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Today’s Devotional November 20

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“The Nebuchadnezzar Syndrome”

 

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“THE PRIDE OF MAN”

Psalm 31:20

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We humans get proud of our accomplishments…

…our talents and abilities…

…our outward beauty, our charismatic personalities…

…our good work-ethics, our genius…

…our inventive ideas and discoveries…

…our physical strength, our good morality.

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Yes, these are only just a few of the many areas in which we humans are filled with pride.

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

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“ALTOGETHER BRUTISH & FOOLISH”

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But for those who place their trust in God’s Word, they soon discover that God does not give us such a glowing report-card.

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No, quite the opposite!

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You see, the Bible plainly lays bare the stark reality, that mankind is not nearly as bright and clever as we credit ourselves as being.

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For instance, the Bible says…“But they (the so-called wise men of all nations) are altogether brutish and foolish…”

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“Brutish (perhaps meaning, ‘stupid’) and foolish”: not a very flattering description, wouldn’t you agree?

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Pilgrim’s Progress – Then Atheist fell into a very great laughter – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S FOOLISH PRIDE DEMOLISHED

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The story of King Nebuchadnezzar makes a fitting example of how people take credit for their accomplishments.

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Listen, “…they shall make thee (King Nebuchadnezzar) to eat grass as oxen…

until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,

and giveth it to whomsoever He will…

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

and He doeth according to His will in the army of heaven,

and among the inhabitants of the earth:

and none can stay His hand,

or say unto Him, What doest Thou? …

and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.”

Daniel 4:32, 34, 35, 37

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Yes, after having lived for years as a dumb animal, old King Nebuchadnezzar ultimately understood…

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…he finally learned the hard way, that his wisdom and might and strength and accomplishments were only possible because God permitted him to have those qualities.

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William Blake Nebuchadnezzar – Wikipedia – public domain

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“THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR”

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But we shouldn’t think that this wicked King Nebuchadnezzar’s abilities were necessarily gifts from Heaven.

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No, but rather, the Bible reveals to us the following source of mankind’s supposed abilities…

…”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 revealed that mankind is indwelt by the, “prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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And if Satan is working within the children of disobedience, then we can just imagine what kinds of things he’s doing through them!

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

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“DAY OF THE LORD…UPON…PROUD & LOFTY”

Isaiah 2:12

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Listen to Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the great day of God’s wrath…

….”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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Yes, the Day of the Lord (which has already begun) will finally reveal to us just how foolish and unintelligent we really are!

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

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GET ON BOARD THE ARK OF SAFETY!

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But there is a way of escape from all this!

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Yes, it is still the day of Salvation.

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And all are invited to jump ship from this sinking Titanic planet, and climb aboard the Ark of Salvation…

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…the Heaven-bound Salvation ship, which is leaving this doomed world, for the wonderful Promised Land: a land of joyful song and innocent laughter.

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A land in which we will never grow old but be forever young! 

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Titanic – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Graciously allow me to hide Thy great and precious promises in my heart, that I might stand in this evil day which is already beginning… 

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READ MORE…                                                                

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

…February 6 (“Without Me, Ye Can Do Nothing!”), 

or you can also read this next article…  

November 22 (“Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!”)

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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A STAR & SCEPTER ARISES IN THE NIGHT SKY

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“Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.” Psalms 45:6

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Now, this 3rd brightest star in the night heavens, Arcturus, seems to very nicely fulfill the prophecy, “there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel” Numbers 24:17.

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But where would the scepter be in this prophecy? After all, it speaks not only of a star rising, but also of a scepter.

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Sceptre and Orb and Imperial Crown of Austria – Wikipedia photo by Michal Maňas – US public domain

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NOT THE NORTHERN NOR THE SOUTHERN CROSS

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This is not the Northern Cross, nor is it the Southern Cross.

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This cross is made of stars from both the Serpens Constellation and the Ophiuchus Constellation.

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Here is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Cross/Scepter Constellation.

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The stars in this star-chart are accurately placed, and this Cross/Scepter Constellation stands out in brilliance, among the other stars in the night sky.

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The sketch below is the Summer Constellations, as seen when looking west.

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Well, if you look just to the south (south is to the left in this sketch) of Arcturus, you will see what appears to be a scepter.

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But this scepter also appears as a Cross.

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And this constellation has been named, the Cross/Scepter constellation.

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It can be seen in January, in the pre-dawn hours.

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Each night, it appears a little earlier, as it slowly inches its way westward.

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Finally, this constellation dips below the western horizon, in the fall, not appearing again till January, back in the eastern sky.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Cross-Scepter Constellation – Also known as the Ophiuchus and the Serpens Constellations Website has taken liberty of drawing in this Cross-Scepter Constellation upon a star-chart found on Wikipedia

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Cross/Scepter Constellation”

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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November 21 (Taking Back This Nation for God! Part 24: “Misguided Mercy on the Border”)

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Ellen White’s book, “Prophets and Kings”) 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 21-MINMUTE CHAPTER BY ELLEN WHITE Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Prophets and Kings book, Chapter 40)

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream – www.freebibleimages.org

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, November 19

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“Habakkuk Says “RUN!”

