family’s needs and happiness, we must nevertheless begin our upward, Heavenward pilgrimage out of this “City of Destruction” world.

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We must cancel it out of our hearts! (read Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” for reference to “City of Destruction”)

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

Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Upward Pathway – by böhringer friedrich for – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light”

Ephesians 5:14

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And so, it is high-time for God’s people to heed Paul’s admonition…

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“And that, knowing the time,

that now it is high time to awake out of sleep:

for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”

Romans 13:11

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**Yes, we better get ourselves, “Woke”, and begin to cancel out as much of this world from our hearts, before it’s too late.**

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**Because Satan’s antichrist world-system is now getting itself, “Woke”.**

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Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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

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“Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl…

For a nation is come up upon My land,

strong, and without number,

whose teeth are the teeth of a lion,

and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion…

Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests:

howl, ye ministers of the altar:

come, lie all night in sackcloth,

ye ministers of my God…

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand,

and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Joel 1:5, 6, 13, 15

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Lord, help me to escape to those high hills where I might find refuge and revival from all the insanity of this evil world…

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE THIRD MOUNTAIN…CHOICE ‘C’…

“Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.” Jeremiah 51:25

These three mountains are called “The Valley of Decision Constellation Group”. 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.

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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 blessings which result from serving God. From the Mount of Cursing are heard all the curses which result from disobedience to God’s will. And those in the valley will listen to both sides, and make up their minds, just who will they serve. A very simple choice, right? Wrong!

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ABOVE PICTURE – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision Constellation & Revelation 12 Dragon

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COUNTERFEIT KINGDOM

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Now that this basic concept of the first two mountains (Blessings & Cursing) has been presented, it is time to take note of this third mountain; a counterfeit mountain.

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Oh yes, such a simple choice of life or death is just far too easy for the Dragon (Satan) to accept. No, Satan’s main deception in this world is to create counterfeit “look-alike” alternatives; attractive choices. Satan really knows how to complicate and confuse the simplicity of the Gospel. Hence the name, Babylon, which means “City of Confusion” (Isaiah 24:10). A perfect and fitting name for Satan’s kingdom!

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In Jeremiah 51:25, Babylon is referred to as “O Destroying Mountain”. It is the name of this counterfeit mountain. It is Satan’s kingdom, made up of all Satan’s followers, both humans and evil angels. Satan’s kingdom also includes this fallen world, with all its governments and ideologies. It is that great city…Babylon the Great! The world! Satan’s prison-house!

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TOMORROW…

June 24 (Flee to the Mountains, Part 27: “Escape From Planet Earth!”)

Escape from NY poster – to see Fair-Use Rationale, click here – Wikipedia

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MINISTRY OF HEALING, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the practical aspects of everyday living, such as diet and child rearing…

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Chapter 20 – “General Hygiene”

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #224, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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Today’s Devotional – September 10th (Eternal Torment? Part 3: “Meekness”)

By admin On April 10th, 2021

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Today’s Devotional – September 10th

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Eternal Torment?

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Part 3:

“Meekness”

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

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In the last two devotionals (click here), was presented the first two installments necessary for properly understanding any of the deeper, more hidden truths of the Bible, specifically this notion that God eternally torments all unbelievers!

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And why is this question considered to be “deeper and more hidden”? After all, those who believe in the so-called “Eternal Torment” theory do not call this “deep”, nor “hidden”, nor even “a theory”! No rather, they say that it’s a plain and obvious doctrine!

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And this is the big problem! For some reason, proponents of this doctrine cannot see beyond the verses which seem to confirm the idea that God eternally torments all those who go to their grave unsaved! And they ignore the verses which speak of Hell as being the grave.

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Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TWO SIDES OF THE SAME STORY

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But there are some Bible doctrines which God, for His own purposes, has made cloudy, by writing seemingly opposing verses in the Bible.

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And so, if a person only looks at the verses which seem to confirm this doctrine of “Eternal Torment”, then it would seem to be a clear-cut case for this long-held traditional church-doctrine.

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But just like any court case, both sides of the argument must be properly presented, so that the true balance can be weighed. And this argument about the true nature of Hell just happens to be one of those issues which requires much prayer and study and consecration to God, so that we might get to the bottom of this perplexing issue!

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First woman jury – Wikimedia – Public domain

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ADDING/DIMINISHING FROM GOD’S WORD

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The Bible warns against adding or diminishing from God’s Word! And those who refuse to examine any doctrine in the light of ALL that Scripture has to offer concerning that doctrine just might be guilty of diminishing from God’s Word. And by coming up with a new (false) doctrine, they may also be guilty of adding to God’s Word.

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But Scripture warns against doing such a fearful deed…

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For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book,

If any man shall add unto these things,

God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,

God shall take away his part out of the book of life,

and out of the holy city,

and from the things which are written in this book.”

Revelation 22:18

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

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BIBLE, A HOTLY DEBATED BOOK!

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And this brings us to the third component necessary to rightly dividing the Word of Truth!

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And just what is the third ingredient in achieving true understanding of the cloudier issues of the Bible?

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Meekness! Yes, it requires meekness to properly understand much of the Bible!

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Oh yes, there are truths which are made as clear as the noonday sun! Such doctrines as Christ’s divinity and crucifixion, just to name two! But even these are oft-times confused by some Christian groups!

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

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***THE MEEK SHALL* *INHERIT THE EARTH!***

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And so, the Christian must be filled with the Spirit of meekness. All human pride must be purged from the heart of the Christian, before that soul can be easily led by the Good Shepherd!

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Listen… “…but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word.” Isaiah 66:2

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David’s sorrow – cropped image – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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LET’S NOT BE SO DOGMATIC!

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And so, as the last ingredient to proper Bible study, meekness is a very important one! And of course, we know and understand that meekness, just like any other virtue, is a gift of God, via His Holy Spirit indwelling our heart!

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Oh yes, it’s quite okay to say, “I believe ‘this or that’ particular church doctrine to be true”. But when it comes to such seemingly ambiguous portions of Scripture, such as “predestination” or “The True Nature of Hell”, it might be best to not get so dogmatic!

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And maybe we might just be forthright and say… “You know, there are differing positions on that heavily debated issue, and each Bible student must carefully and prayerfully study for his or her own self, and come to their own conclusion on that particular subject!”

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain

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***MANY REJECTED GOD* *OVER THIS DOCTRINE***

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And let’s face it! There have been many souls through history, who have turned away in disgust from following Jesus, because of the church doctrine of “Eternal Torment”.

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**So, that fact alone makes it much more critical to “make full proof” of whatever we teach, so that we do not suffer the “greater damnation” on the Day of Judgment!**

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MEEKNESS REQUIRED IN THE LAST TEST

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The Book of Zephaniah reveals that meekness will be required for one to be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger.

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Listen…“Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.” Zephaniah 2:3

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There is much too much hard-headedness in today’s church-world. Too much forceful, dogmatic preaching by radio/television ministries!

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And as a result, God’s people must seek to become as little children in their seeking after the present-day Bible truths now being revealed.

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And truth-be-told, this website is an excellent exercise in meekness, since so much written herein requires the meekness of a “Noble Berean” to study daily with a prayerful and meek, open mind, to see if these things are really true!

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USMC prayer before study Wikimedia Public-Domain

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

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

January 4 (Eternal Torment? Part 4: Impossible Idea!)

Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the Spirit of meekness, and keep me from getting proud and dogmatic…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

LOCATING THESE TWO CONSTELLATIONS

This phenomenon begins in October, in the pre-dawn hours. It then begins a little earlier each night.

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This Wikipedia star-chart to the left, has this Orion Constellation sketched in. You must locate Orion, when it is mid-sky, between east and west. You’ll be facing southward most likely, unless you are far south. Try to imagine it as a Cross on a steep hill. The 3-star belt of Orion becomes the crest of the hill. The 3 very faint stars that make up Orion’s head become the very top of the Cross.

Next, locate the 7 Stars Constellation. This 7 Stars Constellation is seen by facing northward. It stands upright a little later in the night. Eventually, Orion will lay down and no longer be seen as an uplifted Cross! Beginning in November, the 7 Stars (AKA Big Dipper) can be seen as a Cross a little bit later in evening.

**When you are comfortable in locating Orion & The 7 Stars Constellations, then show a friend. This can be a great witnessing tool!**

ABOVE CHART: The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart – not for commercial use

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

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TOMORROW…

“September 11th (Narrow Gate Stars)

ABOVE PICTURE: Castor and Pollux – The Narrow Gate Which leads To Life Everlasting

ABOVE PICTURE: The two doors- Narrow Gate Stars (Castor and Pollux of the Gemini Constellation) – www.signsofheaven.org

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #251 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

Those who are interested in using photos on this page may click on the provided image credit link below each photo, to get to Wikimedia Commons for various licensing names, details, and tags, and all other necessary info on any particular photo.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 9 (Satan’s Number 8, Part 3: “Caught in Satan’s Web”)

By admin On April 9th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 9

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Satan’s Number 8,

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Part 3:

“Caught in Satan’s Web”

To read Part 1, click here…July 26th (Satan’s Number “8”).

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“if God peradventure

will give them repentance

to the acknowledging of the truth;

And that they may recover themselves

out of the snare of the devil,

who are taken captive by him

at his will.”

2nd Timothy 2:25, 26

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**In the July 26th devotional (click here), the eight arms of the Octopus were discussed, and how this sinister-looking creature is a fitting symbol of Satan.**

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And it was discussed how the number, “8”, is the number of the kings of the Antichrist Beast of Revelation 13 & 17.

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Octopus – Vulgaris – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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SPIDER’S 8 LEGS

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But the Octopus isn’t the only evil-like creature with eight limbs. No, spiders also have eight legs, while most other insects only have six.

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Yes, spiders are also a fitting symbol of Satan, as he weaves his deadly web of sin and deceit for the human race, but especially the Church!

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And some spiders even wrap their victims in their silken cords, and inject a deadly paralyzing poison into the fly, which turns that six-legged bug into a pulpy liquid. Spiders are indeed a worthy comparison to Satan!

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Jumping Spider Eyes – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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CAUGHT IN A WORLD-WIDE WEB OF SIN

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And truth-be-told, the spider and his web are fitting symbols of this world. Yes, we live in a world of sin. And whether we know it or not, the entire world has been taken captive, just like the little fly, helplessly and hopelessly caught in a spider’s web.

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Whether we are trapped in our lust, or in gluttony. Or whether we are a prisoner of our out-of-control emotions. Or perhaps we are addicted to some substance. Or we are consumed by our insatiable desires for more of this world’s treasures and pleasures, or some type of self-exaltation.

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The fact is, Mankind has been taken captive by sin and Satan. This nonsense about man having free-will is just that: sheer nonsense, as is written…

“…the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,

who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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OUR SAD CONDITION CLOUDED BY OUR FUNCTIONALITY

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Nevertheless, this condition is often clouded by the fact that, for the most part, we can still function on a daily basis.

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We work. We raise our family. We go on vacations. We have family get-togethers. We lay down at night and sleep. We laugh. We play our sports.

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And so, it just isn’t always clearly seen that we are Satan’s prisoners of sin.

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Barbecue – Dutch family – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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

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SELFISHNESS, THE BASIC QUALITY OF THE HEART

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Nevertheless, selfishness is the basic condition of the human heart.

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And nearly everything we do in life is permeated by that fundamental quality.

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Listen…“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.” Ecclesiastes 6:7

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Yes, everything we do is for our own self.

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And yet, our selfish desires are never quenched.

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“THE WHOLE WORLD LIETH IN WICKEDNESS”

1st John 5:19

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Listen again, as Paul lays out our hopeless condition…

“There is none righteous, no, not one:

There is none that understandeth,

there is none that seeketh after God.

They are all gone out of the way,

they are together become unprofitable;

there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Their throat is an open sepulchre;

with their tongues they have used deceit;

the poison of asps is under their lips:

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

Their feet are swift to shed blood:

Destruction and misery are in their ways:

And the way of peace have they not known:

There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Romans 3:10-18

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Here is the sad and tragic reality of the human condition. And though we may see ourselves as being moral and upright to a certain degree, it is just a facade, merely a thin outer veneer.

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

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“TO PREACH DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVES”

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The fact is, we are hopeless slaves of desire. In one way or another, each of us are held captive in Satan’s web of selfishness, and are unable to break free!

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And yet, there is great hope!

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Listen…“And when He (Jesus) had opened the Book,

He found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,

because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor;

He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,

to preach deliverance to the captives,

and recovering of sight to the blind,

to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”

Luke 4:17-19

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Yes, Jesus came to set us free! This is the Good News of the Gospel!

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Jesus Teaching His Disciples -www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Luke 4:31-32

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JESUS CAME TO SET US FREE!

