Today’s Devotional – December 5 (The most boring man who ever lived!)

By admin On December 5th, 2023

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Today’s Devotional – December 5

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THE MOST BORING MAN WHO EVER LIVED!

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**On Thanksgiving, while sitting at the table, a certain person (not present at that gathering, of course) came up in the conversation.**

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One person made the comment that this certain person was always talking about religion. And everyone pretty much agreed that this certain person talked too much about religion. Unfortunately nobody at the table came to this certain person’s defense.

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**And the dinner of roasted turkey continued.**

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Our (Almost Traditional) Thanksgiving Dinner – cropped image – wikimedia – share-alike license

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“…and in His temple doth every one speak of His glory” Psalm 29:9

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Now, these types of conversations are not rare.

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And why should Christians be surprised if they are spoken of in this way by other church-going professors of Christianity?

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But one would have to wonder, just how are all these people going to handle Heaven?

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After all, what do they think the conversation is going to be centered on up there where EVERYBODY loves to talk about Jesus and heavenly things?

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Second Coming – Resurrection Morning – Jan Luyken – Bible – Wikipedia – US Public Domain (2)

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SO WHO IS THE MOST BORING?

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But the title of this devotion is, “The Most Boring Man Who Ever Lived”.

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So who would that be?

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Just who gets the dubious honor of being dubbed, “The Most Boring Man Who Ever Lived”?

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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MAYBE PETER

Perhaps Peter? Listen to Peter… “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God;” 1st Peter 4:11.

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Well, if Peter follows his own counsel here, then perhaps Peter’s the most boring of all men.

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After all, Peter admonishes… “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God;” 1st Peter 4:11.

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St Peter – Brandl – 1724 – National Gallery Prague – Wikimedia Commons

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MAYBE PAUL

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Or perhaps it was Paul.

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Listen to Paul… “For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” 2nd Corinthians 2:2.

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Well Paul must have bored those worldly-minded Corinthians to death, if all he talked about was “Jesus Christ, and Him crucified”!

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St Paul Preaching in Athens (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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MAYBE JESUS

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Or what about Jesus?

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Listen to Jesus… “the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63. So why do you think they put Jesus to death? Because they didn’t like what He was saying, and they couldn’t shut Him up.

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Well, probably any one of these three men would not be somebody that most people would want to “hang out” with for very long.

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Jesus – Tissot – courtesy of Brooklyn Museum – Wikimedia

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THE WORLD LISTENS TO THE WORLD

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Well, one thing is for sure, it surely isn’t the people of the world who might be considered to be the most boring to be around.

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Listen to John’s testimony… “They (Anti-Christs) are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.” 1st John 4:5, 6.

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So it says here that the people of the world speak of the world and the world hears them.

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But it also says here, that we Christians are of God, and the world does not hear us.

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Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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MAYBE US!

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Well, the above passage from 1st John plainly declares, “he that is not of God heareth not us.”

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So if they’re not listening to us, then just maybe we Christians are the most boring of all people!

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Well, this next passage only confirms it.

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Listen… “For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life…” 2nd Corinthians 2:15, 16.

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Now here’s a real indictment against Christians. To those of the world we are the “savour of death unto death”.

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Mall witnessing, Panama City, Panama

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***WHO WOULD WANT TO* *“HANG OUT” WITH HOLINESS, ANYWAY?***

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Just think about it! If we are living the Christ-like life, who in the world would want to “buddy around” with us anyway!? Only another Believer would dare hang around us, if we are truly Christ-like. Do we suppose that Jesus had secular friendships?

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Or Paul, perhaps?

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Or even the Apostle John?

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Certainly the Bible makes no mention of these three having secular friendships. Only those who were contemplating becoming followers of Jesus were interested in His companionship. Eventually, everyone else wanted Him dead!

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Jesus and Pharisees and Sadducees – James Tissot – US Public Domain – Brooklyn Museum – Wikimedia

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“THE WORLD HATETH YOU”

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Now, on the other hand, if we find that secular people do happen to enjoy our company, then what could we conclude? Well, perhaps we are still worldly and carnal. And so they can relate to us on a worldly level.

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Listen to Jesus… “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” John 15:19.

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Just something to think about.

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Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License

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WORLDLY COMPROMISE NOT BIBLICAL

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“And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.” 1st John 3:3

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Now, some people have the notion that they must be witty and worldly, in order to evangelize the world. They erroneously surmise that by mingling the purity of Heaven with the commonness and triteness of the world, that this will somehow prove more effective in bringing in new converts.

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But never do we ever read anything about secular relationships with those three Christian role-models (Jesus, Paul & John). And, in spite of their holiness, these three evangelized more successfully than any other humans on this planet.

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John The Apostle by Alonzo Cano -1635-1637 – wikipedia – public domain

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CONCLUSION

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So just who is the most boring of all men?

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Well, you might say, it’s a draw!

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First of all, Jesus would be considered boring to the world. Then Paul. Then Peter, then John and the other Apostles. And last but not least, every true worshipper of God. We’re all boring to the world! And even though we tend to mostly keep silent about Jesus, when in the company of unbelievers, we just don’t share in the same “gusto” that unbelievers have toward their world, and it more or less shows.

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Bible Study Group – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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But when true worshippers of God get together, then to talk about Jesus and Heaven is the most exciting thing on earth!

“…and in His temple doth every one speak of His glory.” Psalm 29:9

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me to not run to the same excess of riot when in the company of unbelievers. But help me instead, to merely smile a warm smile of love, which is by far, the best sermon ever preached…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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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)

“And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.” Revelation 11:19

THE ARK OF THE COVENANT

In the days of Moses, some 1400 years before Christ, God instructed that great man of faith, to make a portable tabernacle for the children of Israel to take from place to place as they sojourned in the deserts of the wilderness for 40 years. This tabernacle was, of course, for the purpose of performing the animal sacrifices for the sins of the people of God…the Hebrews.

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Moses was given specific instructions as how to make that tabernacle: “And look that you make them after their pattern, which was showed you in the mount.” Exodus 25:40. The Lord God Himself, showed Moses, while on that fiery mount, just how that elaborate tent was to be constructed, and how it was to be furnished.

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In the heart of this tabernacle was a room called the Most Holy Place. In it was the Golden Ark of the Covenant (Law). Nobody but the high priest (symbolizing Christ) was allowed in that room. This room was where the once-a-year Atonement for sin was made with the blood of the animal sacrifice (representing Christ’s blood).

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Now in this Ark were 3 symbolic items:

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1. a golden bowl of manna (bread),

2. the 2 tablets of the Law, and

3. Aaron’s rod that budded with almonds, showing that Aaron (symbolizing Christ) was the chosen high priest.

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Now this rod of Aaron was a type of kingly scepter. In other words, it was the forerunner of a king’s scepter which became a common symbol of power in most kingly courts around the world.

Holman The Tabernacle in the Wilderness – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

(Above photo: Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, c. 1896-1902, by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) at the Jewish Museum, New York. Public domain.)

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THE ARK IN THE HEAVENS

So what importance to us is all this information? Well, if a person goes out at night, beginning in April (earlier in southern-most latitudes, and later in northern-most), in the pre-dawn hour, they just might locate the constellation commonly referred to as the Sagittarius Constellation . It is located in the southern sky. (Each night it appears a little earlier, slowly inching westward, through the summer, until it finally disappears below the western horizon in November.)

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At first, it simply appears as two twin birds flying westward. But if you look once again, it just might appear as a long box-like figure, with one star on the right, as you face it, and two stars on the left. The box, of course would be the Ark, and the stars on either side would represent angels, which are sometimes referred to as stars in the Bible (for instance, “the seven stars are the angels…” Revelation 1:20). To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Sagittarius Constellation, to show how God created it to appear.

Star-chart to right is from Wikipedia. Editor has sketched over Sagittarius to show this Ark Constellation.

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TOMORROW:

December 6 (Harvesters of Light)

Starlight Sower painting by Hai Knafo who was inspired by Or Zaruaa Synagogue wikimedia creative commons public domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #337 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 8: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Doctrinal Errors)

By admin On December 5th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 5

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 8:

“Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Doctrinal Errors”

To read part 1, click here…“September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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“Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.” 1st Corinthians 13:8, 9

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced.

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And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration, regarding another area of concern.

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Let’s look at the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching in Athens (Raphael, 1515) – Wikipedia – US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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OK, so these in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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And so, these Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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So there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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Holy Bible – CROPPED IMAGE – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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A FAILED PREDICTION?

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A few years ago, a certain radio Bible teacher made the seemingly failed prediction that May 21st, 2011 would be the last day of earth’s existence, because of the long-afore-promised return of Christ in the clouds of glory.

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And of course, when that day came and went, the world began throwing verbal stones at Harold Camping.

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But in reality, nothing failed!

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No, nothing in Camping’s prediction failed! But God purposely allowed this tarrying-time to awaken His sleeping saints, to prepare them to shine forth in the soon-coming, Day of the Lord!

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Harold Camping – cropped image – Wikipedia – copyrighted, not for free use

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OUR SECOND WAKE-UP CALL

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Well Okay, maybe you could say that Camping’s May 21st, 2011 prediction was an error, since he didn’t realize that there was to be a tarrying time, so that God can complete His victory over Satan’s kingdom of this present, selfish world.

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But the Lord intentionally allowed this error, so as to give the world its second, “wake-up call”.

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And God’s sleeping saints really needed more time to prepare to meet their God.

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Yes, God purposely wanted this call to be made that, “the end has come!”

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Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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CAMPING A VERY FALLIBLE HUMAN

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But Harold Camping, when alive, was the first one to admit that he was very capable of error.

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After all, on each one of his nightly telephone call-in programs, he probably cautioned his listeners 6 to 10 times per night, “Don’t trust me! I have feet of clay! Trust only the Bible! The Bible, the Bible, the Bible! The Bible is the only infallible Word of truth!”

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Every nightly call-in program was replete with this same warning, to read the Bible, instead of trusting Harold Camping, or any other Bible teacher!

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Harold Camping – cropped image – Wikipedia – copyrighted, not for free use

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RE-THINKING “ETERNAL TORMENT”

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And indeed, Harold Camping’s ministry was not free from error.

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Perhaps one of the most glaring errors in Camping’s 50 year ministry, was corrected during his 30 month-long study in Jeremiah, a few years before his death.

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Yes, while Camping began that study believing in the false doctrine of “Eternal Torment”, he later renounced that doctrine, and began teaching that, “The wages of sin is death”.

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Now this was a remarkable change-of-mind, since he previously had been teaching the so-called, “orthodox”, church doctrine of, “Eternal Torment”, for nearly 50 years!

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Hell’s Torment and Tormentor – Wikipedia – Public Domain (2)

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WE ARE TO BE OPEN-MINDED

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But this change-of-mind was in harmony with his long-held belief that a Bible student, and especially a Bible teacher must be willing to prayerfully re-examine his doctrinal beliefs, and change them if necessary.

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And so, Harold Camping’s wonderful Jeremiah study reveals this change (towards the last few chapters of that 30 month daily study).

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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UNWILLING TO RE-EXAMINE

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Unfortunately, unlike Harold Camping, almost all of today’s popular churches still cling to that old Catholic church-doctrine (but originally was an ancient Babylonian belief), and refuse to see it for what it really is: an unbiblical heresy conjured up by early-century apostate church-leaders who, being void of the Holy Spirit, didn’t have the slightest idea of what constitutes proper Bible interpretation!

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Nicaea icon – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“THEY WHICH LEAD THEE CAUSE THEE TO ERR”

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So the challenge goes out to any professing Christian to prove that he (or she) is truly a Noble Berean, and personally begin that 30 month study in Jeremiah.

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Yes, all those who are hungry for truth will delight to hear these many cryptic passages of Jeremiah, finally opened up to our understanding!

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And now that we are at the threshold of that great and awesome Day of God, this Jeremiah study will begin to make complete sense at such an hour as this, when it is truly needed!

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And all a truth-seeker has to do is to begin the painless process of listening to a 25 minute Bible study each morning, and test and see for one’s own self!

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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**This above link is to the first installment of Camping’s Jeremiah study. (Go to the Year 1, January 1st devotional (click here) to begin these daily studies)**

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

DECEMBER 10 (Noble Bereans, Part 9: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Life)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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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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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS

“With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.” Ezekiel 26:12

THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellation (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation). Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky. It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west. In January, it is in the west after midnight. As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation. It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion. And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west. The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.

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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER

winter Constellations in the east

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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it. And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?” Well, very simply put, if stars represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.

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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE

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So why is this constellation merely an outline? Well it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm. But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance. Yes this horseman represents Christ.

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But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ. And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence. Hence, this constellation is perhaps the most faint of all the constellations of Signs Of Heaven!

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TOMORROW:

DECEMBER 6 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 6: “Though He Slay Me, Yet I Will Trust Him!”)

Job (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922) – Wikimedia – 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 Open Forum #23, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year-long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…

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Why is the Dragon Constellation so hard to see?

By admin On December 1st, 2023

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Daily Devotional, year 2 – NOVEMBER 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 7: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding the Bible)

By admin On November 30th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, year 2 – NOVEMBER 30

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 7:

“Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding the Bible”

To read part 1, click here…“September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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“I have esteemed the words of His mouth

more than my necessary food.”

Job 23:12

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration, concerning another area of concern.

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Let’s look at the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching in Athens (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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Okay, so these in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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And so, these Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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So there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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A FAILED PREDICTION?

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A few years ago, a certain radio Bible teacher made the seemingly failed prediction that May 21st, 2011 would be the last day of earth’s existence, because of the long-promised return of Christ in the clouds of glory.

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And of course, when that day came and went, the world (and the Christian community) began throwing verbal stones at Harold Camping.

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But in reality, nothing failed!

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No, nothing in Camping’s prediction failed! But God purposely allowed this tarrying-time to awaken His sleeping saints, to prepare them to stand in the Day of the Lord!

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Harold Camping – cropped image – Wikipedia – copyrighted, not for free use

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MANY FALSE ACCUSATIONS

see Matthew 5:11

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Yes, Harold Camping was accused of being a false teacher, all for the sake of getting rich. But those who knew him, knew well, this dedicated Bible teacher to be a very spiritual servant of God: a man who cared nothing for the riches of this world! But rather, he loved the heavenly riches found only in the study of God’s Word, the Bible!

Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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NOT VOICES OR VISIONS, BUT THE BIBLE ONLY!

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But did anyone dig into his message, to find out why he believed what he believed? Did any consider that he spent years studying the many prophecies concerning these things? Or the various dates and numbers that he tirelessly scrutinized, to come up with the date of “The Last Day”? Hardly!

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Or did anyone ever consider that he was not coming as a prophet who spoke to God, or received a vision or a dream?

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No, Camping’s prediction was based solely on decades of Bible study, studying an average of 5 or 6 hours per day, over a 50 year period. He was merely announcing to the world, the conclusion of his 50 years of careful and prayerful study of God’s Word.

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Book of Isaiah – cropped image – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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PASSION FOR THE BIBLE

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One distinctive hallmark of Harold Camping’s ministry was his passion for the Bible. In nearly every Bible study or call-in talk show, Camping urged his listeners to, “Study the Bible. The Bible, the Bible, the Bible! Don’t trust me”, Camping would constantly warn, “The Bible is the only infallible Word of God!”

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And so, Harold Camping would constantly uplift God’s infallible Word, the Bible. Never did he quote this old saint or that theologian!

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In all his radio Bible classes, he merely compared scripture with scripture, to prove any particular point.

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Chaplain reads Bible – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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HAROLD CAMPING BIBLE STUDIES

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One aspect which makes Camping’s audio Bible programs superior to other radio teachers is the manner in which he highlighted each Bible reference. Unlike many teachers, Camping usually made an effort to emphasize each verse given, repeating the chapter and verse, and allowing the listener time to look each verse up for themselves.

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But most other teachers do not do so well in this regard, but rather make their emphasis, instead, upon their own interpretation, and not giving listeners time to look up each given verse for their own selves.

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The bottom line is, Camping was more interested in making the Bible the focal-point of his ministry rather than his own interpretations. Thus, Camping’s presentations allow listeners the necessary time to cement those verses into their hearts, more than most other teachers normally do!