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Part 25:

“Fleeing From the Bottomless Pit!”

To read Part 1, click here…August 11th (Habakkuk Says “Run!”)

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“Psa_9:17  The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”

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“Write the vision,

and make it plain upon tables,

that he may run that readeth it!” 

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Dear Reader, like Habakkuk says, it’s time to “RUN!”

Habakkuk 2:2

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, I pray that You would take me out of the horrible slimy pit of lukewarmness, and give me the ability to run the Christian “race with patience”…

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…

…August 17 (“Sinking Into The Bottomless Pit”),

…or you can also read…

…June 29 (“The Removal of the Holy Spirit” CONTINUED)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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REVELATION 12 WRITTEN IN HEAVEN

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“And there appeared a great wonder (or sign) in heaven; a woman…

And there appeared another wonder (sign) in heaven;

and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads…

And the woman fled into the wilderness,

where she hath a place prepared of God…

And the serpent cast out of his mouth

water as a flood after the woman,

that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”

Revelation 12:1, 3, 6, 15

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Here is a sketch of this Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12.

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This is the Winter Constellations of Signs Of Heaven.

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Besides Orion and his Horse, we also see pictured in this sketch, the Dragon of Revelation 12.

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This Revelation 12 Woman Constellation is fleeing.

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As you can see, the Dragon Constellation is spewing a flood of water in her direction, as is written…

…“And the serpent cast out of his mouth

water as a flood after the woman,

that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”

Revelation 12:15.

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This wave of water represents Satan’s lies, and his false teachers who tell those lies.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Early Winter in the east – Orion, Revelation 12 Woman (AKA Ursa Major) – Revelation 12 Dragon (AKA Hyades, Pleiades, etc.) – Goodly Horse in Battle with Rider (Camelopardelis, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, etc…) – www.signsofheaven.org – Not for profit use!

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GOD’S MESSAGE: FLEE!!

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Beholding the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation in winter, it seems that God is trying to get a very important message across to His people…

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…the message that His Church is to flee!

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But what are they to flee from?

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Well, you can go to the article titled “The Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation”

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Fleeing to the Mountains: The Abomination in the Church, Part 1″

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TOMORROW…

Today’s Devotional, Year 4 November 20 (“The Nebuchadnezzar Syndrome”)

 

 

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Last Day Events – Chapter 1 by E.G. White 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 14-MINUTE CHAPTER – – LDE-01 – Earths Last Crisis (Last-Day Events)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 29

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 46:

“God’s Law & The United States”

FURTHER CONTINUED 

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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“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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“MANY LESSONS TO LEARN…AND…TO UNLEARN”

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But while teaching various Bible doctrines, Ellen White also made the following statement…

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Listen…“We have many lessons to learn,

and many, many to unlearn.

God and Heaven alone are infallible.

Those who think that they will never have to give up a cherished view,

never have occasion to change an opinion, will be disappointed.

As long as we hold to our own ideas and opinions with determined persistency,

we cannot have the unity for which Christ prayed.”

{Christian Experience and Teaching p. 203}

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Here is a very dramatic statement regarding her teachings, and regarding the stance which any church or denomination should have taken.

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“THERE REMAINETH A REST TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD”

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For our primary example of how God often works, Ellen White spoke of the Sabbath in terms of the letter of the law, as does the Old Testament.

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And to this very day, most of her adherents cling to this teaching.

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But as the January 27 devotional (click here) attempted to teach, the Sabbath Rest which remains to the people of God is not merely a one-day-per-week, 24-hour long rest from physical labor, but rather is a spiritual rest which we receive in Jesus.

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And this 24/7/365 spiritual rest is the true seal of God!

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And of course, there are a number of articles and devotionals on this website dealing with this.

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Sleeping Man in Fish Market – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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UNBELIEVERS HAVE NO REST

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But as Revelation, Chapter 14 prophesies concerning the Mark of the Beast…

…”And they have no rest day nor night,

who worship the beast and his image…”

Revelation 14:11

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Here is revealed that those who worship the Beast and his image have no rest day nor night.

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And this rest is the same Greek word found in Matthew 11:28-30…

…”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.”

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This is the same rest which is spoken of in Revelation 14:11.

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It is a spiritual rest which the world cannot and will not receive, until they begin to wholly trust in Christ as their Savior.

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Human worry & stress & depression – by Becky Wetherington for Wikimedia – cropped and colored image – Share-alike License

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SUNDAY: AN ACT OF DEFIANCE

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And Sunday worship? Well, one can probably conclude that when she spoke of Sunday, it is actually just symbolic of anyone who loves this present, Babylonian, sun-worshiping world, and yet attempts to serve Christ at the same time.

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It is merely symbolic of any act of rebellion against and rejection of the commandments of God, for the “commandments of men” (“But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” Matthew 15:9) .

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And let’s face it, living for and loving this present selfish world is the greatest of all acts of rebellion by Mankind against the commandments of God!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pied Piper of Television

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WHOSE CHARACTER IS WRITTEN ON MY HEART?

