In the late 1930’s, one of the most powerful productions came forth from the smokestacks of Hollywood’s newly-formed, movie-machinery!
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Yes, the Wizard of Oz was a truly incredible work of unforgettable and magical imagery, which made a tremendous impact upon movie fans around the world!
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In it, little fresh-faced Dorothy of Kansas captured the hearts of millions, as she and her three companions sought after the seemingly divine providence of the awesome and dreadful Wizard of Oz!
WIZARD OF OZ: SECULAR WORLD’S ANSWER TO PILGRIM’S PROGRESS
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Oh yes, that magical movie, The Wizard of Oz, captivated the hearts of movie-fans for decades, because it was so charming, colorful, and masterfully-produced!
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And yet, as wonderful as it seemed, it nevertheless was actually just a cheap “knock-off” of John Bunyan’s allegorical tale, Pilgrim’s Progress.
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And it was actually just the mirror-opposite of Bunyan’s book, in that it directed the movie audience back down to this present world, instead of upward, to Heaven, as did Bunyan’s tale. In other words, the far-away Land of Oz was really just a cleverly-disguised version of this world. And the Wizard was nothing more than an atheist’s version of a non-existent God.
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And the Wizard telling the Tin Man that he didn’t need a heart because he already had one, was just another deceitful lie by the “god of this world”, who would like us to believe that we humans can have inherent goodness apart from God! (see 2nd Corinthians 4:4)
It’s just like some songsters sang back in the 1970’s, “But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man, that he didn’t already have!”
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But nothing could be further from the truth! No, just the opposite! The Bible informs us that the human heart, “is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9
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Yes, the Bible reveals the true condition of the human heart: “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked”
But while many unconverted citizens of this, the Devil’s world, have been deluded by that Master-Deceiver into believing they possess a loving heart, there are many others who, like the Tin Man, realize they have a loveless heart. Often these heartless ones are diagnosed by the psychiatric community as being “sociopaths”, lacking any love and lacking a conscience to some degree.
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But truth-be-told, the hour is coming in which all those who have not been truly Born Again will be fully made aware that they too are in need of a heart!
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Yes, the frightful hour is coming in which God will allow the entire world to reveal just how evil and loveless we fallen humans really are!
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of My people.”
Lamentations 4:10
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The Bible actually prophesy’s that parents will even be cannibalizing their own children and visa-versa… “Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.” Ezekiel 5:10
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This Old Testament prophecy will soon be re-fulfilled on a grand world-wide scale!
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Yes, very soon, God is going to remove any false delusion that we humans possess any inherent goodness, apart from God!
Well, what’s the Good News here in this horrible report?
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The Good News is, that it’s not too late to receive a heart filled with true agape love! Listen again to the Bible…“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26
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Yes, God can take away any stony-cold loveless heart, and give any one of us who realize that “I too am merely a loveless, heartless Tin-Man” a brand new heart that has the same love and mercy which Jesus has! And as we know, Jesus, our Savior had a heart of infinite love, as He gave His life for an unloving and heartless world who hated Him and spurned His infinite love, crucifying Him on that cruel Cross of Calvary!
“And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.” Revelation 11:19
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The 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.
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TEMPLE IN HEAVEN OPENED
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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).
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.
Come Out of Her, My People, Part 62: “Babylonian Christians”
Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. Rev 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Rev 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. Rev 18:4 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.
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This above passage has most Bible teachers running in every-which direction, trying to figure out just what and where is this “Babylon” which God commands His faithful ones, to “Come out of her My people!”
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Some think it might be some city in the Middle East, such as Dubai. Others think it to be Rome. Some, the world economic system. Still others believe that it has not yet been built, but soon will be. And even some believe it is this fallen, Luciferian World-System.
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Well, those who believe Babylon to be this fallen, Luciferian World-System are actually fairly correct, to a certain degree. Yes, Isaiah, Chapter 14 gives us a big clue that Babylon is Lucifer’s antichrist world-system…
“…That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon,
and say…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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Yes, as this above passage seems to infer, the true King of Babylon is actually Lucifer, the fallen rebel angel. And this, of course, very much explains why this present world has been and still is so evil, ever since the fallen angels took over the rulership of Planet Earth.