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Yes, Jesus came to set the captives free!

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No more must we live as prisoners of sin and selfishness! Jesus came to break our bands asunder! He came as a loving shepherd to lead us out of this dark world of death and woe, and into the Promised Land: a land flowing with milk and honey!

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No more will we be slaves to our selfish desires. But all of our paths will shine brighter and brighter as we ascend out of this dark sin-cursed earth, and onward and upward to that land that is fairer than day!

And in that Promised Land, we shall live…forever happy, and forever young!

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

December 4 (Satan’s Number 8, Part 4: “The Cuttlefish’s 8 Deadly Arms!”)

Cuttlefish komodo – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Deliver me from Satan’s web that I may be free indeed…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS STARS

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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014. This constellation appears as a snake. Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon. It also has a small single star for an eye.

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Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”. These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars, from the Five Wise Virgins Stars. But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!

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

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TOMORROW

April 10 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 11: “Ring Around The Rosies…We All Fall Down!”)

Ring around the rosies – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 55 – Not With Outward Show

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #149, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 8 (“And Just Who is My Neighbor?” Part 2: The Good Samaritan)

By admin On April 9th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 8

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“And Just Who is My Neighbor?”

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Part 2:

The Good Samaritan

To Read Part 1, click here…December 19 (“And Just Who is My Neighbor?”)

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“And Jesus answering said,

A certain man…fell among thieves,

which…wounded him, and departed,

leaving him half dead….

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed,

came where he was:

and when he saw him,

he had compassion on him,

And went to him, and bound up his wounds…”

Luke 10:30, 33, 34,

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This above well-known parable has great spiritual meaning.

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But it can also apply to everyday situations.

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Good Samaritan – (Watts) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS”

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Now of course, the Parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us that even those who are secular can perform good works and acts of compassion as did that man from Samaria.

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Yes, that most infamous of all parables reveals, as the Apostle Peter put it, that “God is no respecter of persons.” Acts 10:34

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The people of God in that day considered Samaritans to be nothing more than heathen dogs. And yet, this heathen showed more Christianity than the very ones who were reputed to be God’s representatives on earth!

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Good Samaritan – (Watts) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?”

Proverbs 24:12

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This above proverb has a real-life application as we see so many needy people begging. Perhaps we might slip some dollars into a Bible tract and give it with a sincere smile. That money means so much more to those needy ones, than it does to us.

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Drunk Panhandler – Wikipedia – Public-Domain

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“GOD IS LOVE!”

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We just have no idea at all how greatly God and His angelic host intercede into the everyday affairs of humanity.

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Oh yes, we do know that “God is love”, and that,

“He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good,

and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”

(see 1st John 4:8, 16 & Matthew 5:45)

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And so, as we look around at the world and see the many acts of kindness, mercy, and even heroism performed by secular unbelievers, it doesn’t necessarily seem to fall into the category of, “a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:” 2nd Timothy 3:5

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Humanitarian aid giving water to child- Wikimedia Commons – Public Domain

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“Whoso is wise,

and will observe these things,

even they shall understand

the lovingkindness of the LORD.”

Psalm 107:43

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to have more compassion for others. And show me the many ways that I can help others who have varied needs. Give me the love of Christ which yearns and sympathizes to all who are in need…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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

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

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

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

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TOMORROW:

April 9 (Satan’s Number 8, Part 3: “Caught in Satan’s Web”)

Web- Spider – Signs Of Heaven

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 53 – The Last Journey From Galilee

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #147, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, February 5 – (How a Joke Killed! Part 4: “Mocking Others! Not Good!)

By admin On April 7th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – February 5

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How a Joke Killed!

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Part 4:

“Mocking Others! Not Good!”

To go to Part 1, click here… ” JANUARY 10th (How a Joke Killed!)”

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“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced;

I sat alone because of Thy hand:

for Thou hast filled me with indignation.”

Jeremiah 15:17

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On the morning of that fearful day, when God destroyed Sodom and its surrounding cities, the main player in that true historical account, Lot, tried to warn his sons-in-law to flee from the wrath to come!

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But his sons-in-law didn’t believe him! They thought he was just joking!

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Listen… “And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.” Genesis 19:14

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Perhaps Lot’s sons-in-law were accustomed to hearing Lot make such mocking jests, previous to this fateful morning!

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Yes, maybe Lot had a reputation of being somewhat of a joker. Maybe Lot was the type who enjoyed a good gag, previous to this solemn moment! Maybe Lot was the type who enjoyed a good laugh!

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After all, why else would his sons-in-law conclude his was merely joking?

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Well, we’ll just have to ask Lot, when we meet up with him someday, what exactly did happen on that frightful morning.

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

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FOOLISH TALK & JESTING

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Now, the Bible does not promote being a joker nor a jester! Quite the opposite!

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Listen… “But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, NOR FOOLISH TALKING, NOR JESTING, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks…Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.” Ephesians 5:3, 4, 6

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Combine this above passage with the following passage from the same epistle… “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” Ephesians 2:2

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Can we see the common thread between these two above passages? The common thread is that both passages are speaking of “children of disobedience”! Yes, those jesters in Ephesians 5:3, 4, 6 are the same group which are indwelt by the “prince of the power of the air…that spirit that now works in the children of disobedience”, found in Ephesians 2:2

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Now that bit of information should make us think twice about imitating this joking and jesting world!

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

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GOD’S WRATH UPON MOCKERS

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“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of Thy hand: for Thou hast filled me with indignation.” Jeremiah 15:17

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There is so much mocking going on in today’s assemblies, that this above verse from Jeremiah seems to be more relevant today, than when he penned it! Other churches or “cults”, or apostate pastors should be treated with the utmost respect, since they are in darkness, and in need of a Helping Hand!

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And so, the child of God should stay so far away from mocking others, if for no other reason, than for fear of the fierce wrath of God over such foolery!

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Listen… “Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.” Isaiah 28:22

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Yes, as this above verse reveals, many of us are prisoners of our sins, not realizing that our mockery of others has caused the wrath of God to come down upon our heads! Read this important verse once again!

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THE GOOD NEWS

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Well, if we have fallen into this miry pit, there is still Good News! This is still the day of repentance! Yes, we can still call out to God for forgiveness and deliverance! And we can determine in our hearts to cease from ever making another stupid comment about others, no matter how much we think they deserve it!

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Listen… “O LORD, rebuke me not in Thy wrath: neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure. For Thine arrows stick fast in me, and Thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.” Psalm 38:1-3

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In this above passage, David is mourning for the results of his foolishness!

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And likewise, let’s not imagine for even a moment, that we can mock others with impunity!

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But if I have, and God’s chastening Hand is strong upon me, I can still plead for God’s mercy!

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And finally one day, I may also say, along with the Psalmist… “A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD” Psalm 40:1-3

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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“But in mine adversity they rejoiced,

and gathered themselves together:

yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me,

and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

With hypocritical mockers in feasts,

they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Lord, how long wilt thou look on?

rescue my soul from their destructions,

my darling from the lions…

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion

together that rejoice at mine hurt:

let them be clothed with shame and dishonour

that magnify themselves against me.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad,

that favour my righteous cause:

yea, let them say continually,

Let the LORD be magnified,

which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant”

Psalm 25:15-17, 26, 27

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to get control and complete victory over my tongue! Open my eyes to Your Holy Word, that I might understand just what it says. Give me the joy that is sure to come when I finally do get that victory…

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE SEEKER (THE SADDUCEE)

(LOCATING THIS 3RD FACE)

The 3rd face of the Moon is a bit more difficult to locate, because it is mostly upside down. But this photo and this sketch are how this face would appear if it was turned right side up. (In the southern hemisphere, however, this is how the Moon would appear.)

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The third face is the most difficult to see northern hemisphere, but once you do, it then becomes easy. This face is like a furry creature of the field. Maybe a rabbit. Maybe a squirrel. Perhaps a chipmunk. Probably a mouse. All “seekers”; all foragers or scavengers. And while this picture shows this little “beast of the field” right side up, this 3rd face is always pretty much in an upside down position. The other two faces appear right-side-up, and are easier to locate. This photo and this sketch are both turned around to help you see this 3rd face easily. This enhanced sketch to the above right is merely to help you to see this face more easily. (As already stated, this 3rd face is right side up in the southern hemisphere.)

Moon – 3rd Face – cropped & highlighted photo – Blue Moon – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

ABOVE PICTURE: moon – 3rd face – Sadducee Seeker

LOCATING 3rd FACE AT BEGINNING OF NIGHT

But this sketch here to the right is how this 3rd face actually appears when the Full Moon is in the east, at the beginning of night, in the northern hemisphere. But all you can readily see is the 1st face.

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What you must do to see the 3rd face is to tilt your head to the right, 90 degrees.

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Do you see it? (You may find it easier if you just turn your screen on its left side, if you are using a laptop. But please don’t do anything to put your computer in jeopardy!)

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The easiest time of the month to actually see this face is when the Full Moon is in the east, just after dark. It then can be seen by tilting your head 90 degrees to the right. But as night progresses, the Moon rotates clockwise, until this face is completely upside down, as the Moon works its way to the west.

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TOMORROW…

February 6 (Noble Bereans, Part 50: “Liberty of Conscience Now Threatened!”)

Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

Dear Noble Berean, This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 34 – Can Our Dead Speak To Us

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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To all Truth-Seekers, this is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #86

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 7 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 2: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED)

By admin On April 7th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 7

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The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation,

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Part 2:

“Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED

To read Part 1, click here…January 15 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 1: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!”)

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“Behold, I come quickly:

hold that fast which thou hast,

that no man take thy crown.”

Revelation 3:11

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This above verse is perhaps the hardest saying in the entire Bible…“Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” Revelation 3:11

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And just why could this possibly be the hardest saying in the Bible?

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Simple! Because it’s so easy to let good things slip away!

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Transfiguration – Bloch – Wikimedia Commons – US-public-domain

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“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:”

Proverbs 24:16

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For example, if a Believer decides to adopt the regimen of setting aside three special times a day for prayer, it’s so easy to eventually let these special times slip away.

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Maybe some crisis occurs, or some lifestyle interruption, or just too many cares and pleasures pile up, causing the Believer to fall off this schedule of thrice-daily prayer-time.

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Multitask – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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CREEPING COMPROMISE

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Quite often, the Believer will be tempted into a certain bad habit or nagging sin. And he or she decides to compromise by allowing some seemingly lesser substitute instead.

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Maybe that Believer tries to overcome the temptation to drink by only allowing himself to drink “Near-Beer”.

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Or a former cigarette addict decides to overcome the temptation to go back to smoking, by substituting with e-cigarettes.

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Or he decides to once-again go back to watching “just a little television”.

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In each case, such tempted ones will eventually fall back into the real thing! The “Near-Beer” drinker will most likely find himself back to drinking the real thing. And the e-cigarette smoker, in a moment of weakness, will light up a real cigarette. And the television watcher will find himself watching more and more programs.

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Offering a toast with sparkling wine flutes – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:”

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The Bible clearly teaches…“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:” Proverbs 14:14

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Yes, God sees right through our hearts. He knows that we may still be secretly, even unconsciously harboring lust for this-or-that pleasurable sin. And so, in His mercy, He will sometimes allow the Devil to sift us as wheat, just as he did to Peter on the night he denied His Lord.

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And God may just decide to allow our sins to fester out like Job’s sore boils, causing us to completely fall back into our old sins.

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And so, we must decide to never allow ourselves to capitulate with temptation!

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Tissot – The Sorrow of Peter – Joyful Heart.com

Job – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“…They hid for me their net in a pit”

Psalm 35:7

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But here is where it becomes really difficult!

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Because, just when we make vows, the Devil often will come along, and patiently draw us back into that old besetting sin, so that all those noble resolutions become like worthless ropes of sand!

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Gluttony – cropped and colored image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“That ye put off concerning the former conversation (lifestyle) the Old Man”

Ephesians 4:22

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So, what’s the answer? How can we overcome our “Old Man” who desires to regain control of our life and soul?

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Listen to James 4:6-10…

“Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud,

but giveth grace unto the humble.

Submit yourselves therefore to God.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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

Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;

and purify

your hearts, ye double minded.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and He shall lift you up.”

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This above prescription for spiritual victory is not just for a night, or a week, but is for a lifetime. Yes, until we fully overcome the world, the flesh, and the Devil, we must take on this type of repentance and seeking after God’s mercy and grace.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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

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“As sorrowful yet alway rejoicing!”

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But do not despair, O tried and tempted one! For as we allow God to purify us and deliver us from that “Old Man” within, we will find joy, even in the midst of our tears…“behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing…” 2nd Corinthians 6:9, 10

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And so, this seeming paradox of being “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” will be ours, just as Paul rejoiced in the midst of his trials, if indeed, we allow God’s chastening Hand to continue to do its work in our hearts.