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Harold Camping – Wikipedia – copyrighted – not-for-free-use

Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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CONTAGIOUS

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And when a Christian begins to follow Camping’s past Bible studies and call-in talk shows, he (or she) will begin to gain an appreciation for the Bible in this era of apostate Christendom. Yes, today’s apostate churches merely give “lip-service” regarding “the Bible and the Bible only”, but in reality puts their trust in Church tradition, and non-biblical terminology to a great degree.

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Yes, Harold Camping’s life-long love-affair with the Bible is bound to rub off on those who begin to follow his 50 year radio ministry!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“THEY WHICH LEAD THEE CAUSE THEE TO ERR”

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So the challenge goes out to any professing Christian to prove that he (or she) is truly a Noble Berean, and stop letting others dictate to him what he must believe and must not believe…

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Listen…“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” Isaiah 3:12

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Yes, as this above verse reveals, it is the leaders of today’s churches who mislead God’s people!

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But just because the world cannot understand that there has been a tarrying time in the Bible’s end-of-the-world prophecy concerning the “Last Day”, that doesn’t necessitate that we too must remain in ignorance of these things!

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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“THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING…”

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All a truth-seeker has to do is to begin the painless process of listening to a 25 minute Bible study each morning, and test and see for one’s own self!

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This above link is to the 1st installment of Camping’s 600+ Jeremiah studies.

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And at the bottom of each day’s devotional is another 25 minute audio study in the Book of Jeremiah (scroll to the bottom of this page to see).

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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To read Part 8, click here…

DECEMBER 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 8: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Doctrinal Errors)

Judgment-Bus-New-Orleans-2011-wikipedia-share-alike-license-e1376647672881

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS

“With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.” Ezekiel 26:12

THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellation (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation). Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky. It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west. In January, it is in the west after midnight. As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation. It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion. And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west. The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.

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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER

winter Constellations in the east

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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it. And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?” Well, very simply put, if stars

represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.

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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE

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So why is this constellation merely an outline? Well it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm. But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance. Yes this horseman represents Christ.

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But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ. And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence. Hence, this constellation is perhaps the most faint of all the constellations of Signs Of Heaven!

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TOMORROW:

DECEMBER 1 (Apostle Paul’s Fun & Recreation, Part 2: How Should I Unwind?)

Paul Shipwrecked – Acts 27:41-44 – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – 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 Open Forum #18, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…**

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 4 (Noble Bereans, Part 48: “Ellen White & Harold Camping Regarding Eternal Torment?”)

By admin On November 25th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 4

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 48:

“Ellen White & Harold Camping Regarding Eternal Torment?”

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s review the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea:

who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,

in that they received the word with all readiness of mind,

and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching (Raphael, 1515) – Wikipedia – US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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And so, the Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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Thus there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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CAMPING AND WHITE BOTH IN AGREEMENT

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Well, it’s too bad that Harold Camping didn’t understand Ellen White’s ministry.

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Yes, Harold Camping thought Mrs. White to be a false prophet.

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But had he explored her ministry more closely, he might have discovered that she taught many similar truths which he also taught!

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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THE CHURCH DOCTRINE of “ETERNAL TORMENT”

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For over 45 years, Harold Camping taught and defended the church-doctrine commonly known as “Eternal Torment”.

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Since his single-digit years as a small child, he heard this church-doctrine taught in Sunday School.

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And because this horrific view of Hell’s eternal torment was so deeply etched into the hearts and minds of churchgoers through the decades, Harold Camping was just one of many who were solidly conditioned to believe in this archaic Catholic church-doctrine.

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After all, haven’t we all been thoroughly indoctrinated to believe that Hell is a place of fiery eternal torment?

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Harold Camping – Wikipedia – copyrighted – not-for-free-use

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ELLEN WHITE TAUGHT “HELL IS THE GRAVE”

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Now, on the other hand, Ellen White always taught that Hell was merely the grave.

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And by scrolling down to almost the bottom of this page, the Reader can listen to a 40+ minute audio chapter from Ellen White’s book, The Great Controversy, which deals with the subject of the church-doctrine known as “Eternal Torment”.

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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HAROLD CAMPING FINALLY CHANGED VIEW HIS OWN VIEW OF HELL

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Now for so many decades, Harold Camping vehemently opposed, not only Ellen White’s view regarding the nature of Hell, but was also very much in opposition to her entire ministry, calling her a “false prophet”.

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And it wasn’t until the last few years of Camping’s 50+ year radio ministry, that he finally admitted that he had been wrong concerning the true nature of Hell.

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But finally, after all those decades of publicly defending and even promoting “Eternal Torment”, Camping at last realized that it was just another false Babylonish doctrine which the churches had been clinging to through the centuries (yes, the ancient Babylonians originally taught that Hell was a place of conscious existence).

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Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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CAMPING AND WHITE ALIGNED REGARDING HELL

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Now the point of today’s devotional is to show just one more doctrine that both White and Camping agreed on: Hell being the grave.

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Yes, when Camping finally realized that God does not eternally torment all unbelievers and apostate Christians, then he was aligned with Ellen White in their correct understanding of the nature of Hell.

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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SOME TEACHINGS NEED TO BE MODIFIED

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Now it must also be stated that other of Camping’s teachings quite often presented various Bible truths which White’s ministry did not address back in her day. These truths were the proverbial, “other side of the coin”, since the Bible has many different facets of truth, some of which Camping taught, but Ellen White did not, and visa-versa!

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And as every Truth-seeker explores the writings of Ellen White and the audio recordings of Harold Camping, there should begin to be the implementation of the exhortation from 1st Thessalonians 5:21 that we must…“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”

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**Yes, every truth-seeking Noble Berean should be daily investigating both those ministries with the intent to prove all things, and hold fast the good things from each ministry.**

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In other words, there are some doctrines which the 1st Angel’s Message taught that have been modified by the 2nd Angel’s Message.

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But there are likewise, some truths taught by the 2nd Angel’s Message which the 1st Angel’s Message modifies.

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold Camping on phone – Courtesy of Family Radio.org

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3RD ANGEL’S MESSAGE CORRECTS 1ST TWO MESSAGES

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But in God’s great mercy and wisdom, He has raised up the 3rd Angel’s Message to blend these two messages together. And combined with the Third Angel’s Message, these three separate messages will make one complete and harmonious, biblical message.

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And so, the Reader is encouraged to read through all of these daily devotionals, but also listening to the audio messages at the bottom of each day’s devotional.

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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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PROOF POSITIVE OF CAMPING’S AND WHITE’S MINISTRY

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And the very Good News is, that this further agreement between Camping’s ministry and White’s ministry puts a great big giant exclamation mark on the validity and veracity of both these two ministries.

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Yes, they both are indeed a dramatic fulfillment of the prophecy found in Revelation 14 concerning the messages of the three angels!

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And every truth-seeking “Noble Berean” is invited and encouraged to scroll down to the bottom of this day’s devotional to listen to the 40+ minute audio version of Ellen White’s Chapter 33 from The Great Controversy, entitled, “The First Great Deception“

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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TO READ PART 49, CLICK HERE…

February 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 49: “Dead People Speaking!?”)

Hell – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

The info and pics of the constellations on this site are all taken from Wikipedia and from The Internation Astronomical Union (click here to view their site)

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THESE SIGNS ARE MENTIONED

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From time to time, the Book of Revelation mentions stars. But when we get to Revelation Chapter 12, it speaks of two “great signs in heaven”. First, it speaks of the sign in heaven of a woman with child. Then it speaks of the sign in heaven of a great red dragon, with a tail that sweeps one-third of the stars and casts these stars down to the earth. So we get the sense that this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens. And these two signs in heaven, a woman, and a dragon, are a big part of this website, Signs Of Heaven.

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And so this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens.

What really gives validity to this idea, is that God created the Universe in such a way, that if one looks at the major constellations, then this Revelation 12 scenario can be seen. So please read on. And if you really want to see this heavenly battle, you just might. It will take some real effort on your part. But through prayer, faith, and study of the site, God may just graciously open your eyes to see this amazing story written on the heavenly scroll above. But don’t wait! This heavenly scroll will soon be rolled up, just as it is written… “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;” Revelation 6:14

WINTER CONSTELLATIONS-SEEN IN FALL: This sketch to the right is how this constellation group appears in the eastern sky in fall. This is the four primary constellations of the Winter Constellations. They can be seen in this position, in the late fall above the eastern horizon. The Woman of Revelation 12 is commonly called Ursa Major or The Big Dipper and appears in the north. Orion the Soldier is the at the bottom is to the south of the Woman. The The Dragon of Revelation Constellation’s mouth isThe Hyades Cluster, and the tip of his tail is Pleiades, and his Wave of Water is primarily the Auriga constellation. The Glorious Horse Constellation head is of Perseus Constellation and his rear end is Cassiopeia Constellation.

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TOMORROW…

February 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 49: “Dead People Speaking!?”)

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 33 – The First Great Deception

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year-long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #85

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 49: “Dead People Speaking!?”)

By admin On November 24th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 5

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TO READ PART 50, CLICK HERE…

Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 6 (Noble Bereans, Part 50: “Liberty of Conscience Now Threatened!”)

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Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

The info and pics of the constellations on this site are all taken from Wikipedia and from The Internation Astronomical Union (click here to view their site)

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THESE SIGNS ARE MENTIONED

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From time to time, the Book of Revelation mentions stars. But when we get to Revelation Chapter 12, it speaks of two “great signs in heaven”. First, it speaks of the sign in heaven of a woman with child. Then it speaks of the sign in heaven of a great red dragon, with a tail that sweeps one-third of the stars and casts these stars down to the earth. So we get the sense that this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens. And these two signs in heaven, a woman, and a dragon, are a big part of this website, Signs Of Heaven.

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And so this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens.

What really gives validity to this idea, is that God created the Universe in such a way, that if one looks at the major constellations, then this Revelation 12 scenario can be seen. So please read on. And if you really want to see this heavenly battle, you just might. It will take some real effort on your part. But through prayer, faith, and study of the site, God may just graciously open your eyes to see this amazing story written on the heavenly scroll above. But don’t wait! This heavenly scroll will soon be rolled up, just as it is written… “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;” Revelation 6:14

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TOMORROW…

Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 6 (Noble Bereans, Part 50: “Liberty of Conscience Now Threatened!”)

Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

Dear Noble Berean, This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 34 – Can Our Dead Speak To Us

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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To all Truth-Seekers, this is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #86

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 36: “Harold Camping vs. Ellen White”)

By admin On November 24th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 5

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 36:

“Harold Camping vs. Ellen White”

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s review the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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And so, the Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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Thus there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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HAROLD CAMPING: ‘ELLEN WHITE A FALSE PROPHET’

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So just how can it be that Harold Camping did not believe that Ellen White was a true Christian, but instead referred to her as “a false prophet”?

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After all, are not both of these two vital messages which White and Camping each proclaimed, prophesied of in Revelation 14!?

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Well, Harold Camping’s two main objections to Ellen White was that she believed in the literal observance of the 7th Day Sabbath, and secondly, that God no longer sends direct messages through prophets, but communicates through the Bible only.

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold Camping – Wikipedia – copyrighted – not-for-free-use

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CAMPING A LIFELONG ADVOCATE FOR SUNDAY OBSERVANCE

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Yes, since childhood, Harold Camping personally observed the Sunday Sabbath, and publicly encouraged its observance throughout his 50 year radio ministry.

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And to understand more about this, the reader can go to the following article…Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 15 (Noble Bereans, Part 10: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Doctrinal Error of the Sunday Sabbath) (click here)

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“the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”

2nd Thessalonians 2:9

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But Harold Camping also strongly believed that God is no longer giving direct revelations nor speaking directly to people, especially considering how many church-attendees now claim to be receiving direct revelations from God.

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Yes, the number of those who are supposedly receiving visions, voices, dreams, tongues, etc., is now at almost pandemic levels today!

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And all this causes a great amount of confusion in the church-world, to say the least, especially considering the unbiblical and often even outrageous behavior of many who supposedly receive these signs and wonders!

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Falling Backwards – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License

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NOT SO MUCH BACK IN THE 1800’S

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But one explanation for why God so miraculously communicated with Ellen White could very well be, that back in her day, there were virtually no signs or wonders occurring.

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Oh yes, there were a handful back in the 1800’s, who claimed to have received signs and wonders.

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But today, you can go into most any church, and before long meet persons who claim that God is miraculously working, via voices, visions, dreams, tongues, healings and other signs and wonders.

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It’s as common as grass, today!

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MUCH LESS CONFUSION BACK THEN

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No, this great phenomenon of “signs and wonders” was not happening back in Ellen White’s day, except in rare instances.

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And so, while Mrs. White’s ministry was not smothered beneath millions of other reported signs and wonders, this is no longer the case. Rather, it now appears as if the entire Christian community today is literally teeming with this phenomenon! Almost every church-member claims to have received some sign and wonder, it would seem!

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Listen to 1st Corinthians 14:27, 31, 33… “If any man speak in an [unknown] tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret…For ye may all prophesy one by one…For God is not the author of confusion…”

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Here is a general principle laid down, that God wants no part of those churches in which parishioners are all speaking in tongues at the same time, but rather, “one by one…For God is not the author of confusion…”

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S CHURCH-WORLD: A BABYLON OF CONFUSION

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Now, just what does all this have to do with Ellen White?

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Well, if Ellen White’s ministry had occurred in today’s Christian world, her messages would no doubt be confused by all the other millions of instances of voices, visions, tongues, dreams, etc., also currently taking place in churches around the world.

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Nevertheless, while Harold Camping’s teachings against the countless revelations now occurring is a valid message and warning for today, it is very possible for God to have made an exception with Ellen White back in the day when virtually nobody was involved with signs and wonders.

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That is one great reason why Ellen White’s ministry had such a great impact back then. Today, her ministry would most likely not even “raise an eyebrow”, being swept away by this current tide of “signs and wonders” within the church-world!

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Hands in air – cropped image – Wikimedia

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MARTIN LUTHER: BOOK OF JAMES, ‘A PERFECT STRAW-GOSPEL’?

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But even though Harold Camping’s negative views about Ellen White are somewhat troubling, this is not the only instance of such a disagreement. For example, it is commonly reported that the great theologian and church reformer, Martin Luther, had actually considered the New Testament Book of James to be, “made of straw”. He just didn’t see that Book as being the inspired Word of God!

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(above information according to the “Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth by Charles Ryrie, article .’The Canon'” as published on the www.biblestudy.org website)

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Now obviously, nobody fully understands everything in Scripture: not Martin Luther, nor Harold Camping, nor Ellen White, nor any of the rest of us!

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And so, while Harold Camping was disputably one of the world’s greatest theologians, he constantly made the disclaimer, “Don’t trust in me! I too have feet of clay! Trust only in God’s infallible Word, the Bible!”

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Luther – Wikipedia – public domain

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“THE LORD ALONE SHALL BE EXALTED IN THAT DAY”

Isaiah 2:11

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Now, of course, the Lord has not left us in confusion concerning the disagreement between these first two messages from Revelation, Chapter 14.

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Yes, these cloudy issues and seeming contradictions are right now being rectified via the third message of Revelation, Chapter 14.

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And Camping’s hard-line stance against E.G. White can be reconciled in the following way…

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After all, God is not desiring for any human to be exalted and deified as some sort of infallible authority. And let’s be ever aware that, it’s human nature to do just that! Therefore, God allowed the messengers of these three Revelation 14 messages to all have “feet of clay” in one way or another.

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And in that way, God’s people will not begin to trust in human instrumentalities, but instead, we must trust solely and entirely in God’s wonderful and infallible Word, the Bible!

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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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STUDY, BEREAN, STUDY!

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Now, one thing has to be remembered.

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The proper way to test the authenticity of Ellen White’s Message and Harold Camping’s message is to study each message separately, that the truth-seeking Berean might prove to his or her own self, the veracity of each message. And this website is confident that any and every true worshiper of God will become satisfied that these two messengers were faithful servants of Christ.

