Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 2 (The Time of Trouble, Part 3: “2020, Matrix To Armageddon?”)
By admin On February 14th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 2
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The Time of Trouble,
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Part 3:
“2020: Matrix To Armageddon?”
To read part 1, click here…January 9th: The Time of Trouble! Part 1: “Armageddon In The Sky!”
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The movie, “The Matrix” was a very clever sci-fi production in which an alternate universe became the matrix for a terrifying scenario for those held captive in that alternate reality.
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A UNIVERSE OF OBJECT LESSONS
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Well, God has designed this world for various purposes. And one of those purposes is to give living object lessons which teach us higher truths.
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The beautiful butterfly and its complete transformation from a lowly worm, is symbolic of Christians who have become “born again”.
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Conversely, the spider is an object lesson to illustrate the captivating power of sin and Satan!
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And so, we can learn spiritual lessons from the countless things we see in the world.
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And maybe even from a Hollywood movie!
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South American Butterfly – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License
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THE GREAT 2020 PARADIGM SHIFT
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Well, that horrendous year just might have an eerie resemblance to that movie, The Matrix, at least as far as us being trapped in an alternate reality, which 2020 seemed to become.
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People around the world are confounded and perplexed about that crazy year of 2020. Why all the pandemic madness of shutting down the world economy over an unknown virus?
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And why did the great percentage of inhabitants of this rebellious world seemingly bow down in tacit submission to the oppressive government authorities?
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Yes, why did the rebellious nations all merely capitulate to this policy of trying to “stop the world from turning” (as one commentator put it)?
Just look at the millions of businesses that went under as a result of all the authoritarian tyranny!
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Covid masks – Aegean Sea earthquake people – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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“…and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”
1st John 5:19
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Well, this world has always been a dishonest world…“yea, let God be true, but every man a liar” Romans 3:4
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Nevertheless, the year of 2020 became an incredible year in which almost the entire world openly exposed mankind’s deceit, hypocrisy, cheating and abject lies.
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For example, when masks became readily available, the same authorities who first claimed they were useless now said, “Masks are an absolute existential necessity for the human race!”
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And then we were all commanded to social distance, avoiding being in crowds. But when rioters and protesters began to move in mobs, these same leaders then said, “Well, these ‘peaceful protesters’ are doing a public service.”
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But when those of an opposing political party began protesting, this was somehow “unacceptable!”
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Minneapolis Riots – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license
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VAX, VAX, VAX!!!
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“Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?” Psalm 94:20
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This above verse from Psalm 94 reveals how Satan uses man’s laws to oppress and ensnare humans in his deadly game!
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For example, the authorities became so fixated on vaccines, dismissing other therapeutic medicines which had proven safer, and maybe even more effective in treating the sick.
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So why did they do this? Why weren’t they willing to try anything which appeared to give hope for the infirm!?
Posters against anti-Covid measures and vaccinations in France – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
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The god of this world (Satan) hath blinded the minds of men…
2nd Corinthians 4:4
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Well, to make a long story short, the “god of this world”, Lucifer (now given the titles, “The Devil”, and “Satan”), is preparing this world for Judgment Day.
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Oh yes, the true rulers of this world, the unseen spiritual authorities have been preparing this world for a very long time for the end-time showdown known as Armageddon, in which each man, woman, and child must choose either this world, or the everlasting world to come!
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But the day has come for Armageddon, “The Valley of Decision”, to appear (see Joel 3:14).
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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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” (The unsaved) Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2nd Timothy 3:5
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And perhaps, it’s also the hour in which Satan takes off his phony, “form of godliness” mask which he’s been wearing for the last several centuries!
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Yes, Satan has been deceiving the world’s populace into the lie, the lie that, “there’s much goodness in this otherwise bad world”, when just the opposite is true (And truth-be-told, Satan, most likely, was the true designer of the virus, working through willing human instruments).
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MARK NOW GIVEN
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But the true reality is, that Satan must prepare the world to receive the Mark of the Beast. And so, the world must be ready to shut off the ability to buy and sell (whether financially or spiritually).
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And the year 2020 was perhaps, “The Matrix” 
for this new reality. A soon-coming totalitarian world of Satan’s making, as he works through the unsaved rulers and even through the unsaved citizens of this world!
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But there are many others who are scratching their heads in amazement that such a vast throng are so willing to bring in this new dystopian world-order.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, the very Good News in all this horrifying report, is that God has graciously allowed this world time to repent of our evil…
“And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord
shall be saved.”
Acts 2:21
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Now even though it appears that we now must live in this new dystopian world-order, yet God is allowing us time to fully armor up with His infallible Word, as we prayerfully hide that Word-of-Faith in our hearts, day-by-day!
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…
February 16 (The Time of Trouble, Part 4: “The Last Hurrah!”)
King carnival – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Lic.
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be awake to these things, having on the armour of God, that I might stand in the evil day…
Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…May 4th . . . . Mark of the Beast & Seal of God, or you can also read…February 26th . . . . “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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VALLEY OF DECISION GROUP…
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Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing.
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In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward. It resembles a pyramid. Then find the next pyramid to its right (south). Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation. These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The ‘Valley of Decision’ Constellation”
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TOMORROW:
NOVEMBER 3 (Habakkuk Says “Run!” Part 6: Delay, Delay, Delay!!!)
Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY
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THIS IS STUDY #671 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…
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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain
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