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‘They that sow in tears…shall doubtless come again rejoicing!”

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And one day soon, this next prophecy will find its fulfillment in our lives…

“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,

shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,

bringing his sheaves with him.”

Psalm 126:5, 6

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And once this promise is fulfilled for us, we will never ever compromise with sin again; but we will instead hold fast to, and walk continually by every single “great and precious promise” which the Bible declares!

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Mall witnessing, Panama City, Panama

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

May 28 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 3: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED)

ABOVE PICTURE – Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) reaches for Crown (Corona Borealis + other stars) – signsofheaven.org – Not for profit uses! summer constellations

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to hold fast to any good thing that I have…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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FIVE WISE VIRGINS STARS

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

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

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

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

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GATHERED AROUND GLORIOUS CROWN!

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

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

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

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Corona Borealis/Bootes & Five Wise Virgins – Wikimedia

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TOMORROW:

April 8 (“And Just Who is My Neighbor?” Part 2: Good Samaritan)

Good Samaritan – (Watts) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 53 – The Last Journey From Galilee

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #147, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – May 28 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 3: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED)

By admin On April 7th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – May 28

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The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation,

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Part 3:

“Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED

To read part 1, click here…January 15 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 1: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!”)

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“The backslider in heart

shall be filled with his own ways:”

Proverbs 14:14

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In Part 1 of this “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” devotional (click here), it was presented just how critically important it is to hold fast to the good habits and virtues which Heaven blesses Believers with.

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But before the reader is left worrying that God is ready to grab away a Believer’s crown, this 2nd installment will be offered to present the manner in which the Lord works within the hearts and lives of His people, the true worshipers of God.

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New Year Resolutions list – Wikimedia – courtesy of Public domain photos.com

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FILLED WITH OUR OWN WAYS!

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Listen again to the signature verse for today’s devotional…“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:” Proverbs 14:14

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Now, many Bible students reading this might get the idea that this is speaking of the secular world. Or maybe that it also includes the false brethren in the Church.

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But this above verse, while it may indeed include those other two groups of people, deals primarily with those who are the chosen people of God!

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ABOVE PHOTO: church evangelist – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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LUKEWARM LAODICEANS

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Listen to this next passage to the Church at Laodicea…“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth…I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich…” (Revelation 3:15-18 click here to read the entire passage)

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This is not speaking of merely those who are lost souls in the Church. No, but rather, Christ is speaking to the angel of this Lukewarm Church. He is counseling true worshipers to buy from Him, “gold, tried in the fire”!

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Revelation – cropped photo – Wikimedia – courtesy www.pre.org

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So, the next question to be asked is this: “What gold and what fire?”

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Gold bars – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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GOD, A REFINER OF OF SILVER AND GOLD

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Well, just listen to this next passage from Malachi 3:2, 3…“But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? for He is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”

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**Here God reveals Himself as a refiner of silver and gold. And all this in reference to the “sons of Levi”.**

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**So just who are these “sons of Levi” spoken of in this above passage?**

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

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THE CHURCH: A “ROYAL PRIESTHOOD”

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**Well, let’s allow Peter to answer this question regarding the “sons of Levi”…**

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Listen…“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light:” 1st Peter 2:9

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Oh, so now it becomes apparent that New Testament Believers are God’s royal priesthood in these last days (and all through New Testament times).

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**And so, just how may we get a better understanding of this purifying fire which God sends His people, “the sons of Levi”, through?**

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THIS DEVOTIONAL WILL BE CONTINUED TOMORROW (CLICK HERE).

ABOVE PICTURE – Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) reaches for Crown (Corona Borealis + other stars) – signsofheaven.org – Not for profit uses! summer constellations

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to hold fast to any good thing that I have…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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FIVE WISE VIRGINS STARS

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

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

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

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GATHERED AROUND GLORIOUS CROWN!

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

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

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

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Corona Borealis/Bootes & Five Wise Virgins

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TOMORROW:

May 29 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 4: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” FURTHER CONTINUED)

ABOVE PICTURE – Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) reaches for Crown (Corona Borealis + other stars) – signsofheaven.org – Not for profit uses! summer constellations

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CHRIST OBJECT LESSONS, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the Bible’s parables in which Ellen White relates them to every day practical living…

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Chapter 16 – “Lost, and is Found”

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The Five Wise Virgins – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler recording #198, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – May 18 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 29: “When The Devil Whispers ‘Murder!'”)

By admin On April 7th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – May 18

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 29:

“When The Devil Whispers ‘Murder!'”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…March 18 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 5: “Satan’s Army of Mockers!”)

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

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And this was merely mocking Christians, who were seemingly obsessed with pointing the finger at the Devil.

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

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Flip Wilson – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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

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After all, Ephesians, Chapter 2 reveals a truth that practically nobody realizes nor accepts! It is perhaps the most egregious truth in all of the Bible!

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And this verse is, “…the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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

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

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NEWS FLASH! “A ‘Pastor’ convinces his flock of the heretical “Age of Accountability” church-doctrine, causing one deceived mother to drown her four young children, believing they’ll automatically go to Heaven!”

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NEWS FLASH! “Teenager walks into a school and shoots several dozen students, thinking he’s playing one of his video games!”

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NEWS FLASH! “Preacher makes prophetic prediction about some supposed future event!”

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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

Columbine Massacre – cropped image – Wikimedia – Fair-Use Rationale

ABOVE PHOTO: church evangelist – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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INNER-VOICES

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So just what did these three completely separate news stories all have in common with each other?

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Well, it was later discovered that in each case, these persons all claimed to have heard an inner voice directing them in what to do or in what to say. (In the case of the preacher, he freely revealed that he was spoken to by an unseen entity who gave him that prophecy.)

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

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THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY?

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And on a popular daytime secular television talk show, one of the hosts called a well-known political figure, “crazy”, because he believes that Jesus talks to him occasionally. “That’s the very definition of ‘insanity'”, she laughingly remarked.

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And this kind of thinking should not surprise us. And ol’ Siggy here would, little doubt, whole-heartedly agree with such an assessment!

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After all, we’re living in a very atheistic society! And so, most people would agree that anyone hearing voices must have some sort of mental illness.

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Sigmund Freud – founder of psychoanalysis, LIFE – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“AND HE HAD POWER TO GIVE LIFE UNTO THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST”

Revelation 13:15

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So, what’s going on? Was that TV talk show host correct? Are those who hear inner-voices merely crazy?

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The fact is, that we are now living in a day in which thousands, even millions are claiming that they are hearing a voice which talks to them at times.

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Is this some sort of mass insanity?

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THE IMAGE GIVEN POWER TO SPEAK

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And what does the Bible have to say about all this? After all, the Bible is filled with true historical accounts of God speaking to various persons on sundry occasions.

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The fact is, we are now living in the very day in which the Bible foretold the following…

“And he (the 2nd Beast of Revelation 13) had power to give life unto the image of the (1st) beast, that the image of the (1st) beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the (1st) beast should be killed.” Revelation 13:15

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Here is foretold that the day would come in which an image would be given the power to speak.

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

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MASS HIGH-TECH BRAINWASHING

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And anyone familiar with this website probably knows that this talking-image has been identified as being the various high-tech electronic media such as television, Internet, radio.

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Yes, Satan is now able to project his evil and selfish image through the airways, transferring that image into the hearts and homes of an ever-increasing percentage of the world’s inhabitants.

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After all, does not the Bible call him, “The Prince of the Power of the Air”? Ephesians 2:2

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But this talking image of Revelation 13 is not limited to these devices alone. No, Satan has now been permitted to speak directly into the minds of men, women, and even children, leading unsuspecting millions to believe that it is God speaking to them.

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But it’s not God. It’s the Devil.

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SATAN NOW PERMITTED TO SPEAK

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And that mother was fully convinced that it was God telling her to do the unthinkable to her four precious children, before they reached the so-called, “Age of Accountability”!

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And that teenager who slaughtered his peers, reveals to police that it was a voice telling him to commit this heinous and horrific act…that it was “a real-life video game”!

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**And that evangelist freely acknowledges that the “Holy Spirit” was giving him that prophetic utterance.**

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Psycho – Norman Bates – Wikimedia – Public Domain

ABOVE PHOTO: church evangelist – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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ANY GOOD NEWS HERE?

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So, just what’s the Good News in all this?

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Well, this is still the day of Salvation. And if anyone is plagued by this false Holy Spirit or any other identified voice in their mind, there is deliverance. And those who are held captive in this web of sin in the form of familiar spirits, are warned to “flee to the mountains”: that is, the spiritual “mountain of His (God’s) holiness”! (Mark 13:14 & Luke 21:21 & Psalm 48:1)

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And through unceasing prayer and Bible contemplation and total consecration to Christ, that needy soul can be freed from the Antichrist image which has now been given power to speak.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 30, CLICK HERE…

June 16 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 30: “Fanatics in the Church”)

David Koresh – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully be aware of Satan’s devices in these very deceptive times…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW…

May 19 (The 7 Stars, Part 2: “7 Stars & The 7 Bowls of Wrath”)

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

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CHRIST OBJECT LESSONS, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the Bible’s parables in which Ellen White relates them to every day practical living…

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Chapter 6 – “Other Lessons from Seed-Sowing”

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The Five Wise Virgins – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #188, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 12 (It’s A Rosie The Riveter World, Part 6: “1st Head of the Beast: Pride!”)

By admin On April 7th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 12

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It’s A Rosie The Riveter World,

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Part 6:

“1st Head of the Beast: Pride!”

To read Part 1, go here…November 5th (Rosie the Riveter World)

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“An high look, and a proud heart,

and the plowing of the wicked, is sin”

Proverbs 21:4

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**It’s a Rosie-The-Riveter world!**

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Well, isn’t it?

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It’s an “I Can Do It!” world.

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Well, don’t you believe it?

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Okay, so that’s a bold statement.

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But just look around at this world!

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From cradle-to-grave, we are taught that we must depend upon our own strength to get things done! And we are told we must rely upon our own intellect to solve our problems!

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**Yes, this is truly a Rosie-The-Riveter world in which the people attempt to live by their own strength and intellect, instead of trusting in God’s strength and relying on His infinite wisdom!**

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We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – public domain

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EVE, THE ORIGINAL ROSIE

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**And it’s been a Rosie-The-Riveter world for a very long time!**

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**It’s an “I can do it” world!**

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Even far back in the Garden, when the Tempter enticed the woman, it was concerning the issue of her desiring to be like God.

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She didn’t want to trust in God.

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Instead, she merely wanted to do things by her own strength and under her own intellect and wisdom.

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**Yes, in a very real sense, Eve was the very first Rosie-the-Riveter! She was the very first “I can do it” individual!**

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Eve – Tizian – Wikipedia – Public-dom

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“THE PRIDE OF LIFE”

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But just what is it that causes all this attitude of, “I can do it”?

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Well, perhaps the greatest motivator is pride. After all, we live in a world filled with the pride of life…“Love not the world…For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh…(and) eyes, AND THE PRIDE OF LIFE, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” 1st John 2:15, 16

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**Here we have it! Pride is one of the three great sins of Mankind! Oh yes, there are other factors which contribute to our “I can do it” attitude, such as “unbelief in God’s promises”.**

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

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“I (Lucifer) will exalt my throne above the stars of God”

Isaiah 14:13

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But why we should be surprised that selfish human pride is perhaps the world’s greatest quality?

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After all, Lucifer, now serving in the official role of, “Satan”, was cast out of Heaven because he too, like Eve, wanted to be like God. His proud heart was not content to be merely a worshiper of God, but to be worshiped and adored himself!

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**And as “the god of this world”, Satan’s Antichrist spirit now indwells the inhabitants of this, his own proud and selfish little world.**

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

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THE SIGNS OF HEAVEN

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Well, our infinite God knows “the end from the beginning”. Isaiah 46:10

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And long ago, on Creation Week, God inscribed the Gospel in picture form upon the black scroll of the night sky.

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And just now, prior to the end, God is revealing this pictorial Gospel to the human race.

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

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THE REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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Now, if one looks at the Winter Constellations, a great dragon constellation can be seen.

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And this dragon is a composite of various Bible passages, such as Revelation 12, which speaks of…“another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads…And…out of his mouth water as a flood…” Revelation 12:3, 15

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Revelation 12 Dragon – Winter – Hyades, Pleiades, etc…

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7 HEADS OF ANTICHRIST BEAST = 7 STARS OF AURIGA CONSTELLATION

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This Antichrist beast is described in the above passage as having 7 heads. But the Revelation 12 Dragon in the night-sky does not. And so, the question is, “Where are the 7 heads in this Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation?”