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This same method of testing applies to the message of the 3rd angel. Spend copious amounts of time studying this message on its own merits, apart from the other two messages.

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“Prove all things; hold fast to that which is good!”

1st Thessalonians 5:21

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 37, CLICK HERE…

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January 6 (Noble Bereans, Part 37: “The New Waldenses”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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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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***FINALLY WALKING UPWARD* INTO THE HIGHWAYS *OF ETERNITY***

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken. Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you. Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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ThomasCole-Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – Wikimedia – US public domain

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TOMORROW…

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January 6 (Noble Bereans, part 37: “The New Waldenses”)

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

**O NOBLE BEREAN (i.e., an open-minded Bible truth-seeker): This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.**

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Chapter 3 – “An Era of Spiritual Darkness”

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – 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, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #54

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3-FINGER – LEFTIST VIOLENCE WHILE POINTING FINGER AT RIGHT

By admin On November 21st, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 21 (And He Spake as a Dragon! Part 4 “How to Read the News in a Dishonest World””

By admin On November 12th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 21

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And He Spake as a Dragon!

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Part 4 “How To Read the News in a Dishonest World”

To read Part 1, click here…January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

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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

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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A conservative television talk-show host remarked how his very liberal mother who scoured the major newspapers daily yet had no idea that various world events had even occurred. In other words, as he quizzed her about various recent news-worthy events, it became evident that her liberal news services completely omitted stories.

Truth-be-told, in the increasingly divided and polarized western societies, the various news services have devolved into political activists, jealously fighting for their own cause.

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It is a veritable war between two very different ideologies. One side claims to be the ideology of love and compassion while the other stands for morality and justice.

Of course, this website reveals these two power sources to actually be the “two horns like a lamb”, spoken of in the Book of Revelation, concerning the False Prophet Beast. Yes, Revelation 13 reveals this beast as having “two horns like a lamb, and spake as a dragon?

And as this website points out, the Lamb of God, Jesus, has two horns of power, spoken in various places, such as Psalm 85:10…”Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.” And so, while one side claims to be the arbiters of mercy and peace, the other claims to be the arbiters of righteousness and truth.

Now, this website further reveals this second Beast, the False Prophet, to be aligned with the first Beast’s 6th and 7th heads. The sixth head of the 1st Beast (the Antichrist Beast) is the dominance of mankind as being the supreme ruler of this world. Hence, this 6th head embraces atheism, the religion of mankind being their own ruler, since God does not exist, or so they believe.

But the 7th head acknowledges the existence of God, and is aligned with Christianity to a large degree.

And thus, these two Beasts, the Antichrist Beast and the False Prophet happen to be Satan’s two war machines in his kingdom of darkness, which this fallen world is. Of course, the apostate churches teach that these two beasts are merely two individual humans, in spite of the fact that the Bible speaks of beasts as being kingdoms. (See Daniel 7:23, for example).

Now that these two beasts have been established, we can focus on the second beast, with two horns like a lamb, and speaks as a dragon. The Dragon of course is revealed in Revelation 20:2 as “the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan”.

And so, because the False Prophet Beast speaks as a dragon, Satan, it is no surprise that we are now witnessing just how evil that the major voices in America are becoming. And being called by Jesus, “the father of lies”, it shouldn’t be surprising just how dishonest these major voices are!

Yes, whether it be our school systems, or the music industry, or the social media, government, or the news services, the level of dishonesty is nothing short of amazing!

And this website has various articles exposing that dishonesty in many articles!

But for the sake of brevity, let’s confine ourselves to today’s topic: “How to Read Today’s News in a Dishonest World”.

With the major voices in the world becoming so dishonest, just how can a person read or listen to the daily news, without being misled?

As the opening little story in this article told of a liberal-minded mother being quizzed by her conservative son, and being wholly uninformed concerning various news stories, should tell us the answer to our question. Simply put, the mother was confining herself to news sources which aligned with her own political biases. Thus, those liberal sources were omitting news stories which the liberal news sources didn’t want to print.

And as is commonly said, “While it once was true that newspapers printed “all the news that fits”, yet today, those same newspapers print “all the news that fits their political biases”.

Now, it may be true that a good portion of the populace really doesn’t want to hear news which they don’t like to hear.

But for those who want to truly know what’s happening in the world, must get their news from various sources. In other words, to get the full spectrum of what’s happening in the world, one cannot rely on merely a one-sided perspective. One must go to both sides of the political divide to get closer to what is actually going on.

For some reason, the 6th head of Antichrist (which includes the left horn of the False Prophet) is largely in control of the media. And, unfortunately, it is this 6th head which is aggressively attempting to stamp out freedom of speech.

And so, we can expect to find it increasingly difficult to get the true state of affairs from news sources.

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THE BIBLE EXPLAINS TODAY’S NEWS

But the very best source of news is, of course the Bible! This is because it was inspired by a God of infinite knowledge, who reveals the end from the beginning…” Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done” Isaiah 46:10

And the wonderful thing about the Bible is that it explains why all these current events are occurring!

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

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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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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

*“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:**1, 2*

Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. It somewhat resembles a pyramid, as do the other two.

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Then find the second pyramid to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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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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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations

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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) and Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) and the “Destroying Mountain” (right)), and Pisces (“The Broad Way to Hell”). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.

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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)

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TOMORROW…

October 2 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 20: “Paradigm Shifts: Swifter Than Leopards!)”

Persian leopard – Wikimedia – cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Internationa

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

Dear Lover of Truth, this is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 20 – Except Ye See Signs and Wonders

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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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 small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #114

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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Those who are interested in using photos on this page may click on the provided image credit link below each photo, to get to Wikimedia Commons for various licensing names, details, and tags, and all other necessary info on any particular photo.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 11 (Noble Bereans, Part 13: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah” (continued)

By admin On November 11th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 11

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 13:

“Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah” (continued)

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”

1st Thessalonians 5:21

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To read Part 1 of this particular devotional, click here…

NOVEMBER 2 (Noble Bereans, Part 5: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah”)

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s review the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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Yes, those Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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Thus, there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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A FAILED PREDICTION?

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A few years ago, a certain radio Bible teacher made the seemingly failed prediction that May 21st, 2011 would be the last day of earth’s existence, because of the long-promised return of Christ in the clouds of glory.

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And of course, when that day came and went, the world began throwing verbal stones at Harold Camping.

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Harold Camping – Wikipedia – copyrighted, not for free use

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WORLD ONLY KNOWS CAMPING BY HIS ERROR

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It’s too bad that the world was introduced to Harold Camping only on the back of his seemingly erroneous teaching that the Last Day was merely a 24-hour event.

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It’s too bad that the world could not have heard the many wonderful Bible studies that Camping conducted over a 50-year span.

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Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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SO WHERE’S THE NOBLE BEREANS?

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Yes, where’s all the Noble Bereans out there?

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Where are all the truth-seekers who don’t merely follow the crowd, but are willing to re-examine these teachings with an open mind?

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After all, Camping didn’t base his end-of-the-world teachings on a dream, or a vision, or a voice.

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No, but rather, he spent 5 or 6 hours per day, for years, searching the Bible, to hopefully and prayerfully gain a correct understanding!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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NOT FROM VOICES OR VISIONS!

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Yes, for many years, Camping carefully studied the Bible, in hopes of uncovering the deeper, hidden truths of God’s Word.

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And so, he wasn’t coming as some wild-eyed prophet, who received a dream or vision or voice. But rather, he was merely declaring what he believed the Bible teaches.

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Therefore, Harold Camping DOES NOT fall into the category of a false prophet; just a Bible teacher who had things almost figured out, but maybe not completely.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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LISTENING TO CAMPING STUDIES

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Now, if there are any “Noble Bereans” who decide that these things are worth spending some serious time, searching out why Camping taught what he taught concerning the Last Day, there is an easy way in which to accomplish this…

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You may simply go to the bottom of each day’s devotional and click on the link and listen to some audio Bible study or talk show by Camping.

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Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“O HOW I LOVE THY LAW!”

Psalm 119:11

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But today’s devotional would like to highlight a similarity between Harold Camping, in regard to Jeremiah’s love for the Bible.

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Listen to Jeremiah’s testimony regarding God’s Word, the Bible…“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16

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Here is revealed the love affair between Jeremiah and the Bible!

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Yes, God’s Word was the joy and rejoicing of Jeremiah’s heart!

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And if there was no other similarity between Harold Camping and Jeremiah, this one common virtue existed between them both!

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They both loved the Bible more than life itself!

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Prophet Jeremiah Dictates to Baruch – Wikiart.com – US Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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HUMAN TEACHERS MAKE ERRORS

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Oh no, Harold Camping was not infallible.

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Of course, there are errors in his 50-year teaching ministry, as with any other Bible teacher throughout time (with the exception of the Bible writers).

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But Harold Camping freely acknowledged that he too had “feet of clay”!

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And so, he constantly reminded his listeners to not trust him, but to search the Bible for themselves, the only infallible source of truth in this sinful world.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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CALLING ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS”!

Nevertheless, there are many wonderful truths which Camping taught over the decades.

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And many of these Bible studies are still available, not only on this site, but also on the Internet, specifically, YouTube.

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TO READ PART 14, GO HERE…

June 26 (Noble Bereans, Part 14: “Where Were All The ‘Noble Bereans’?”)

USMC prayer before study Wikimedia Public-Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

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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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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS

“With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.” Ezekiel 26:12

Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation

THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellation (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation). Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky. It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west. In January, it is in the west after midnight. As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation. It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion. And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west. The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.

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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER

winter Constellations in the east

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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it. And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?” Well, very simply put, if stars represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.

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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE

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So why is this constellation merely an outline? Well it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm. But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance. Yes this horseman represents Christ.

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But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ. And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence. Hence, this constellation is perhaps the faintest of all the constellations of Signs Of Heaven!

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TOMORROW:

September 12 (Noble Bereans, Part 12: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Carefulness in Bible Study”)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO STUDY IN JEREMIAH

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS STUDY #111 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…

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above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain

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Gospel Mission November 2023

By admin On November 9th, 2023

IN THE SWEET BY & BY

VERSE 1: There’s a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afarFor the Father waits over the way, To prepare us a dwelling place there

CHORUS: In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shoreIn the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore

VERSE 2: We shall sing on that beautiful shore, The melodious songs of the blessedAnd our spirit shall sorrow no more, Not a sign for the blessing of rest

REPEAT CHORUS

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GIVE THANKS

Give thanks with a grateful heart. Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son
REPEAT THIS VERSE

CHORUS: And now let the weak say, “I am strong”. Let the poor say, “I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us”
REPEAT CHORUS

Give thanks. (song ends)

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FOLLOW ME

“When I found myself in times of trouble, gentle Shepherd came to me, speaking words of mercy, ‘Follow Me!’

And in my darkest hour, He was standing right in front of me, speaking words of mercy, ‘Follow Me!’

‘Follow Me, follow Me, follow Me, follow Me!’ Speaking words of mercy, ‘Follow Me!’

I pray for all the broken people, living life so hopelessly, hear the Shepherd’s calling, ‘Follow Me!’

And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me! Shine on till forever, ‘Follow Me!’

‘Follow Me, follow Me, follow Me, follow Me!’ Speaking words of mercy, ‘Follow Me!’

I wake up to the sound of music, all of nature praising Thee, and echoes Jesus’s calling, ‘Follow Me!’

‘Follow Me, follow Me, follow Me, follow Me!’ Speaking words of mercy, ‘Follow Me!’

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Today’s Devotional, Year 4 – ???? (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 13: “Satan’s Monster-Making Machinery, CONTINUED!”)

By admin On October 31st, 2023

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Today’s Devotional, Year 4 – ????

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And The Nations Were Angry!

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Part 13:

“Satan’s Monster-Making Machinery, CONTINUED!”

To read Part 1, go here…October 24th (And The Nations Were Angry!)

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TExo 23:1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Exo 23:2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: .

Psalm 11:5

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to hide myself in this day when you are causing the nations to drink of Thy cup of fury…

Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain

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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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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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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. The 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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TOMORROW:

June 19 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 24: “Am I a Lot, or an Abraham?”)

Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

Schnorr von Carolsfeld – 1860 – Abram counts stars – Wikipedia – Public Dom. (2)

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MINISTRY OF HEALING, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the practical aspects of everyday living, such as diet and child rearing…

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Chapter 29 – “The Builders of the Home”

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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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 #219, 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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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 7: “Did Jesus Hang Out with Sinners?”)

By admin On October 23rd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ???

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The Gospel According To Pollyanna,

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Part 7:

“Did Jesus Hang Out With Sinners?”

To read Part 1, click here…December 2nd (The gospel according to Pollyanna)

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“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.”

Matthew 11:19

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO POLLYANNA

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That charming 1960 Disneyland movie, Pollyanna, was about a recently orphaned young girl who came to live with her very harsh and judgmental aunt.

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And yet, this happy, lovable and precocious little girl in that movie, had followed her father’s gospel (a gospel of his own making which eliminated the thousands of seemingly harsher verses found in the Bible).

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**And so, the movie tension was somewhat centered on Pollyanna’s happy, “800-verse-no-judgment-religion”, against the sour-faced fire-n-brimstone preaching that her aunt was pushing.**

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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AN EVEN MORE UPBEAT POLLYANNA

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Now, in the 1973, BBC version, Pollyanna was even more bubbly, more energetic, more positive-minded than Disneyland’s version of Pollyanna.

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Yes, the BBC Pollyanna saw every circumstance in life, good or bad, from a happy and optimistic vantage point vantage point, to the point of becoming somewhat unrealistic.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“THEY THAT BE WHOLE NEED NOT A PHYSICIAN, BUT THEY THAT ARE SICK”

Matthew 9:12

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**And yesterday’s devotional (click here to read) attempted to present how Christians should deal with unbelievers in regard to their happiness.**

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That is, should happiness be the highest goal to be achieved by the people of the world?

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And if the entire world was filled with “happy-go-lucky” people, would anyone ever turn to Jesus for Salvation? Just as Scripture teaches…“And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.” Luke5:31

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“That spirit which now worketh in the children of disobedience”

Ephesians 2:2

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Well, to a certain degree, many people of the world do appear to be pretty happy: lots of joking and jesting and laughing, etc….

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But what we must consider, is that “the god of this world”, Lucifer (currently given the office and title, Satan), “now works in the children of disobedience”. And his chief goal is to make this world as appealing as possible. (2nd Corinthians 4:4 & Ephesians 2:2)

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**So why should it surprise us to see all the gaiety and laughter, and fun, and happy-go-lucky, carefree behavior so often happening around us?**

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After all, the people of this world (and the worldly people in the churches) are indwelt by “the prince of the power of the air, that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience”. Ephesians 2:2

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And so, to sprinkle a little more glitter upon his already deceptive kingdom, his Antichrist spirit working within unsuspecting souls, causes them to appear happy when out in public. And maybe even in private, too!

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Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Laughing – (cropped and color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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WHAT DEMEANOR SHOULD CHRISTIANS STRIVE FOR?

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But today’s devotional attempts to answer another question: “What kind of emotional outlook should the Christian attempt to maintain? Should Christians be sad and dour and depressed, as we suffer through this ugly and hopeless world? Or rather, should we have the same bright, all-positive outlook on life as did Pollyanna?”

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Well, don’t jump to conclusions! Actually, this is a very perplexing question.

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Yes, yes, psychology teaches us that happiness and peace should be our chief goal!

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And yes, the world naturally embraces those who tend to be like Pollyanna, always cheerful and happy-go-lucky.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Sigmund Freud – LIFE – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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But to truly answer this question, God has given us the Bible, which addresses this question extensively.

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So, let’s examine just a few of those relevant verses to see what kind of demeanor we should strive to maintain as Christians…

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Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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“REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY!”

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The first and most popular passage which a Bible teacher might quote is this…“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4

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Now from this above verse, one might conclude that Pollyanna could be an excellent role-model for Christians!

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And even the Apostle Paul gave this admonition…“And He (God) said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I (Paul) rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2nd Corinthians 12:9, 10

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This above statement by Paul only further confirms that Pollyanna was on the right track in her attempt to maintain her all-positive, happy-faced approach to life’s daily circumstances, both good and bad.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Munch Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“REJOICE WITH TREMBLING!”

