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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 29

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The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner,

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Part 8:

“Angels on My Shoulders”

To read Part 1, click here…November 3rd (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner!)

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“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee,

saying, This is the way, walk ye in it,

when ye turn to the right hand,

and when ye turn to the left.”

Isaiah 30:21 

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ANGELS ON MY SHOULDERS

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Remember those cartoons in which a person has two little angels on his shoulder, each speaking in his ear…

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…one little devil urging him to sin, and a good angel warning him against committing that sin?

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Of course, Satan is extremely clever, and makes those ridiculous-looking cartoons to cause this atheistic world to mock such an absurd idea.

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But truth-be-told, angels “which are greater in power and might” are not sitting on a person’s shoulders, but these large and powerful, invisible beings actually do indeed minister to humans. 2nd Peter 2:11

Captain Marvel Fights His Own Conscience – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Are they (angels) not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”

Hebrews 1:14

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But this above verse from Hebrews 1:14 reveals that angels do indeed minister to God’s people!

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And the counsels and proddings which we often attribute to our conscience may indeed be those “ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation…”

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angel_prayers.jpg

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“Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another”

Romans 2:15

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One of the easiest things to do, is to judge others! It’s almost like breathing! It takes no effort.

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And wherever we are and no matter what we are doing, we are judging, whether consciously or not! 

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We judge that item in the grocery store.

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We judge what clothes we buy.

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We judge people’s looks.

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We judge the words they speak.

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We judge who our leaders will be, and how they perform their office duties.

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It’s seemingly countless, the number and types of judgments we humans make in a single day!

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

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“Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might…”

2nd Peter 2:11

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If we had supernatural vision, we would be utterly shocked to realize that good angels and evil angels are urging to sin or to not sin.

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But these are not little cartoon figures!

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No, rather, these myriads of majestic giants, both good and evil, work invisibly in the shadows, advising and warning us, even as we go about our daily routines!

Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

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A book was published some decades ago titled, “In His Steps”.

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And the basic premise of that book was the admonition to always ask one’s own self “What would Jesus do?” in every questionable situation.

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And actually, that is a very correct way at looking at life. “What would Jesus do?”

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Now, the Bible admonishes us in this manner…

…”And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee,

saying, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it,

when ye turn to the right hand,

and when ye turn to the left.'”

Isaiah 30:21

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Now, this passage is not saying that we will hear an audible voice, as many erroneously suppose.

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But rather, it is merely saying that when we begin to take a wrong course, our conscience will tug at us to return to the correct course.

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Transfiguration – Bloch – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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“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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Now, this unbelieving world-in-rebellion, are at the mercy of higher powers.

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They do not realize that unseen antichrist beings are leading them and their thoughts throughout their day.

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Oh yes, God, in His great mercy, restrains those evil angels to a certain degree in what they are allowed to do.

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But make no mistake! This antichrist world, to a high degree, pays heed to the unseen principalities and powers who rule over the world!

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

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“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God”

1st Corinthians 4:5

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And so, whenever we come to a circumstance in which we must make a decision concerning right or wrong, good or evil, there will most likely be a choice to be made.

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And for Christians with a sensitive conscience, the choices presented to us are more vivid and clear.

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For example, if we encounter a drunken street person, the urge may come over us to scorn or mock or criticize that person.

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But then, we may also feel a tug to empathize with that lost soul, knowing that he (or she) is also a victim of Satan’s hateful assaults on mankind, via his vast, unseen armies.

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And thus, the choice is presented to us in countless situations of everyday life.

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Drunk Panhandler – Wikipedia – Public-Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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The Good News is, that God has provided a Way for each and every one of us to become increasingly more in tune to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

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Bible study, Bible contemplation, and unceasing prayer will help us greatly to make the right choice in all situations concerning right and wrong.

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

August 12 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 9: “God, Motherhood & Apple Pie”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish proud judging! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become meek and lowly on heart…

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

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READ MORE…

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

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

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

 

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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“For from within, out of the heart of men,

proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications,

murders, Thefts, covetousness,

wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness,

AN EVIL EYE, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 

All these evil things come from within,

and defile the man.”

Mark 7:18-23 

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Please tilt your head 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.)

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

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

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Or maybe a wolf.

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

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Maybe even a dog.

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

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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn.

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As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.

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He is very moral, you see!

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

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READ MORE…

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

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW:

July 30 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 3: “Ye Shall Be as God’s!”