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Simple! The wave of water coming out of the dragon’s mouth is comprised of 7 stars (plus three dim stars, #’s 8, 9, 10, at the very tip of the crest of this wave.)

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And so, those 7 bright stars represent the 7 heads. And in tomorrow’s devotional, this parallel will be further explored.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation Wave (Auriga Constellation + 1 star from Taurus)

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“For the day of the LORD of hosts

shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty,

and upon every one that is lifted up;

and he shall be brought low”

Isaiah 2:12

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TO READ PART 7, GO HERE…

April 13 (It’s A Rosie The Riveter World, Part 7: “1st Head of the Beast: Pride!” CONTINUED)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the faith that trusts in your strength, and not in my strength. Give me the faith of Jesus! Mold me and make me into Thy likeness…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW:

April 13 (It’s A Rosie The Riveter World, Part 7: “1st Head of the Beast: Pride!) CONTINUED!”

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

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 58 – Lazarus Come Forth

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #152, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 6 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 15: “Why All The Lawlessness?”)

By admin On April 6th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 6

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Taking Back This Nation For God!

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Part 15:

“Why All The Lawlessness?”

To read Part 1, click here…“March 28th (Taking Back This Nation For God!)”

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“The wicked shall be turned into Hell,

and all the nations that forget God”

Psalm 9:17

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Many people are dismayed, upset, and perplexed, all because it seems as if destructive forces are breaking down and tearing apart the very backbone and fabric of this society.

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Even our school systems are becoming lawless by their very wicked policy of grooming small children, encouraging them to embrace sexual perversion.

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Our government is rapidly bringing itself into financial ruin because of excess spending and endless borrowing.

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And much of the populace no longer cares for the rule of law, but some are even beginning to engage in mob rule, and occasionally even mob violence!

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Many judges no longer rule impartially, but according to politics and political correctness.

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

Gay Parade – cropped photo – Jazz Jennings 2016 – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

Anti Trump Protests in Baltimore – cropped photo – Elvert Barnes PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHY elvertbarnes.com – protestphotography

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“but I will recompense thy ways upon thee”

Ezekiel 7:4

So what is the problem? Why do things seem to be breaking down?

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What most people have forgotten, or are unaware of is, that it is God who rules over the affairs of Mankind. And He is the divine Judge. And He will render unto Mankind the just recompense of our ways!

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

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“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man”

1st Peter 2:13

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For example, even among the reputed, “upright” citizens of this society, there has been an erosion of morality.

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To a large extent, the general populace no longer obeys many of the required ordinances of man.

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Many seemingly upright citizens will cheat on their income taxes.

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Many will begin a project around the house which requires obtaining a building permit of some kind, and ignore those requirements because of cost and inconvenience.

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Many will ignore the laws and speed limits on the streets and highways.

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Border police reads Miranda Rights – Wikipedia – US Govt. Public Domain

Building Inspection – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“There is no fear of God before their eyes. ”

Romans 3:18

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Well, there are many areas of life in which we have broken the laws.

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And why has this happened?

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Simple! The fear of God is no longer restraining most people. Yes, there is a lack of healthy fear in these atheistic societies for this world’s Divine Lawgiver!

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Atheist sign – cropped photo – Wisconsin State – Wikipedia – share-alike license (2)

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“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much”

Luke 10:16

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And so, God looks down on this lawlessness and eventually decides, “to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.“. Jeremiah 17:10

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God is removing the restraints from Mankind. And that decadent society opens its floodgates to corruption and lawlessness.

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And that is what we are now seeing in this society!

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Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011 – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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“Justice stands afar off!”

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Listen to this fearful prophecy…“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.” Isaiah 59:14

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Here is the awful judgment which is now falling upon this decadent society! Lawlessness!

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

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“What shall we do then?”

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So what can we do about all this?

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Is it too late?

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No, it is not too late.

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That is, it’s not too late for any individual who desires to escape the wrath to come (and is already coming!)

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

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“Be afflicted and mourn and weep!”

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What must be done is, for any man, woman, or child, who desires to escape the awful judgments of God, to turn away from our own individual lawlessness, and pray for God’s chastening Hand to purify us from our iniquity! This is our only hope!

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Listen…“Ye adulterers and adulteresses,

know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world

is the enemy of God…

Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;

and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and He shall lift you up.”

James 4:4, 8-10

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Here is the prescribed remedy for our backsliding ways!

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And this is not just some 24 hour work! No this is a prescription for a lifetime! And it will be our joy to enter into this type of relationship with our Lord. Yes, repentance is a joyful work, even though it may be mingled with many tears, even as it is written by Paul in 2nd Corinthians 6:10…“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing…”

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 16, CLICK HERE…

June 28 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 16: “Why Are Our Enemies Taking Over?”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to escape this awful and fearful judgment which seems to be falling on this society. Let me hide myself in Thy secret pavilion until the indignation be overpast…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

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

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

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

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

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

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

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

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TOMORROW…

April 7 (The Revelation 12 Crown Constellation, Part 2: “Hold Fast To What Thou Hast!” CONTINUED)

ABOVE PICTURE – Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) reaches for Crown (Corona Borealis + other stars) – signsofheaven.org – Not for profit uses! summer constellations

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 52 – The Divine Shepherd

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #146, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…

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

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Today’s Devotional – January 2 (“Harvesters of Light”)

By admin On April 5th, 2021

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Today’s Devotional – January 2

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“Harvesters of Light”

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“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,

we have fellowship one with another,

and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son

cleanseth us from all sin.”

1st John 1:7

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NAME-CALLING

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“I know you are, but what am I?! I know you are, but what am I?!”

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Have you ever said these words? “I know you are, but what am I?! I know you are, but what am I?!”

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This was the best we could come up with, back in the 50’s, when somebody was calling us a derogatory name. Perhaps, here in the 21st Century, children now use some other, more effective (and vindictive) retorts, when answering bullies.

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Bully Free Zone – Creative-Commons Generic License – cropped image – Wikimedia

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DEROGATORY NAMES

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Well, the fact is, most of us have been called many derogatory names over the span of our lifetime. Back in our early schooling, some of our less-than-admiring companions may have teased us about some perceived flaw in our looks, personality, or life-circumstances.

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Not too much fun, was it?

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Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License

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GOD CALLS PEOPLE NAMES TOO!

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**But God also has a name for His followers. Yes, God is into ‘name-calling’ too! Actually, He calls us many different names.**

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But today’s devotional is focusing on one name in particular. That name is the name, “Children of Light”.

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Listen… “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” 1st Thessalonians 5:4, 5 (see also Luke 16:8, John 12:36, Ephesians 5:8)

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

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A GOOD NAME IS WORTH PROTECTING!

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“These things saith He that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the Seven Stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.” Revelation 3:1

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What a wonderful name! “Children of Light”! It kind-of makes us feel a responsibility to protect that light within us, doesn’t it? Well, it should! After all, there are many ways in this dark old world, in which we might drink in that darkness, isn’t there?

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And this above verse from Revelation warns that a good name must be protected (“I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.”)

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DRINKING IN THE DARKNESS

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Just think of all the things of the world which exude darkness: the various newscasts on TV and radio, for instance, which report one heinous crime after another. Do you think that has any effect on our Heavenly glow?

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Well, God thinks it does!

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Just listen…“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire (God)? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings (God’s judgments)? He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly…that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil…” Isaiah 33:14, 15.

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Well, isn’t that what so much of nightly news is all about: the “hearing of blood” (violence)? And on TV news, you not only hear about violence, but you get to see it, too! So, this little passage from Isaiah presents a big concept! (“He…that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil…”). And anyway, the best place to find out what’s really going on in the world, is by reading the Bible, isn’t it?

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ABC-Good Morning America – wikipedia – share-alike license

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REPROVERS OF THE DARKNESS

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**Dear Stranger & Pilgrim in this world (two more God-given names), instead of watching evil communications, it is our responsibility to reprove all such evil.**

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Listen… “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” Ephesians 5:11-14.

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Just think, the Bible tells us that it’s a shame to even speak of such hideous crimes we so casually and carelessly watch on TV! And we wonder why we’re having so much trouble in our flesh each day! This is why God tells us in this very same passage…“Wherefore He (God) saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” Ephesians 5:14.

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Yes, the sad fact is, that God is calling us “dead” if we’re still continually fellowshipping with the dead deeds of this dark world!

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LIGHT MANIFESTS THE DARKNESS

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But the good news is, God is also calling us to awaken from our death-like slumber, and He will give us light! “Wherefore He (God) saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” Ephesians 5:14

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And so, instead of verbally scolding the evil deeds of others, we simply need to let our light shine. Yes, as children of light we don’t need to call the world all sorts of derogatory names. We simply need to let our light, “…so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven.” Matthew 5:16

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Yes, as this passage, and also the one before it from Ephesians tells us, it is light which makes :manifest the darkness of this world (“for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.” Ephesians 5:13).

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Transfiguration – Bloch – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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GATHER UP THE LIGHT!

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Therefore, instead of gathering darkness, let us each be light-gatherers! And there is no better way of gathering light, than to behold Jesus, “in the light of His Word”! (a line from the hymnal song, “When We Walk with the Lord”)

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“The entrance of Thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.” Psalm 119:30.

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So here it plainly declares that when God’s Word enters the heart of man, it brings light into the soul.

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And consequently, the greater one’s understanding of God’s Word, the brighter will be that light!

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, I have lived in the flesh much too long! And I have loved the things of the flesh too. Let me become a gatherer of light, instead of a gatherer of darkness. Let me walk in the light, while there’s still time…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***THE ARK, CROSS/SCEPTER* *& FLOWER OF THE FIELD***

“And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.” Revelation 11:19

The below sketch is of the southernmost constellations: The Ark of the Covenant, the Flower of the Field, and the Cross/Scepter Constellations. As you can see in the sketch, the two stars in this Ark of the Covenant Constellation, (on either side of the Ark) do not look like these two angels. This sketch is just an overly generous rendering of this constellation. This sketch does however, present a view of the Ark, as it might have appeared (somewhat) in Solomon’s temple. This constellation is commonly known as “Sagittarius”. Why the ancients saw this as a centaur (man/horse figure) is a mystery. Maybe someone knows.

TEMPLE IN HEAVEN OPENED

But the really big important fact is that this constellation is spoken of in Revelation… “And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the Ark of His Testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.” Revelation 11:19. This constellation begins to fulfill this prophecy in this above verse. But as you read more and more of Signs Of Heaven, you will see a greater fulfillment of this prophecy. Because not only will the temple be opened in Heaven, but you will receive instructions as to how you may enter by faith into the true temple in Heaven and into the true Most Holy Place where the actual Ark is (the heart of God).

(To read more on this subject, go to… “Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place”

EDITOR’S NOTE: these are sketches, and are not charts. They are not 100% accurate. But hopefully, they are close enough, so that the reader may locate them in the night sky.

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TOMORROW:

Daily Devotional, Year 4 – JANUARY 3 (A World of Lies, Part 2: “Every Vote Counts! Or Not!”)

Voting in Hackney – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 License

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 19 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 15: “Black Holes In Inner-Space: Romantic Idolatry!”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 19

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As The Flower of the Field,

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Part 15:

“Black Holes In Inner-Space: Romantic Idolatry!”

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

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“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,

and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat;

yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?

and your labour for that which satisfieth not?

hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good,

and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear,

and your soul shall live;

Isaiah 55:1-3

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Well, who hasn’t heard of Black Holes in outer space? Just about everybody has!

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Society is always making mention of Black Holes, telling us that stellar Black Holes are the result of “dying stars”.

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Yes, the science community has determined that when a star is dying out there in space, it creates a magnetic field which prevents light from shining in that great hole.

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Of course, the Bible refutes this notion, saying, regarding stars, “not one of them faileth” Isaiah 40:26.

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And actually, if the science community were to be totally candid, they would confess that because this mysterious phenomenon is so incredibly far-distant, this Black Hole theory is merely a guess.

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And truth-be-told, opinions which contradict the general consensus within the scientific community are usually not very much welcomed.

(Click here to watch the very entertaining and free eye-opening YouTube expose of the scientific community, “Expelled”)

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Artist’s imaginative concept of a Black Hole – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license

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“THEIR FOOLISH HEART WAS DARKENED!”

Romans 1:21

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**But on the other hand, maybe-just-maybe there might be such a thing as “black holes”!**

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You see, when this human race rebelled against Heaven, it seems as if a void was created in Mankind’s heart.

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As the Bible reveals… “The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. “Luke 17:20, 21

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This above passage suggests that when we rebelled against Heaven, and left our first love, Jesus, it created a great vacuum or void in our heart! Perhaps one might call it “a black hole in inner-space”!

