Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (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

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

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 by unseen powers and are not the inspiration of the editor.

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

Now, as far as the teachings and admonitions, let it be made very clear, that the editor is struggling against sin every bit as much as are the readers! 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. As a matter of fact, the editor is daily convicted in heart at the high bar which has been set herein and struggles daily to overcome in all these areas of Christlike conduct!

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

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!

Not only so, but the editor can wholeheartedly agree with Solomon’s Proverbs 24:16 admonition that “a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:”

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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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ???

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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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“Open Thou mine eyes,

that I may behold wondrous

things out of Thy law.”

Psalm 119:18

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Lord, show me my true spiritual condition. And give me the desire to become crucified with Christ, that He might rule and reign in me and through me. And open mine eyes that I may behold these heavenly wonders…

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

November 18 (The Revelation of Jesus, Part 2: “Understanding Daniel & Revelation”)

Revelation – www.pri.org/stories/2011-08-10/revelations-book-revelation – courtesy www.pre.org

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (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…

July 16 (Sodom Rising, Part 21: “Sodomy: Mankind’s Final Experiment in Sin”)

Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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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 – September 13th . . . . The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius? . Or Rather, The Dawning of Day of Judgment?

By admin On September 13th, 2023

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Today’s Devotional – September 13th

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The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius?

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Or Rather, The Dawning of 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 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, racism, and bigotry seem to be the current norm! This society appears to be completely falling apart!

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Various hate groups thrive under the banner of “diversity”! All skin-color groups are 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!

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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 rule 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… “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 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:

“September 14th (Divorce, Bondage & Perfect Peace)”

Divorce – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International 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 #254 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: (The Armor of God, Part 6: “Satan: King of Cringe!”)

By admin On September 11th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: ????

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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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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 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?

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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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So, let’s be wise as serpents but harmless as doves in our knowledge of truth, amidst a world of lies.

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And as we extinguish the enemy’s fiery darts, we must remember that those cringe moments are allowed by God to inoculate us against repeating our regrettable decisions of the past!

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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 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

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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And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”

Matthew 10:34-36

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Christian parents must realize that Satan and his armies of evil angels quite often are given permission to bring disruption into the Christian home.

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Listen to Jesus…

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

I came not to send peace, but a sword.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father,

and the daughter against her mother,

and the daughter in law against her mother-in-law.

And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”

Matthew 10:34-36

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Sounds like Jesus came to declare war on the world, does it not?

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“But though He (God) cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies…Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord”

Lamentations 3:32, 40

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But why does God allow Satan such liberties to make war?

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Simple is the answer to this question! If the Christian life was all “peace and safety”, the Church would become spiritually lethargic and apathetic. But God allows troubles to bring us to our spiritual knees, begging and pleading for deliverance. And when God’s troubled people realize their great needs, they begin searching the Scriptures for the answers to their difficulties.

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

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“Because of Thine indignation and Thy wrath: for Thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down”

Psalm 102:10

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Now, combing through the Scriptures, we eventually find the story of God’s servant, Job.

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Yes, we soon find, even in Chapter 1, that Job had a “hedge” around his house for probably many years! And Satan could not penetrate that protective hedge! After all, Job was outwardly very faithful. And yet, Satan perceived inward self-righteousness in Job’s heart. And Satan saw the opportunity to make trouble for Job. Finally, Satan was permitted to break through the protective hedge around Job’s home.

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Thankfully, God doesn’t usually allow the high degree of trouble and tragedy which He allowed Satan to bring upon Job’s home, finances, and family.

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Nevertheless, God does allow some trouble in the Christian home, in effort to cause Christians to begin fortifying their home with their own protective “hedge”.

Job (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922) – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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WHAT IS THE REMEDY?

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And so, perhaps the best question to be asked at this time is, “Well, how can I build up a hedge around my house, so that Satan cannot disrupt the peace in my home?”

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Listen…

“Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD;

that walketh in his ways.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands:

happy shalt thou be,

and it shall be well with thee.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house:

thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.”

Psalm 128:1-4

Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES”

2nd Peter 1:4

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And so, like this above precious promise from Psalm 128:1-4, the Bible has many other promises that we can cling to, especially during the troublous times we are now experiencing, no matter how dire your own or my own particular circumstances might be!