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But the Bible has more to say about our joy…“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” Psalm 2:11

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Here above is an additional element which the Christian should embrace, realizing that we serve an awesome and fearful God!

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In other words, we are not to be presumptuous in any way in our relationship with God. We are to be ever watchful, knowing that the Enemy of Souls is never far away, always looking for an opportunity to rip us apart!

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And, as Isaiah admonishes us…“but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word.”

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This pretty much says the same thing as Psalms 2:11. God’s Word is powerful and should be held in highest regard and reverence!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“SORROWFUL, YET ALWAY REJOICING!”

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But the Bible has more to say regarding our demeanor…“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;” 2nd Corinthians 6:10

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Here is another deviation from the way that the world operates. Yes, as we go through life in this world, there are many things to be sad about: unsaved family and friends; sickness and pain; trials and temptations; the misery which sin brings, both personally as well as in all the world.

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Yes, these and many other woes will only make life bitter. And yet, the Christian is to live by faith, knowing that our great God will make, “every thing beautiful in His time” Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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WE SERVE A COMPLICATED GOD!

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And so, while we are not to go through life wearing a lobotomized happy-face. Nor are we to be jokers and jesters, like the world so often is.

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But the Good News is, that God has given us the Bible.

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And as long as we still have time to study that wonderful Book, we can sit daily at the feet of Jesus and learn more and more about Him.

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And by so-doing, we will be, day-by-day changed, imperceptibly, into His glorious image, even as by the Spirit of the Lord! And then, as Paul says, we will be like a book, “known and read by all!” 2nd Corinthians 3:2.

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And as the world reads our “book”, they may behold Jesus in us. And then, instead of merely wanting to be, “happy-go-lucky”, they will realize (by our example), that true inner joy and peace is to be found only in Jesus!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Virtuous Woman with Bible – Braet von Überfeldt – 1866 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me to become more and more like Jesus, as I sit at His feet daily and learn of His Ways…

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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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Heavenly Mount Zion Constellation

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***“Great is the LORD,* and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, *in the mountain of His holiness.***

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Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”

Psalm 48:1, 2

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations – signsofheaven.org – Not for commercial profit use!

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This above passage sings of Mount Zion, in the sides of the North!

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But if one looks to the Northeast in late Summer and into Fall, there is a constellation which God created to be a heavenly picture of the Heavenly Mount Zion. And it is commonly known as Cassiopeia. But God has created it to symbolize the true Zion, which is in Heaven.

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Listen… “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,” Hebrews 12:22

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TOMORROW…

December 14 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 13: “An Open Letter To An Atheist Talk Show Host”)

Hand-written letter – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #345 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, year 2 – OCTOBER 21 (Noble Bereans, Part 4: Re-thinking Harold Camping! Continued)

By admin On October 21st, 2023

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Daily Devotional, year 2 – OCTOBER 21

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 4:

“Re-thinking Harold Camping!” Continued

To read part 1, click here…“September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OCTOBER 19TH ARTICLE…(Noble Bereans, Part 3: Re-thinking Harold Camping)

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A FAILED PREDICTION?

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A few years ago, a certain radio Bible teacher made the seemingly failed prediction that May 21st, 2011 would be the last day of earth’s existence, because of the long-promised return of Christ in the clouds of glory.

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And of course, when that day came and went, the world began throwing verbal stones at Harold Camping.

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Harold Camping – Wikipedia – copyrighted, not for free use

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A RE-EXAMINATION

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But let’s examine his supposed false prediction, for a moment. Was Camping really incorrect? And was Harold Camping really a false teacher?

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If we are truly like those noble Bereans, we might wish to take some time out to re-examine this much-maligned Bible teacher.

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After all, when the entire world begins to throw rocks at a Bible-believing teacher, then perhaps there is some good thing that might be discovered about that Bible teacher…“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in Heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” Matthew 5:11, 12

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This passage from Matthew’s Gospel reveals that those who give the true Gospel will be hated and maligned by the world. And this was indeed the very reception which Camping received from the world, even prior to that supposed failed prediction!

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Chaplain reads Bible – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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HABAKKUK’S TARRYING TIME

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And, as far as a delay, well, just listen to the prophet, Habakkuk…“And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by His (Jesus’) faith.” Habakkuk 2:2, 3

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So here we have a prophecy concerning these last days, regarding the time when this vision will speak, causing God’s people to “RUN!”

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But notice that the Lord tells Habakkuk… “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”

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Yes, Habakkuk’s prophecy to be revealed in these last days will seem to tarry. And yet, for those who live by faith, and not by the pride of their heart, the vision will come, even though it seems to delay. Yes, “it will surely come, it will not tarry!”

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Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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NOT A LITERAL 24 HOUR DAY

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Through his long ministry, Harold Camping always taught that the Day of the Lord would not be a literal 24 hour day. And so, why he went against his previous 50 years of teachings regarding this Last Day timing, is somewhat of a mystery.

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But he did.

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And yet, so often, the Bible allows a time of disappointment to test God’s people.

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For instance, when Jesus was buried, the hopes of His otherwise faithful followers were dashed to pieces. But what they did not understand is, there was to be a tarrying time!

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Yet, in a short time, the Lord rose up from the dead to become the victorious Savior of the world!

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Their tears turned into laughter and joy!

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Woman why weepest thou – Jesus – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH”

Revelation 2:10

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And so, God wants His people to remain faithful, even when things don’t seem to go our way! Even when disappointing circumstances bring dark and heavy clouds, obscuring the bright sunshine of His love for a time, we must remain faithful!

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Make no mistake, O Stranger & Pilgrim of the Cross! The end has come! The Day of the Lord has arrived! The Last Day is here!

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But it is not a 24 day, as Harold Camping supposed! There has been a tarrying time, just as surely as there was for those disciples who supposed that Jesus was a failure!

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Global Warning – Judgment – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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HABAKKUK VISION NOW SPEAKING

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But now we see that Satan and his vast armies, made of both humans and evil angels are on the “march through the breadth of the land, to possess dwelling-places (the hearts of Believers) that are not theirs!” Now we see that the horses of the Chaldeans (armies of unbelievers) are “swifter than leopards!” (see Habakkuk, Chapter 1.)

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Yes, we stare in amazement at the horrific events occurring around the world, and realize that the prophecy of Habakkuk is just now being fulfilled with the speed of leopards!

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It tarried, and yet, it did not tarry, just as Habakkuk 2:2 prophesied!

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Listen again…“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”

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Gay Parade – cropped and altered – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License

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THE DAY of the LORD HAS COME!

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Yes, dear trembling child of God, the Last Day has indeed come! But it is not going to be a 24 hour event, as Camping erroneously predicted! Oh yes, we’re soon going to wish it was only a 24 hour day! You can be sure of that!

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But the time before us has been given us, even as a gift from Heaven, to strengthen our faith, even as the faith of Jesus!

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Listen… “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God (the Bible), AND THE FAITH OF JESUS.” Revelation 14:12

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This is what the Book of Revelation is all about! Becoming like Jesus! And all our earthly support will be removed! And though the whole world will begin to crumble all around us, we must look up, and lift up our heads to behold the Savior looking down on us in love!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry

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AM I A NOBLE BEREAN?

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And so, as open-minded Noble Bereans, we really need to re-examine Harold Camping’s supposed failed prediction in the light of Habakkuk’s prophecy, and the tarrying time foretold. Then it will be discovered that Jesus Christ is now standing as the LORD of Hosts, ready to marshal His vast army of Christian soldiers into the great battle of that great Day, “called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon!” Revelation 16:16

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And so, if there’s any “Noble Berean” out there, he or she is welcome to open-mindedly listen to the teachings of Harold Camping found at the bottom of each day’s devotional.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 5, CLICK HERE…

NOVEMBER 2 (Noble Bereans, Part 5: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah)

Prophet-Jeremiah-www.christianimagesource.org-Public-Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical agreement…

Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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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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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS

“With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.” Ezekiel 26:12

THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellation (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation). Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky. It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west. In January, it is in the west after midnight. As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation. It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion. And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west. The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.

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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER

winter Constellations in the east

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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it. And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?” Well, very simply put, if stars

represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.

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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE

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So why is this constellation merely an outline? Well it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm. But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance. Yes this horseman represents Christ.

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But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ. And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence. Hence, this constellation is perhaps the most faint of all the constellations of Signs Of Heaven!

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TOMORROW:

OCTOBER 22 (End-Time Exodus, Part 6: Questions, Questions, Questions!!!)

Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #659 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 12 (And He Spake as a Dragon! Part 3 “Satan’s Attack on Israel”)

By admin On October 20th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 12

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And He Spake as a Dragon!

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Part 3 “Satan’s Attack on Israel”

To read Part 1, click here…January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

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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

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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The Bible reveals that Satan has been attacking Israel and the Jewish people almost since the days of Abraham. Certainly Abraham’s son, Isaac had a number of his wells stolen by Philistines and others. (See Genesis 26)

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The Old Testament is literally saturated with true accounts of Israel’s conflicts with Philistines and others.

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But the Bible reveals that it is not people who are the only ones persecuting God’s people.

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Listen to God’s Word…“Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. “

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Here we see that our true enemy is that invisible spirit of evil, which works through the human race to create all the sins and troubles which this world is literally dripping with!

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And so, should we be surprised to see all the hatred which exists today against Jews? Oh yes, such hatred is only to be expected by those who live in today’s “Philistine” (This name is now corrupted to “Palestine”).

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But it is amazing to see the same hatred for Jews by a great multitude from practically all nations! It is the same hatred which Adolph Hitler and the Nazis had for the Jewish people!

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Yes, it’s not difficult to see who the true Neo-Nazis are today: it is those who have such a venomous hatred for Jewish people. Just go on the Internet and be horrified at all the vitriolic disdain cast down upon the Jewish race! Or read about the violent attacks on Jews in many western nations!

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But don’t believe for a minute that such unexplainable pandemic hatred will only exist for Jews! No, but rather, Satan will increasingly turn his guns on the Christian community: on those who are the “called, and chosen, and faithful.” Revelation 17:14

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Those who have no personal issue with Jews show their hatred of Jews to be the indwelling of Satan, even as is written…“Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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In this above verse, it is revealed that Satan, whom the Bible refers to as “the prince of the power of the air”, is the spirit which works in the unsaved people of the world. And so, it is small wonder that Satan’s long-time and ongoing hatred of Jews is also manifest in his followers, i.e., the unbelieving multitudes in the world.

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The Good News is, that God is now calling all people to return to Him, crying out for a new heart, which will put a fervent brotherly love and compassion, not only for the Jewish people, but for each and every lost soul!

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READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

December 2 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 13: “And He Spake As A Dragon! ” Spewing Hateful, Racial Madness!)

Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

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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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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

*“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:**1, 2*

Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. It somewhat resembles a pyramid, as do the other two.

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Then find the second pyramid to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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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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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations

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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) and Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) and the “Destroying Mountain” (right)), and Pisces (“The Broad Way to Hell”). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.

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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)

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TOMORROW…

OCTOBER 13 (Noble Bereans, Part 4: Re-thinking Harold Camping! Continued)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

Dear Lover of Truth, This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 20 – Except Ye See Signs and Wonders

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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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 small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #114

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (A World of Lies, Part 20: “No God = No Truth”)

By admin On October 6th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ???

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Psa_36:2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

1Ti_2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

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A World of Lies,

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Part 20:

“No God = No Truth”

To read Part 1, click here… “January 3 (World of Lies, Part 1: The Femme-Fatale Firefly!)”

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“What is Truth?“

John 18:38

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Pilate said to Jesus, “What is truth?”

The fact is, Pilate was looking truth in the eyes as he asked that very question…”What is Truth?”

Jesus tells us, “Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Yes, Jesus is truth as John 14:6 reveals!

Now, this poses a very interesting question! Namely, if Jesus is truth, then “What is truth without Jesus?”

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Maybe an even more pertinent question to be asked in this age of atheism is this, “If there is no God, then what is true, what is right, and what is wrong?”

If one goes onto the Internet, there are many videos which deal with this question. And the bottom line explanation quite often offered is that without God, there is no right or wrong, or even no truth!

In other words, if life in a universe is merely the result of some chaotic explosion, then life itself is without purpose, nor subject to any rules. This would mean that life is merely a free-for-all! Anything goes! Anything you can get away with is just fine! Purpose is simply whatever you want it to be! And if someone else has a different idea, then that’s his or her prerogative! If you want to kill or steal or rape, then that’s your choice!

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to see and understand the great deception, which is the Planet Earth! Help me study Thy Word that I may become wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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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 NARROW GATE STARS

This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter. Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story). Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).

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And at this point it is apparent that the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the two bright stars, known as Castor and Pollux (sketch to below left). But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan. The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.

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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark). While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions. It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.

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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars. The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle. The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here). The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).

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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here,“Orion The R eaper”.)

Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches. The stars are not in their exact place. However, they are close enough to find them in the night sky. But as with most stars, it takes persistence to finally locate them.

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TOMORROW…

April 15 (Television and The Image That Speaks, Part 7: “Do Not Rich Men Oppress You?”)

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 60 – The Law of the New Kingdom

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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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 #154, 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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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (And He Spake As A Dragon! . Part 2 “Satan’s Cheerleading Squad”)

By admin On October 5th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ???

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And He Spake As A Dragon!

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Part 2 “Satan’s Cheerleading Squad”

To read Part 1, click here…January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

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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

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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Joe 1:12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

Rev 9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

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Because of this high-tech age we now live in, it has become very apparent just how depraved this world actually is! Yes, television and Internet has really opened up a great picture window on the world! And what we are seeing is not good! And because television was never morally upright, its powerful influence has quickly devolved society into a seemingly bottomless abyss of evil.

But aside from its influence, television (and Internet, radio, magazines, etc.) has become a sort of cheerleader of sorts.

Yes, it’s true! The god of this world has begun using high-tech to become his cheerleading squad, so to speak. After all, this sad and hopeless world is getting increasingly sad and hopeless and extremely discouraging! Especially when we go on social media sites, and listen to the rhetoric and watch the behavior of the world’s citizenry, it’s getting almost unbelievable how fgar and how fast the world is sinking into the bottomless pit of depravity!

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READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

December 2 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 13: “And He Spake As A Dragon! ” Spewing Hateful, Racial Madness!)

Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

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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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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

*“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:**1, 2*

Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. It somewhat resembles a pyramid, as do the other two.

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Then find the second pyramid to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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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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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations

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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) and Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) and the “Destroying Mountain” (right)), and Pisces (“The Broad Way to Hell”). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.

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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)

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TOMORROW…

March 6 . . . . A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 8: “Judgment Day: ‘What Were We Expecting?’”

.Judgment Day – by sweet media – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

Dear Lover of Truth, This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 20 – Except Ye See Signs and Wonders

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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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 small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #114

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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REPLACE, DUPLICAT OF Y3, OCTOBER 16 – Daily Devotional, Year 4: ???? (Noble Bereans, Part 63: “Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”)

By admin On September 30th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: ????

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 63:

“Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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“And after these things I saw

another angel come down from heaven,

having great power;

and the earth was lightened with his glory.

And he cried mightily with a strong voice,

saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen

And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her, My people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins,

and that ye receive not of her plagues”

Revelation 18:1, 2, 4

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s review the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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And so, the Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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Thus there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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CAMPING AND WHITE BOTH IN AGREEMENT

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Well, it’s too bad that Harold Camping didn’t understand Ellen White’s ministry.

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Yes, Harold Camping thought Mrs. White to be a false prophet.

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But had he explored her ministry more closely, he would have discovered that she taught many similar truths which he also taught!

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES

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Though Ellen White’s and Harold Camping’s ministries both seemed out of time, especially Ellen White’s, given far back in the 1800’s, it is nonetheless true that their messages were compatible with each other, and with this current 3rd Angel’s message, revealed in the Sun, Moon, and stars. (See Luke 21:25 for “Sun, Moon, and stars” reference)

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In other words, even though their messages were valid for their respective times, they are likewise even more relevant and even more valid for these closing hours of history when the churches are rapidly becoming fully apostate, and the unbelieving world is sinking in total depravity!