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Aurlandsveien sheep – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License & GNU free license

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“SOME PEOPLE WANT TO FILL THE WORLD WITH SILLY LOVE SONGS”

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Well, in this sorrowful planet, there is often a real lack of human kindness and compassion!

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And yet, there exists no shortage of romantic love songs in the world!

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Yes, turn on the radio to just about any station, and it won’t be long until a love song is played.

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And well, that’s okay. After all, to love one’s own spouse is a good thing (most people would agree…at least “in principle” they would agree).

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

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IDOLIZING HUMANS ABOVE GOD

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But because of our rebellion against Heaven, Mankind is always searching for a substitute deity to adore, in attempt to fill that empty black hole in our heart. Well, at least, it seems as though all of these things are true.

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And it also seems as if many lost souls attempt to substitute the God of Heaven with an earthly replacement, such as a human. Just listen to some of those love songs out there… “I will love you always!” “My love for you is greater than the ocean!” “You are the sunlight of my soul!” “Our love will always keep us together…forever!”

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Yes, humanity wants to turn marital companionship into something much greater: an almost infinite and undying worship of another human!

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Frank Dicksee: – Romeo and Juliet – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“AS CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH”

Ephesians 5:25

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Oh yes, the Bible commands Christians to love their spouse even as Christ loves His church, and has laid down His life for her.

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But because the human family has rejected their God, that kind of Christlike love is just not possible among unsaved men and women of the world!

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

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UNHAPPY MARRIAGES

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And so, quite often, romance becomes just another form of idolatry, trying to replace love for God with love for a human instead.

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Hence, we end up with love songs which go completely too far, quite often turning human companionship into an idolatrous worship service!

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But just look at statistics, and it’s plain to see that such attempts at deifying human love is not working out so well. The divorce rate is pretty high, and unhappy marriages occur at an even higher ratio.

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Divorce – Wikimedia – cropped photo – the 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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So what’s the Good News in all this negativity? Simple! God is calling humanity to return to Him, and be filled with Christ’s infinite love for others.

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No, not romance! But true agape love and a deep sympathy for lost souls.

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Oh yes, God may bless the Believer to find an earthly spouse. And Christ’s love can be achieved when a man and woman make Christ the head of their household.

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But many Believers may find that a relationship with Christ is by far, a much more fulfilling and richly rewarding love.

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

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THE READER MAY WISH TO LISTEN TO THIS FOLLOWING 43-MINUTE YouTube video ON “MARRAIGE AND DIVORCE”(Click here to listen)

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TO READ PART 16, CLICK HERE…

May 21 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 16: “A World of Wilting Flowers?”)

Ice Flower – Wikipedia share-alike lic.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to understand the folly and vanity of this life, and show me the true and undying love of Heaven…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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FLOWER OF THE FIELD CONSTELLATION

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

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

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

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The Flower of the Field is commonly known as Scorpio .

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

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

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

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

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

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FLOWER CONSTELLATION BOWS DOWN…

AUGUST 28TH, 2011

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

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

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TOMORROW

March 20 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 14: “This World is Not My Home!”)

Pilgrim in a Rocky Valley by Carl Gustav Carus – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 34 – The Invitation

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This recording #128, is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry..

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 18 (The Commandments of God, Part 4: “Christians & The Old Testament Law”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 18

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The Commandments of God,

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Part 4:

“Christians & The Old Testament Law”

To read Part 1, click here…JULY 28 (The Commandments of God, Part 1: The True Light Now Shineth!)

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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God,

and is profitable for doctrine,

for reproof,

for correction,

for instruction in righteousness:”

2nd Timothy 3:16

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There is great confusion in the Christian world as to exactly what is our relationship to the Old Testament and its many statutes.

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One radio show host divided the Old Testament laws into three categories: the moral law, the civil law, and the ceremonial law. Nowadays, many Bible teachers also add the health laws.

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“ADD THOU NOT, NEITHER DIMINISH OUGHT!”

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But the problem with all this theological categorizing is that they are unwittingly adding to the Bible, names which God never named.

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In other words, just like Abram & Sarai tried to help God by their wicked plan to conceive a child through adultery, so likewise, today’s theologians try to “help God out” by attempting to analyze the Bible according to fallible, human understanding.

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But God warns us not to add to His infallible Word, nor diminish ought from that same Word.

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And so, the Christian must never attempt to add nor take away from God’s finished Word. Oh yes, teachers may attempt to interpret the Bible, as long as we proclaim that our interpretations are not infallible. But the practice of adding non-biblical names to Scripture cannot be biblically supported!

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“If any man…add…God shall add unto him the plagues…herein”

Revelation 22:18

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But even more than this “adding to and diminishing ought”, these erring teachers now falsely claim that New Testament Christians are not required to obey the so-called civil, ceremonial, and health laws.

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**At best, some might concede, “Well, only the moral law is now to be obeyed by Christians”!**

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This even makes their transgression more grievous to God, and becomes a stumbling block for churchgoers!

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ALL SCRIPTURE TO BE OBEYED!

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What today’s Bible teachers and theologians do not understand is that the entire Bible is valid for today’s Christian.

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**Listen…*“All scripture is given by inspiration of God,***

and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,

for instruction in righteousness: T

hat the man of God may be perfect,

thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”

2nd Timothy 3:16, 17

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All Scripture is profitable and very relevant to the Christian and is to be obeyed.

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

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“Yet the LORD hath not given you…eyes to see, and ears to hear” Deuteronomy 24:4

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Now, this is where the current-day Bible teachers and theologians go wrong.

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In today’s apostate church-world, there is a spiritual blindness which forbids most of the Christian community from seeing the spiritual nature of the Bible. They do not perceive that the Old Testament is the Gospel of Jesus, howbeit veiled in allegories, proverbs, types, shadows and symbols. Today’s Christian teachers and theologians even forbid Christians from interpreting the Bible spiritually, for the most part.

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And so, when the Old Testament speaks of earthly things, to a great extent, they cannot see the heavenly meaning.

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

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” Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in…the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt”

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This above verse speaks of a yearly celebration of Israel’s exodus from their hard bondage in Egypt. But even though Christians do not literally celebrate this feast, we nevertheless are informed by Paul…

“Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven,

neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness;

but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

1st Corinthians 5:8

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This verse reveals the true meaning of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It actually represents the Christian who shuns all the unbiblical philosophies, false church-doctrines, maxims, traditions, and ungodliness of the world, clinging ever-so tenaciously to the Bible-and-the-Bible-only!

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And so, this one mere example (along with so many other New Testament fulfillments about various Old Testament laws), gives us a giant clue as to how we must spiritualize away all the other types, shadows, allegories, and parables found throughout the Old Testament!

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And by comparing Scripture with Scripture, and spiritual things with spiritual, we can find more and more about God’s truth and His divine will for our lives! This is the true “hidden Manna”, all hidden away in the Old Testament.

Unleavened bread from Jerusalem wikipedia share-alike license

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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STUDY, NOBLE BEREAN, STUDY!

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Well, this website has many articles which expand on this truth.

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And the Reader is encouraged to explore those articles to gain a greater insight into the spiritual nature of God’s infallible Word!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to put away my desire to seek after the things of the world, that I may devote myself to Thy Word…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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EARTH: PLANET OF REST

Counting the Sun as the 1st heavenly sphere, the Earth is the 4th heavenly sphere. If we extend our theory (and it’s just a theory) that God created our solar system to correspond to the commandments, the Sun corresponding to the 1st Commandment, then Planet Earth would correspond to the 4th Commandment: the Seventh-day Sabbath.

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And so, on the very planet that corresponds to the commandment that exalts the idea of “peace” and “rest”, there exists very little peace. And very little rest. Ironic, isn’t it?

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Globeblack – Wikimedia – public domain

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FOR FURTHER STUDY:

Planet of Rest: “What is the True Sabbath?”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW…

March 19 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 15: “Black Holes In Inner-Space: Romantic Idolatry!”)

Artist’s imaginative concept of a Black Hole – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 33 – Who Are My Brethren

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #127, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry..

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 17 (The False Prophet, Part 28: “The Left Horn: Cruel Compassion”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 17

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The False Prophet,

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Part 28:

“The Left Horn: Cruel Compassion”

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

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“A righteous man regardeth

the life of his beast:

but the tender mercies

of the wicked are cruel.”

Proverbs 12:10

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Satan is now coming as the False Prophet, the prevailing spirit which rules over this antichrist world-system. This is the actual true fulfillment concerning the 2nd beast of Revelation 13.

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Not just a single individual, as most theologians currently teach, because they are merely parroting today’s popular theory. (Remember that “beasts” are symbolic of kingdoms, as revealed in Daniel and other Old Testament prophecies)

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

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“TWO HORNS LIKE A LAMB”

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Now this 2nd Beast of Revelation 13 has two horns. (The 1st Beast mostly being Satan’s tyrannical Romish Church which persecuted Christians throughout the hundreds of years of the Dark Ages)

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Yes, this 2nd Beast has “two horns like a Lamb”. Revelation 13:11

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And, as already set forth in previous articles, these two Christlike horns represent Jesus, the Lamb of God, with His own two horns of power: mercy and justice…“Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.” Psalm 85:10 These are the horns of Christ’s divine power and authority.

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

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THE 6TH & 7TH HEADS OF THE 1ST BEAST ARE ALSO THE TWO HORNS OF THE 2ND BEAST

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And as we survey the political landscape, it is easy to discern that the two major political groups are exactly like this False Prophet (picture, lower left), having one group concerned with mercy and compassion while the other is concerned with morality and law.

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These two political powers are also made up of the 6th and 7th head of the 1st beast (picture, right). In other words, this 2nd False Prophet beast (left) is actually an integral part of the 1st beast (upper right).

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It is much like a deadly deviant virus which splits away from its mother-virus.

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

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THE “COMPASSIONATE” 6TH HEAD

Now today’s devotional is only concerned with the 6th Head of this 1st antichrist beast (right), which is likewise the Left Horn of the False Prophet 2nd Beast (picture left).

(the 7th head is dealt with in other articles, click here to read one of those articles)

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This 6th head corresponds to the left horn which is the “compassionate” horn, counterfeiting Jesus, who, as we know, Jesus was and is the true essence of unpretentious compassion.

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

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“HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS”

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And isn’t it obviously evident that the world has its own form of “humanitarianism”, now abounding in today’s world? Why, one might imagine that this antichrist world has now become filled with its own inherent goodness, mercy and love!

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But don’t be fooled! The Bible warns us that…“For men (in the last days) shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, etc….HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2nd Timothy 3:2, 3

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Yes, for Satan to deceive the whole world, he must mingle much counterfeit goodness into his antichrist world-system!

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FMSC Staff Trip 2011 – Food Distribution – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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A MERCIFUL GOD

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Now, having said all this, it must be emphasized that God often works behind the scenes, through all this so-called “compassion”, often making sure that earth’s inhabitants receive the much-needed help and care from the various humanitarian organizations of the world.

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And there may indeed be some individuals in whom God is working through, within the humanitarian communities of the world. Therefore, we must not dare to judge the motives of the heart of any one individual! As a whole group? Yes! But never judge any individual’s heart!

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But though we might dare to judge the various institutions of society, yet we should always do so with fear and trembling, considering what Paul says regarding sinners…“whom I am chief!” (1st Timothy 1:15).

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Doctors in surgery – cropped photo – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License

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THE ANTICHRIST SPIRIT WITHIN ALL UNSAVED HUMANS

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And yet, in spite of God’s merciful orchestration over these humanitarian entities, overall, the world’s institutions are nonetheless mostly a product of, “the prince of the power of the air: that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience”. Ephesians 2:2

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Yes, Satan’s antichrist spirit is now working in the unsaved people of the world.

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**And this “form of godliness” has NOT the true Spirit of love and compassion, but merely a counterfeit version of Heaven’s love and compassion!**

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

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“The hands of the pitiful women have soddened (cooked) their own children!”

Lamentations 4:10

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Now, one of the great and obvious evidences that this humanitarian movement is merely a counterfeit, is witnessed by the almost slobbering compassion showered upon one group, while at the same time, the cold indifference, even hatred, and merciless cruelty is rained down upon another.

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Take for example, the so-called, “right-to-choose” movement, in which mothers are given the right to choose to have an abortion. And this is all done in the name of compassion for mothers! And yet, the big losers in all this are the innocent unborn children who are sucked out of the supposed, “safe sanctuary” of their mother’s womb and disposed of like a rotting old dead fish!

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Oh yes, this same group will call for millions of dollars to save some endangered species of animals while showing little or no compassion for the sanctity of these precious little unborn babies, created in God’s Image, who are cruelly murdered in the name of “compassion for women’s rights”!

