Daily Devotional, Year 4 – June 5 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 21: “Turn Not To The Right Hand, Nor To The Left!”)
By admin On November 10th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – June 5
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Taking Back This Nation For God!
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Part 21:
“Turn Not To The Right Hand, Nor To The Left!”
To read Part 1, click here…“March 28th (Taking Back This Nation For God)
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We must remember the Wise Man’s advice…
“Keep thy heart with all diligence;
for out of it are the issues of life.
Put away from thee a froward mouth,
and perverse lips put far from thee.
Let thine eyes look right on,
and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ponder the path of thy feet,
and let all thy ways be established.
TURN NOT TO THE RIGHT HAND, NOR TO THE LEFT:
remove thy foot from evil.”
Proverbs 4:24-27
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A NEW NATION WAS FORMED
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Those who long ago sailed to this fledging nation, exhausted from the centuries of religious/civil tyranny in Europe, began what they thought was to be a Christian nation!
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Yes, America was the beginning of a great experiment in freedom of political/religious speech as well as liberty of conscience!
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And God mercifully gave this nation an incredible constitution: a wonderful gift given by the Almighty, because of cruel tyranny He allowed by the harsh hand of Satan, throughout the various European nations during the centuries of The Dark Ages.
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And the forefathers of this new nation eventually named it, “The United States of America”.
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Pilgrims & Thanksgiving – Brascome – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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“And I…saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy”
Revelation 13:1
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Of course, Satan didn’t get killed back there in Europe. Nor was his tyrannical Beast-system killed. It merely received a “wound by a sword”, and yet, this “deadly wound was healed”. (Revelation 13:14, 3)
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But Satan had a new challenge presented to him: how he might possibly infiltrate and eventually destroy this new Christian nation, The USA.
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Well, that was really no problem! You see, Satan well knew that he would eventually turn this nation into the 2nd Beast of Revelation 13: The False Prophet.
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“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.”
Revelation 13:11
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Yes, this 2nd beast of Revelation (which arises up in strength from its opulent materialism derived from the natural resources of the earth), has “two horns like a lamb, and speaks as a dragon” (the dragon being Satan)!
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SATAN CAUSES TROUBLE
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But while God’s people were hoping to make a place of refuge from the wickedness they left behind, Satan was already bringing his own people across the waters: secularists, and pseudo-Christians.
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And it didn’t take long before he had already stirred up trouble in this young nation: slavery, wars with native Americans, and religious persecution had soon become the order of the day.
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CONSTITUTION TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL
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But the God-given constitution finally prevailed, and after a long struggle, the Constitution ended slavery. And the following decades saw the eventual demise of racism.
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Oh no, not that this world could ever be perfect! No, but eventually both Native Americans and Black Americans gradually rose in stature, even becoming leaders in their communities, and many even world leaders!
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This was truly a remarkable accomplishment: thanks be to our Constitution and dedicated Christian leaders!
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President Barack Obama – Wikipedia – US Govt. Public Domain
Ben Nighthorse Campbell Senator – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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“Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”
Psalm 85:10
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But still, Satan was not going to give up! And because the Bible prophesied that this False Prophet had “two horns as a lamb”, Satan knew he must give this deceiving beast two horns of power like the Lamb of God: Compassion & Morality.
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Yes, just as Jesus is the very essence of “mercy & truth…righteousness & peace”, Satan would give this False Prophet those very qualities…yet lacking the power of God. (Psalm 85:10)
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“And he (the 2nd Beast) causes all…that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark…of the beast…”
Revelation 13:16, 17 [condensed]
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And so, as we now sadly witness this nation become deeply divided, we begin to understand why. This False Prophet was prophesied to begin persecution once again.
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And just like the first Beast of Revelation, this second Beast would eventually choke off the true and unvarnished Gospel from being preached. And those who refused to conform their characters into the image of Satan’s present-day antichrist world-system would likewise suffer persecution, even death!
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So, what we are now seeing is a False Prophet Beast with two horns, The DIVIDED States of America!
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Now, at this point, someone would asked the obvious question: “If these two political powers are both horns on the same beast, why in the world does one horn seem so overtly evil, while the other horn appears to be so morally correct?”
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Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain.
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“This know also, that in the last days…men shall be…fierce, despisers…Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away”
2nd Timothy 3:1, 3,5
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Well, it’s not difficult to realize that this is a very evil and selfish world!
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And so, the real question which should be asked is, “Why does there seem to exist so much supposed goodness in this evil Luciferian world?”
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This above passage from 2nd Timothy gives us a giant revelation concerning the supposed goodness we see so often: namely, there exists a “form of godliness” in this world, yet entirely separate from true godliness: a counterfeit goodness.
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“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the (counterfeit) ministers of righteousness”
2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15
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This above passage from 2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15, pulls back the curtain on the inner-workings of Satan in this world.
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While manifesting himself to the world as a pitchfork-wielding mischievous evil-loving demon, his greatest deception is to come in the form of an angel of light, bringing a vast army of human followers who also have the appearance of being “the Good Guys”!
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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords”
Psalm 55:21
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Yes, as this above verse from Psalm 55:21 reveals, there are many deceivers in the world, whose words may seem benign, but are actually warriors of Satan!
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And so, let’s no longer be simple-minded Christians, but rather be, “wise as serpents, and harmless as doves…in the midst of wolves…in sheep’s clothing” Matthew 10:16 & 7:15
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well just how this battle between these two lamblike horns will turn out, only God knows!
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We’ll have to wait and see just which horn will prevail? Or maybe they’ll join forces to persecute God’s people!
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But for those who are tired of this out-of-control world, “…an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness…” Isaiah 35:8
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Yes, for those who wish to escape this soon-to-be-doomed world, there is a highway which leads gently upward. And the true Lamb of God is calling for each and every weary soul to become Heaven-bound pilgrims, sojourning out of this pandemic madness! The heavenly Promised Land is awaiting!
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And it is a good Land, a land of peace & harmony & brotherly love, and “a land flowing with milk and honey”, in which we will truly be forever happy, and forever young! (Exodus 3:8, 17 & 13:5 & 33:3, etc., etc…)
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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org
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TO READ PART 22, CLICK HERE…
July 15 (Taking Back This Nation for God! Part 22: “The Death of Common Sense”)
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to escape this awful and fearful judgment which seems to be falling on this society. Let me hide myself in Thy secret pavilion until the indignation be overpast…
Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read May 12 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 10: “Mass Insanity, Or Devilish Design (or Both)?”)… or you can also read this article…NOVEMBER 4 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 4: The God of This World Made Us Do It!)
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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DRAGON’S WAVE OF WATER
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation up in the night sky does not. But God has faithfully created this wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically comprised of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#’s 1 thru 7, in the sketch), and the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars, (#’s 8, 9, 10).
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So in this wave, we see the same 7/10 numbering found in the Revelation description of the heads/horns/crowns of the Dragon.
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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Listen again… “When the waves of death compassed me…THE FLOODS OF UNGODLY MEN made me afraid. The sorrows of Hell compassed me about;” 2nd Samuel 22:5.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Floodwaters of the False Prophet: Socialism/Humanitarianism
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TOMORROW…
June 6 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 19: “Like Hind’s Feet…to Walk Upon Mine High Places”)
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CHRIST’S OBJECT LESSONS, BY ELLEN G. WHITE
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the Bible’s parables in which Ellen White relates them to every day practical living…
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Chapter 24 – “Without a Wedding Garment”
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The Five Wise Virgins – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #206, a small 30-minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50-year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
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