3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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VERY DECEPTIVE COUNTERFEIT

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Oh yes, there seems to be an excitement in many churches, and yet it is an excitement not borne of the Holy Spirit, but rather of a counterfeit origin, even as it is written…”For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.” Mark 13:22

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Yes, the Bible forewarned of a last-day counterfeit Holy Spirit movement, working within the fallen churches!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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“For such are false apostles…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 ministers of righteousness…”

2nd Corinthians 11:13-15

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Again, it is written of the False Prophet Beast…“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,” 2nd Thessalonians 2:9

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Satan must raise up a counterfeit holy spirit within the apostate churches, so as to cover up the church-wide apostasy as best as he can. And actually, his counterfeits will “deceive, if possible, even the elect!” Mark 13:22

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And so, these are very clever and deceptive counterfeits!

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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Camping & White Both in Agreement

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**But both Harold Camping, and even Ellen White, back in her day saw that apostasy, and trumpeted the call, that “Babylon is fallen is fallen”…**

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And even though Ellen White’s 70-year ministry presented all three angel’s messages to a certain degree, Harold Camping’s 50-year ministry further amplified those three messages.

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And, of course, these messages are even further amplified by the 3rd Angel’s message, revealed in the Sun, Moon, and stars! (See Luke 21:25 for “Sun, Moon, and stars” reference)

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES FOR THIS VERY HOUR

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But make no mistake, the Three Angel’s Messages, though first presented in former decades, yet are primarily for these present closing hours, as we now enter into the last portion of the Great Tribulation, which will be followed by the Second Coming of Christ “on the Last Day!”

(See John 6:39, 40, 44, 54, for “on the Last Day!” reference)

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In other words, the message of the 3rd Angel will be heard with “a loud voice”, and will be the final plea and call to repentance to the human race. (See Revelation 14:9 for “loud voice” reference)

3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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“With the pure Thou (God) wilt shew Thyself pure; and with the froward (wicked) Thou wilt shew thyself froward (unsavory)”

Psalm 18:26

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This above verse reveals that while those who are pure in heart will see God in His purity, yet the wicked will only see God as unsavory.

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**Well, even though there seems to be some contradictions between those three messages, they all finally agree, howbeit, giving “two different sides of the same coin”, as the old saying goes!**

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For one thing, just like the Bible has seeming contradictions, so do these three messages. One reason for this is to fulfill 2nd Thessalonians…“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” 2nd Thessalonians 2:11

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As this above verse reveals, God purposely allows the spirit within each person to see God as that spirit dictates: either a good and pure God, or an evil and unsavory God.

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword”

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Yes, the Word of God is like a powerful two-edged sword, just as it is written, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12

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The Word of God cuts both ways, like a two-edged sword: cutting to save, or cutting to destroy!

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But those who are the Elect of God will receive and take heed to these three messages and are counseled to make decided preparations to come out of the apostate church-world…Babylon, “the City of Confusion!” Isaiah 24:10

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PROOF POSITIVE OF CAMPING’S AND WHITE’S MINISTRY

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But the very Good News is, that this agreement between Camping’s ministry and White’s ministry puts a great big giant exclamation mark on the validity of both these two ministries!

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Yes, they both are indeed a dramatic fulfillment of the prophecy found in Revelation 14 concerning the messages of the three angels!

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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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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THESE SIGNS ARE MENTIONED

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From time to time, the Book of Revelation mentions stars. But when we get to Revelation Chapter 12, it speaks of two “great signs in heaven”. First, it speaks of the sign in heaven of a woman with child. Then it speaks of the sign in heaven of a great red dragon, with a tail that sweeps one-third of the stars and casts these stars down to the earth. So we get the sense that this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens. And these two signs in heaven, a woman, and a dragon, are a big part of this website, Signs Of Heaven.

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And so this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens.

What really gives validity to this idea, is that God created the Universe in such a way, that if one looks at the major constellations, then this Revelation 12 scenario can be seen. So please read on. And if you really want to see this heavenly battle, you just might. It will take some real effort on your part. But through prayer, faith, and study of the site, God may just graciously open your eyes to see this amazing story written on the heavenly scroll above. But don’t wait! This heavenly scroll will soon be rolled up, just as it is written… “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;” Revelation 6:14

WINTER CONSTELLATIONS-SEEN IN FALL: This sketch to the right is how this constellation group appears in the eastern sky in fall. This is the four primary constellations of the Winter Constellations. They can be seen in this position, in the late fall above the eastern horizon. The Woman of Revelation 12 is commonly called Ursa Major or The Big Dipper and appears in the north. Orion the Soldier is the at the bottom is to the south of the Woman. The The Dragon of Revelation Constellation’s mouth isThe Hyades Cluster, and the tip of his tail is Pleiades, and his Wave of Water is primarily the Auriga constellation. The Glorious Horse Constellation head is of Perseus Constellation and his rear end is Cassiopeia Constellation.

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TOMORROW…

May 31 (Seared As With A Hot Iron!)

Branded – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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CHRIST OBJECT LESSONS, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to thissampler 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 18 – “Go into the Highways and Hedges”

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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 #200, 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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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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By admin On September 27th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ????

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Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan!

Part 9:

“Public Schools”

To read Part 1, click here… FEBRUARY 3 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan!)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – September 27

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TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!

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Part 2:

“Time To Get Out Of Our Schools!”

To read Part 1, go here… January 7th (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!)

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“But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation,

spoken of by Daniel the prophet,

standing where it ought not,

(let him that readeth understand,)

then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:”

Mark 13:14

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The crude expression…“Time to get out of Dodge!”, was coined back in the 1970’s from a television show based on that infamous town, Dodge City, in which Old West gunfighters were made legends by storywriters.

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Scalped Morrison – 1868 – Fort Dodge – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TIME TO GET OUT OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH!

Well, this concept of getting out of Dodge is nothing new!

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Even back in the days of Lot, Abraham’s nephew, God warned him to “get out of Dodge!”

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But of course, back in those days, “Dodge” was actually called “Sodom and Gomorrah”.

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS”

Mark 13:14 & Luke 21:21

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Yes, the day finally came in which things had devolved into such sad and horrible decadence, that God’s wrath was finally ready to be poured upon the four cities of Sodom!

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And God was warning His people to “look not behind thee…escape to the mountain…lest thou be consumed!” Genesis 19:17

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Mrs. Lot looks back at Sodom by Raphael for www.wikigallery.com public domain

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THE SAD FORMER “REFORMATION NATIONS”

Sadly, we have reached that fateful day in which the destruction of Sodom will be repeated!

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And the very nations which once enthusiastically embraced the Christian Reformation, have all but turned away from the Gospel of Christ and are now receiving their just recompense from God Almighty!

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It’s such a sad ending for these once-great nations! It makes us want to cry!

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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SODOM RISING ONCE AGAIN!

Destruction and spiritual bankruptcy have replaced the love of Christ in those once-faithful nations!

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Secularism and dead religions have been allowed to move in and take control of those spiritually dead nations!

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The great multitudes are now in spiritual darkness!

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And Sodom and Gomorrah are once again rising up all around God’s perplexed people!

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Gay Parade – Wikimedia – cropped and altered image – GNU Free Documentation License

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SCHOOLS OF SODOM!

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And the once-trusted institutions, such as school systems and libraries, are now teaching children such things as atheism, evolution, Socialist Marxism, and now even beginning to aggressively push Sodomy and even neo-racism!

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Yes, there is a movement afoot to endorse and even encourage your children to embrace sodomy in its various forms. And just as the men of Sodom tried to force themselves on Lot’s heaven-sent guests, society is now beginning to press this heinous and unhappy lifestyle upon your children!

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And if God destroyed that city because men attempted to force themselves upon grown beings, then how much more upon a society that is forcing its perversions upon relatively innocent little children?

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Jazz Jennings 2016 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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“He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.”

Psalm 78:49

But God is purposely allowing this to go forth!

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A myriad of unseen “evil angels” are now marshaling all the governments, learning institutions, and corporations in a concerted effort to force the public to bow down to these devilish, antichrist ideologies! (“He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.” Psalm 78:49)

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And it is God’s purpose to give His people a loud wake-up call to get their children out of this horrible situation before they become brainwashed into these evil ideologies!

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**In other words, “It’s time to get out of Dodge”, as the saying goes!**

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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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HIGH-PRICED CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

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And the sad fact is, that almost all Christian children attend public schooling!

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It would have been really nice if the churches had started a volunteer program in which parents could have taken turns operating a very low-cost schooling.

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But instead, churches hired professionals to run their schools, instead of using church facilities, often in expensive buildings with high upkeep, which resulted in costly monthly tuition, which few could afford, especially families with several school-age children!

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Homeschoolers playing Dutch Blitz at picnic gathering – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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RACISM NOW BEING TAUGHT AND ENCOURAGED

Tragically, Satan, in his role as The False Prophet, has been permitted to speak, “as a dragon”. (Revelation 13:11).

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And so, this unseen spirit of antichrist works through the various media Goliaths to force the world to bow down to his unchristlike qualities.

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And he even is speaking as a dragon in today’s schools, not only pushing various antichrist ideologies, such as atheistic socialism, etc….

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But not content with these ideologies, Satan has begun to rewrite history to make it seem that the USA was founded on racism. And school children are now being taught that skin color determines that they are inferior in one way or another.

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Such a great lie is not only teaching dishonesty but will undoubtedly create hatred and distrust in the hearts of schoolchildren against their own fellow classmates!

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THE HIGHEST CALLING!

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But there is no higher calling than for parents to bring up their children “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4

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And if there is any way possible, caring parents should attempt to home-school their children even if it means giving up any and every luxury!

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Some Christian parents are forming home-schooling groups. And an increasing number of on-line home-school programs are now being offered.

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And at the very least, even to just sit down daily with the children after they return from public schooling, encouraging them, by example, to learn to love reading!

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Nevertheless, to get them as far away as possible from public school is by far, the best option!

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This intimate daily reading circle would probably produce incredible results! (of course, the best Book is the Bible!)

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USMC – reading books with kids – Wikimedia Commons – US Govt. Pubilc Domain

Homeschoolers playing Dutch Blitz at picnic gathering – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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GOOD NEWS…where sin abounded, grace did much more abound!”

Proverbs 25:25 & Romans 5:20

The Good News is that our heavenly Father is willing to help His people to make this end-time exodus, as He calls us out of spiritual Babylon…“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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May the Lord give you great grace and prayerful wisdom in these troublous times ahead!

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“JUDGE NOT, THAT YE BE NOT JUDGED!”

Matthew 7:1

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Now, just a word of caution. These truths from Heaven are given “for me and me alone!” We are not to look at others with a judgmental eye.

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And anyway, we just don’t know how God is working in the hearts and lives of people, nor do we know the true motives of others!

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So, we simply look into the mirror and realize that “Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners. of whom I AM CHIEF!” 1st Timothy 1:15

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Yes, my own heart is filled with enough evil to keep me busy for a lifetime, trying to purify it from my own innate wickedness!

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

December 31 (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE! Part 3: “Time To Jump Ship?”)

Titanic – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to flee from the great heat which is beginning to scorch this world. Give me understanding to know what I can do to get out of this world, and yet still live and function in this world…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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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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***FLEEING WOMAN* *OF REVELATION 12…***

“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.” Revelation 12:14, 15. So this Revelation 12 Woman Constellation gives a heavenly portrait of a woman fleeing from the Dragon, who is spewing water in her pathway.

The sketch to the right is “Valley of Decision” Constellation, the Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation, and the Dragon Constellation. This is a concept sketch. These three constellations are not in this position in the night sky. So please don’t try to find them together like this. All of the other sketches have the constellation in the correct position, unless otherwise noted. For locations of each of these Constellations, please go to the article for that particular constellation.

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TOMORROW…

September 28 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 1: “Finding Rest Unto Your Souls!”)

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #268 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain
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Daily Devotional, Year 1 – January 3rd (How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven? Part 7: “A DISCLAIMER ABOUT THE HUMAN EDITOR OF THIS SITE”)

By admin On September 19th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 1 – January 3rd

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(How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven?

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Part 7:

“A DISCLAIMER ABOUT THE HUMAN EDITOR OF THIS SITE”)

To read Part 1, go here…JULY 31 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?)

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Anticipating the future backlash against this website and the editor thereof, the following info must be shared.

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Although the editor may be the chosen vessel to write down these things, yet make no mistake! This site and the articles herein have been given to us by unseen powers and are not the inspiration of the editor.

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Oh yes, these things were laid down by the editor, using much of the editor’s own words. And yet, the inspiration for these articles, and the information regarding these signs in the sun, moon, and stars have been inspired, hopefully 100% by Heaven! (And hopefully and prayerfully, Satan has been prevented from slipping any of his own lies into any of these articles.)

ABOVE PICTURE: Prayer – Wherefore He is able to save to the uttermost…” Hebrews 7:25

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“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world …”

1st Corinthians 1:27

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Now, as far as these teachings and admonitions, let it be made very clear, that the editor is struggling against sin every bit as much as are the readers!

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In other words, even though the editor has written down these truths, they have been given and presented, hopefully by Heaven alone! And though the editor strives to live by these truths, the editor has not as yet fully attained to all these proclaimed standards.

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As a matter of fact, the editor is daily convicted in heart at the very high bar which has been set by this website, and struggles daily to overcome in all these areas of Christlike conduct!

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He too, learns much and grows in grace and knowledge as he reads these articles!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Prayer – Wherefore He is able to save to the uttermost…” Hebrews 7:25

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“These (Bereans) were more noble…in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so”

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And so, in conclusion, the editor warns each and every reader to do as those “Noble Bereans”, in which they “received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so”. Acts 17:11

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In other words, while this website fully believes the information herein is biblical, it makes no guarantees, and leaves the responsibility with the readers to study, study, pray, and study some more to verify the things written herein!

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And should the Lord bless the reader by revealing these signs written in the sun, moon, and stars, then the reader will know for a certainty that this message is from God.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to become changed into the image of Christ, that His name may be honored by my behavior…

Marine Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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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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A HEAVENLY HOBBY

“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Who hath created these things; that brings out their host by number: He calls them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one faileth.” Isaiah 40:26

vermont night stargazing panorama – 2009 – wikipedia – share-alike lic.

The above verse is a plea from God to look up at the Heavens and behold Who has created these things.

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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 as the child of God devotes his or her life to God, there should be a jealous guarding of one’s own heart… “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23.

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The Christian wants nothing to get in the way of running that Christian Race.

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New York Times Square – terabass – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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“AND WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS…

LOOK UP, LIFT UP YOUR HEAD”

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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 these people 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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Astronomy Amateur – cropped image – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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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;” Luke 21:25

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FIRST FIND ORION & 7 STARS

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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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc. – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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ANOTHER HEAVENLY HOBBY: PRAYER-WALKS

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Now if you’re fortunate enough to be able to go on nightly walks, and you live in an area where you can safely view the stars, here is another Heavenly Hobby which Signs Of Heaven endorses…

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Why not combine star-watching with prayer, as you walk? What a great way to draw closer to God!

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It cannot be over-stressed, just how wonderful it is to walk under the dark canopy of Heaven, while lifting up one’s heart to our Heavenly Father! There is a closeness to God that cannot be described with words!

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(And even if you cannot safely do this, you can always do such prayer-walks in the daytime, in a safe place, such as a mall, which is every bit as effective, prayer-wise.

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And for those who are in confinement, one can view these starry signs on the Internet, or simply listen to Scripture on audio.

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Either way, all such may enjoy God’s richest blessings at this very time in which God is pouring out all Heaven’s treasures upon anyone willing to forsake all, and follow Jesus!)

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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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THRICE-DAILY PRAYERS

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**Now of course, the Bible commands us to, “pray without ceasing“. The Christian is to constantly talk with our Heavenly Father throughout the day.**

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But the Bible also holds up the godly life of Daniel, who, when captive in Babylon, still set aside three times daily, in which he knelt for special prayer.