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Just consider the various waves of evil which sweep over the nations, and how they all seem to be so well-orchestrated! Coincidence? Hardly! But rather, a vast army of unseen spirit-beings, following that original progenitor of evil, Lucifer, are orchestrating the various waves of evil deceptions which have deluged this world-system, since the beginning. Just wonder at how Lucifer has so marvelously erased himself from the minds of humans, portraying himself as some red-suited cartoon-character with tail & pitchfork, or someone’s little black cat named “Lucifer”.
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But let’s even home-down this concept of Babylon even further.
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And thankfully, God gives us many clues as to just what and where is this infamous city!
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And so, let’s just examine what is being taught in today’s churches, and maybe see exactly what God is referring to as “MYSTERY BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”.
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Now, this title alone, “MYSTERY BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”, should give us a giant clue, since the Bible repeatedly compares the apostate church-world to a harlot…
“And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira…
because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel,
which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach
and to seduce my servants to commit fornication,
and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”
Revelation 2:18, 20
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Now, obviously, Jezebel had been long deceased at the time Revelation was being penned (in the 1st century). And so, God must be speaking metaphorically, comparing Jezebel to a false prophetess, as her adulterous false-doctrines have been and are still misleading the church-world.
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And so, just what false doctrines are still being taught in today’s church-world?
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THE TRINITY
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The so-called trinity has, according to Hislop’s “The Two Babylons”, its origin and roots from ancient Babylon. God’s infallible Word never once refers to “The Trinity”, a pagan trio of gods.
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CHRISTMAS
This Roman Catholic holy day, “The Christ Mass”, now shortened to “Christmas” was a Roman deity, but originally was from ancient Babylon.
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EASTER
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Easter, or Astarte, a goddess of Babylon in which she went to the netherworld to resurrect Tamuz: a Babylonian holiday with similarities to Christ’s death and resurrection (See Ezekiel 18:14).
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SUNDAY WORSHIP
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If one studies the origins of the Roman Catholic Church, this proud lady (the Catholic denomination) proclaims to have changed the 7th-day Sabbath to the 1st-day of the week, Sunday. This is well-documented in history books even though today’s churches will perform incredible gymnastics in effort to refute all this! And even now, one may go online and view for themselves, the ancient carvings of various Roman Catholic church-buildings, portraying the sun-deity.
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And as much as church-historians will try to deny it, history books credit the Roman Emperor, Constantine, a nominal 4th-Century convert to Christianity, for declaring both Saturday and Sunday to be official Roman holy days, in an effort to appease the following four groups:
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1- Saturday-keeping Jews,
2- Saturday-keeping Christians,
3- Sunday-keeping-sun-worshipers,
4- and Sunday-keeping Christians.
(Btw, this was the origin of our present-day, two-day weekend.)
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HELL BEING A CONSIOUS STATE OF TORMENT
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Perhaps, there has never been a false church-doctrine responsible for creating more atheists, than the ridiculous idea that Hell is a place in which all rejectors of Christ’s love will be tormented forever and ever! This ancient Roman Catholic church-doctrine of eternal torment was handed down from the ancient Greeks. But the ancient Babylonians were the originators of Hell being a conscious state of existence.
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Oh yes, Jesus told a parable concerning the rich man in Hell, tormented in flames, having a conversation with “Father” Abraham, while Lazarus was sitting in “Father Abraham’s” lap. But for those who are truth-seekers, this little parable cannot be taken literally, since it contains a number of inconsistencies, such as the rich man conversing with “Father Abraham”. And also, how ridiculous to imagine Lazarus sitting in “Father Abraham’s” lap. Or to imagine that the rich man was begging for Lazarus to dip his finger in water and bring it to the rich man to relieve his great thirst while burning in flames of fire. How ridiculous! How absurd! This has to be a parable! It cannot a literal true account! And Jesus purposely made this parable so absurd, so that Bible students would not be misled into taking this parable literally!
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BABYLONIAN BABBLING
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God forewarned Christians that He would send “strong delusion” to all those who…”believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2nd Thessalonians 2:12
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And God has written the Bible in such a way, that those who do not love the truth will “stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.” 1st Peter 2:8
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And this is also the case concerning speaking in other languages, a true gift given to allegorize the sending out of the Gospel at the start of the Church-age. And truly, this truth has been made very confusing by Satan in his warfare against the Church.