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

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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”

Matthew 24:12

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Or how about the venomous hatred between these two political entities?

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Have you ever seen such vitriolic hatred!?

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And so, where’s all that love and mercy from this self-proclaimed, “political-party-of compassion”?

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Trump effigy in protest – cropped image – Wikipedia – the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

2nd Timothy 3:2, 3

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Well, time does not permit to enumerate the seemingly countless other examples of hypocrisy and selective compassion exercised by this left horn of the False Prophet/Antichrist Beast of Revelation 13.

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But the point is, that Satan’s counterfeit compassion must be seen for what it truly is: merely “a form of godliness”, ignorantly void of the true Power of Love only found in God’s Holy Spirit!

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

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GOD OFTEN WORKS THROUGH THESE ORGANIZATIONS

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And as already stated, God makes sure that these humanitarian groups oftentimes help those who are in need (but only to a certain degree), and even works through various individuals (of whom, many are ear-marked for future Salvation, though they presently know it not). Nevertheless, because God maybe assists in certain ways in this current-day humanitarian movement, doesn’t lessen the deceptive evil of this “form of godliness…denying the Power thereof.”

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Humanitarian aid giving water to child – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Public Domain

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“CHRIST JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD TO SAVE SINNERS, OF WHO I AM CHIEF!”

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Now having said all this, it must also be said that it is a very dangerous undertaking to criticize these institutions.

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All this must be done with much fear and trembling!

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After all, the Bible reveals just who is the chief of sinners: “ME!”

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None of us can hold our head up high!

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We are all just a band of rotten sinners in desperate need of God’s mercy and grace!

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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The Good News is, that it is still the day of Salvation.

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And those of us who have been deceived can finally turn away from this antichrist world-system, and begin the upward sojourn to the Celestial City of God, where true love and compassion for all, rules supreme!

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And there will be no more hypocrisy, nor selective compassion (often mingled with selective cruelty).

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These sorrowful qualities will no longer exist in that wonderful Promised Land of “The New Heaven and New Earth”! (Hebrews 12:22, 23 & Revelation 21:1)

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Just true love and unfettered compassion for all!

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 29, CLICK HERE…

April 17 (The False Prophet, Part 29: “The 6th Head of the Antichrist Beast: Cruel Compassion Regarding Abortion”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not. But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars. The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW…

March 18 (The Commandments of God, Part 4: “Christians & The Old Testament Law”)

Dore-Moses-breaks-stones-Wikimedia-US-Public-Domain-130×300

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 32 – The Centurion

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #126, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry..

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 12 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 13: “Sinking Into The Bottomless Pit” CONTINUED)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 12

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Taking Back This Nation For God!

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Part 13:

“Sinking Into The Bottomless Pit” CONTINUED

To read Part 1, click here…“March 28th (Taking Back This Nation For God!)”

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“The wicked shall be turned into Hell,

and all the nations that forget God.”

Psalm 9:17

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When a society begins dabbling in sexual immorality, it is certain that such a nation will slip deeper and deeper into the abyss of sin.

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And history has shown that immorality is a great sign, and that it won’t be long until that nation begins to decay and crumble.

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It is the kiss of death for any nation to lose its moral compass!

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Burning Man – 2013 – Wedding Party – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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“But Evil Men and Seducers Shall Wax Worse and Worse…”

2nd Timothy 3:13

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But what most citizens of any immoral nation do not realize is that the abyss of sin is a bottomless pit…

“And he opened the bottomless pit;

and there arose a smoke out of the pit,

as the smoke of a great furnace;

and the sun and the air were darkened

by reason of the smoke of the pit.”

Revelation 9:2

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This is why we are now witnessing our current western societies sinking deeper and deeper into immorality and self-destruction.

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Yes, those very nations which once lovingly embraced the Christian Reformation are now suffering the results of their turning away from that great Christian revival.

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Thanksgiving – Brascome – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“As It Was In The Days of Lot… Even Thus Shall It Be…”

Luke 17:28, 30

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And even in the United States, we are seeing the results of our Laodicean lukewarmness.

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Yes, just as Lot was vexed on a daily basis by the immorality of his fellow townspeople, so too, we Christians today are vexed by all the corruption and misdeeds of this Sodomitish society.

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And God has judged we in the Christian community’s enthusiastic pursuit of the many hedonistic pleasures and ambitious attainments which this cornucopian super-society now offers!

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And as a just recompense, Sodom is now rising up all around us. And the walls of hatred and persecution seem to be closing in on God’s people.

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Our world has become a great world-indoctrination-machine in which we and our children are being brainwashed on a daily basis by all the mass media.

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But where will it stop?

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Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – Wikipedia – cropped image – Creative Commons License

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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“Should women eat their offspring…?

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Listen to this frightening prophecy…

“Should women eat their offspring,

the infants they have nurtured?”

Lamentations 2:20 (Berean Study Bible)

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This horrible judgment was fulfilled on a small scale during the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, but will be repeated on a massive scale in these last days.

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And believe it or not, there has even been one or two leading evolutionists recently suggesting such a thing, as if it would be beneficial for our society to engage in!

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Unbelievable? Yes! But don’t think that the current downward spiral will be like the previous downfalls of past societies!

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No, the one that is coming will seem like the world has fallen into that bottomless pit…and just keeps falling, down, down, down!

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In other words, in this final apostasy, God is going to reveal just how unthinkably wicked that sin actually is!

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Cannibalism in Russia and Lithuania 1571. – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“And Ye Shall Seek Me and Find Me When Ye Shall Search For Me With All Your Heart!”

Jeremiah 29:13

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Well, the Good News is that none of us have to be a part of this coming firestorm. No, the Bible offers a way of escape!

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But that escape route requires a 100% whole-hearted dedication to the Lord.

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No longer will a double-minded devotion be tolerated by our God.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Flee Out Of The Midst of Babylon & Deliver Every Man His Soul!”

Jeremiah 51:6

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It is time to flee to the mountains just as surely as Lot fled on the morning of Sodom’s destruction!

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But in those spiritual mountains it has been promised that

“He (the faithful ones) shall dwell on high:

his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks (of God’s Word):

bread (of life) shall be given him; his waters (of grace) shall be sure.

Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty:

they shall behold the (Promised) Land that is very far off.”

Isaiah 33:16, 17 (parenthetical comments by website Editor)

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Yes, God will abundantly supply all our needs according to His riches in glory, as we fearfully, but joyfully, take refuge from the overflowing scourge now coming upon us!

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

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TO READ PART 14, CLICK HERE…

March 20 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 14: “This World is Not My Home!”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to escape this awful and fearful judgment which seems to be falling on this society. Let me hide myself in Thy secret pavilion until the indignation be overpast…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

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

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

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

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

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

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TOMORROW…

March 13 (How To Breeze Through The Coming Crisis! Part 6: “Great And Precious Promises!”)

Thy Word Have I Hid In My Heart – wwwtheheavensdeclare.net – not for commercial purposes

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 27 – Thou Canst Make Me Clean

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #121, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry..

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 9 (A World of Lies, Part 14: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” FURTHER CONTINUED)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 9

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A World of Lies

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Part 14:

“It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” FURTHER CONTINUED

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

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“I said in my haste, All men are liars…

God forbid: yea, let God be true,

but every man a liar…”

Psalm 116:11 & Romans 3:4

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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!

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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish! Actually, it is not a fish, but a type of mollusk, like a squid, or an octopus.

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The reason why this creature is so incredible, is that it can just glance at its environment and instantly change its body to imitate that environment.

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For instance, if it wants to hide from its enemies, or lie-in-wait for its victims, next to a sea-weed, it simply changes its color, spots, and shape to imitate that sea-weed. It can even instantly grow leaf-like appendages to imitate certain sea-weeds!

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This little creature is nothing short of amazing!

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Cuttlefish.ogv – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN

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Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner working of the kingdom of Satan.

(As this little 26 second video below shows, the Cuttlefish has the ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect! Amazing!)

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Certainly Satan and his unseen minions love to make themselves invisible! That way, they can work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world, without its inhabitants becoming alarmed, causing us to rebel against Satan’s kingdom, as we flee to God!

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YELLOW JOURNALISM: TODAY’S INDUSTRY-STANDARD

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It is nothing short of amazing to hear the amount and degree of hypocrisy, obfuscation, story-spiking, and abject lies, etc., in today’s media, when it comes to anything that may have an effect on politically-correct issues.

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Very often, it’s almost like the major media has gone completely insane, because of their jealousy for their own political ideology! It seems as though they would rather see the entire nation fail, than to lose the slightest political advantage.

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And as of late, the lying has gotten to the point that it’s become obvious to anyone who hears them!

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Women’s March on Washington – by Mobilus in Mobili – Wikipedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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“…YEA, LET GOD BE TRUE, AND EVERY MAN A LIAR”

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Be that as it may, these political and media leaders don’t seem to care that they are making themselves look disingenuous! They know that their listeners are every bit as zealous for their political party as they are, and will accept those lies even though it’s an obvious deception!

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But listen to God’s assessment of the human heart…“let God be true, but every man a liar” Romans 3:4

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Yes, the Bible tells us that every one of us is a liar, in heart.

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OUR ‘DESPERATELY WICKED’ HEARTS!

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And if the above assessment isn’t bad enough, just listen to Jeremiah’s assessment of the human heart condition…“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9

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Here is another verse which completely condemns the entire human race.

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We all have incredibly corrupt and self-deceiving hearts, all of us!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – Pub. Dom. – Wikipedia

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THE SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST IN US

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And the reason why we are so corrupt, is found in the following passage…

“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the air,

the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

Ephesians 2:2

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Here is the awful truth: the entire unsaved human race is indwelt with the spirit of antichrist…

“And every spirit that confesseth not

that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:

and this is that spirit of antichrist,

whereof ye have heard that it should come;

and even now already is it in the world.”

1st John 4:3

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Here it is! There is a spirit of antichrist which rules over this world and indwells all unsaved humans.

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Castle of Disney – Wikipedia – Public Dom

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ANTICHRISTS: THE UNSAVED PEOPLE OF THE WORLD

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**Now listen to the above passage continues, which speaks of the “Spirit of truth”, and also, the “spirit of error”…**

“They (antichrists) are of the world:

therefore speak they of the world,

and the world heareth them.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us;

he that is not of God heareth not us.

Hereby know we the “Spirit of truth”,

and the “spirit of error”.

1st John 4:5, 6

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**So, no wonder that so many of the unsaved leaders of our society and today’s media are so willing to lie! They are possessed by the “spirit of error”.**

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Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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THE DEVIL: THE FATHER OF LIES

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As Jesus said…“Ye are of your father the devil,

and the lusts of your father ye will do…

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own:

for he is a liar, and the father of it.

And because I tell you the truth, ye believe Me not.”

John 8:44, 45

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Oh wow! This is such a stinging condemnation of us all, it is no wonder that we put Him on the Cross just a short time later, for saying such things!

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Well, because this world has a giant schism right down the middle between the two major political ideologies, the following prophecy is now coming to fruition…

“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation;

and a house divided against a house falleth.”

Matthew 12:25 & Luke 11:17

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Yes, the current strife between the two major ideologies is more or less a hopeless and even a pandemic condition. And it is clear evidence that we have arrived at the end. Satan’s kingdom of this world is dividing, and cannot stand according to this above verse.

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Trump effigy in protest – cropped image – Wikipedia – the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

The Puppetmaster of Politics – Property of www.theheavensdeclare.net – exclusive copyrighted

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But amidst all this horrible news, there nevertheless is some Good News!

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Yes, this is still the day of Salvation! And anyone who desires to escape the awful judgments now coming down upon the world, still has a chance to escape all these things! And those who are sick and tired of being possessed by the spirit of lying and error can cry out for God’s mercy and grace!

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And should God peradventure give us repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, we will then receive the “Spirit of Truth” in which God’s Holy Spirit will come and make His abode in our hearts!

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And no more will Satan be our father! But God will now become our Father and give us a love for the truth!

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The Yellow Press by L.M. Glackens

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO…

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TO READ THE THIRD PART OF THIS TOPIC, CLICK HERE…

April 14 (A World of Lies, Part 16: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” CONTINUED)

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TO READ PART 15, CLICK HERE…

April 4 (A World of Lies, Part 15: “Rascals Then, and Rascals Now!”)

Tissot – the Pharisees and the Herodians conspire against Jesus – www.joyfulheart.com

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE NARROW GATE STARS

This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter. Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story). Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).

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And at this point it is apparent that the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the two bright stars, known as Castor and Pollux (sketch to below left). But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan. The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.

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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark). While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions. It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

March 10 (Revelation 16:17-21: “The Seventh Plague: Cry ‘Uncle’?” CONTINUED))

Kids fighting – Sibling Conflict – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 24 – Is Not This The Carpenter’s Son?