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And furthermore the Bible also says… “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.” Psalm 55:17.

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Even those who are bed-fast or in a prison cell can begin to imitate Daniel in this way. And if one is fortunate to be able to walk, then this thrice-daily prayer regimen can be combined with three walks daily and even nightly.

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Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – wikimedia – public domain

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TOMORROW…

January 4th . . . . The Endless Phone Call!

The Phone Call – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL NOBLE BEREAN TRUTH-SEEKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #3 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 6 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 23: “Is America Really Becoming a ‘Banana Republic’?”)

By admin On September 18th, 2023

Isa 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
Isa 59:15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

A seemingly very conscientious Christian went to prison because she refused to sign her name on a gay marriage certificate.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ???

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Taking Back This Nation For God!

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Part 23:

“Is America Really Becoming a ‘Banana Republic’?”

To read Part 1, click here…“March 28th (Taking Back This Nation For God)

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“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer,

and He that formed thee from the womb,

I am the LORD that maketh all things;

that stretcheth forth the heavens alone;

that spreadeth abroad the earth by Myself;

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars,

and maketh diviners mad;

that turneth wise men backward,

and maketh their knowledge foolish…”

Isaiah 44:24. 25

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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!

Pilgrims & Thanksgiving – Brascome – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“And he (Antichrist) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High”

Daniel 7:25

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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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Yes, throughout the Dark Ages of Europe, Satan, using the evil, apostate church of that day, wore out the saints through various forms of persecution, against them and against the Bible they loved!

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**And the forefathers of this new nation eventually named it, “The United States of America”.**

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Burned at the stake – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by H.C. Christy – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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Yes, God in His mercy, gave this nation His manifold blessings, knowing how His people suffered so greatly through the centuries of the Dark Ages of Europe! And He allowed the United States to grow and thrive.

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But as America prospered, the Church began to also enjoy the carnal riches and pleasures of the world. Thus, the Church quickly became sleepy-eyed and lukewarm, fulfilling the words of Jesus…“Rev 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth.
Rev 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:”

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But the U.S.A. was allowed to continue, gradually devolving from its original greatness.

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And as a result, over the past decades, the secular leaders of this nation, without any connection to Heaven lost whatever wisdom that God mercifully shed on this once great nation!

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And now, judgment was finally and fully falling on the world’s last great hope for true liberty.

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And those secular and atheist leaders made increasingly bad decisions for this declining nation. In the various government bodies, God’s judgment was now falling. And as of late, it seems apparent that God’s blessings have been removed from this decadent, cornucopian super-society, while a few other nations seem to be getting more and more powerful!

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But behind the scenes, in the dark shadows of the spiritual realm, Satan had now been permitted to carry out his evil plans. This world’s last great experiment in freedom was ripe for destruction. And even though, the foolish decisions of our leaders seem to lack all rhyme and reason, Satan, “the god of this world” is orchestrating all those bad decisions in such a way that will bring a snare upon the entire world, as he helps usher in the long afore-promised war in the place which is called “Armageddon”.

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While the media goliaths were busily deceiving the populace into a false sense of security, the sin-sick nation was receiving her just recompense for her past sins.

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Meanwhile, the apostate churches of the last days, the previous “protestant churches”, were now teaching false doctrines, and bringing in world-loving elements into the church. Yes, the Church was now fast asleep and allowed Satan to steal a march upon them, bringing in false brethren into the churches, greatly compromising the churches and the truth.

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And while we were all sleeping, Satan was busily setting in place every last detail of his plans to persecute God’s people. But when all was ready, Satan no longer worked in the shadows. No, rather, he began to work boldly through secularists, engaging in seeming madness and overt wickedness, which, of course, gave a rude awakening to God’s sleeping saints! Now, Satan’s antichrist forces began doing unthinkable things, such as perverting and even mutilating young children! The church could not believe such atrocities could ever be committed by society. But Satan’s world-system was now so powerful, there was seemingly little that the Church could do against the abject insanity now occurring in so many corners of the world!

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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But even though the world was seemingly going mad, and sinking into the bottomless pit of sin, God was allowing all these things for the purpose of purifying His saints, and helping them to place all their hope and trust in Him, instead of trusting in Man, and in the institutions of men. And now, realizing that there was nothing left in the world for them to lean upon, God’s abounding grace caused His remnant people to fully trust in the exceeding great and precious promises of His Word. Thus, the saints of God began to shine in such a way that the secularists and apostate churches could not ignore! The promises of God’s Word now became like stepping stones of safety in an upward highway of holiness out of the craziness and abject evil which burned like a fiery furnace all around the world! Now, the church became like highly polished gem-stones, purified as precious gold and silver, and shining even as the Sun! And thus, God’s purpose of the Great Tribulation was fulfilled, and Christ was ready to return for His true Church, and God would bring them to be with Him, in Heaven.

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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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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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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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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ATHEISM AND THE NUMBER “6”

And so, without going into a lengthy discussion, let’s just say that of all the 7 heads of Antichrist, the head which most closely aligns with atheism would logically be the 6th head. And why the 6th head? The Book of Revelation, Chapter 13 warns that the Antichrist Beast has a number of 666. And it describes this number as being the “number of a man”. The number “6” in Scripture has to do with “Man”. It is a number which reminds of the 6th Day of Creation; the day that Man was created. Man was created on the 6th day. And so, Mankind is very much connected with the number “6”

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And since atheism is the religion which holds Mankind as the supreme ruler of Earth, then the number “6”, being the number of Man, seems to correspond to the 6th head of Antichrist, very well.

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Now these ideas may not be “written in stone”, as the saying goes. And nothing hinges upon, nor falls apart, with or without these theories. But sufficed to say, there is strong evidence that these concepts have biblical support.

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And so, this 6th star in the Revelation 12 Dragon’s wave of water, would correspond to the 6th head of the Antichrist Beast. And as already said, “waves” in Scripture, represent the many false ideologies which Satan has flooded the world with, throughout time. So that is why this Signs Of Heaven website believes that atheism was the 6th head of Antichrist.

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But if the reader wishes to explore these things in more depth, please go to “Floodwaters of Satan-Introduction”.

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TOMORROW…

October 7 (The Devil Made Me Do It!” what are all the desires of the flesh and mind? sports, hobbies, careers, etc…)

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what are all the desires of the flesh and mind? sports, hobbies, careers, etc…

By admin On September 15th, 2023

In this faithless, unbelieving world, the spiritual realm seldom gets any credit nor any blame for much of anything. Except for insurance companies, not many others attribute things to “an act of God”. And certainly even much fewer attribute anything to “an act of Satan and his angels”.

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Yes, the Devil has pretty much reduced himself to a cartoonish, red-suited, pitchfork wielding dude with horns, a tail, and a villainish mustache!

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And yet, the Bible describes Satan vastly different…Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou (Lucifer) sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty…every precious stone was thy covering…the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created…Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee…Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: (Ezekiel 28:12-20, highly condensed for brevity)

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As this above passage alludes, Lucifer, now given the office and title of “Satan”, and “The Devil”, this mighty angel was given many qualities and powers beyond what we know!

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Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Eph 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

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In this above passage, it exposes that Satan, being the Prince of the Power of the Air”, has the ability to communicate his powers and abilities to this fallen world of antichrist rebels!

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And though the human race would like to take credit for our supposed talents and accomplishments, the true credit should actually go to these unseen agents of evil, working in and through us to do their evil designs! But hey, Satan is more than happy to let human take the credit! After all, such a mistaken notion only bolsters the ego of many, and causes jealosy in others. And by seemingly erasing himself out of existence, gives him much more power, and also bolsters the faithlessness of atheists.

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But if God was to ever nullify Satan’s powers, humanity would be helpless in many areas of their personal and collective endeavors.

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Societies would quickly deteriorate and crumble. Sports and hobbies would lose their appeal. athletes would lose their agility. Composers and artists and literary “geniuses” would suddenly lose their inspiration! Politicians and government officials would begin making poor decisions (which already they are increasingly doing). Many romances would fail exceedingly (See, for example, 2Sa_13:15 Then Amnon hated her [the young woman he thought he was madly in love with] ; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone!) Yes, even many romances are merely borne of nothing more than pure satanic lust!

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Yes, there are two power-sources in the world: the powers of Heaven and the powers of Hell (Hell, in this case, is referring to this hellish, antichrist world!)

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And so, this is merely a condensed, abbreviated expose of how dependent this world actually is upon the powers of darkness (For we wrestle no against principalities, etc…)

2Co_2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

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Today’s Devotional – October 5 (The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius? Or Rather, The Dawning of the Day of Judgment?)

By admin On September 13th, 2023

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Today’s Devotional, Year 4 – October 5

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The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius?

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Or Rather,

The Dawning of the Day of Judgment?

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“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth:

I came not to send peace, but a sword.”

Matthew 10:34

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Well, for those who remember that “lovely” song, The Age of Aquarius, the general consensus is, “It must’ve gotten off on the wrong foot! You know! The Age of Aquarius must have gotten off on the wrong foot!”

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Well, just listen to a few lines…

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“When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars,
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars”

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“This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius,
The Age of Aquarius“

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“Harmony and understanding,
Sympathy and trust abounding…”

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After this, the song begins to get somewhat obscene! And well, that obscene part of the song has probably been the only prediction that this song has made which has actually become fulfilled!

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Molotov Cocktails hurled – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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PEACE AND LOVE ABOUNDING?

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But as we look at the world today, it would have to be said that “peace and love” may well be guiding the planets, but they don’t seem to be guiding us down here on this planet!

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Oh yes, our troubles may indeed settle down for a time, in the coming months.

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But hatred, strife, and division will return! They always do!

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Algeria slashes food prices amid riots wikimedia share-alike license

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CRUMBLING PILLARS!

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But at the moment, hatred, gender-insanity, racism, and bigotry seem to be the current norm! This society appears to be completely falling apart!

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Desperately unhappy young people vainly imagining that mutilation of their God-given gender can somehow make them happy.

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Various hate groups thrive under the banner of “diversity”! All skin-color groups are now experiencing racism!

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The rule of law has been replaced by mob rule! Courts are rapidly losing their ability to render just verdicts!

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Schools are beginning to teach evil ideologies to students (in addition to decades of atheist/Marxist indoctrination)!

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Businesses and financial institutions are being strong-armed to abide by the economic and immoral wishes of those who are attempting to control humanity through social engineering!

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G. Dore – Death Of Samson – courtesy Creationism.org – Public Domain

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BIBLE FOREWARNED US

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Yes, once great institutions are now crumbling before our very eyes! It almost reminds one of the verse from from Revelation… “and the cities of the nations fell:” Revelation 16:19. Yes, it seems that the great cities of the world are now rapidly crumbling. And those supposed pillars of society, such as banks, and learning institutes, and governments are growing weak and corrupt!

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But the truth is, we Christians have been long ago forewarned about all this!

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Listen to this bleak prophecy concerning our day… “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 24:12, 13

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Gay Parade – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License

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HIGH-TECH DEADENED CONSCIENCES

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And isn’t it true that television, music, and Internet are filling our youth with hate and violence and sexual perversions and greed and narcissism beyond our most horrifying imaginations?

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Yes, many young people in our cities are almost completely losing their moral compass, and have little remorse at the sight of pornographic images, premarital sin, drugs, violence, and even murder!

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Yes, this satanic “grooming” of our young people is so great that parents would be utterly shocked if they really understood what their children are feeding their minds with, on a daily basis!

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And so, amidst all this doom and gloom, where is something the Christian can hold on to? Where’s the hope? Is there any Good News out there?

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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HOPE’S DOOR STILL AJAR!

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Yes, there is still some Good News! God in His great mercy, has left open the doors of Salvation!

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And each one of us must “Make your calling and election sure…” 2nd Peter 1:10.

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**We must never again listen to those lukewarm voices, crying out… “peace and safety”!**

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There is an alarm of war which is now crying!

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The clarion trumpet is just now sounding through the countryside, to “armor up, soldiers of the Cross! The Day is now at hand!

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No friends, this is not the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius! No! This is the dawning of the Day of the Lord!

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to have no more love and trust in this dark and hopeless planet! But lead me away from the mind-control which Satan is not exerting over the inhabitants of this world! Help me to get on-board the Ark of Thy Salvation before the doors of mercy are forever closed…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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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 FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS STARS

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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014. This constellation appears as a snake. Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon. It also has a small single star for an eye.

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Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”. These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars, from the Five Wise Virgins Stars. But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (with constellation drawn in by this website)- Serpent with Wise Virgins not Attached – seen late summer into fall only – Serpent Constellation – comprised of the head of Draco, plus stars from the Bootes Constellation – www.signsofheaven.org – not for profit use

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Now another incredible aspect to all this is that this snake/serpent is winding its way around the backside of this Crown. And it is traveling in a direction away from the Crown! And one really phenomenal aspect to this, is that each jaw (composed of two stars each) is pointing in two directions. In other words, if you drew a line parallel with these two sets of stars (the head of Draco), they each go in two directions: one leading to the Valley of Decision Constellation, and the other going straight to the Broad Way to Hell Constellation (AKA Pisces).

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Now if one studies the Valley of Decision Constellation, it is soon discovered that the same concept, of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, is also depicted in this constellation group. The Five Wise Virgins being depicted by the Andromeda Galaxy, and the Five Foolish Virgins, looking like a wheel, rolling its way down into the Dragon Constellation!

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Now, before this gets too confusing, perhaps we should dissect each aspect individually, to get a basic understanding of just what all this means.

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TOMORROW:

October 6 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 23: “Is America Really Becoming a ‘Banana Republic’?”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #254 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, October 3: (The Armor of God, Part 6: “Satan: King of Cringe!”)

By admin On September 11th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, October 3

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The Armor of God,

Part 6:

“Satan: King of Cringe!”

to read part 1, click here…NOVEMBER 27th, Year 1 (“PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD” Part 1)

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“Put on the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places…

Above all, taking the shield of faith,

wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked”

Ephesians 6:11, 12, 16

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Have you ever had a “cringe moment”?

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**Perhaps, most of us can wholeheartedly answer, ‘Oh yeah!’ to that question!**

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SOME CRINGE MOMENTS

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For example, have you ever thought back on some stupid thing you said?

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Or maybe in the heat of anger, you told somebody off?

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Or perhaps you did something really embarrassing?

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Or some faithless thing?

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Or foolish?

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Or thoughtless?

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Well, haven’t we all had cringe moments when we were reminded of some past incident which we now regret?

Human worry & stress & depression – by Becky Wetherington for Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Hair pulling stress – frustration – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Embarrass – The Noun Project – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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“For we wrestle…against…spiritual wickedness in high places”

Ephesians 6:12

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The Bible reveals the true source of our troubles in this world…“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” Ephesians 6:12

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**Yes, our struggles are not with “flesh and blood”, but with the unseen forces of the spirit-realm.**

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Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

So, just why does God allow Satan to attack us in this way? Just why is he allowed to strike us with such fiery darts?

For two reasons:

1: God wants us to put our heavenly armor on! And there is nothing like Satan’s fiery attacks to make us realize that we need to be fully armored up!

2: God wants us to be fully inoculated against recommitting those same sins. And allowing Satan to remind us of those past deeds (which he’s very happy and willing to do so) will help us in the future as we become tempted to return to those same old sins!

Psa 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

Listen to the Psalmist…
Psa 38:5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
Psa 38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
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Psa 38:8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
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Psa 38:17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
Psa 38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
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Psa 38:21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
Psa 38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

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So, let’s be wise as serpents but harmless as doves in our knowledge of truth, amidst this world of lies.

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And as we extinguish the enemy’s fiery darts, with our shield of faith, let’s remember that those cringe moments are allowed by God to inoculate us against repeating our regrettable decisions of the past!

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forgetting those things which are behind,

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Php_3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

Psa 73:14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

Eze_7:16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

Eze 6:9 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

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“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand”

Ephesians 6:13

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**This above verse from Ephesians reveals that the reason God’s people are to armor up, is because we are now in “the evil day”.**

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Whether we like it or not, this present earth is a spiritual warzone! And we have been elected to become soldiers in God’s Army!