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Therefore, we must not get the idea that merely attending church on either Saturday or Sunday will determine which camp we are in: the Saved or the Lost.

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But rather, it is just whose name is written in our forehead (our heart): either the character of Christ or the character of Satan; this is what truly determines just who has the true seal of God or who has the true Mark of the Beast!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Most Holy Place in the Heart

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

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STUDY, NOBLE BEREAN, STUDY!!!

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Nevertheless, every Noble Berean is highly encouraged to listen to the audio reading of Chapter 27 of Ellen White’s book, The Great Controversy, by simply scrolling down toward the bottom of today’s devotional.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 47, CLICK HERE…

September 25 (Noble Bereans, Part 47: “Do Ellen White and Harold Camping Agree?”)

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold Camping

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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…

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…August (Noble Bereans, Part 16: “The Signs Of Heaven?”)…

 …or you can also read…September 17 (Noble Bereans, Part 20: “Re-thinking Ellen White Regarding Her Old Testament Statements”)… 

…or you can also read…October 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 26 – “The Message of the Third Angel of Revelation 14”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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FINALLY WALKING UPWARD INTO THE HIGHWAYS OF ETERNITY

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken.

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Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you.

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Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God.

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Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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ThomasCole-Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – Wikimedia – US public domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Castor and Pollux & The Mystery Ship of Scripture”

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TOMORROW…

January 30 (The False Prophet, Part 26: “Many Shall Say…Lord, Lord!”)

Jesus and Judas – The-Last-Supper-large-WIKIPEDIA-US-public-domain

 

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 27 – Modern Revivals

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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 #79

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 28

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 45:

“God’s Law & The United States”

CONTINUED

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. 

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Let’s review the key Bible passage…

…”And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea:

who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,

in that they received the word with all readiness of mind,

and searched the scriptures daily,

whether those things were so.”

Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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And so, the Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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Thus, there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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PROPHECIES NOW FULFILLED

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And while yesterday’s devotional (click here) focused more on the 7th-Day Sabbath, today’s devotional will briefly explore into the true fulfillment of the 1st and 2nd beasts of Revelation 13.

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And while Ellen White did an amazing job of looking forward in time from her vantage point in the 1880’s, we now have a much broader perspective, as we see exactly how things have unfolded in these last days.

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1858 version The Great Controversy by E.G. White – Public Domain

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SATAN’S ANTICHRIST WORLD-SYSTEM

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And while Ellen White referred to the Church of Rome as the antichrist beast, it must be remembered that the antichrist beast described in chapters 13 & 17 of Revelation is actually symbolic of the kingdom of Satan, this entire antichrist world-system.

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Yes, the antichrist beast is comprised of kings and kingdoms (including the apostate portion of Christianity).

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The Church of Rome was merely the 5th head of the 7-headed beast, even though that “Great Harlot” church played the primary role as persecutor of God’s people throughout most of the New Testament history. (See Revelation 17:1 & 19:2 for “Great Harlot” reference)

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“…THAT SPIRIT WHICH NOW WORKETH…”

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Likewise, the 2nd beast of Revelation 13, the False Prophet, while originating in the United States, is actually the spirit 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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In other words, rather than being merely a single nation, this 2nd Beast, the False Prophet, is none other than the diabolical spirit-being, Satan, as he works invisibly through the hearts of men who are actuated by his antichrist spirit.

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And this two-horned spirit agency of evil, is working around the clock and around the world to compel the human race to bow down and worship his antichrist world-system, thus giving him homage he so greatly desires.

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SATAN’S CHARACTER MANIFESTED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS

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For an example of how Satan compels humans to worship him, the television broadcasts the various qualities of his character on a 24/7/365 basis: anger, lust, unbelief, pride, violence, revenge, greed, selfishness, and a form of counterfeit goodness, etc….

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These qualities are seen in the various daily TV shows and advertisements, howbeit are greatly disguised by a shroud of counterfeit goodness, humanitarianism, friendliness, and morality.

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STUDY, NOBLE BEREAN, STUDY!!!

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Now, time does not permit this short devotional to explore into the exact nature of the Beast’s Mark.

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But hopefully, tomorrow’s devotional (click here) will further accomplish that task.

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In the meanwhile, every “Noble Berean” is encouraged to listen to today’s 21-minute audio of Chapter 26 of Ellen White’s book, The Great Controversy, by simply scrolling down to near the bottom of this page.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 3, OF “GOD’S LAW & THE UNITED STATES”, CLICK HERE…

January 29 (Noble Bereans, Part 46: “God’s Law & The United States” FURTHER CONTINUED )

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THE NOBLE BEREAN IS ALSO HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 25 MINUTE AUDIO BIBLE STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (#285) CONCERNING THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF THE 7TH-DAY SABBATH, CONDUCTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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ABOVE PAINTING: The Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain

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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! 

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

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READ MORE…

OVEMBER 23 (Noble Bereans, Part 20: “Re-thinking Ellen White Regarding Her Old Testament Statements”)… 

…or you can also read…October 18 (Noble Bereans, Part 26 – “The Message of the Third Angel of Revelation 14”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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FINALLY WALKING UPWARD INTO THE HIGHWAYS OF ETERNITY

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken.

