Daily Devotional, Year 2 – AUGUST 23 (Apocalypse Now! Part 8: “These Things in the Churches”)
By admin On February 2nd, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – AUGUST 23
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Apocalypse Now!
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Part 8:
“These Things in the Churches”
THE FOLLOWING DEVOTION IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE SIGNS OF HEAVEN ARTICLE… Mark of the Beast–“They Have No Rest, Day Nor Night”
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“I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you
these things in the churches.”
Revelation 22:16
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Tragically, Satan, “the god of this world” (2nd Corinthians 4:4) has introduced into many churches, a false, unbiblical hermeneutic, which demands a literal interpretation of the Bible, as far as possible.
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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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REVELATION IS FOR AND ABOUT THE CHURCHES
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One very tragic example of this is the sealing up of the Book of Revelation.
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Yes, the general consensus today is that the last 19 chapters of Revelation is not for the Church, but for literal Jews.
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In other words, Satan has successfully locked out a great portion of Christians from understanding that book.
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And so, when we read the following verse, “I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches”, it needs to register with us that the Book of Revelation is actually for and about the churches. (Revelation 22:16)
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John on Patmos – Wikigallery – public domain
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5 APOCALYPSE “NOW” VERSES
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Next, there are five warnings in Revelation, that it is not for some future time:
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1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which MUST SHORTLY COME TO PASS.” Revelation 1:1
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2. “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for THE TIME IS AT HAND.” Revelation 1:3
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3. “Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be HEREAFTER;” Revelation 1:19
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John on Patmos – Wikigallery – US Public Domain
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Now these three verses are all found in the first chapter of Revelation.
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But the next two verses are found in the last chapter:
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Revelation – cropped image – courtesy Wikimedia – courtesy www.pre.org
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4. “the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants THE THINGS WHICH MUST SHORTLY BE DONE.” Revelation 22:6
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5. “And he saith unto me, SEAL NOT the sayings of the prophecy of this book: FOR THE TIME IS AT HAND.” Revelation 22:10
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So both of these verses reveal that “the sayings” of this book must “shortly be done”, and we are not to seal these sayings, because “the time is at hand”.
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john on patmos – cropped image – wikigallery public domain
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“…the time is at hand”
Revelation 1:3 & 22:10
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And so, has not the current popular theology done exactly what God warned us NOT TO DO?
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They have, in essence, “sealed up” those prophecies!
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Theologians have told us that the last 19 chapters were to be delayed by 2,000 years from the time these warnings were written.
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Thus, the last 19 chapters being postponed for 2,000 years later doesn’t exactly sound like these last 19 chapters were part of the above warnings, “the time is at hand”, does it?
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Avvakum (burned 1682)_by_artist, Myasoyedov 1897 Wiki. Pub Dom.
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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE!”
Revelation 18:4
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And so, here we have just one more reason why God now considers today’s 
church-world, “Babylon”!
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And this is one more reason to join the end-time exodus away from these fallen churches and denominations!
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But never fear! God has provided delicious heavenly manna and abundant and pure waters of grace, “…upon every high mountain and every high hill in the day that the towers (churches) fall!” Isaiah 30:25
(parenthetical comment by website host)
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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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THE PROMISED LAND, A JOYFUL PLACE!
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Oh yes, make no mistake! Heaven & Earth-Made-New will be a land filled with joy 
and innocent laughter and singing and pure delights and new adventures and even new realms to be discovered!
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But this present-day order of things will be forever vanquished!
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And all this world’s miserable pleasures will not be longed-for, nor remembered by even one of God’s redeemed children who live in that wonderful and eternal Promised Land, which is soon to come!
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River of Water of Life – H. Melville – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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TO READ PART 9, click here…
SEPTEMBER 5 (Apocalypse Now! Part 9: Has Judgment Day Begun?)
.Judgment Day – by sweet media – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Hide me from the fiery tempest which is now coming upon the earth. Help me to put away any worldly traits and affections and lusts which I may still be clinging to. Let me take refuge under the shadow of Thy wings…
Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…October 17th (Apocalypse When?)
…or you can also read…JULY 2 (Dwelling In Love! (“John’s Victorious Life”))
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN
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7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION
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This phenomenon begins in late October, in the pre-dawn hours.
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It then begins a little earlier each night, and lasts for several months, until they both appear to lie down once again.
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This Wikipedia star-chart to the left, has this Orion Constellation sketched in.
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You must locate Orion, when it is mid-sky, between east and west.
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You’ll be facing southward most likely, unless you are far south.
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Try to imagine it as a Cross on a steep hill.
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The 3-star belt of Orion becomes the crest of the hill.
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The 3 very faint stars that make up Orion’s head become the very top of the Cross.
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Next, locate the 7 Stars Constellation.
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This 7 Stars Constellation is seen by facing northward.
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It stands upright a little later in the night.
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Eventually, Orion will lay down and no longer be seen as an uplifted Cross!
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Beginning in November, the 7 Stars (AKA Big Dipper) can be seen as a Cross a little bit later in evening.
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When you are comfortable in locating Orion & The 7 Stars Constellations, then show a friend. This can be a great witnessing tool!
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ABOVE CHART: The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart – not for commercial use
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… ‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’
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TOMORROW…
AUGUST 24 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 5: 7 Last Plagues)
Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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