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Today’s Devotional, Year 4, December 1

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And The Nations Were Angry!

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Part 14

“Satan: Ye Shall Know Him by His Hate!”

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“And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come,

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and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,

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and that thou shouldest give reward unto Thy servants the prophets,

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and to the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
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And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the Ark of his testament”

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Revelation 11:18, 19 

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Ark Constellation in Heaven – (aka Sagittarius) – Summer – Wikipedia Star-chart with ark drawn in by this website – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license

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The Book of Job (pronounced with a long “O”) was an inside look at how “the god of this world”, Lucifer, now titled “Satan”, created circumstances designed to cause Job to angrily lash out at God.

(2nd Corinthians 4:4 for “god of this world” reference)

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First, Satan caused Job to lose all of his vast wealth. He then killed all ten of Job’s children who were together, celebrating a sibling’s birthday.

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Then, if all that wasn’t horrific enough, Satan covered Job’s body with puss-filled boils.

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And if that wasn’t enough, Job’s three friends came and began to accuse and criticize Job, saying he deserved all his troubles!

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Job rebuked by his friends – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“Now all these things happened (to God’s Old Testament People) for examples: and they are written for our admonition…”

1st Corinthians 10:11

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As this above verse from 1st Corinthians reveals, all those Old Testament stories were orchestrated by God to be examples of the evils which everyday people also must encounter in this world of sin (hopefully and prayerfully, not as severe as what Job endured!).

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“In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.”

Job 1:22  

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And just as Satan attempted to provoke Job to angrily shake his fist at God as being the cause of all his troubles, so too, Satan will likewise attempt to provoke all humans, especially Believers to become angry at God.

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Quite often, secularists will point out all the bad things in the world as an example of why there cannot be a loving God.

“And if there is a God,” they often say, “He must be a horrible monster-tyrant!”

Job – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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Protest – Atheists in Pride Parade – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come” Revelation 11:18

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Just witness all the ways in which Satan is now stirring up the anger in the world!

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National leaders allowing their borders to be flooded with foreigners, many of which are committing crimes and hating the very nations which have welcomed them in.

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The Internet has become a hotbed of hateful rhetoric, stirring up multitudes, especially young people to angry and even violence!

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Politicians saying provocative things, causing a civil war between opposing political parties!

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School-children being groomed by many teachers/administrators to embrace gender confusion and sexual perversion.

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reckless spending by the government causing massive inflation and possible national backruptcy.

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SATAN’S FOOTPRINTS & FINGERPRINTS PROVE HIS EXISTENCE!

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As we behold all the evil, tragedy, sorrow, and suffering in the world, it should wake us up that there is, indeed, a literal personage called Lucifer, the Devil, and Satan!

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And just look at how well orchestrated much of the evil is! All of a sudden, some new evil arises, all over the world! This too, is evidence that such phenomena are being orchestrated by unseen evil agencies.

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OPPORTUNITY FOR MATURITY & GROWTH

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While the humans are obviously perplexed by all the wickedness in this fallen world, Christians are encouraged by God to take advantage of the situation. In other words, as each Christian encounters various acts of evil during each day, they may use each and every adverse incident to their own advantage and Christian growth.

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“whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”

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For example, when a rude cashier insults us, we can react in with Christlike silence, patience, and forgiveness, remembering Jesus’ words…“But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”  Matthew 5:39

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Or as we encounter some drug-addicted street-person causing a public spectacle, we can, instead of condemning them, sympathize with their unfortunate life of poor choices, caused by the “Enemy of Souls” who has beaten them down at every turn throughout their life!

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Or when we read of some unjust word, deed, or lawlessness committed by political leaders, we can cry out to God, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!” Luke 23:34

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“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience…But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”

Romans 5:3 & James 1:4

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In conclusion, God has allowed evil to continue for a number of reasons. Not only is God showing mankind that selfishness only leads to unhappiness, suffering, and death, but He also uses mankind’s evil to teach us patience, forgiveness, sympathy, and understanding for all lost souls. And even our own sins teach us that we are no better than others, and desperately in need of God’s grace and mercy!

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“THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME, I’M JUST A-PASSIN’ THROUGH!”

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It might do well for us to learn this above song, “The World is not My Home, I’m Just A-passin’ Through”, and sing a few lyrics everytime I’m tempted to get angry over some injustice in this world.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to look up and lift up my head to remember that this world is not my home, and that it is actually Satan realm…

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… “The Dragon, The Beast & His Image & His Mark” or you can also read… “Mark of the Beast & Seal of God”, or you can also read… “Floodwaters of the False Prophet: ‘Atheism & Psychology'”

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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THE DRAGON of REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION . The Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is the very same constellation that comprises the head of Taurus the Bull. In other words, Hyades is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. And Hyades is the mouth of this Dragon.

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The tip of the Dragon’s tail is composed of that star-cluster known as The Pleiades. The Pleiades is actually in the shape of a lion’s furry tassel tip of his tail. The sketch below shows this Pleiades as the tail tip.

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Now with aid of a dark starry night, you may begin to connect this mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are very well-defined with stars. The front legs are made partially of Taurus. The back legs and rear fin are made of the Cetus Constellation. But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus. This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail). The Wave of Water is primarily composed of the Constellation Auriga. There are two more less bright stars which are closest to the Dragon’s mouth. These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“Flood Waters of Satan-Introduction“

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TOMORROW…

December 2 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 38: “Antisemitism: Satan’s Hatred Exposed!”)

Arthur Szyk – 1894-1951 – Jewish Children To Be Shot as Dangerous Enemies – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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