Daily Devotional, Year 4 – May 17 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 6: “Don’t Look Down!”)
By admin On May 1st, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – May 17
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Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads,
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Part 6:
“Don’t Look Down!”
To read Part 1, click here… “July 4th (Look Up & Lift Up Your Heads!)”
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Jesus spoke to His disciples about the various signs of the end, and of His Second Coming.
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And among other places in scripture, these signs were foretold of in Luke 21:25…
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“And there shall be signs in the sun,
and in the moon,
and in the stars;
and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;
the sea and the waves roaring…
“And when these things begin to come to pass,
then look up, and lift up your heads;
for your redemption draweth nigh.”
Luke 21:25, 28
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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations w/doves & Rev. 12 Woman – www.theheavensdeclare.net
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“Then Look up, and lift up your heads”
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In these last moments of time, the Lord is commanding His people to…
…”And when these things begin to come to pass,
then look up, and lift up your heads;
for your redemption draweth nigh.”
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The signs we are now witnessing around the world all seem to point to where we are in prophetic time: “the end of all things is at hand” 1st Peter 4:7
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But God has also given us some very amazing signs written in the Sun, Moon, and stars which likewise reveal that we are at the end.
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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license
ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses
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“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen…”
2nd Corinthians 4:18
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But Lucifer, “the god of this world”, would love nothing more than to discourage us with doubt and uncertainty about all these things.
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And so, the Great Deceiver is trying his best to take our eyes off these signs in the heavens and cause us to look back down instead of up!
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Yes, the world is full of his deceptions and alluring temptations. Confusion, doubt, and distrust all abound in this dark world below!
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And the voices of the world-loving multitudes are just now beginning to call this solemn last-day message just a “delusional deception!”
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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license
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“…for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
2nd Corinthians 4:18
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But those who continually and steadfastly fix their gaze “on things above, not on things on the earth”…
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…will undoubtedly remain faithful as they continue to walk through the floods of lies and skepticism and through the fires of tribulation!
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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license
ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc. – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use
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“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse”
2nd Timothy 3:13
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And, truth-be-told, as the horrible state of affairs in the world continues to grow worse and worse, it’s getting harder and harder to look down at this poor sick planet.
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And so, God’s people need to look up and live!
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For “our redemption draweth nigh”!
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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license
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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…
July 14 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 7: “Over the Rainbow? Or Stay Down Here?”)
Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Open my eyes, that I may see the veracity of this message, and keep me from allowing Satan to bring my focus back down to earth…
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…
JULY 31 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?)…
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…or you can also read…
“March 20 ( “This World is Not My Home!”)“
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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A HEAVENLY HOBBY
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“And there shall be signs in the sun,
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and in the moon,
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and in the stars;
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and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;
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the sea and the waves roaring;”
Luke 21:25
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ABOVE CHART: Summer Constellations with Doves (Sagittarius) & Woman (Ursa Major)
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“AND WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS…
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LOOK UP, LIFT UP YOUR HEAD”
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In this busy work-a-day world, there are many very interesting things which can occupy one’s time and energy: hobbies, and careers, and entertainments and worries, and habits, to name just a few.
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But having said this, there is one hobby which every ‘Noble Berean’ may take up, which only compliments the pursuit of the heavenly Prize.
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Yes, Signs Of Heaven becomes a wonderfully rewarding hobby which, unlike many less meaningful hobbies, pays off with rich, heavenly rewards. Everlasting rewards!
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And unlike the person in this photo with equipment, all you need is fairly good vision, and a dark, starry night.
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And once a person really gets to know these heavenly messengers, it will become very apparent that the message connected with these signs is truly a message to be heeded.
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Thus will the Christian be able to share this message with others. And there are perhaps many nuances and hidden biblical truths to these signs which have yet to be discovered.
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Astronomy Amateur – cropped image – Wikipedia – share-alike license
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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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TOMORROW…
May 18 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 29: “When The Devil Whispers ‘Murder!’”)
Judas Betrays Jesus – courtesy Wikipedia – Public Domain
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<h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>CHRIST’S OBJECT LESSONS</span><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/five-wise-virgins-matt25-www.thebiblerevival.com-public-domain1-e1517031995434.jpg”><img class=”alignright wp-image-39838″ src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/five-wise-virgins-matt25-www.thebiblerevival.com-public-domain1-e1517031995434-161×300.jpg” alt=”” width=”102″ height=”190″ /></a></span></strong></h1>
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<h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 5 – “Like a Grain of Mustard Seed”</span></strong></h2>
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<a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1>
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<h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>This recording #187, is a </span><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90 minute nightly talk show…</span></strong></h2>
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<h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>…This particular program aired in the last few years of this 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding teachings on <em>”the end of the church age”…</em></span></strong></h2>
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<h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7-YbxruIOA” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Open Forum November 25, 2004</a></strong></h3>
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<a href=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – Wikimedia – Creative Commons
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