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But today’s version of speaking in other languages is nothing more than brainless babblings, reminding us of when the builders of “The Tower of Babel” began to babble incoherently, the result of God’s judgment and dispersion of the Babylonians.
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Listen…And the LORD said…”let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Genesis 11:6
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So here is just one more evidence that today’s apostate church-world has been vomited out of Christ’s mouth, and given over to confusion.
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Well, these are some of the evidences that today’s Church-world has been vomited out of Christ’s mouth and now considered to be
“MYSTERY BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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The very Good News is, that we don’t have to remain in the confusion and apostasy which is overtaking the church-world. The call is now going out…Rev 18:4 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.
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
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There is none that understandeth,
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there is none that seeketh after God.
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They are all gone out of the way,
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they are together become unprofitable;
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there is none that doeth good, no, not one”
Romans 3:10-12
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There has been a 400+ year debate between those who follow John Calvin’s teachings on Election/Predestination, and those who follow Jacobus Arminius’ teaching on Free-Will. This has been perhaps, the most controversial theological question in the history of the Church.
(Actually, no “Bible-only Christian” should ever be giving himself or herself such unbiblical labels as “Calvinist”, or “Arminian”!)
The reason that the controversy continues is because there are many Bible verses which seem to support one or the other viewpoint.
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For instance, the Calvinists point to such verses as this one…“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8, 9
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The Arminians, on the other hand, use such verses as this one… “choose you this day whom ye will serve;” Joshua 24:15
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And so, as you can see, there is enough ammunition for either side to use in this longstanding, 400-year debate.
Now for some reason, the debates over this issue can get very lively, to say the least! And there have actually been fistfights which have resulted from heated debates over this subject! Certainly, many friendships have ended because of this question.
But there is one question which no “Free-Will Salvation” advocate can answer.
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And just what unanswerable question completely befuddles all those who insist that “Well, God looked down the corridors of time and chose all those whom He knew would be looking for and desiring Salvation”.
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And that one unanswerable question is this: “Why do some people desire Salvation, while most others do not?”
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This question cannot be answered according to the Bible! And so, Free-Will advocates must avoid this question at all costs!
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This is because there are only three possibilities:
1: Some people have some tiny spark of goodness which others do not possess…
2: or perhaps they just were smarter…
3: or they heard a much better sermon.
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So, which is it?
Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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THE GOODIES AND THE BADDIES
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Most definitely, Salvation is not the result of some people having some little spark of goodness while others do not. It can’t be! Just look at such verses as this one from Psalm 14…“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Psalm 14:2, 3
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Here we see that there is nobody that seeks God…“no, not one”. But those who believe in free-will salvation believe that there are some who do “seek God”.
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And all such must engage in a wrestling match with these passages in attempt to make them say something other than the obvious meaning!
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JUDGMENT DAY WILL REVEAL
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For those who remain undecided about this question, can rest confident, that all such baffling questions will undoubtedly be answered on the Last Day, when standing before the Judgment Throne.
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In the meanwhile, let’s not get caught up in human reason and simply put our trust in what the Bible says, not going beyond.
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, graciously grant me the privilege of studying the Bible for my own self, and not put my trust in mere mortals to tell me what to believe…
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6 Then always being fully assured, and knowing that being at home in the body we are away from home from the Lord 7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight), 8 we are fully assured, then, and are pleased rather to go away from home out of the body, and to come home to the Lord. 9 Because of this, we also are striving to be pleasing to Him, whether being at home, or being away from home.
In the late 1930’s, one of the most powerful productions came forth from the smokestacks of Hollywood’s newly-formed, movie-machinery! 
story of the Wizard of Oz was no exception. 
charming, colorful, and masterfully-produced!
It’s just like some songsters sang back in the 1970’s, “But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man, that he didn’t already have!”
But while many unconverted citizens of this, the Devil’s world, have been deluded by that Master-Deceiver into believing they possess a loving heart, there are many others who, like the Tin Man, realize they have a loveless heart. Often these heartless ones are diagnosed by the psychiatric community as being “sociopaths”, lacking any love and lacking a conscience to some degree.
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Well, what’s the Good News here in this horrible report?
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