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Please give me great grace that I might live in such a way that my family can be blessed…

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…

January 8 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 20: “High-Tech: Swifter Than Leopards!”)

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

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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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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – 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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July 23

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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 (World of Lies, Part 19: “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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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 – August 3 (The Straw-Man! Part 10: “Radio Warriors”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS desperately wicked heart & secularists

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January 7 (The Armor of God, Part 4: *“Satan’s War Against the Family!”***)

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***January 6* *(“O Taste & See That The Lord Is Good! Part 3: Is a Dog, Man’s Best Friend?“)***

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CHANGE LINKS – jANUARY 7 (Noble Bereans, Part 22: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding The Spirituality of the Bible”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 12 (Noble Bereans, Part 31: “Re-Thinking Harold Camping Concerning ‘Cults’”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 3 (Noble Bereans, Part 18: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding The Sun Standing Still”)

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 21 (Noble Bereans, Part 13: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah (continued))

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 12 (Noble Bereans, Part 12: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Carefulness in Bible Study”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 12 (Noble Bereans, Part 12: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Carefulness in Bible Study”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 11 (Noble Bereans, Part 30: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning ‘Cults’”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 10 (Noble Bereans, Part 29: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning Jesting”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 19 (Noble Bereans, Part 19: “Re-thinking Ellen White Regarding The Mark of the Beast & The Sunday Sabbath”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 23 (Noble Bereans, Part 20: “Re-thinking Ellen White Regarding Her Old Testament Statements”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 1 (Noble Bereans? Part 56: “Ellen White’s Views On The Two Beasts of Revelation 13” CONTINUED)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 2 (Noble Bereans? Part 57: “Ellen White’s Views On The Two Beasts of Revelation 13” FURTHER CONTINUED)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 30 (Noble Bereans? Part 54: “Ellen White’s Views On The False Prophet”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 14 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 3: “Ellen White’s & Harold Camping’s Views of the Sabbath”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 5 (Noble Bereans? Part 53: “Ellen White’s Views On the Final Conflict”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – February 16 (The Orion Phenomena, Part 2: “Ellen White On Orion”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – February 17 (The Orion Phenomena, Part 2: “Ellen White On Orion” CONTINUED)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: February 1 . . . . Noble Bereans, . Part 47: “Do Ellen White and Harold Camping Agree?”

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 24 . . . . Noble Bereans, . Part 43: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning the Adventist Apostasy”

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – January 11 . . . . The Natural Man & Bible Prophecy, . Part 2: “Ellen White & Harold Camping”

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 2 (Noble Bereans? Part 62: “Did Ellen G. White Plagiarize?”)

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CHANGE LINKS, DATES – Today’s Devotional – September 9th (Eternal Torment? Part 2: “Proper Weights”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – Daily Devotional, Year 4 ????- (“Here Comes the Thought Police!” Part 3 “The Sound of One hand Clapping”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (“And He Spake As A Dragon! Part 1: “Internet: The Ultimate Doomsday Weapon!”)

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January 8 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 20: “Paradigm Shifts: Swifter Than Leopards!)”

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How To Deal With Cringe Moments

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, January 7: (The Armor of God, Part 5: “Satan’s War Against the Family!”)

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Today’s Devotional – September 13th . . . . The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius? . Or Rather, The Dawning of Day of Judgment?

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??? (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 23: “Is America Really Becoming a ‘Banana Republic’?”)

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS – Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven? Part 7: “A DISCLAIMER ABOUT THE HUMAN EDITOR OF THIS SITE”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (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 – ???

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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 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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Psa_12:8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

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If you haven’t noticed, there has been a rise of tyrannists in the western nations.

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Yes, and along with that, 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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“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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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.

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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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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.

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Dan 3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth (the Golden Image) shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

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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 rithlessly 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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“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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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…

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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Daily Devotional, Year 4 ????- (“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 –

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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…

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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 9th (Eternal Torment? Part 2: “Proper Weights”)

By admin On September 9th, 2023

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Today’s Devotional – September 9th

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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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In yesterday’s devotional (click here), it was discussed about the three-step process to discovering the truth concerning the nature of Hell. And 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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Now 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 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 second 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, and allow 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 10th (Eternal Torment? Part 3: Meekness)”

David’s sorrow – cropped image – Wikigallery – 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 #250 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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 Wonderfully 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 Wonderfully 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…

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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

Those who are interested in using photos on this page may click on provided 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. Most tall, narrow photos have been cropped or reduced by this website to make them a better fit on phone screens.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 3 (The Straw-Man! Part 10: “Radio Warriors”)

By admin On September 3rd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 3

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The Straw-Man!