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood”

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And from decades of indoctrination into the world’s antichrist philosophies and ideologies, we commonly attribute the problems and difficulties in the world to natural causes!

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In other words, we greatly ignore such revelations from Scripture as Ephesians 6:12, in which God reveals to us…

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

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This above verse reveals that humans are not the problem. But rather, the unseen spiritually dark underworld is the cause of mankind’s troubles!

Atheist sign Wisconsin State wikipedia share-alike license (2)

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But as already quoted, Ephesians 6:12 reveals the true cause…

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Please …

ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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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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FIRST FIND ORION & 7 STARS

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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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc.) – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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TOMORROW…

October 4 (The Armor of God, Part 5: “Satan’s War Against the Family!”)

Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) can listen to this audio chapter from Ellen White’s book, The Great Controversy…

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Chapter 5 – John Wycliffe

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #56

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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Year 4 Unfinished Devotionals

By admin On September 11th, 2023

JULY, YEAR 4

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July 1: (World of Lies, Part 18: “Escaping the City of Confusion”)

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July 2 (How to Breeze Through the Coming Crisis! Part 10: “They That Sow in Tears”)

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July 3 (“What Is True Grace?”)

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July 4 (Sodom Rising, Part 20: “Great Balls of Fire”)

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July 5 (The False Prophet, Part 35: “Misguided Mercy Toward the Homeless”)

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July 6 (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 11 (“Bird’s Nest in Your Hair?”)

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July 7 (The False Prophet: “Deceiving The Elect With Loud Mics!” Part 15 CONTINUED)

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July 8 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 15: “Miss the Rapture? No Worries…Second Chance!”)

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July 9 (Why Do People Vote for Destruction?)

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July 10 (Dawn of the Dead! Part 7: “The Walking Dead Conscience”)

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July 11 (Harold Camping vs. Fast-Talking Preachers)

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July 12 (A 3-Finger Judgment Day, Part 16: “The World’s Most Oppressed People-Group”)

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July 13 (Wake-up Call, 911! Part 2: “Why All the Insanity!?”)

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July 14 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 7: “Over the Rainbow? Or Stay Down Here?”)

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July 15 (Taking Back This Nation for God! Part 22: “The Death of Common Sense”)

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July 16 (Sodom Rising, Part 21: “Sodomy: Mankind’s Last Experiment in Sin”)

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July 17 (Sodom Rising? Part 19: “A Sodomite Church-world?”)

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July 18 (Here Come the Thought Police! Part 4 “Conquering By Fear”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – July 19 (July 19 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 16: “Doctrine Made of Straw?”)

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JULY 20 (Free-will? What Free-will? Part 6: That One Unanswerable Question!)

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July 21 (Come Out of Her, My People, Part 62: “Teachers of Babylon”)

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July 22, Year 4 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 7: “The Heretical False-Teaching of a 2nd Chance”)

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WOK-IN-PROGRESS July 23 (Noble Bereans, Part 6: Re-thinking Harold Camping On Allegories!

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July 24 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 15: “Kiddie-Land Transforms into Groomer-World”)

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July 25 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 10: “The ‘Behold, I Come as a Thief’ Hoax!”

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July 26 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 35: “Why Have the Cities of the Nations Fallen?’”)

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July 27 (Apocalypse Now! Part 28: “Signs of the End”)

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July 28 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet . Part 16: “The Words of the Wicked”)

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July 29 (“The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 8: Angels On My Shoulders”)

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July 30 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 3: “Ye Shall Be as God’s!”

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – July 31 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 9 “That Day Come Upon You Unawares”)

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AUGUST, YEAR 4

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August 1 (Noble Bereans, Part 14: “Where Were All The ‘Noble Bereans’?”)

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August 2 (Noble Bereans? Part 62: “Did Ellen G. White Plagiarize?”)

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August 3 (A World of Lies “Every Man a Liar”)

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August 4 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 19: “Can America’s Cancer Be Cured?”)

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August 5 (5th Head of the Beast: The Man of Sin?)

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August 6 (“Ostriches & Us!”)

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August 7 (The False Prophet, Part 26: “The Perfect Pastor?”)

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August 8 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 13: “And He Spake As A Dragon!” FURTHER CONTINUED: “The Media Mansons!”)

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August 9 (The Two Spirits In The World, Part 5: “Flat-Earth ‘Truthers’, & Such!”)

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August 10 (February 10 (AM I A TEACHER OF BABYLON?)

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REPLACE, DUPLICATRE OF YEAR 1, FEBRUSRY 26TH August 11 (Here Comes the Thought Police! Part 1)

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August 12 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 9: “God, Motherhood & Apple Pie”)

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August 13 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 15: “The Power of the Air Mockers”)

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August 14 (The Christian’s Mite!)

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August 15 (Sodom Rising, Part 7: “Planet Earth: Earthly, Sensual, Devilish!”)

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August 16 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 10: “And He Spake As A Dragon!” FURTHER CONTINUED: “Brainwashing The World!”)

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August 17 (Revelation 16:17-21: “The Seventh Plague: Cry ‘Uncle’?” CONTINUED)

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August 18 (Mark Now Given? Part 12: “The Internet Mob’s ‘Cancel-Culture'”)

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August 19 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 5: “The Mark of the Beasts”)

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August 20 (The False Prophet, Part 30: “The Right Horn/7th Head of Antichrist: Morality, Counterfeit of Christianity”)

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August 21 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 11: “Ring Around The Rosies…We All Fall Down!”)

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August 22 (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 5: “Truth Falling On Deaf Ears!”)

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August 23 (Noble Bereans? Part 58: “Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth”)

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August 24 (How to Breeze Through the Coming Crisis! Part 9: “Three Rules for Constant Victory!”)

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August 25 (3-Fingered Judgment Day, Part 14: “A ‘Careful What You Wish For’ Story” )

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August 26 (The False Prophet 35: (“And I beheld another beast (The False Prophet)”)

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August 27 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 59: “Come Out of Her Public Schools, My People!”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – August 28 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 12: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God” STILL FURTHER CONTINUED)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – August 29 (Here Comes the Thought Police! Part 2: “Defunding the Police or Defunding Freedom?”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – August 30 (and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS-August 31 – Kunta Kinte Christians, Part 4: “Sitting Still” CONTINUED

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SEPTEMBER, YEAR 4

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – September 1 (The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 13: “The Giant, ‘Despair’”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – September 2 (The Straw Man Ploy, Part 9: “Imagine There’s No Heaven!”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – September 3 (The Straw-Man! Part 10: “Radio’s Straw-Man Warriors”)

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September 4 (The Heart, Part 5: “The Human Heart: Wonderful? or Woefully Wicked?”)

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September 5 (The Armor of God, Part 4: “Satan’s War Against the Family!”)

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September 6 (“O Taste & See That The Lord Is Good! Part 3: Is a Dog, Man’s Best Friend?“)

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September 7 (Noble Bereans, Part 22: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding The Spirituality of the Bible”)

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September 8 (Noble Bereans, Part 31: “Re-Thinking Harold Camping Concerning ‘Cults’”)

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September 9 (Noble Bereans, Part 18: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding The Sun Standing Still”)

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September 10 (Noble Bereans, Part 5: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah”)

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September 11 (Noble Bereans, Part 13: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah (continued))

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September 12 (Noble Bereans, Part 12: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Carefulness in Bible Study”)

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September 13 (Here Come the Thought Police! Part 3: “Christians Meet Totalitarians”)

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September 14 (Noble Bereans, Part 30: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning ‘Cults’”)

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September 15 (Noble Bereans, Part 29: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning Jesting”)

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September 16 (Noble Bereans, Part 19: “Re-thinking Ellen White Regarding The Mark of the Beast & The Sunday Sabbath”)

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September 17 (Noble Bereans, Part 20: “Re-thinking Ellen White Regarding Her Old Testament Statements”)

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September 18 (Noble Bereans? Part 56: “Ellen White’s Views On The Two Beasts of Revelation 13” CONTINUED)

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September 19 (Noble Bereans? Part 57: “Ellen White’s Views On The Two Beasts of Revelation 13” FURTHER CONTINUED)

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September 20 (Noble Bereans? Part 54: “Ellen White’s Views On The False Prophet”)

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September 21 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 3: “Ellen White’s & Harold Camping’s Views of the Sabbath”)

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September 22 (Noble Bereans? Part 53: “Ellen White’s Views On the Final Conflict”)

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September 23 (The Orion Phenomena, Part 2: “Ellen White On Orion”)

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September 24 (The Orion Phenomena, Part 2: “Ellen White On Orion” CONTINUED)

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September 25 (Noble Bereans, . Part 47: “Do Ellen White and Harold Camping Agree?”)

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September 26 (Noble Bereans, . Part 43: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning the Adventist Apostasy”)

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September 27 (The Natural Man & Bible Prophecy, . Part 2: “Ellen White & Harold Camping”)

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September 28 (Noble Bereans? Part 62: “Did Ellen G. White Plagiarize?”)

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CHANGE LINKS, DATES – September 29 (Eternal Torment? Part 2: “Proper Weights”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – September 30 (“Here Comes the Thought Police!” Part 3 “The Sound of One hand Clapping”)

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OCTOBER, YEAR 4

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – October 1 (“And He Spake As A Dragon! Part 1: “Internet: The Ultimate Doomsday Weapon!”)

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October 2 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 20: “Paradigm Shifts: Swifter Than Leopards!)”

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October 3 (The Armor of God, Part 6: “Satan: King of Cringe!”)

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October 4 (The Armor of God, Part 5: “Satan’s War Against the Family!”)

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October 5 (The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius? . Or Rather, The Dawning of Day of Judgment?)

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October 6 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 23: “Is America Really Becoming a ‘Banana Republic’?”)

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October 7 (The Devil Made Me Do It!” what are all the desires of the flesh and mind? sports, hobbies, careers, etc…)

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October 8 (The False Prophet, Part 24: “Woe unto You, When All Men Shall Speak Well of You!”)

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REPLACE – DUP. OF Y3, OCTOBER 9 (Noble Bereans, Part 63: “Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”)

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REPLACE, DUPLICATE OF YEAR 3, DECEMBER 3 – October 10 (How Do I Become Jesus’ Disciple?)”

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OCTOBER 11 (Noble Bereans, Part 3: Re-thinking Harold Camping)

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October 12 (And He Spake as a Dragon! Part 3 “Satan’s Media-Attack on Israel)

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OCTOBER 13 (Noble Bereans, Part 4: Re-thinking Harold Camping! Continued)

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October 14 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 7: “Did Jesus Hang Out with Sinners?”)

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October 15 (Noble Bereans, Part 23: “The Messages of the Three Angels of Revelation 14”)

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October 16 (Noble Bereans, Part 24: “The Message of the First Angel of Revelation 14)

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October 17 (Noble Bereans, Part 25: “The Message of the Second Angel of Revelation 14)

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October 18 (Noble Bereans, Part 26 “The Message of the Third Angel of Revelation 14”)

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October 19 (Noble Bereans, Part 28: “The Messages of the 3 Angels” CONTINUED)

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October 20 (And He Spake As A Dragon! . Part 2 “Satan’s Cheerleading Squad”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – October 21 (And He Spake as a Dragon! Part 4 “How to Read the News in this Era of Yellow Journalism”

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October 22 NOVEMBER 18th . . . . SQUIRRELING-AWAY MONEY

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3-FINGER – LEFTIST VIOLENCE WHILE POINTING FINGER AT RIGHT

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 36: “Harold Camping vs. Ellen White”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 49: “Dead People Speaking!?”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 4 (Noble Bereans, Part 48: “Ellen White & Harold Camping Regarding Eternal Torment?”)

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Daily Devotional, year 2 – NOVEMBER 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 7: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding the Bible)

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Why is the Dragon Constellation so hard to see?

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 5 (Noble Bereans, Part 8: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Doctrinal Errors)

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Today’s Devotional – December 5 (The most boring man who ever lived!)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 1 (And He Spake as a Dragon! Part 1: “Internet: The Ultimate Great Tribulation Weapon!”)

By admin On September 10th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 1

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And He Spake as a Dragon!

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Part 1 “Internet: The Ultimate Great Tribulation Weapon!”

To read Part 1, click here…January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

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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

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!

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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish!

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The reason why this creature is so incredible, is that it can just glance at its environment and instantly change its body to imitate that environment!

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As a matter of fact, whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly begins to change into a similar color and shape, of that undersea object!

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Cuttlefish.ogv – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN

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Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner working of the kingdom of Satan.

(As this little 26 second video below shows, the Cuttlefish has the ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect! Amazing!)

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Certainly Satan and his unseen armies love to make themselves invisible! That way, they can work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world, without its inhabitants becoming alarmed causing us to rebel against Satan’s kingdom, as we flee to God!

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And isn’t true that the pleasures and riches of this world, like the cuttlefish’s strobe-hypnotizer, have a mesmerizing effect upon us, just like this above little video reveals?

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“THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL!”

Proverbs 27:6

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Truly it can be said, we live in a “Cuttlefish World”.

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Yes, like that incredible impostor, this world was changed into a seemingly benign and beneficent society to a great degree. Oh yes, there has always been many underlying dangers and evils lurking out there!

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Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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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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This second Beast of Revelation 13 speaks of this current-day phenomenon in which the media goliaths have become totally satanic, foisting the most hideous and evil antichrist ideologies upon the world.

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From totalitarianism, to antichrist-atheism, to immorality, to murder of the unborn, to persecution/murder of Jews/Christians/moralists (conservatives), to sodomy and child-mutilation, to racial hatred, to bullying in various forms, etc., the media has become the mouthpiece of Satan.

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Yes, the media has devolved so greatly into a snake-pit of lies, corruption, hypocrisy, cover-ups and the like, to the degree that they have lost any sense of honor, decency, or honesty.

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“The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted”

Psalm 12:8

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If you haven’t noticed, there has been a rise of political tyrants in the western nations.

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Yes, and along those same lines, there has also been a rise in those who desire to use the high-tech to control the thoughts and actions of the general populace.

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TV – Television, the Image that Speaks – TV – www.theheavensdeclare.net – for non-profit use only – commercial use by permission only- copyrighted by signsofheaven.org

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“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”

Ephesians 6:12

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Now, of course, as Bible-believing Christians, we are not ignorant of the fact that the spirit of antichrist is the true source of all this tyrannical uprising, which is systematically eliminating our freedoms, day-by-day.

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But we must not be deceived into believing that all this merely happenstance. No, the Internet and the devices which employ this new power of the airwaves is to become Satan’s ultimate Judgment Day weaponry, holding the supreme position in Satan’s multi-arsenal against humanity, and ultimately against God’s sheepfold!

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE HIGH-TECH ‘FURNACE OF AFFLICTION’ AWAITS US!

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The Bible foretells of the day in which, “no man might buy or sell, saving him which has the mark, or name, or the number of his name…six-hundred-threescore-and-six”

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And as we all know, present-day high-tech society has the capability of allowing or preventing each individual from buying or selling.

ABOVE PICTURE: Most Holy Place within the heart – Signs Of Heaven

ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“no man might buy or sell, saving him which has the mark, or name, or the number of his name…six-hundred-threescore-and-six”

Revelation 13:17, 18

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And Satan is working around the clock to add even more technology which will give government and business absolute power to control every aspect of life, individually tailored and custom-fit for each and every, man, woman, and child!

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And while most will be able to move freely about, the few who refuse to become indoctrinated into this antichrist world-system will find themselves incapable of even the smallest conveniences. They will be blacklisted. Cancelled! Cut off! Banished from society! At least, this seems to be the general direction which the world is headed.

Covid – Mark Hand – Home quarantine stamp – cropped and altered Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Policemen Strangle Girl for no mask – Wikimedia –

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“And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth (the Golden Image) shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace”

Daniel 3:6

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So, just what is the solution to all this?

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Well, just as the three Hebrew boys were cast alive into the King of Babylon’s fiery furnace, so too will God’s faithful ones be cut off and eventually killed for refusing to bow down to the true King of Babylon, Lucifer.