 

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Maranatha!: “The Captivity of Satan and His Angels”– By Ellen G. White

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 4-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL – – Maranatha!: “The Captivity of Satan and His Angels”– By Ellen G. White (youtube.com)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 1

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 14:

“Did ‘Noble Bereans’ Investigate Harold Camping’s Teachings?”

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Quite often, those Old Testament people of God are scorned by today’s Christians for their unbelief.

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After all, God sent many prophets to His professed people back in those times, in hopes of causing those erring Old Testament people to turn away from their idolatry and rebellion.

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John the Baptist by J. Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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“ARE WE BETTER THAN THEY? NO, IN NO WAY!”

Romans 3:9

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But really, wouldn’t today’s Christian community react the very same way that the Old Testament Church reacted?

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With anger?

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With unbelief?

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With skepticism: looking for just one little error, so that we wouldn’t have to be bothered anymore with such a seemingly new message?

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Harold Camping – Wikipedia – copyrighted, not for free use

 

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NOBLE BEREANS? “NO, IN NO WAY!”

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Well, the fact is, that’s pretty much what happened when one Harold Camping began to sound his message of alarm to the entire unbelieving world!

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The Christian community mostly proved that we were NOT of noble stock!

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Nor were we like those noble Bereans of old, who, “searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart…”

Jeremiah 15:16

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The fact is, those who are truly Christians, have an insatiable desire to know any and everything that the Bible teaches!

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And someone like Harold Camping would only spark a genuine interest in truth-hungry souls, as this man in this photo appears to possess!

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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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NO SEARCHING HEARTS

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No, there was no noticeable, true searching of the Scriptures daily in hopes that this messenger was the real thing!

There was no getting ready for Christ’s return!

And we had many months to do so, prior to May 21st, 2011.

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But instead of genuine concern and humble soul-searching, Camping received a verbal rock-stoning!

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And this came in the form of a whole lot of mockery!

“Camping’s in it for the money!”

“He’s mentally-ill!”

“He’s just plain crazy!”

“He’s demon-possessed!”

“Senile!”

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

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“THEY THAT DWELL ON THE EARTH SHALL REJOICE”

Revelation 10:11

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And then, after his prediction seemingly failed, seemingly, the entire Christian community joined in with the unbelieving world to condemn Camping with one voice!

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It was truly amazing to see such a faithless display among those who claimed to be open-minded Bereans!

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Skeptics descend on Hollywood Blvd May 21, 2011 for the end-of-the-world rapture prediction by Harold Camping. – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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“YE STIFF-NECKED AND UNCIRCUMCISED!”

Acts 7:51

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Of course, we pretty much expected this atheistic world to react as they did.

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But sadly, God’s professed people joined in with this unbelieving world to laugh and mock and scorn and verbally stone Harold Camping…

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Yes, there was an unbelievable amount of hard-heartedness among those who claimed to have received a new heart!

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

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“THE LORD SHALL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE”

Hebrews 10:30

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Well, May 21st came and went, and everyone was happy and felt very justified in their condemnation of the man and his message!

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But what nobody considered was, that God had given this as a test for the Church!

And we failed miserably!

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Yes, just like those Old Testament Jewish leaders, whom we love to criticize!

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And yet, God knew we would fail that test.

He merely wanted us to realize just how stiff-necked and uncircumcised we really are, in hopes that we might repent of our undone spiritual condition!

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Anger during a protest by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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GOOD NEWS!

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Well, the Good News is that God is not giving up so easily on those who claim to be His humble followers.

After all, God knew His people weren’t ready for His Second Coming.

That’s why the world didn’t end on May 21, 2011.

God knew we needed some additional time to get right with Heaven.

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Yes, God will have a victorious people!

Even if He has to, “of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.” Luke 3:8 Yes, God ca

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And if there are any “Noble Bereans” who decide that these things are worth spending some serious time searching out, concerning why Camping taught what he taught about the Last Day, there is still time…

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One can listen to Camping’s incredible 600+ Bible studies on the Book of Jeremiah found at the bottom of each day’s devotional, beginning on the Year-1 Devotionals (click here to view).

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

 

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TO READ PART 15, GO HERE…

June 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 15: “Treasure Hunters For God!”)

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion!

Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… ” FEBRUARY 10 (The Deserted Island Theologian!)”…

…or you can also read…JUNE 13 (Why The World Didn’t End on May 21, 2011)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS

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“With the hoofs of his horses

shall he tread down all thy streets:

he shall slay thy people by the sword,

and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.”

Ezekiel 26:12

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THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellation (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation).

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Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon.

Also notice his eye is a star.

It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky.

It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west.