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Part 10:

“Radio Warriors”

To read Part 1, go here…March 5th (The Straw-Man, Part 1)

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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:

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 1 (The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 13: “The Giant, ‘Despair'”)

By admin On September 2nd, 2023

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Jas_4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1Pe_1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

2Pe_1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Job_2:9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Isaiah 26:3…“Thou (God) wilt keep him in perfect peace who mind is stayed upon Thee, because he trusts in Thee!”

“Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

Rom_8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

“That the trial of your faith,being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,though it be tried with fire,might be found unto praise and honour and gloryat the appearing of Jesus Christ:”1st Peter 1:7

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him who hath subjected the same in hope,” Romans 8:18-20

“…our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2nd Corinthians 4:17, 18.

“exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the Power that worketh in us,” Ephesians 3:20

Jos_1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

1Pe 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1Pe 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Php 4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Psa_34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 1

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The Time of Jacob’s Trouble,

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Part 13:

“The Giant, ‘Despair'”

To read Part 1, click here…July 13th (Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: Alone With God)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully engage in the Good Fight, as I cooperate with Thee to crucify that ‘Old Man’ of selfishness….

Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – 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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VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION

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SO WHERE ARE THE “MULTITUDES”?…

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,” Isaiah 2:2, 3

So where are the multitudes in this constellation? Well if you look at this sketch to the right, carefully, you will see an ENTIRE GALAXY making a slow trek up the steep slope toward the summit of one of the mountains. It is the mountain which is to the north in this sketch. This is the galaxy commonly called Andromeda. It is estimated to have possibly a trillion stars! Is a trillion stars a big enough multitude? Oh yes! Listen to God talking to Abraham…

“And He (God) brought him (Abraham) forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and He said unto him, So shall thy seed be.” Genesis 15:5

But this mountain in which this multitude of stars is climbing represents a very awesome and wonderful Bible concept. This mountain in Scripture is known as Mount Zion. And it is also known as the Mount of Blessing. It represents that spiritual mountain which Believers must climb, in order to reach the City of God.

Listen to Scripture… “But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem…To the…church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven…” Hebrews 12:22, 23.

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Well it sure seems that this verse is correct when it says the words… “which are written in heaven”! Because this galaxy in this constellation group is a wonderful picture of the Church as it makes it trek to the summit of this starry mountain; a picture of God’s Church…His faithful people…written in the heavens. These are the Signs of Heaven, promised long ago to be revealed before that “great and terrible Day of the Lord”…

“And I will show WONDERS IN THE HEAVENS and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.” Joel

Andromeda Galaxy – Adam Evans & Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

(Joel 2:30, 31 Drawing of Abraham counting stars wikipedia public domain. Click here for full size. Andromeda Galaxy by Adam & Wikipedia share-alike license)

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TOMORROW…

September 2 (The Straw Man Ploy, Part 9: “Imagine There’s No Heaven!”)

Straw man (or lady) – Wikipedia – Share-alike or GNU Free Documentation License

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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 sampler of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 75 – Before Annas and the Court of Caiaphas

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (this chart taken from various Wikipedia Star-charts with Bible constellations drawn in by this website) – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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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 #170, 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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Today’s Devotional – August 31 – Kunta Kinte Christians, Part 4: “Sitting Still” CONTINUED

By admin On August 30th, 2023

1st Thess 4:11 ¹¹and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord

prov 3:5,6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths

Pro_26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Isa_30:7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

Psa_46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Pro_18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Joh 18:10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
Joh 18:11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

Exo_14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD

Isa_30:15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

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Today’s Devotional – August 31

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Kunta Kinte Christians,

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Part 4:

“Sitting Still”

CONTINUED

TO READ PART 1, JUST CLICK HERE… “July 17th (Kunta Kinte Christians)”

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“And Moses said unto the people,

‘Fear ye not, stand still,

and see the salvation of the LORD'”

Exodus 14:13

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In the last installments of this little series, the book, “Roots” was the centerpiece for a discussion.