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Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you.

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Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God.

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Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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ThomasCole-Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey wikimedia US public domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Castor and Pollux & The Mystery Ship of Scripture”

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TOMORROW… 

January 29 (Noble Bereans, Part 46: “God’s Law & The United States” FURTHER CONTINUED )

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this 44-chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 26 – Facing Life’s Record

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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 #77

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Daily Devotional – January 1

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Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads!

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Part 10

“All Day Long I Have Stretched Forth My Hands”

To read part 1, click here…July 4th (Look Up & Lift Up Your Heads! Part 1)

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“All day long I have stretched forth My hands

unto a disobedient and gainsaying people”

Romans 10:21

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The Bible is a supernatural book.

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It is like no other!

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Certainly not like the relatively inferior books written by mere mortals!

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Oh yes, God inspired mortal men to write the words and thoughts.

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But those words and thoughts came from the infinite mind of God!

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

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To give just one example of the supernatural nature of the Bible, one needs go no further than the day of Christ’s crucifixion.

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God supernaturally orchestrated that day in such a way as to provide a visual portrait of the Gospel of God’s love and forgiveness!

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Crucifixion darkness – Jesus on the Cross – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.”

Matthew 27:38

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Just picture a hill. And at the very crest of the hill are three large wooden crosses.

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A large crowd gathers around to watch three men being nailed to each cross.

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Then the three crosses are put into an upright position…

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…one cross with the thief on Jesus’ left side…

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…the other cross with the thief put to the right of Jesus.

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And so, the day continues, with the curious onlookers intensely witnessing the behavior of those three men.

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The two thieves mock Jesus and call into question His claims of divinity.

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Even members of the crowd make taunting mockeries…

…”And the people stood beholding.

And the rulers also with them derided him,

saying, He saved others; let him save himself,

if he be Christ, the chosen of God.”

Matthew 27:42, Mark 15:31, Luke 23:35

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And yet, this noble Being did not answer back the taunts and jests.

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Brooklyn Museum – What Our Lord Saw from the Cross – James Tissot

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But it is written of this most glorious moment in the history of the universe…“All day long I have stretched forth My hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.” Romans 10:21

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But after some hours, one of the thieves (to the right of Jesus), realizes that Jesus indeed is the Divine One whom He claimed to be…

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…and repents of his mockery, and turns to Jesus, pleading…“Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom.” Luke 23:42

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And to this heartfelt plea, Jesus responds…“To day shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43

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Jesus was assuring that salvation was given to that repentant thief, that very day!

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And this marvelous scenario was orchestrated by God to present the choice of each and every one of us!

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We can also continue to live the rest of our lives like that unrepentant thief on Jesus’ left…

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…or we can be like that thief to Jesus’ right and repent and turn Jesus, pleading for everlasting life in Paradise!

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Yes, the beckoning arms of Jesus are stretched out still, to humanity, calling to each and every one of us…“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

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

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And so, this marvelous scenario of the Cross of Christ is just one evidence among countless others of the miraculous nature of the Bible.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to focus the eyes of my understanding only upon Jesus…

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…

…“March 1st (A Designer Jesus!)“…

…or you can also read…

 …JANUARY 9 (Armageddon In The Sky!)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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STRETCHED FROM SKY TO SKY

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In 2012, this constellation was revealed.

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It is comprised of all the other constellations on this website, as they appear in the night-sky.

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The only way to really see this constellation, is to become very totally familiar with this website.

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This is because this incredible constellation spans both the summer and winter skies.

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This constellation is actually in a semi-circle, as it appears in the night-sky.

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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.”

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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).

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And God had actually stretched that picture of love from sky to sky, just as the song-verse said.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…Sign of the Son of Man in Heaven Constellation 

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TOMORROW…

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Maranatha!: “The Message of the Cross”– By Ellen G. White

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Maranatha!: “The Message of the Cross”– By Ellen G. White

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 15

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Like Likes Like!

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“As is the earthy,

such are they also that are earthy:

and as is the heavenly,

such are they also that are heavenly.”

1st Corinthians 15:48

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One of the lesser-known geniuses of the Twentieth Century was an outspoken atheist/philosopher/theoretical-physicist/, Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988).

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This man was associate and sometimes tutor to the likes of people, for example, like Albert Einstein, a fellow Jew.

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And besides being a college professor, and participant in the Manhattan Project, his life was devoted to the discovery of the principles of physics.

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Feynman and Oppenheimer at Los Alamos – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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LIKE LIKES LIKE!

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Now one of Feynman’s well-known statements is the phrase, “Like likes like”, which has to do with the attraction of like-molecules to each other.

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And many, no doubt, have used Feynman’s quote, applying it to different aspects to everyday life!

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Feynman and Oppenheimer at Los Alamos – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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PAUL’S ASSESSMENT OF THIS THEORY

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Yes, that phrase, “Like likes like” can apply to many aspects of life!

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And this theory can also apply to the spiritual life!