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #118

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 8 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 8: “Cancer, a Faith-building Experience?”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 8

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In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!

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Part 8:

“Cancer, a Faith-building Experience?”

To read Part 1, click here… February 1st (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!)

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“And we know that all things

work together for good

to them that love God,

to them who are the called

according to His purpose.

For whom He did foreknow,

He also did predestinate

to be conformed to the image of His Son,

that He might be

the firstborn among many brethren.”

Romans 8:28, 29

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A certain Christian was going through cancer treatment, and well, he was questioning why God was putting him through all this.

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“Why do I have to wear all these tubes? And this bag?! Why has God allowed me to go through all this pain and suffering?” These were just two of the many questions this man was asking.

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And so, his “pity-party” went forward, day-by-day.

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Hair pulling stress – frustration – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“I GO FORWARD…AND BACKWARD, BUT I CANNOT PERCEIVE HIM”

Job 23:8

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But then, as time went by, he realized that God was working through each crisis, both little and great, to strengthen his faith!

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Yes, every time some problem or crisis arose, and he began to wonder where God was hiding, the problem eventually got solved, one way or another.

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And this same experience was repeated throughout the cancer treatment. Problems arose, but then they were solved, one-by-one!

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Doctors in surgery – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License

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“FROM FAITH TO FAITH…THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH!”

Hebrews 1:18

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And so, eventually that Believer saw his faith being further strengthened day-by-day, and his murmuring heart eventually quieted, now content to allow God to work through his daily difficulties.

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And let’s face it! There is nothing like some catastrophic illness, whatever that illness happens to be, to get our attention, that we look up to God for help!

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And even though God is very concerned about our life here on earth, His greatest desire is to be with us throughout eternity!

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OUR DAILY BATTLE

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Perhaps at the end of each day, maybe while lying down in bed, we need to spend much time thinking back on how we might have overcome that big or little attack by the Devil. Just what “exceeding great and precious promises” could have been employed, which would have given us the victory over the temptations which assailed us in our daily warfare?

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Listen…Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” (2nd Peter 1:4)

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Constant learning and hiding of the many Bible promises into our hearts is a critically important part of our daily walk in the Lord!

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The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only

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“WHEN HE HAS TRIED ME, I SHALL COME FORTH AS GOLD!”

Job 23:10

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Listen to God’s merciful way of dealing with this sorrowful world…

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed…

They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness…

But though He cause grief…

For He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men…

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentation 3:22, 32, 33, 40

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God takes no pleasure in seeing anybody suffer. It grieves Him to the depths of His heart!

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But He allows the often-tragic results of this world of sin and rebellion to become His gold-smelting shop, that He might eventually see His glorious Image perfectly reflected in His vessels of purified gold!

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

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“LOVE NOT THE WORLD!”

(read 1st John 2:15-17)

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And God, being the Searcher of Hearts, sees how much we inherently love this present, selfish world.

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And so, He must drive out our love for this evil world of sin, with all its earthy pleasures and proud, ambitious pursuits…“If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him (or her).” (read 1st John 2:15-17).

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Thus, God begins a work in many souls, to drive out that innate earthly love. This is why God allows suffering, sickness, and many sorrows to come upon us, even from birth to the grave.

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And while it grieves the Lord greatly, to behold suffering, He knows that in the end, these things will purify our hearts, even as precious gold is purified!

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

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“EVERLASTING JOY SHALL BE UPON THEIR HEADS!”

Isaiah 35:10 & 51:11 & 61:7

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Yes, my tried and troubled soul, remember that this little life only lasts a few decades.

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But eternity in God’s Promised Land Paradise goes on unceasingly throughout all timeless ions of endless joy and peace and contentment!

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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**And whether we live on for another 10 or 20 years, or just a short time, we can be assured of the following “exceeding great and precious promises”…**

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“For this God is our God

for ever and ever:

He will be our guide

even unto death…

(And) when He hath tried me,

I shall come forth as gold.”

Psalm 48:14 & Job 23:10

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

May 26 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 9: “Nick Vujicic: A Pity-Party’s Worst Guest!”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to allow this terrible experience I’m going through, to build my faith and trust in Thee, that I may become more-and-more like Jesus…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE… “THE ARMOR OF GOD”

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“PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD”…

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I didn’t understand all that Ephesians 6 was talking about. “What does it mean to put on ‘the breast plate of righteousness'”? This was very puzzling to me… “How does a person just put something like that on?” This was a concept above my comprehension.

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***“And how does a person ‘put on the helmet of salvation'”,* I thought to myself… *“especially while Satan is condemning and accusing every moment?”***

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“And how do you put on the shoes, with the gospel of peace’?” I couldn’t understand these concepts. I was too new in the faith.

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ONE CONCEPT THAT DID MAKE SENSE…

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But there was one thing I could understand. I knew what it meant to take the “sword of the spirit, which is the word of God”. Now that I got! Read the Bible! That’s a simple concept! Yeah!

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The sketch above is Orion the Soldier and the Dragon of Revelation 12. They begin to rise in the east in the fall and gradually move westward, finally sinking in the west in the spring. Find Orion first. Look for his 3-star belt. Then find the 4 bright stars of his shoulders and feet. Then locate the Dragon’s mouth (AKA Hyades).

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TOMORROW…

March 9 (A World of Lies, Part 14: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” FURTHER CONTINUED)

The Yellow Press by L.M. Glackens

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 23 – The Kingdom of God Is at Hand

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #117

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 8 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 14: “And He Spake as a Dragon!” FURTHER CONTINUED “Our Helter Skelter Media!”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 8

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Cuttlefish & The False Prophet

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Part 14:

“And He Spake As A Dragon!”

FURTHER CONTINUED: “Our Helter Skelter Media!”

To read Part 1 of this “And He Spake As A Dragon” series, click here…January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

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“And I beheld another beast

coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb,

and he spake as a dragon.“

Revelation 13:11

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

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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!

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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish!

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The reason why this creature is so incredible, is that it can just glance at its environment and instantly change its body to imitate that environment!

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As a matter of fact, whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly begins to change into a similar color and shape of that undersea object!

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Cuttlefish.ogv – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN

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Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner-workings of the unseen kingdom of Satan.

(As this little 26 second video below reveals, the Cuttlefish has the amazing ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect!)

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Certainly, Satan and his unseen armies love their invisibility! This allows them to work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world, without its inhabitants becoming alarmed, causing us to rebel against Satan’s kingdom, as we flee to God!

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And isn’t it true that the pleasures and riches of this world, like the cuttlefish’s strobe-hypnotizer, have a mesmerizing effect upon us?

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“THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL!”

Proverbs 27:6

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Truly it can be said, we live in a “Cuttlefish World”.

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Yes, like that incredible impostor, this world was changed into a seemingly benign and beneficent society to a great degree. Oh yes, there has always been many underlying dangers and evils lurking out there!

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Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon”

Revelation 13:11

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And speaking of seemingly benign and beneficent beginnings, the United States originally came “up out of the earth”, in the wilderness of North America: an entirely new nation created to become a safe-haven of refuge for those escaping the long and bloody siege by the tyrannical church-state-beast-system of the European Dark Ages.

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

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And this nation, being rich in that which comes from the earth, began to prosper. As a matter of fact, this nation became the source of seemingly every conceivable innovation, which provided the engine for the incredible industrial revolution!

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

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

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

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CHARLES MANSON

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Charles Manson is the name of a man who arguably has become the chief icon for satanic, cultish evil.

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According to some insiders, this individual collected a group of societal discards and convinced them to commit a mass murder, all for the purpose of furthering the supposed instigation of a worldwide race-war, which he claimed would be called, “Helter Skelter”.

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So, just what was Helter Skelter?

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Manson (according to the book, Helter-Skelter), believed the tensions between blacks and whites in the counter-cultural boiling pot of the 1960’s would erupt into a cataclysmic race-war that would end in the slaughter of nearly all white people. He called this doomsday scenario “Helter Skelter.” This supposed Helter Skelter was Charles Manson’s doomsday fantasy, according to some.

https://www.miamiherald.com › news › article185581763

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Charles-manson bookingphoto-charles-manson-wikipedia-public-domain

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“And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.”

Matthew 24:11

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But when Manson and his “family” were finally incarcerated for their bizarre and heinous act of slaughtering nine innocent people, the onlooking public became even more horrified at the obvious satanic aura surrounding this group and their beloved prophet/leader, Charles Manson.

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All sorts of speculative theories arose about various satanic phenomena of this group, such as their receiving hidden messages from a certain Beatle’s album. And these and other cryptic occurrences caused the general populace to wonder just, “Who is this dark, self-appointed anti-messianic figure? And what is the origin of the power behind his seeming hypnotic prowess over his followers?”

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Charles Manson1968 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.“

Revelation 13:11

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Well, so let’s fast-forward to this present day, as this world is witnessing the emergence of a new force, which, for all intents and purposes, seems to be carrying forward Charles Manson’s prophetic vision of an impending, “Helter Skelter” race-war.

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What Manson couldn’t accomplish, this new force could!

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Yes, unfortunately, this present-day effort happens to be a much greater and far more powerful force than Charles Manson’s tiny cult, although this new racial holocaust movement derives its power from the very same evil source: the unseen world of darkness via the angels of Satan, which keep this world in turmoil and unbelief!

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And just what powerful entity is carrying forward the evil and terrifying vision of Charles Manson?

Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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It is none other than the mainstream media, including the Internet!

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“What!? How can this be!?”

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Yes, just like Charles Manson, the mainstream media of the United States appears to be instigating its own updated version of Manson’s pandemic race-war vision, but on a far grander scale!

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Oh…you don’t believe it?

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Now, before the Reader goes sideways at such a shocking and sweeping proclamation, just consider how many major Internet social media sites are loaded with racist tweets and rants, which are fomenting hatred and division between the various color-groups. Through a myriad of slanted stories, racist memes, bigoted hoaxes, false accusations, misreporting/embellishing facts, the media, along with a bevy of social/political/educational voices are rapidly causing a very hateful social schism between various color groups.

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Just read the Internet news! They are busily trumpeting stories, daily, designed to stoke the fires of hatred between various groups, even if they have to completely misstate the facts (which they are very willing and eager to do!)

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RACIST-BASED SCHOOL-SYSTEMS

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And even many public-school systems (and even TV cartoons), besides indoctrinating children into socialism/atheism/sodomy, are now beginning to teach various subjects all seen through the prism of supposed, “systemic racism”, thereby causing many students to distrust, even despise one-another, based solely on skin-color! (Ol’ Charlie M. could never accomplish such a herculean task like our present-day media and government are doing!)

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“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.“

Revelation 13:11

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Now, if the Reader is at all familiar with this website, they have no doubt read that the United States has become the long-ago prophesied, “False Prophet”, with “two horns like a lamb and speaks as a dragon” (Revelation 19:20 & 13:11).

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How tragic and utterly sad that the very nation which God once blessed to be a safe-haven and refuge from the centuries of tyranny and oppression by the 1st Beast of Revelation 13 (the tyrannical, apostate church-state system of the Dark Ages), had eventually also become a beast itself, the 2nd Beast of Revelation 13: The False Prophet.

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Yes, this lamb-like nation of America has morphed into a tyrannical beast, using the advent of high-tech inventions to indoctrinate the general populace into pursuing Charles Manson’s “dream” of an apocalyptic race-war (Charlie would be proud!)

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Oh yes, maybe these “neo-Helter-Skelter movers & shakers” won’t come right out and admit this. And perhaps they’ve convinced themselves that their motives are somehow righteously pure. But Satan’s motives are never righteous! Nor are they ever pure!

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And just like Satan used Charles Manson, he has likewise worked through much of the high-tech media and government to marshal countless followers to bring about a world-wide civil war!

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“Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made”

Genesis 3:1

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Well, no human can predict just how the future will unfold. Perhaps the mainstream media, under the rulership of evil angels, will eventually turn their guns in a different direction.

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As a matter of fact, the Bible prophesies that God’s faithful remnant will become the target of Satan’s supreme hatred in these last hours of world history. And so, this impending race-war may never fully materialize.

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But one thing is for certain! This False Prophet will continue to speak as a dragon and cause the whole world to bow down to the first beast, ultimately bowing down to “the god of this world”, Satan! (2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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“…and the cities of the nations fell…”

Revelation 16:19

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And even without a race war, the federal government, the major media, and Internet Goliaths are busily stoking the fires of societal destruction in other areas, such as mob violence, lawlessness, gender confusion, sexual immorality, drug legalization, out-of-control crime, national bankruptcy, socialism, unbrotherly hatred and division. (And all this present-day anarchy and lawlessness may ultimately result in a corrupt, tyrannical, totalitarian police-state!)