In January, it is in the west after midnight.

As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation.

It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion.

And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west.

The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. 

The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.

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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER

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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it.

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And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?”

Well, very simply put, if stars represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation”

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TOMORROW: 

August 2 (Noble Bereans? Part 62: “Did Ellen G. White Plagiarize?”)

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

 

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Harold Camping Study on the Book of Joel #1

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 27-MINUTE STUDY – – Harold Camping Joel #1 (youtube.com)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 28

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Cuttlefish & The False Prophet

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Part 16:

“The Words of the Wicked”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here…APRIL 1 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet)

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“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood:

but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”

Proverbs 12:6

 

 

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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…

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…which allows them to work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world, without its inhabitants becoming alarmed…

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And isn’t it true that the fleshly pleasures and glittering treasures 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.

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Oh yes, there has always been many underlying dangers and evils lurking out there!

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But Satan is now coming as “The False Prophet”, spoken of in Revelation 13, 16, 19, and 20.

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And as with most false prophets, Satan is deceiving the world’s inhabitants, which explains why he has given this, his antichrist world-system a make-over into a seemingly “nice place”, offering many “good things” to enjoy and pursue.

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Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood”

Proverbs 12:6

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Have you noticed, as of late, how society is forcing a change in language. It’s amazing how rapidly is society’s downward spiral into abject wickedness.

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And considering how the western nations prided themselves as being the defenders of “freedom of speech”, it becomes even more amazing to see them refute that very foundation of liberty: the freedom to speak openly concerning religious/political ideas.

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Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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AMERICA, THE SAFE-HAVEN FROM EUROPEAN TYRANNY

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This nation was originally founded to be a refuge for Christian pilgrims, fleeing from religious and secular tyranny and persecution in Europe during the centuries which were known as “The Dark Ages”.

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For centuries, the apostate church-state system in those European nations made life difficult and dangerous for Christians who loved the Bible.

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And so, finally came a mass exodus across the waters to the wilderness of North America.

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And even though this new, fledgling nation, The United States, was intended to be a Christian nation there was to never again be any one denomination exerting control of the populace, as was the case in Europe.

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

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

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THE AGE OF ABUNDANCE

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What Christians did not realize was, that the world was going to experience a gigantic paradigm shift from a world of scarcity to a world of abundance.

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And thus began the industrial/science/technological revolution which turned the former Protestant Reformation nations of Europe and America into cornucopian super-societies!

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

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INTERNET: THE ULTIMATE APOCALYPTIC WEAPON!

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And because of the industrial/technological revolution, many new inventions flooded the world.

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And as a result, society has been given the ability to control, and even censor speech and the free-flow of information, the advent of the high-tech devices are rapidly becoming Satan’s ultimate apocalyptic weapon.

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In other words, this current-day “public square” can instantly cancel anyone who says or advocates anything contrary to what is allowed by the unseen rulers of the world.

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Government Censorship – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“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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The leaders of this movement to change what is deemed to be acceptable, and not acceptable, are working hard to punish and cancel anyone who does not bow down to the speech maxims.

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And because the Internet is able to control each individual’s ability to be heard or not heard, and to even control who can buy and sell, speech is just one more way to persecute anyone who refuses to bow down to this antichrist world-system.

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Thus, will be coming the long-afore-promised mark of the Beast in which “no man might buy or sell” should they refuse to bow down to the dictates of this antichrist world-system beast-like authority!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“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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This above verse from Ephesians 2:2, reveals that the unsaved citizenry of this fallen world are indwelt by the antichrist spirit, of “the Prince of the Power of the Air”, Lucifer, now titled “Satan” and “The Devil”.

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And because they are indwelt by his antichrist spirit, they must do his bidding in traveling along in “the course of this world”.

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And thus, it is nothing short of amazing to see how readily society is willing to accept, even applaud all the changes and paradigm shifts now occurring in the world!

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

Christopher Columbus Statue Torn Down at Minnesota State Capitol – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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“but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”

1st Corinthians 10:13

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The Good News is when we consider that God will provide “a way to escape” the heavy trials which are already beginning to be implemented.

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What each of us must do is to continue to hide God’s “exceeding great and precious promises” in our heart and live daily by those promises.

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These promises are the stepping-stones on the heavenward pathway!

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“Concerning the works of men,

by the word of thy lips

I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer”

Psalm 17:4

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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway with Bible passages as steppingstones – Bible www.signsofheaven.org

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…October 4 (“Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”)“…

…or you can also read… March 29 (“Will The Real Nazi/Fascist/Racist/Etc., Please Shout the Loudest!”)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TODAY’S FEATURED 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…

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Look eastward in the early summer through fall.