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Listen to Paul…

…”As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy:

and as is the heavenly,

such are they also that are heavenly.”

1st Corinthians 15:48

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Now this above verse presents a similar idea to Feynman ‘s theory, “Like likes like”.

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Of course, Paul uttered it much more eloquently and almost 2,000 years prior to Feynman!

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But it must be noted that things in the natural world usually have their spiritual counterpart!

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – public domain

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SPIRITUAL THINGS FOOLISH TO THE WORLD

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And the Bible gives a confirmation to 1st Corinthians 15:48, found in 1st Corinthians 2:14…

…”But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:

for they are foolishness unto him:

neither can he know them,

because they are spiritually discerned.”

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Here is an even more defined application of this truth of life!

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Yes, those who are natural (carnal) have little stomach for spiritual things!

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They are foolishness to such earthly-minded men!

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Paul persecuted by Pharisees & Sadducees – www.thebiblerevival.com – US Public Domain

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“LIKE LIKES LIKE” IN THE CHURCH

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So this theory of “Like likes like” is also seen in the church world too!

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Listen… “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:

for it is not subject to the law of God,

neither indeed can be.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.”

Romans 8:7, 8

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As this above passage states, there are carnally-minded persons in God’s house!

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And some of these happen to be behind the pulpits!

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HERETICAL HERMENEUTIC

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Satan has cleverly introduced a totally unbiblical doctrine into the church!

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It is sometimes called the “The Historical-Grammatical Method of Interpretation”.

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And to define it concisely, it is the doctrine that the Bible must be interpreted as literal as possible!

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In other words, unless context demands an allegorical interpretation, the Bible student must not try to see a spiritual meaning!

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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel – Wikipedia – public domain

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THE BIBLE A SPIRITUAL BOOK!

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Now, there is absolutely no scripture which commands us to abstain from trying to see the spiritual meaning of the various stories found in the Gospels, or the Old Testament!

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And so, this phantom hermeneutic has no biblical origin!

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It was totally contrived by theologians of the past and is still a cardinal rule of interpretation to this very day!

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LOCKED OUT OF DEEPER TRUTHS!

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And so, as a result, the vast majority of Christians have been locked out from understanding much of the Bible!

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As an example, most Christians cannot understand that the Old Testament prophets, when speaking concerning Israel and Jews, were also speaking of the Church!

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And so, they cannot see the spiritual truths which are so often veiled in allegories, parables, types, and shadows!

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THE EARTHLY-MINDED DESIRE EARTHLY TRUTHS

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The problem is that when carnally-minded men try to interpret spiritual truths, they tend to gravitate towards an earthly interpretation!

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The theory, “Like likes like” applies to these carnally-minded men!

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They, being earthly, are attracted to earthly interpretations!

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For instance, when trying to understand the meaning of locusts, in Revelation, Chapter 9, they will invariably attempt to find some earthly meaning!

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They cannot see the spiritual application, that locusts represent the various ways that God allows the Devil to destroy our spiritual crops, so to speak!

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In other words, God, in His attempt to bring us to repentance, will sometimes allow the Devil to remove our earthly blessings! 

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THE GOOD NEWS!

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“To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna”

Revelation 2:17

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The Good News is that once God gives us spiritual eyes to see the deeper truths of Scripture, the “hidden Manna”, which is literally found all through the Bible!

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And as we become nourished up in that hidden Manna, we then can begin to walk that upward pathway, which leads us to the “Jerusalem above”!

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James Tissot – The Gathering of the Manna – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“And He (Jesus) said,

Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:

but to others in parables;

that seeing they might not see,

and hearing they might not understand.”

Luke 8:1

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me a love for spiritual things….

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

…”APRIL 27 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 1)”…

 …or you can also read…

…”February 15th (The Two Images!)” 

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THE END

 

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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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.

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This constellation appears as a snake.

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Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation…

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…and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon.

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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”. 

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These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars, from the Five Wise Virgins Stars.

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”

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TOMORROW…

November 16 “Habakkuk Says “RUN!” . Part 24: “Flee Out of Babylon’s Schools of Confusion!”

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

 

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“Spiritual Land” Harold Camping

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 10-MINUTE TALK ON THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF THE BIBLE – – “Spiritual Land” Harold Camping

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 14

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Mark Now Given?

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Part 14:

“The Golden Image of Daniel-2 the Antichrist Beast?”

To read Part 1, click here…April 3rd (Mark Now Given? Part 1)

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“And he (the False Prophet Beast)

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.”

Revelation 13:15

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This above verse is a prophecy which strikes a nerve in those who realize…

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…who realize that many governments are now capable of preventing any one person (or even all persons) from buying or selling. 

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Today’s devotional would like to spend a few moments on this subject as revealed in the little Book of Daniel.