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And perhaps this possible historical figure, Kunta Kinte, can also be used for today’s subject of “sitting still”.

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Roots 25th Anniversary Edition – Wikipedia – click here for info about Non-Free Media Rationale

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AMPUTATION

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Now author, Alex Haley, wrote that his ancestor, an American slave named Kunta Kinte, had the front-half of his foot amputated, so as to keep him from running away from his family and from his master.

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And of course, this was a very cruel way of dealing with another human being! .

Nevertheless, Kunta Kinte’s loss of limb forever solved the problem of him running away, in which he abandoned even his own wife and children.

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Roots 25th Anniversary Edition – Wikipedia – click here for info about Non-Free Media Rationale

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SPIRITUAL AMPUTATION

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But like so many things in nature and the world, Kunta Kinte’s amputation also has a spiritual analogy, when you really think about it.

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Listen… “Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite. The LORD lifts up the meek: He delights not in the strength of the horse: He takes not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy.” Psalm 147:5, 6, 10, 11 .

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Notice it says here that the Lord, “delights not in the strength of the horse: He takes not pleasure in the legs of a man.”

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So, what in the world can this remarkable statement have to do with the Gospel!?! Does God really take no pleasure in a man’s legs? So why does God take no pleasure in a man’s legs?

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legs – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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“BE STILL & KNOW THAT I AM GOD!”

Psalm 46:10

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Well, listen to this verse about God’s rebellious people… “therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.” Isaiah 30:7.

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This statement was made at a time when God’s people were looking to Egypt for help and strength.

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And today, far too many Christians are running ahead of the Lord, involving ourselves in things that the Lord has not called us do! So often, we are not content to simply put on Christ’s very light and pleasant yoke and do the work which God has given us.

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Yes, in a very real sense, we are making the very same mistake that God’s people made during Old Testament times! And so, God says to us also… “Their strength is to sit still.” Isaiah 30:7

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Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

The stark reality is that we live in a faithless and unbelieving world in which the human race puts their confidence in their own strength to accomplish good. And you can’t really blame the world! After all, they have no faith nor belief, nor confidence in the promises of Scripture!

And so, if something needs to be accomplished, then it must be totally performed by flesh and blood.

Now, of course, each person has daily responsibilities which he or she must take care of.

But there are many other issues which would be better placed in the almighty hands of God.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Keep me from getting involved in things that are not necessary, and keep me searching Thy Word daily, seeking after wisdom and knowledge of Thee, and Thy will for me…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US 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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THE GLORIOUS 12-STAR CROWN…

This page is concerned with the Glorious Crown (a.k.a. Corona Borealis Constellation), as is written… “And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven; a woman…and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.” Revelation 12:1.

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This rather dim constellation follows behind that bright and beautiful star, Arcturus , as Arcturus leads a heavenly ambassage through the heavens each night in summer. Every glorious crown should be studded with precious jewels, and this one is no exception. Though these “jewels” are stars, they represent the precious jewels spoken of throughout Scripture, when speaking about God’s people. But this constellation is not nearly as high-profile as, say, the 7 Stars Constellation (a.k.a., The Big Dipper). It is relatively dim, compared to those two bright constellations.

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Photo: Corona Borealis – seen in warmer months – cropped photo with crown drawn in by this website – Wikipedia – Taken from software called Perseus – All rights by Roberto Mura

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LOCATING THIS CROWN…

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This constellation begins to appear in late December (just before dawn), but is best seen, mid-sky when this group of constellations can be seen when facing west. In March-April, very late in the pre-dawn hours, this Summer Constellation group begins to be seen when facing west, and continues to be seen in the west until fall. The Crown follows almost directly behind that great star, Arcturus, as you can see in the sketch to the left. Repeat: it is somewhat easier to study the 12 stars of this constellation when it is in western half of night-sky (when you have to see it as you face westward). So when these Summer Constellations are in the western half of the sky, simply follow the handle of the Big Dipper till you locate Arcturus. Then the Crown is following Arcturus. You will only see the wreath-like 7 stars plus 1 star (in middle) until you get away from all city lights. Then you can make out the other 5 stars, which makes it appear like a full crown.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations w/ark (aka: Sagittarius) & Revelation 12 Woman (aka: Ursa Major, including The Big Dipper) – Flower of the Field (aka Scorpio, etc…) – Cross-Scepter ( stars from Ophiuchus and Serpens) – 12-Star Crown (Corona Borealis plus several other stars) Arcturus Star – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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***COMBINATION OF BOTH* *CORONA BOREALIS & BOOTES***