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Find the Cassiopeia Constellation.

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Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.

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In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. 

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READ MORE…

The ‘Valley of Decision’ Constellation

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW:

July 29  (“The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 8: Angels On My Shoulders”) 

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Maranatha!: “The United States in Prophecy”– By Ellen G. White

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 4-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL – – Maranatha!: “The United States in Prophecy”– By Ellen G. White (youtube.com)

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Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 27

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Apocalypse Now!

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Part 28:

“Do All Things truly ‘Continue as They Were from the Beginning’?”

(Examining 2nd Peter 3:3, 4)

To read Part 1, click here… “AUGUST 3 (Apocalypse Now! Part 1: Silencing the Gospel!)“

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“Knowing this first,

that there shall come in the last days scoffers,

walking after their own lusts,

And saying, Where is the promise of His coming?

for since the fathers fell asleep,

all things continue as they were

from the beginning of the Creation”

2nd Peter 3:3, 4

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There are many in society today, who look at the horrific events happening right now, and simply dismiss them, by saying, “Oh well, these kinds of things have always been happening all the way down throughout history. Nothing new under the sun.”

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Atheist Bus Campaign creator Ariane Sherine and Richard Dawkins at its launch in London.

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“O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

Matthew 16:3

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And yet, what these scoffers are not aware or perhaps are ignoring altogether, is this:

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There are certain things now occurring which have never been witnessed on a worldwide scale, prior to this generation.

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And these things are definite signs that we are indeed in the last hours prior to the grand finale of great tribulation which Christians have endured throughout the persecution of the Church.

ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org

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WORLDWIDE RISE of the SIN of SODOM

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Although there has always been sodomy throughout history, yet never before has there been a world-wide embrace of the sin of Sodom! And this reminds us of Luke 17:29, 30…

“But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom

it rained fire and brimstone from heaven,

and destroyed them all.

Even thus shall it be in the day

when the Son of man is revealed.”

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(And even today you can search the area around the Dead Sea, where Sodom once was and find balls of brimstone! Click here to see short video)

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Picture – Lot Escapes – Public Domain.

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WORLDWIDE DECLINE IN MORALITY

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“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

2nd Timothy 3:13

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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”

Matthew 24:12

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Since the advent of radio, television, and Internet, a rapid decline in morality has been taking place on a world-wide scale.

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These two verses each prophesied of the future, even these very last days prior to Christ’s Return.

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WORLDWIDE ABILITY TO CONTROL WHO CAN BUY & SELL

“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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Never before has mankind had the ability to control who can buy or sell. And this above prophecy concerning “buying and selling” was penned two thousand years ago, giving it a much greater impetus!

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WORLDWIDE ABILITY TO CENSURE SPEECH

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The Internet seems to be the perfect apocalyptic weapon for the forces of evil against the human race!

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In other words, this now gives the Devil and his willing accomplices the ability censure and control what can be said, or not be said, or who it can be said to.

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But Internet can even discriminate between each and every individual, by use of “bots” and “algorithms” which search the world-wide-web for “violators of acceptable speech and approved ideas”!

Child and Computer – TV – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License

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WORLDWIDE ABILITY TO READ THE BIBLE PROPHECIES CONCERNING THESE END-TIMES

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“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached

in all the world for a witness unto all nations;

and then shall the end come”

Matthew 24:14 

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This above verse foretold of a day in which the Bible would be a “witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come”. And by means of radio, television and Internet, that worldwide witness is now possible!

Television in Pyongyang – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”

Daniel 12:4

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This above verse prophesied of this very day in which instant communication and rapid-travel would be a product of an increase in knowledge.

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Oh yes, this above verse may have other implications, but it sure seems to be fulfilled in this very day in which knowledge is instantly accessible, and many people are running “to and fro”, both literally, physically, but also intellectually, via “smart devices”!

Computer hacking – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS NOW REVEALED

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“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars…

then look up, and lift up your heads;

for your redemption draweth nigh.”

Luke 21:25, 26

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Never before has Luke 21:25 been fulfilled until this very day in which the signs written “in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars”.