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GOLDEN IMAGE OF A MAN

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Listen to this prophecy from Daniel, regarding the worship of an image…

“Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold,

whose height was threescore cubits,

and the breadth thereof six cubits:

he set it up in the plain of Dura,

in the province of Babylon…

Then an herald cried aloud,

To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages…

whoso falleth not down and worshippeth,

shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:1, 4, 6

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Here is a prophecy which lays out a basic concept for what the world will be forced to go through in the near future. (Notice this image’s dimensions are “60” cubits and “6” cubits)

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That is, the entire world will be compelled to bow down to Satan’s antichrist world-system.

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So, our goal today will be to hopefully unravel this prophecy.

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

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^“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon…How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!”

Isaiah 14:4, 12 (Condensed for brevity)

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First, as this above passage reveals, the King of Babylon is referred to as, “O Lucifer, son of the morning”.

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And because this golden image was in the image of the King of Babylon, the world will actually be bowing down to “the god of this world”, Lucifer.

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

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“And they (the world) worshipped the dragon (Satan) which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast…”

Revelation 13:4 

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And isn’t it true that unsaved humanity doesn’t really believe they worship Satan?

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But the fact is, Lucifer has designed this fallen antichrist world-system in his own image, with all its satanic qualities: lust, greed, violence, hate, lies, hypocrisy, indifference, etc….

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And so, by merely loving this self-serving world, we are actually bowing down to Satan’s fallen, sinful character. 

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Oh yes, we can say, “Oh I love Jesus, so, so much!!!”

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But if our lives are filled with unholy words and selfish actions and world-loving desires and proud aspirations…

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…then we are most likely, still followers, NOT of Christ, but actually of Lucifer, “the god of this world”!

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

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

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“And I (God) will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver…and…gold…they shall call on My Name, and I will hear them…”

Zechariah 13:9 (Condensed for brevity)

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Now just what does it mean to be “cast into the fiery furnace?”

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Simple! A furnace is merely a Bible metaphor (an analogy) about being persecuted and afflicted.

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Listen…“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” Isaiah 48:10

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So, God will purify for Himself, a holy people, who can now walk by faith alone, tried and tested in the fires of affliction.

Fiery Furnace by Gustave Dore’ courtesy of adelaide.edu.au

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“Lo, I see four men loose…and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

Daniel 3:25

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And so, even though these three youths were cast into that fiery furnace, heated up 7-times hotter, they didn’t die…

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Listen…“He (The King of Babylon)…said,

Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire,

and they have no hurt;

and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

Daniel 3:25

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No, they were not hurt. As a matter of fact, in that furnace of affliction, there appeared…“the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” Daniel 3:25  

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Yes, there is no greater closeness to Christ, as when a Believer suffers in the fires of afflictions which happen to us, either small or great!

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Not only during the soon-coming great last trial, but Christ is walking about with us even in our present-hour trials, be they little or great!

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Fiery Furnace by Gustave Dore’ courtesy of adelaide.edu.au

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

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TO READ PART 12, CLICK HERE…

Year 4, March 14: (Mark Now Given? Part 12: “The Internet Mob’s ‘Cancel-Culture’”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to become fully armored up for the coming battle…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… 

…March 1st (A Designer Jesus!)…

 …or you can also read this article…

…JULY 23 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 13: The Evangelical Cult!)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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GOD’S PEOPLE TAKEN CAPTIVE

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“And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her (Babylon), 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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God has a people in Babylon. Yes, Mystery Babylon is the Mother of Harlots.

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The sketch shows her riding this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns.

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But in that spiritual city, there are those who still love God to a certain degree.

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And before the final plagues are poured out upon her, God has been and will continue to call His people out of her…

…“And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her (Babylon), 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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And so in addition to The Pleiades appearing as the Harlot Mother…

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…we also see this second depiction of The Pleiades as an angel, which symbolizes God’s people, walking the downward pathway to destruction.

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They must be called out of Babylon before it’s too late!

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ABOVE PHOTO: Pleiades – Robert Gendler – NASA

ABOVE PICTURE: The Pleiades: Mystery Babylon: Mother of Harlots

ABOVE PICTURE: The Pleiades: The Captive Angel Constellation

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Pleiades: The Captive Angel & Mystery Harlot Constellation”

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TOMORROW…

“JANUARY 20 (Eternal Torment? Part 5: The Talk Show)”

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 21-MINUTE CHAPTER – – Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Prophets and Kings)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 13

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Nature’s Witnesses,

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Part 19:

‘Law & Order Written on Our Hearts’

To read Part 1, click here…January 25th (Nature’s Witnesses)

 

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“For not the hearers of the law are just before God,

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but the doers of the law shall be justified.
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For when the Gentiles, which have not the law,

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do by nature the things contained in the law,

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these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
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Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts,

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their conscience also bearing witness,

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and their thoughts the mean while accusing

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or else excusing one another…”

Roman 2:13-16

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It is so interesting to hear a debate between evolutionists and creationists!

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And one of the most interesting and effective arguments made by creationists is this:

…”If life is merely the result of some cosmic explosion,

then everything is meaningless

and there is no objective morality.”

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In other words, if there is no God, then right and wrong, good and bad are simply what anyone decides and chooses to believe!

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John Lennox and Christopher Hitchens debating wikimedia share-alike license

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ATHEISM: BLEAK AND HOPELESS!