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This constellation is a combination of both Corona Borealis plus several stars from the Bootes Constellation. The stars, Alkalyroos-Bootis and the Delta-Bootis Star are both combined with the other stars from the Corona Borealis community, to make this 12-star (plus 13th star in middle).

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer constellation – Five Wise Virgins Stars & The Glorious Crown – Corona Borealis – signsofheaven.org – Not for profit uses! – Wikipedia Star chart with constellations drawn in by this website.

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TOMORROW:

” July 19th (Something’s Missing Here!)”

Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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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 #197 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, August 30 (“Habakkuk Says “RUN!” Part 23: “Rejoicing as a Strong Man to Run a Race”)

By admin On August 30th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, August 30

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“Habakkuk Says “RUN!”

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Part 23:

“Rejoicing as a Strong Man to Run a Race”

To read Part 1, click here…August 11th (Habakkuk Says “Run!”)

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“The heavens declare the glory of God;

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and the firmament sheweth His handywork.

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Day unto day uttereth speech,

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and night unto night sheweth knowledge…

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In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun,
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Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,

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and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.”

Psalm 19:1, 2, 4, 5

Starry Night at La Silla – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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This above passage reveals that “The Heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork”.

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And this website has the extreme privilege of sharing the signs in the “Sun…Moon, and in the stars” Luke 21:25 (click here to read the full passage)

ABOVE PICTURE: The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only

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“DAY UNTO DAY…”

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But our opening verse also speaks on this wise…

“Day unto day uttereth speech,
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and night unto night sheweth knowledge…

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In them (in the heavens) hath He (God) set a tabernacle for the sun,

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Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,

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and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.”

Psalm 19: 2, 4, 5

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Notice that God speaks of the sun as “a bridegroom”, and that this bridegroom “rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.”

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So, just what is all this speaking of?

Sunrise from Burrow Mump, Burrowbridge, Somerset – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“I (Paul) therefore so run, not as uncertainly”

1st Corinthians 9:26

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Yes, just what is all this passage from the above Psalm 19:2, 4, 5 speaking of?

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**Well, as we all know, or should know, Christ is called “the Sun of Righteousness” in Malachi 4:2, and “the sun” in other places.**

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**But then Psalm 19 describes this bridegroom as if he is “coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race”.**

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This is most likely speaking of how the sun appears each morning, and rejoices to begin his race anew, as he travels across the sky all day, seemingly racing back to his resting place.

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“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle…”

Job 7:6

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And isn’t it true that each new day goes by so quickly, soon becoming another night?

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**Yes, our days go by so quickly…*“swifter than a weaver’s shuttle…”***!

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And then, before we know it, another Sabbath day arrives, and a brand-new week begins on the 1st day of the week.

Multitask – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.”

1st Corinthians 9:24

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And so, just how does all this relate to you and me?

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Very simple!

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**You see, this psalm speaks of the sun as a bridegroom rejoicing to run a daily race. And, as already said, this all obviously relates to Christ the “Sun of Righteousness”.**

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And so, does this reveal that Christ likewise rejoices daily, as if in a race? And if Christ regards each new day as a race, then shouldn’t we also?

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Of course, the answer might be “Yes, Yes, Yes!!!”

Race – Burnand Jean Pierre – 1898 – Please excuse this poor picture of John – wikipedia commons – US public domain

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“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”

Luke 21:34

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You know, to our shame, so many of us have wasted a whole lot of moments, hours, days, etc.. Yes, even the Church-elect has been guilty of being sleepy-eyes saints! (See Matthew, Chapter 25)

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But if you haven’t noticed, “the god of this world” has not been sleeping! Much to the contrary, things in the world are getting so crazy-evil, that it now appears we have reached the final hours of our probationary time on earth. (2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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Brothers and Sisters, this is not the hour to be dilly-dallying through our days!