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Compared to the gargantuan efforts of today’s mass-media and internet Goliaths, Charles Manson looked, by comparison, like the proverbial “flea on a camel’s back”!

Minneapolis Riots – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood”

Ephesians 6:12

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But the real point to today’s article is, that the true Charles Manson is not a mere mortal.

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No, but the true “Charles Manson” is none other than Satan himself, who is now speaking as a dragon, as he uses the various individuals and media giants to be his mouthpiece, bringing the world under his hateful, totalitarian authority. And this will be the gateway to the final day of testing, “which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth!” Revelation 3:10

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

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But amidst this terrible report, there is some extremely Good News! And this Good News is that today is still the day of Salvation!

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**And Heaven is calling every man, woman, and child to forsake this self-destructing antichrist world-system and get-on-board the Heaven-bound Ark!**

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**We don’t have to drown in all the hate and division which is now occurring. But there awaits a Promised Land, the “New Heaven, and the New Earth” in which we will live happily ever-after!**

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Gospel Ark (ship) of Salvation

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO ON CUTTLEFISH…

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

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

Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. It somewhat resembles a pyramid, as do the other two.

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

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

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

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations

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

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

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TOMORROW:

August 9 (The Two Spirits In The World, Part 5: “Flat-Earth ‘Truthers’, & Such!”)

Flat Earth – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

All Berean Christians (all open-minded Christians) are encouraged to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 22 – Imprisonment and Death of John

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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All Berean Christians (all open-minded Christians) are encouraged to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #116

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 6 (Look For The Light At The End of the Tunnel! Part 6: “Did Jim Morrison ‘Break On Through To The Other Side’?”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 6

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Look For The Light At The End of the Tunnel!

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Part 6:

“Did Jim Morrison ‘Break On Through To The Other Side’?”

TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE…April 12th (Look For The Light At The End of the Tunnel?)

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If you look at the spider’s web, you can begin to realize it appears as a 3-dimensional tunnel. And this so-called tunnel seems as if to deceive the poor little bugs, which unwittingly fly right into the awaiting spider’s trap, thinking they are flying through a tunnel.

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And in the realm of humanity, there are many ideologies and religions which appear to be a light at the end of the tunnel, but actually are Satan’s deadly trap, to imprison lost souls.

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Spider Web – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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JIM MORRISON

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**Jim Morrison, the dreamy-eyed singer/songwriter of The Doors, definitely made his mark in this world, in spite of his very short life.**

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This young and devilishly handsome wordsmith belted out his poetic songs-of-defiance before millions of adoring and enamored fans.

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Jim Morrison – Advertisement for The Doors single w – The Unknown Soldier song – 1968 – Wikimedia – Public Domain (2)

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THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION

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Perhaps the signature song of his band was the short tune, “Break on Through to the Other Side” in which he composed as a musical tribute to Aldous Huxley’s Book, “The Doors of Perception” which is said to be a product of and tribute to the so-called enlightening powers of hallucinogenic drugs.

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Yes, Huxley promised that the use of mescaline, etc., could open the doors of perception within a drug-user’s mind, thrusting him or her into a so-called, “higher realm of thought”.

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Jim Morrison print on canvas – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Aldous Huxley – 1947 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE?

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Thus, it was Huxley’s book (“The Doors of Perception”), which became the brainchild for the formation of Morrison’s band, “The Doors”, as well as this band’s signature song, “Break On Through To The Other Side”.

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Jim Morrison print on canvas – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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27 FOREVER?

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But in Morrison’s short and tumultuous encounter with world-wide fame and fortune, his out-of-control misuse of alcohol and drugs resulted in his early demise, thrusting him into the exclusive, “27 Forever Club”.

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**Unfortunately for Morrison (plus Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and other out-of-control rockers who also died at the age of 27), he will definitely not be 27 years old forever!**

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**No, but rather, Morrison will merely return to, “dust in the wind”, forever, just like every other human who goes to the grave unsaved!**

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Jim Morrison – Denkmal in Winter – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?

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And truth-be-told, Jim Morrison never really broke through to the “other side” (unless of course, one wishes to consider dying as “breaking through to the other side”).

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Because, what promised to be a light at the end of the tunnel, leading to some sort of utopian realm of thought, Morrison’s drug use only became his personal Hell, his prison cell: the prison cell of Satan’s spider-web of sin, which this selfish, antichrist-world-system is.

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Yes, Morrison became a hopeless slave to alcohol and drugs!

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SATAN’S SALESMEN

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And even though Satan used these two men (Morrison and Huxley) to be spokesmen for his evil ideologies of hullucinogenics, as well as Huxley’s views on Atheism and Socialism, nevertheless, they unknowingly led multitudes of their followers into lives of the slavery and self-destruction resulting from these evil and deceptive pursuits.

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BREAK ON THROUGH INTO EVERLASTING LIFE AND ENDLESS JOY!

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But there is Good News from a far country!

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**Yes, in spite of the futility of that sad ideology named, “The Doors of Perception”, there does actually exist the opportunity a person to “Break on Through to The Other Side”.**

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You see, the Lord Jesus, The Son of God, provided a way of escape from this hopeless and tragic world of self-destruction and death!

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That’s right! If a needy soul desires to “break on through”, he or she can cry out to God for Salvation, in which a truly higher realm of faith and love can be achieved, in which a highway leading out of this sad world will appear in the Believer’s mind’s eye…

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“And an highway shall be there, and a way,

and it shall be called The way of holiness…

the redeemed shall walk there…

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return,

and come to Zion with songs

and everlasting joy upon their heads:

they shall obtain joy and gladness,

and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”

Isaiah 35:8-10 (condensed for brevity and clarity)

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Yes, if we truly desire to “break on through to the other side”, we can break on through Heaven’s awaiting opened doors, which lead to everlasting life in the wonderful Promised Land, The New Heaven and New Earth. (see Revelation 21:1)

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And every enslaved soul can break free of their captivity to sin and selfishness! And not only can we become liberated from every form of enslaving addiction, but we can escape the same fate which Morrison and Huxley eventually suffered: eternal death!

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Listen to the Bible…

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth:

and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create…

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;

and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain:

for the former things are passed away.”

Isaiah 65:17, 18 & Revelation 21:4

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Yes, in this joy-filled land, we can live happily ever-after. And we will never perish, but will be forever young!

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Maybe even, “27 forever”!

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

The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

***“Dear Lord, Help me to prepare my heart for that day. Let me hide all those great and precious promises in my heart, so that I may walk by these through the* *soon-coming fire and tempest…***

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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

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

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad look of shock and awe (click here to see and read about); this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below. He is very moral, you see.

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

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THE PHARISEES…

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

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

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TOMORROW:

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

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

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 21 – Bethesda and the Sanhedrin

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #115

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 4 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 17: “A World of Terror!”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 4

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island

Part 17:

“A World of Terror!”

To read Part 1, click here… March 13th (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island!)

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“And the third angel poured out his vial

upon the rivers and fountains of waters;

and they became blood.

And I heard the angel of the waters say,

Thou art righteous, O Lord…

and thou hast given them blood to drink;

for they are worthy.”

Revelation 16:4-6

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This above prophecy from Revelation 16 is concerning the third plague which is to fall upon humanity in these last days. Oh yes, Revelation was written for every time-period of the New Testament era.

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But this third plague seems to be finding its dramatic fulfillment right in this very time we are now in!

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Now, via the mass media, the earth is disclosing her blood as never before possible. (see Isaiah 26:21 & 27:1)

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And the tragic fact is, we are drinking that blood on a daily basis!

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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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HORRIBLE DAILY NEWS REPORTS!

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Yes, let the TV viewer merely flip through the various news shows, and behold the abject terror being reported 24/7/365!

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For example, we often hear of people getting beheaded! Or some poor lady getting sucked out of a broken window on a jetliner! Or the horrific and senseless violence committed by street-gangs! Or the nightmare of war! Or the terrifying stories about people being kidnapped from their hometowns, only to be sold into cruel slavery!

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

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“…THEIR CONSCIENCE SEARED WITH A HOT IRON!”

1st Timothy 4:1, 2

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But the really sad part about all of this is, that we humans have become so callous, blunted, and insensitive to sin that we so often just shrug it off, and return to our laughing and joking, and mundane chatter, quickly forgetting about these human tragedies in a moment’s time!

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Yes, living in the midst of this tragic world, our self-absorbed focus silently speaks volumes as we go about our selfish lives while tragedy, terror, and human suffering go on all around us!

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Lunch Break – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License

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CANNIBALISM COMING

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But things are only going to get continually worse!

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Yes, the Bible even prophesy’s that conditions are going to get so horrible that seemingly good and moral women will be engaging in cannibalism their own children, if you can believe that! (“Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long?”…”The tender and delicate woman…shall eat them [her children]…” (see Lamentations 2:20 & Deuteronomy 28:57)

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After all, if God doesn’t allow evil to come into its fulness, we would never really understand just how horrible this world actually is!

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Cannibalism in Russia and Lithuania 1571. – 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 God has provided a way of escape out of this horrible and tragic situation!

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Yes, the Door of Salvation is still open to one and all! And the invitation yet goes out to any and every man, woman, and child who is sick and tired of living in this filthy world, to renounce this kingdom of evil, and join the end-time exodus now going on.

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And soon, very soon, this present earth will pass away with a great noise! But all those who do join this end-time exodus will instead be translated into the long-awaited Promised Land: a land flowing with milk and honey, in which “there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:4

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**TO READ PART 18, CLICK HERE…*June 27 (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island! Part 18: “Every Knee Shall Bow!”)***

Every Knee Shall Bow – Confession of the Centurion – James Tissot – Brooklyn Museum – Creative Commons License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may see this world for what is truly is…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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**The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.**

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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TOMORROW

March 5 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 11: “And He Spake As A Dragon!” FURTHER CONTINUED: “Controlling The World!”)

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

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

Dear Noble Berean, This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 19 – At Jacobs Well

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

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year-long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #113

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 3 (Sodom Rising? Part 17 “Which Rainbow Will You Cling To?”)

By admin On April 4th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 3

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Sodom Rising?

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Part 17 “Which Rainbow Will You Cling To?”

To read part 1, click here…August 22nd (Sodom Rising! Part 1)

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“I do set my bow in the cloud,

and it shall be for a token of a covenant

between Me and the earth.

And it shall come to pass,

when I bring a cloud over the earth,

that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

And I will remember my covenant,

which is between Me and you

and every living creature of all flesh;

and the waters shall no more

become a flood to destroy all flesh.

And the bow shall be in the cloud;

and I will look upon it,

that I may remember the everlasting covenant

between God and every living creature

of all flesh that is upon the earth.”

Genesis 9:13-16

Rainbow – Hunt – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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Back in the early years of what is now referred to as, “The Sexual Revolution”, the first “Gay-Pride rainbow” was created, a rainbow-like symbol having 8 colors (adding the color pink to symbolize “female sexuality”).

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(Of course, the number “8” in the Bible (and in nature), symbolizes Satan. Read, for instance, this website’s trilogy of articles on the number, “8”, beginning with, July 26th (Satan’s Number “8”))

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Gay – flag – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE RAINBOW: CHRIST’S EVERLASTING COVENANT OF SALVATION

Now, it’s oddly interesting that the gay community has chosen the rainbow to be their symbol.

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As this above passage from Genesis 9:13-16 reveals, the Rainbow was given by God as a token of Christ’s “everlasting covenant” of Salvation with every living creature, that God would never again destroy the earth by a flood of waters.

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Noah’s Ark – Domenico Morelli – Wikipedia – public domain

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“Whereby the world…is reserved unto fire against…ungodly men.”

2nd Peter 3:7

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Of course, the Bible also reveals that the flood of Noah’s day was and is a fitting sign and precursor of the coming Day of fiery Judgment…“Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: is reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” 2nd Peter 3:7

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And so, considering this above prophecy by the God of Peter, it is more than just a little ironic that the gay community would ever want anything to do with the rainbow as their symbol, since it not only symbolizes the ever-lasting covenant of Salvation, but also points forward to, “fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.”

And let’s not forget that Sodom was destroyed by “fire & brimstone”, (which various YouTube videos reveal that you can still walk around that area and still find balls of brimstone, even today!)

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

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“6”: THE NUMBER OF “MAN’S WORKS”

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And even more interesting is, that Satan (working through unbelievers), has now reduced the gay community’s 8-color rainbow down to only six colors. In the Bible (and in nature), the number, 6, represents the number of man.

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If we read Revelation chapter 13 we see that the mark of the beast is “the number of a man; and his number is 666”. Revelation 13:18

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

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And so, just how does this man-contrived 6-color rainbow relate to 666?

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