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And those who do bow down will become little more than devils-in-human-bodies, as they ruthlessly persecute God’s true sheep! And since society is fast becoming totally computerized, it will be no problem to differentiate “between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not!” Malachi 3:18

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Fiery Furnace by Gustave Dore’ courtesy of adelaide.edu.au

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“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction”

Isaiah 48:10

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And in conclusion, let it be said that God is allowing all this tribulation to refine His vessels of gold and silver via the fiery trials before us!

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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO ON CUTTLEFISH…

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READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

December 2 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 13: “And He Spake As A Dragon! ” Spewing Hateful, Racial Madness!)

Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

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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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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

*“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:**1, 2*

Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. It somewhat resembles a pyramid, as do the other two.

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Then find the second pyramid to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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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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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations

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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) and Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) and the “Destroying Mountain” (right)), and Pisces (“The Broad Way to Hell”). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.

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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)

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TOMORROW…

October 2 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 20: “Paradigm Shifts: Swifter Than Leopards!)”

Persian leopard – Wikimedia – cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Internationa

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

Dear Lover of Truth, this is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 20 – Except Ye See Signs and Wonders

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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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 small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #114

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, September 30 (Here Comes the Thought Police! Part 3 “The Sound of One Hand Clapping”)

By admin On September 10th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 30

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“Here Comes the Thought Police!”

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Part 3 “The Sound of One Hand Clapping”

To read Part 1, click here…August 11 (“The Thought Police Have Finally Arrived!”)

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Most everyone remembers when politicians trumpeted the call to “Defund the police! Defund the police!”

And so, many cities began a campaign to do just that! “After all”, they said, “people just need a helping hand! And police are so evil!”

Defund the police – the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license – cropped image

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ANARCHY

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Well, as you probably already know, the results of defunding and defaming the police has brought disastrous results! Those same cities have become increasingly lawless and unresponsive to crime!

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But the question which many are scratching their heads over, is this: “Why on earth could any half-intelligent person possibly believe that defunding the police could somehow be a good thing?!”

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Columbus BLM Protest – defund police – Wikipedia – cropped image – the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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“…giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;”

1st Timothy 4:1, 2

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Well, let’s not be simple-minded and naive! The truth is, these same people who called so loudly to defund the police, are actually planning to bring society under total authoritarian control! As a matter of fact, they are working feverishly right now to turn this once-great nation into a giant police-state! And if it weren’t for the push-back from freedom-loving dissidents, we’d already be under totalitarian control!

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**So, let’s all say, “we won’t get fooled again”, as one songster sang!**

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Yes, the sad fact is, that society is now able to control every aspect of our lives! And their abilities are increasing daily!

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George Orwell’s “1984”

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In George Orwell’s little book, 1984, he presented a world in which the rulers had succeeded in complete totalitarian control over the masses.

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**And there were even “Thought Police” to control the people’s thoughts.**

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1984 Big-Brother is watching you – Wikimedia – Copy-Left license

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THE THOUGHT POLICE HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED!

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Well, about the only thing that Orwell had miscalculated in this predictive novel was the date for this super-society to come into reality. He was about 40 years off!

But that day has finally arrived in which society can (and will) be brought under the control of dictatorial rulers! Orwell’s book should have been titled “2024”!

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**Yes, by means of the modern media, “Big Brother” (aka Satan) can now completely control the masses.**

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And now, these high-tech devices are beginning to blacklist all those who do not hold to the maxims which our society now approves and condones.

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1984 – By George Orwell – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Communism – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE NEW LAWS SAME AS THE OLD LAWS

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**Just like in every totalitarian society, past and present, the new “Thought Police” are beginning their war against the Bible.**

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Nazi Stabs Bible – Wikimedia commons – US Public Domain (2)

Book Burning – Santo Domingo y Los Albigenses – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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FREE SPEECH ENDS WHERE IT BEGAN?

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It is more than just a little ironically strange and weird that in the very place which became the centerpiece for the modern-day protection of “freedom of speech”, has now become the centerpiece to stamp out “freedom of speech”!

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And perhaps even stranger, it is the very same political party who have long prided themselves as being the arbiters and protectors of that freedom, who are now the very same political party applauding any media outlet or violent mob which squelches the free speech of their political foes!

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Mario Savio Berkeley Protest – cropped image – WIKIPEDIA – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

Berkeley protests – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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THE BIBLE FORETOLD OF THIS DAY!

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It’s truly frightening to see all this totalitarianism being ratcheted up so swiftly.

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But the Bible foretold that this day would finally arrive…“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Revelation 13:17

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Now this verse by itself may not give us enough understanding into the current-day phenomenon of censoring.

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Duct Tape Mouth – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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“Buy the truth, and sell it not!”

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But this next verse complements the previous verse found in Revelation 13:17.

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This complementary verse is found in Proverbs 23:23…“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”

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Now from this and other similar verses, it is revealed that “buying and selling” actually has to do with preaching the Gospel of Jesus.

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And so, the Bible prophesied that the day would come when the true and unvarnished Word of God would be cut off…“And that no man might buy or sell (the truth)” (parenthetical comment by website editor)

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Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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THE “GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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But the Good News in all this coming totalitarianism, is that God’s Word is still available to read!

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And most everyone is familiar with this next verse…“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32

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Yes, the continuing search for knowledge of the Bible and the Bible’s Jesus will make us free indeed!

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However pressing his duties STM2-c James Lee Frazer always finds time to read a few chapters from his Bible each day. I – NARA – 520675 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Strengthen my faith that I may endure the fiery trials which are just now coming upon the horizon for God’s people…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

The info and pics of the constellations on this site are all taken from Wikipedia and from The Internation Astronomical Union (click here to view their site)

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THE WOMAN ON THE ALTAR CONSTELLATION

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“Let my prayer be set forth

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before Thee as incense;

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and the lifting up

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of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”

Psalm 142:2

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION…

This “Golden Altar” Constellation is only seen in winter through spring, in mid-sky. It is to the south of the “Fleeing Woman Constellation” (AKA Ursa Major or The Big Dipper).

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The “Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12” Constellation is in the northeastern sky in this sketch. You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way. The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky. This altar itself is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.

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A little farther down this page is the sketch of this same constellation in the latter part of winter, when you look at them facing westward. You will notice that what looked like Gospel seed being cast from her left hand and left foot (see “Woman of Revelation 12-The Fleeing Woman” article for explanation of casting “Gospel Seed”) now appears like smoke or incense rising from the altar. It is not clear why the altar is sideways in back of the Woman. It would make more sense if it were directly under the Woman. However, the Lord must have some spiritual truth to convey concerning this odd positioning of the Altar. The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars. But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

It is not the purpose of www.theheavensdeclare.net to give any validity to the Zodiac or any pagan deities. But the common names of many constellations (such as Scorpio or Sagittarius, etc.), must be given, solely for the purpose of locating them on star-charts.

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TOMORROW…

October 1 (“And He Spake As A Dragon! Part 1: “Internet: The Ultimate Doomsday Weapon!”)

Internet Sign – I Cawi2001 for Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 40 – Gods People Delivered

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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This is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #92

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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Today’s Devotional – September 29 (Eternal Torment? Part 2: “Proper Weights”)

By admin On September 9th, 2023

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Today’s Devotional – September 29

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Eternal Torment?

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Part 2: “Proper Weights”

TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE…September 8th (Eternal Torment?)

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Have you ever been on a jury? Well, if you have, then perhaps you have discovered how convincing it is, to hear just one side of the case. In other words, when you only hear one side of the story, it almost seems like an open-and-shut case, doesn’t it?

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But then comes the hour when the defense begins their presentation! Then comes the moment when there begins to be a balance struck! Yes, just like this photo with Lady Justice holding her scales, representing the weight of evidence from both sides, tipping the scales one way or the other.

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Lady justice jury – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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SOME DEEPER TRUTHS NOT SO CLEAR

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Well, God has written much of the Bible in the very same way! Oh no, the truths concerning the basic plan of Salvation are clear enough, so that none need stumble.

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But other truths, such as the exact nature of Hell have not been made so clear. And God has purposely done this. Yes, God has given some passages which seem to support this church-doctrine called “Eternal Torment”. And yet many other passages seem to support the doctrine which the Bible often refers to as “sleep”.

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**And so, in order to properly understand the true nature of Hell, a serious Bible student must examine all the related passages and attempt to be “rightly dividing the Word of Truth”.**

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Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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YESTERDAY’S DEVOTIONAL: BORN AGAIN

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“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.” John 3:6, 7

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Now, the very first step in discovering the deeper truths of the Bible is to make sure that one is not still living in the flesh. You see, unless one is truly “Born Again”, he or she cannot know the deeper truths of the Bible.

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Henry Ossawa Tanner – Jesus and Nicodemus – Wikimedia – US public domain

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“LOVE OF THE TRUTH”

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And the second step in discovering hidden Bible truth is to have a love for truth, which causes that truth-seeker to desire, above all things, the truth!

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But love for eternal truth is a gift of God and does not occur naturally.

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Listen… “And then shall that Wicked be revealed…Even him, whose coming…And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2nd Thessalonians 2:8-12

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As this above passage reveals, all those who still love this present world, will be deluded when they attempt to understand the Bible!

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And so, we must accomplish the first step, before we can accomplish this second step! And what is the second step?

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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SEEMINGLY OPPOSING VERSES

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The next step is to realize that this question regarding the nature of Hell is complicated, because God has given many seemingly opposing scriptures about the nature of Hell. And it is only when we are willing to let go of our cherished traditional understanding and begin to explore all these different passages in the Bible, that we now begin to see the truth!

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But of course, when you attend a Bible study on the nature of Hell, you will mostly notice an overwhelming bias in what is being taught. In other words, the teacher is more desirous to convince his pupils of his own church interpretation, than he is with laying out all sides of the issue on the table, thus allowing his students to see all the relevant passages.

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So, here is the crux of the problem! Do Bible teachers love their cherished church traditions more than they love truth? Well, one thing is for sure: and as already revealed in this devotional, the love of truth is the gift of God.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain

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KEEP DOCTRINE PURE

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“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure…” Philippians 4:8

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And so, this second step in discovering the true nature of Hell, can be concisely said to be the gathering of all related Bible passages, and rejecting all non-biblical terminology which gives a false balance to the scales of truth!

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Listen… “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.” Deuteronomy 4:2

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Holy Bible – Wikimedia – cropped – Creative Commons Lic.

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

September 10th (Eternal Torment? Part 3: Meekness)

David’s sorrow – cropped image – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me a love for truth. Take away my personal prejudices and keep me from all bias when interpreting doctrine…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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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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WOMAN FLEEING TO NARROW GATE

LOCATION

This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter. Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story). Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).

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And at this point it is apparent that the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the two bright stars, known as Castor and Pollux (sketch to left). But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan. The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.

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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark). While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions. It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.

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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars. The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle. The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here). The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch below left).

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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The R eaper”.)

Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches. The stars are not in their exact place. However, they are close enough to find them in the night sky. But as with most stars, it takes persistence to finally locate them.

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TOMORROW:

September 30 (“Here Comes the Thought Police!” Part 3 “The Sound of One hand Clapping”)

1984 Big-Brother is watching you – Wikimedia – Copy-Left license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #250 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

(360) Harold Camping Jeremiah Series #250 – YouTube

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 4 (The Heart, Part 5: “The Human Heart: Wonderful? or Woefully Wicked?”)

By admin On September 4th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 4

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The Heart,

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Part 5:

“The Human Heart: Wonderful? or Woefully Wicked?”

To read Part 1, click here… April 20th (The Heart: Treasure Chest of the Mind!)

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“The heart is deceitful above all things,

and desperately wicked:

who can know it?

I the LORD search the heart,

I try the reins,

even to give every man according to his ways,

and according to the fruit of his doings.”

Jeremiah 17:9

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A few days ago, a certain individual on the Internet, contributed his belief that humans are basically good. And he cited a few examples of mankind’s goodness.

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Now, before going any further, let’s get rid of this notion that the human heart is the blood pump. Yes, the world has named the human blood pump, “the heart”. And yet, the Bible reveals the heart to be the deep thoughts of the mind: the treasure chest of the mind, with its loves and hates and deepest thoughts and intents.

Actually the Bible explicitly describes the human heart in the following way… “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9

Well, obviously, that man on the Internet has never considered this above verse from Jeremiah (and probably wouldn’t even want to!).

And so, even back in Jeremiah’s day, God was revealing the condition of mankind…”deceitful and desperately wicked”.

And yet, the Bible doesn’t stop with Jeremiah! No, even the beloved Apostle, John, has described this present world as “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1st John 5:19

And what about the great Apostle Paul’s summation…”Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Rom 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Rom 3:12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

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Right at this time in history, secularists have been largely in control of western societies. And they have been enacting laws which are causing a whole lot of trouble, especially in the United States.

Their thinking has been that if society just extends some sort of gracious liberty to individuals with bad behavior, that “liberty will cause them to see their erroroneous behavior and correct themselves, falling in line with socially-acceptable standards of conduct.

And such thinking has pretty much devastated a number of large cities, turning them into dystopian hell-scapes

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, …

Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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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 SWINE: “LUST OF THE FLESH”

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” 1st John 2:16

This article will introduce this third beast-like face, inscribed in the Moon: a swine. And it will be shown that the three beast-like faces in the Moon, represent the concept taught in the above verse concerning “the lust of the flesh…the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life”.

It has become apparent that the second face in the Moon, besides appearing as a wolf-like beast, also appears as a Swine. Let’s explore this concept, for a moment. First of all, when a person sees the second face up in the sky, it’s arguable whether or not it looks like a swine.

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But it must be conceded that the photos do indeed make it appear as if this character has a “sawed-off” snout like a swine. And of course, a swine is spoken of quite frequently in Scripture.

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Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

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TOMORROW…

September 5 (The Armor of God, Part 4: “Satan’s War Against the Family!”)

TV – Family watching television – c. 1958 – Wikipedia – public domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #606 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 3 (The Straw-Man! Part 10: “Radio’s Straw-Man Warriors”)

By admin On September 3rd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 3

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The Straw-Man!

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Part 10:

“Radio’s Straw-Man Warriors”

To read Part 1, go here…March 5th (The Straw-Man, Part 1)

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“straw man”

[ˈstrô ˌman, ˈsträ ˌman]

NOUN

An intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent’s real argument:

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There is a certain radio talk show in which the host will create “Straw-Man” propositions in order to prove his own pet church-doctrines.

Here is a short list of various “Straw-Man” scenarios heard on this station:

If you deny the (non-biblical) name, “The Rapture”, then you deny that Jesus’ will return altogether.

mockery

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“A TABLE IN THE WILDERNESS?”

Psalm 78:19

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And God has made all necessary provisions for the spiritual needs and heavenly blessings for those who do escape from Babylon, fleeing to the spiritual mountainous strongholds of God…“And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.” Isaiah 30:25.

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Yes, there are abundant rivers and streams of living waters flowing upon those high mountains and hills! And God’s blessings have finally been taken away from the fallen towers (denominations), and are now transferred to the heavenly places of refuge, where God’s people must flee!

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PICTURE – Constellation – Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 – This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture

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“THOU ART MY HIDING PLACE!”

Psalm 32:7, 119:14 & Isaiah 32:2

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Listen…“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a Rock.” Psalm 27:5

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This verse reveals just where we must flee to in this current, ever-increasing time of trouble!

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And it is here in this our hiding place that we may sing the following, “songs of deliverance”… “And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.” Psalm 27:6

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to escape from this deadly deception by that Master-Deceiver, Satan! Let me not be a proud finger-pointer. But rather humble me and take away my foolish presumptuous pride…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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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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REVELATION 12 WOMAN CONSTELLATION

WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…

This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ). However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen. It is actually a headless woman in childbirth. This is seen in springtime. It is seen in the northern skies.

But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward). The single star representing her birth-child (Christ) now becomes her head (“Christ is the head of the church.” Ephesians 5:23

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars. But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

These are star charts from Wikipedia, with sketches of the Woman added.

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TOMORROW:

September 4 (The Heart, Part 5: “The Human Heart: Wonderful? or Wonderfully Wicked?”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Most Holy Place within the heart – Signs Of Heaven

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