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Just the opposite! This is the hour in which we must be fully armored up and going into battle!

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And it seems as if God is wanting us to imitate the Sun (and the Son), and begin to look at “today”, whatever day it is, as a race!

ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org

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“redeeming the time, for the days are evil”!

Ephesians 5:16

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We have just so many hours in a day.

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And we need to beg and plead that we might be so wakeful and watchful, that we run through our each and every day, attempting to seek for the highest profit, “redeeming the time, for the days are evil”! Ephesians 5:16

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

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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Now, at this point, someone will say, “But I have so many obligations to take care of each day! What can I do?”

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Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

Ephesians 5:15, 16

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Well, maybe the short-list of things to do might look something like this:

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1: Switch off the vain games, TV, and Internet programs. (See 2nd Corinthians 6:17 & 1st Corinthians 15:33)

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2: Eliminate all vain (profitless) endeavors as far as possible. (See Psalm 119:37)

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3: Now begin to use the additional time saved, instead, for spiritual endeavors. (See Psalm 1)

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***4: “Watch unto prayer”* throughout my day, as I “Pray without ceasing”! *1st Peter 4:7 & 1st Thessalonians 5:17***

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5: Carry a pocket Bible or e-Bible to read a passage or so in spare moments. (See Psalm 119:11)

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6: Turn off the sensual music and listen instead to sacred music, or even nature sounds, or even audio Bible readings, etc.! (See Ephesians 5:19 & Colossians 3:16)

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7: If possible, even turn on audio Psalms or other Biblical studies very low as I lay awake. Or just use my awake time to contemplate spiritual things, etc.. (See Psalm 63:6)

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8: Go out and enjoy the beauty and wisdom of nature, and rejoice in the miracle and gift of family and friends. (See Psalm 104:24)

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9: Memorize the “exceeding great and precious promises” of Scripture, making them my stepping stones for my each and every day. (See 2nd Peter 1:4)

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***10:* Make the life of my family breezy and enjoyable. *(See Genesis 33:13)***

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***11:* If I need a hobby, why not make these Signs Of Heaven to be a very extremely rewarding hobby? *(With eternal benefits/rewards!) (See Luke 21:25)***

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These are merely a few suggestions for us to do in hopes of framing our each new day as a race.

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And perhaps we might even think back on the past day and decide how we can improve our opportunities tomorrow, as we rejoice to run the Christian race once again.

New Year Resolutions list – Wikimedia – courtesy of Public domain photos.com

pencil & paper list – Notepad Icon – Nuvola apps package editors svg wikimedia GNU public license

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“…but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”

1st Corinthians 15:10

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Of course, such a joy-filled Christian life as this can only be possible through the power and grace of God! And by His mercy and grace, perhaps such a miserable wretch like this web-editor happens to be, might be able to practice what he preaches!

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And may God’s mercy, grace, and peace be with us all as we finish these final days to the glory of God!

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And may we all begin to look at each new day as an opportunity to run a race, from sunup to sundown!

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“And the LORD…said, Write the vision, *and make it plain upon tables…but at the end it shall speak, and not lie…”***

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And only in this day is it God’s will for that little Book of Habakkuk to be opened up to our understanding, as is written…

“And the LORD…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.”

Habakkuk 2:2, 3

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Here above, is revealed that Habakkuk’s vision, thus prophesied, “for at the end it shall speak”. And the way God kept this vision hidden is two-fold. First, it is written in allegorical language. And second, only now are events unfolding which dramatically fulfill this prophecy.

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**It’s fully time to “run” as Habakkuk says!**

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And this article is one of many that show you and I just how to run!

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Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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“Write the vision,

and make it plain upon tables,

that he may run that readeth it!”

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Dear Reader, like Habakkuk says, it’s time to “RUN!”

Habakkuk 2:2

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Belshazzar’s fateful night – Rembrandt -Belshazzar’s Feast – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, I pray that You would take me out of the horrible slimy pit of lukewarmness, and give me the ability to run the Christian “race with patience”…

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 WRITTEN IN HEAVEN

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“And there appeared a great wonder (or sign) in heaven; a woman…And there appeared another wonder (sign) in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads…And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…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.” Rev. 12:1, 3, 6, 15

winter four constellations

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Here is a sketch of this Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12. This is the Winter Constellations of Signs Of Heaven. Besides Orion and his Horse, we also see pictured in this sketch, the Dragon of Revelation 12.