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And of course, this bleak and hopeless reality of life’s meaninglessness (if God didn’t exist), really baffles and deeply disturbs atheists, who must “keep a stiff upper lip” (as the old saying goes).

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Yes, if life is meaningless as they insist, then everything is just hopeless!

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No wonder the suicide rate is so high!

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

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“TRYING TO MAKE IT REAL…COMPARED TO WHAT?!”

Song Title by Les McCann & Eddy Harris

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But in such debates, atheists don’t want to admit that their godless philosophy is a very sad and hopeless one, to say the least.

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And yet, atheists argue that their own life has whatever meaning they wish to invent for themselves.

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“Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts…”

Romans 2:14

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But in spite of their hopeless philosophy, atheists still have a sense of right and wrong.

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They still try to live orderly and morally to some degree.

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So what is it that makes the majority of humans desire to have morality and order in their lives?

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There seems to be a great contradiction in their lives.

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…For when the Gentiles…shew the work of the law written in their hearts”

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Perhaps the great contradiction which atheists do not realize is found in today’s signature passage…

…For when the Gentiles, which have not the law,

do by nature the things contained in the law,

these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

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…”

Roman 2:13-16

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So, this passage reveals that God’s Law is actually written in the hearts of all humans.

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Yes, there is an innate understanding of good and evil which God has written upon the tablets of the human heart.

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People on crowded Delhi Bus – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike

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“Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled”

Titus 1:15

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But this above verse also reveals that unbelievers all have minds and consciences which are defiled by sin.

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And so, it is no surprise that the unbelieving world behaves so badly, so often!

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Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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CREATION MOMENTS

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Now, if the reader would like to learn more about the Laws of nature, please bookmark this following daily 2 minute broadcast called, “Creation Moments” in which a different aspect of nature is highlighted each weekday…click here… “CREATION MOMENTS”

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South American Butterfly – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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TO READ PART 20, CLICK HERE…

November 26 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 20: “The Universe: A Very Lucky Explosion?”)

Big Bang – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 6, GO HERE…

February 14 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 6: “The Poetry of Nature”)

Worker ant carrying leaf – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the joy of knowing more about the wonders of nature. Help me to see, not only the beauty and poetry of nature, and the wisdom of nature, but also the many pictures of Love: God’s love in nature…

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…

…”November 12 (“Questions For Very Sophisticated Amoebas?”)”…

…or you may also read…November 9th (Where Did All the Laws Come From?)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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HEAVENLY OBJECT LESSON

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When God created the Moon and the stars, He ordained them to “rule the night” (Genesis 1:16).

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The Moon, especially when it is full, can light your pathway through the night, as it reflects the light of the Sun.

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So too, the Christian is to be a light to the world: to this sin-darkened world.

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But as the Moon must reflect the light of the Sun, in order to be a light to the world…

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…so also, must the Christian reflect the light of Jesus, to be a spiritual light to this planet in rebellion.

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Listen…“Ye are the light of the world…

Let your light so shine before men,

that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Matthew 5:14-16

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However, during an eclipse, the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, preventing that sunlight from shining on the Moon’s face.

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This is an incredible object-lesson about when the child of God allows the world to come between him and his Lord.

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Like the eclipse, that person no longer reflects the light of Jesus, because his or her love of this dark world of sin has eclipsed the light from the “Sun of Righteousness” (see Malachi 4:2).

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And so, this is just one of the many poetic truths seen in the Moon. (For more on this subject of an eclipse, you may link to the article… “Lunar Eclipse & Spiritual Eclipse”)

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Dutch Painting: Um_moinho_dominando_a_baía_à_luz_lunar – wikimedia – US public domain

This is a drawing of a winter-time total lunar eclipse, first published in Bilder- (Picture Atlas of the Stemenwelt) in 1888

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 1st Face: The Night Watchman”

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TOMORROW:

“April 28th (The Key To Victory!)”

Bible and Key Divination – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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Maranatha!: “Search Your Own Heart”– By Ellen G. White

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 5-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL – – Maranatha!: “Search Your Own Heart”– By Ellen G. White

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 12

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Atheism Exposed by Nature’s Witnesses,

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Part 18:

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“Questions For Very Sophisticated Amoebas?”

To read Part 1, click here…January 25th (Nature’s 7 Witnesses)

 

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A young college student was reaching the age when he began to question the meaning of life.

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“If life is merely an accident, then we’re all just an advanced level of evolution from tiny, one-celled life-forms.”, this young man thought to himself.

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WHAT IS LIFE?

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And one night, as he walked across campus to a rock-concert, he fearfully grappled with these ideas.

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It all seemed so impossible!

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And as this lonely student continued along the well-lit campus walkway, he struggled further with the frightening question of “Just what is life’s purpose if there’s no meaning?”

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Yes, atheism was a very scary idea for this young man.

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Because, if life is merely some mindless accident, then that raises some very critically important questions!

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“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools”

Romans 1:22

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Perhaps, still another question one might ask atheism is this: “Why do most evolutionary charts merely show only evolution of man from apes, and no further back…

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Perhaps they instinctively know that a chart beginning with amoebas, all the way forward to sophisticated humans just might look a little more than ridiculous to the discerning eye!