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ABOVE PICTURE: The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only

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THREE ANGELS MESSAGE NOW REVEALED

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Listen to Revelation, Chapter 14, concerning the last-days messages of the three angels to the world…

“And the third angel followed them (the first two angels),

saying with a loud voice…

“If any man worship the beast and his image,

and receive his mark in his forehead,

or in his hand,

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,

which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation;

and he (whoever receives The Mark)

shall be tormented with fire and brimstone

in the presence of the holy angels,

and in the presence of the Lamb…”

Revelation 14:9, 10

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3 – Three Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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WORLDWIDE ANIMUS AGAINST CHRISTIANS

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“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,

and shall kill you:

and ye shall be hated of all nations for My name’s sake.”

Matthew 12:9

This above verse is concerning the end-times just prior to Christ’s Return.

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And right now, for the very first time, the hatred of Christians (and Jews) has spread through the majority of the nations, including the very nations which once lovingly and enthusiastically embraced the Christian Reformation.

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WORLDWIDE PUSH TOWARD A ONE-WORLD, TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT

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

that the image of the beast should both speak,

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

And he causes all, both small and great,

rich and poor, free and bond,

to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

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 13:13-15

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Since the building of the Tower of Babel, mankind’s dream of a one-world government has never been within the grasp of humanity as it is today!

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And of course, the Bible foretold of this day, concerning the totalitarian control which causes the entire world to receive the mark and image of the antichrist world-system.

General Assembly of the United Nations – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license 

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

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WORLDWIDE ANGER

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Never before have we seen such pandemic hate! And with the advent of Internet and cell-phones, this hatred has even been magnified!

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Listen to this prophecy about mankind’s multiplying hatred and The Day of Judgment…

“And the nations were angry,

and Thy (God’s) wrath is come,

and the time of the dead,

that they should be judged”

Revelation 11:18

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George Floyd protests – Portland Oregon – cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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FULFILLMENT OF HABAKKUK 1:8

“Their horses also are swifter than the leopards…”

Habakkuk 1:8 

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But as of late, something has drastically changed.

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There is now occurring a sinister paradigm shift throughout the world.

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And it seems as if the world is no longer content to maintain this deceptive “friendship” with God’s people.

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As a matter of fact, the changes now occurring are beginning to speed up with leopard-like rapidity to the point that people are scratching their heads and saying, “What in the world is going on here!? Why is this planet getting so crazy-evil…and so swiftly!?”

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This above verse from Habakkuk 1:8 is finding its fulfillment via the instant communication-devices now in the hands of the world’s multitudes!

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Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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

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“…the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

Proverbs 27:6

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Yes, it seems that Satan is now on the march! He and his vast army of unseen evil angels are goading the world’s inhabitants to turn against all that is good and godly, it seems.

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Oh yes, the world has its own form of pretentious goodness, often referred to as, “Political Correctness”.

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But even here, these politically protected entities are even being manipulated to oppress the freedoms which Christians have long enjoyed for many decades.

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

 

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RUN CHRISTIAN, RUN!

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Well, as the prophet Habakkuk forewarned, it is now time for Christians to “RUN!” And many similar Bible warnings likewise tell us to “flee to the mountains” in these last moments of time.

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And so, knowing that “all things work together for good to those that love God” (Romans 8:28), let’s not ignore this incredible societal wake-up call, and begin to use any remaining time to good account, as we “cram for our finals”, so to speak!

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No, there is no more time to dilly-dally in the world as we have been doing for much too long!

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As the Bible tells us…

“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 recompense.”

Jeremiah 51:6

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

USMC – prayer-before-study – Wikimedia – Public-domain

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“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars;

and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;

the sea and the waves roaring;

Men’s hearts failing them for fear,

and for looking after those things

which are coming on the earth:

for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud

with power and great glory.

And when these things begin to come to pass,

then look up, and lift up your heads;

for your redemption draweth nigh”

Luke 21:28

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand the hour we are now in, and to prepare myself to stand in this coming battle…

Prayer – Brooklyn Museum – Saint James the Less – by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…April 2 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 10: “Television, Swifter Than Leopards!”), or you can also read this shorter article…January 7th (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU 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 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

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 This phenomenon begins in late October, in the pre-dawn hours. It then begins a little earlier each night, and lasts for several months, until they both appear to lie down once again.

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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.

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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.

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

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ABOVE CHART: The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart – wikipedia star-chart with orion drawn in by this website – not for commercial use

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… ‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’

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TOMORROW…

July 28 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet . Part 16: “The Words of the Wicked”)

Giant Cuttlefish – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 21-MINUTE CHAPTER – – Last Day Events Ellen G White Audio book Chapter 2 Signs of Christ’s Soon Return (youtube.com)

9/11 World Trade Center attack – New York – by UpsateNYer & Wikipedia – Share-Alike Lic.

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