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This Revelation 12 Woman Constellation is fleeing. As you can see, the Dragon Constellation is spewing a flood of water in her direction, as is written… “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 12:15. This wave of water represents Satan’s lies, and his false teachers who tell those lies.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Early Winter in the east – Orion, Revelation 12 Woman (AKA Ursa Major) – Revelation 12 Dragon (AKA Hyades, Pleiades, etc.) – Goodly Horse in Battle with Rider (Camelopardelis, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, etc…) – www.signsofheaven.org – Not for profit use!

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GOD’S MESSAGE: FLEE!!

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Beholding the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation in winter, it seems that God is trying to get a very important message across to His people: that His Church is to flee! But what are they to flee from? Well, you can go to the article titled “The Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation”

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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. TheWoman 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 is The Hyades Cluster, and the tip of his tail is Pleiades, and hisWave of Water is primarily the Auriga constellation. The Glorious Horse Constellation head is ofPerseus Constellation and his rear end is Cassiopeia Constellation.

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TOMORROW…

August 31 – Kunta Kinte Christians, Part 4: “Sitting Still” CONTINUED

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 29 (Here Comes the Thought Police! Part 2: “Defunding the Police or Defunding Freedom?”)

By admin On August 27th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 29

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“Here Comes the Thought Police!”

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Part 2 “Defunding the Police or Defunding Freedom?”

To read Part 1, click here…August 11 (“Here Come the Thought Police!” Part 1)

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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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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

(“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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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

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TOMORROW…

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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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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 28 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 12: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God” STILL FURTHER CONTINUED)

By admin On August 26th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 28

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A 3-Finger Judgment-Day,

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Part 12:

“Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God”

(STILL FURTHER CONTINUED)

To read Part 1 of this Devotional, click here…December 15: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God”

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“Every man also

to whom God hath given riches and wealth…

and to rejoice in his labour…

this is the gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 5:19

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In yeste rday’s devotional (click here to read) it was revealed that when the Moon is full, there are three faces etched into its surface: one that appears as a man, the second face as a wolf (or some similar dog-like beast), and the third face as a rabbit, or perhaps a mouse…a rodent of some type.

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Moon – by James Bowe – 3rd Face – cropped & highlighted photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Moon – Public Domain – 1st face Watchman – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

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PHARISEEISM: THE SPIRIT OF PRIDE

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But these two devotionals are focusing on the second face, the wolf-like beast.

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If you will notice, this creature appears to have somewhat of a judgmental facial expression. Yes, one of his eyebrows is raised, causing him to appear as if he is looking down at the world with a judgmental eye.

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This face represents a proud Pharisee. This is because the Pharisees were a class of very morally proud spiritual leaders. And the Pharisees looked down on others with a judgmental eye (much like this wolf-like Moon beast).

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Moon – by James Bowe – 3rd Face – cropped & highlighted photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

ABOVE PICTURE – Moon – 2nd Face (exaggerated for clarity) – Pharisee Scorner

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TAKING CREDIT FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Well, Let’s pick up where we left off in our last devotional on this subject.

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Yes, in the previous devotional of this little 4-part series (click here) a number of Bible passages were offered to confirm the idea that it is God, and not man, who chooses the life circumstances of each and every human.

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Listen to Paul’s rebuke to the Corinthians for their pride…“For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?” 1st Corinthians 4:7

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Here is yet another proof-text which further confirms the Divine Providence of our infinite God! These Corinthians were proud of their accomplishments, not realizing that they were perhaps the most spiritually deficit of the churches in Paul’s day. But Paul pointed out to them that if there was anything good about them, it was only a gift from God and nothing they could take credit for.

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Gift – cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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GOD MADE…”THE DUMB…DEAF…THE SEEING…THE BLIND’

Exodus 4:11

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And this same self-approbating error exists in today’s church-world. Today’s churches do not properly emphasize the fact that any good thing that a person possesses, is a gift from God. And those who are living in unfortunate circumstances are not merely the product of bad choices, but are probably being pressed down by the unseen forces of Hell: Satan and his fellow evil-angels.