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Human pedigree – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Genesis 1:1

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And what about existence itself?

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How did this awesome expanse, called the universe, with all its beauty, majesty, and order, come into existence in the first place?

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Just some giant explosion…

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…chaos into law & order?

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…nothing into everything?

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And how could this universe, made of a vast infinite sea of electromagnets, each with differing numbers of electrons and protons come into being if there’s no infinite Creator?

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Big Bang – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“…what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.”

1st Corinthians 15:32

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Perhaps the next atheism question might be…

…”And if all we are is the result of some “big-bang” explosion…

…followed by a lightning-strike-to-pond-scum…

…then what is truth?

…What is right and what is wrong?

…What is good and what is evil?”

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Because, if life is merely accidental, having no meaning nor purpose, then maybe we might consider the advice of that old satanist, Aleister Crowley…“Do what thou wilt”.

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Yes, just as that old rascal advocated, “Just do whatever you want…cause nothing really matters!”

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Aleister Crowley, Golden Dawn – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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HITLER: HERO OF EVOLUTIONISTS?

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And the next question is, “If the basis for evolution is ‘survival of the fittest’, then shouldn’t Adolph Hitler be every atheist’s hero?”

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After all, the evolutionist’s claim is that Hitler was merely speeding up evolution by creating a master race!

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Yeah, Hitler was merely implementing Darwin’s theory of evolution by exterminating all those he deemed “inferior stock”! 

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Adolph Hitler – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God”

Psalm 53:1

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And perhaps the next question to ask atheism is…

…”How in creation does lightning-struck-sludge-pond-scum…

…now have higher/nobler ideals…

…ideals such as ‘right & wrong’, ‘compassion’, ‘love’, ‘sympathy’, ‘nobility’, ‘sorrow’, ‘joy’?”

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“So God created man…in the image of God…male and female created He them.

Genesis 1:27-29 (condensed for brevity)

“And why do humans operate by law & order?

If all we are is just very advanced amoebas, then why do we organize?

Why do we paint beautiful pictures of nature and compose lovely ballads and symphonies?

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Why do advanced amoebas elect leaders and have meetings?

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Why do advanced amoebas, made up of zillions of electromagnets (atoms)…

…fall in love…

…get married…

…go to restaurants…

…attend plays…

…send children to college…

…drive cars…

…go to church, etc.?”

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If you consider all these questions, you might begin to realize that atheism/evolution doesn’t provide an adequate answer!

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Pierre Auguste Renoir, La loge (The Theater Box) – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“…to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man”

Ecclesiastes 1:3

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God has given us the desire to live by law and order and be governed by those laws.

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And He has put within us the desire and need to explore the world and universe around us!

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Father & Son – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“For the invisible things of Him

from the creation of the world are clearly seen,

being understood by the things that are made,

even His eternal power and Godhead;

so that they are without excuse”

Romans 1:20

Sunrise from Burrow Mump, Burrowbridge, Somerset – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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

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CREATION MOMENTS

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Now, if the reader would like to learn more about the witnesses found in nature, please bookmark this following daily 2-minute broadcast called, “Creation Moments” in which a different aspect of nature is highlighted each weekday… “CREATION MOMENTS” (click here) 

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South American Butterfly – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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TO READ PART 19, CLICK HERE…

November 13 (Atheism Exposed: Nature’s Witnesses, Part 19: ‘Law & Order Written on Our Hearts)

ABOVE DRAWING: Thy Word Have I Hid In My Heart – wwwtheheavensdeclare.net – not for commercial purposes

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the joy of knowing more about the wonders of nature.

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Help me to see, not only the beauty and poetry of nature, and the wisdom of nature, but also the grandeur, the many pictures of Love: God’s love in nature…

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But also, show me these signs in the Sun, Moon, and stars..

Beagle and sleeping kitty – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

…JULY 31 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?)…

…or you may also read…April 1st (God’s Love Written in the Heavens!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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A HEAVENLY HOBBY

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“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars;”

Luke 21:25

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FIRST FIND ORION & 7 STARS

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The very first step in finding these many constellations, should be to find the two main constellations: Orion, and the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper).

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These two constellations represent Christ (Orion), and His Church (7 Stars).

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And just as these are the easiest constellations to find, so too, the first place to begin studying the Bible is the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).

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These four books present Christ and His Church, when He walked the earth, just as Orion and the 7 Stars represent Christ and His Church, as seen up in the heavens.

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Then, once you are comfortable finding these two constellations, you can begin to locate the next closest constellations, and so on.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc.) – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – 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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…August 20 (How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven? Part 5: “Proof Is Written In The Heavens”) 

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TOMORROW:

JANUARY 12 (How a Joke Killed! Part 2-b: “An Antichrist Spirit”)

Comedy – Joking – Lowie from The Laugh Factory – Wikimedia – Public Domain

 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 3-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL – – The Faith I Live By: “Creation Not Evolution”– By Ellen G. White                

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