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If the citizens of this fallen planet would really take hold, fully, of this truth, then all judging and condemning would soon come to a complete halt.

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But the world cannot receive this truth because it is only through the power of God’s indwelling Spirit that these difficult truths can be understood and accepted.

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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He (God) doeth according to His will…among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?”

Daniel 4:35

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It must be remembered that, compared to God’s infinite knowledge and wisdom, we are like little ants in our miniscule understanding. And yet, in His great love, our Heavenly Father has put each of us in our very own circumstances for various reasons:

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**1. To discover for our own self, the stark reality that “my selfish ways do not bring me true happiness or peace, but rather bring sorrow, disappointment, and ultimately, sickness and death”.**

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2. In hopes that I might grow tired and weary of my selfish ways, and at last, begin to seek out to find Him, and return to Him forever.

Weeping Woman – Van Gogh – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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LIVING IN A SPIRITUAL BATTLE-ZONE

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And so, in light of these past several devotionals on this subject, the plea goes out to each and every one of us to stop from all judging of others, be they rich or be they poor, or moral or immoral, sober or drunk, industrious or dysfunctional, etc…

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We just do not realize how the unseen powers, both heavenly or hellish, are working behind the scenes in the life of each and every living soul!

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“Judge not, that ye be not judged.“

Matthew 7:1

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And now that we have finally reached that great and fearful day of God’s Judgment, it is quite possible that those of us who thought that we were better than others just might find ourselves caught in a dramatic role-reversal!

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Yes, the day has arrived in which those of us who looked down our noses at others might just wake up to discover that “I” am now the one begging on the street-corner or “I” am now the drunkard lying in the gutter, etc….

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Drunk Panhandler – Wikipedia – public-domain-

Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the Good News is, that we modern-day “Corinthians” can still repent of our proud phariseeism, and plead for God to burn away the antichrist spirit completely and utterly out of our heart. Yes, we can fall down before the throne of God (fall down spiritually, not literally) and beg for Him to do a work in our heart to crucify the “old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;” Ephesians 4:22

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And then, when that Old Man is fully crucified, we will wholeheartedly agree with Paul…“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1st Timothy 1:15

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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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.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,”

Ephesians 6:12, 13

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TO READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

May 25 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 13: “How To NOT Take The Long Road Home!”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to crucify that “Old Man” within. Remove far from me all vanity and pride. Give me the desire and power to hide your great and precious promises in my heart…

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 SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

Do you see an angry look? His right eye-brow is raised as if he is judging.

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad look of shock and awe (click here to see and read about); this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below. He is very moral, you see.

Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

ABOVE PICTURE – Moon – 2nd Face (exaggerated for clarity) – Pharisee Scorner

THIS BEAST WITHIN

Well, the Bible has much to say about Pharisees. And the Bible has much to say about wolves, and foxes, and dogs. And this wolf-face inscribed in the Moon has much to tell us about ourselves. So, if you are a truth-seeker, then this article will be an eye-opener, as we explore just what the Bible has to say about these things. And the fact is, this Pharisee Moon-Beast is in the heart of each and every human. And so, if you (or me) find that this wolf-man has some things in common, please don’t despair. For God is giving us these signs, while there still is time. While there still is hope.

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THE PHARISEES…

“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Proverbs 21:24

Yes this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee. They were the morality crowd. They were the finger pointers. They were the scorners. They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved of the world.

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ABOVE PICTURE – Moon – 2nd Face (exaggerated for clarity) – Pharisee Scorner

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TOMORROW:

August 11 (Here Comes the Thought Police! Part 2: “Defunding the Police or Defunding Freedom?”)

1984 Big-Brother is watching you – Wikimedia – Copy-Left license

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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 73 – Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

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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 #168, 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 – August 12 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 9: “God, Motherhood & Apple Pie”)

By admin On August 26th, 2023

Pro_16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Mar 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Mar 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 12

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The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner,

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Part 9:

“God, Motherhood & Apple Pie”

To read Part 1, click here…November 3rd (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner!)

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“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee,

***saying,* *This is the way, walk ye in it,***

when ye turn to the right hand,

and when ye turn to the left.”

Isaiah 30:21

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ANGELS ON MY SHOULDERS

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Remember those cartoons in which a person has two little angels on his shoulder, each speaking in his ear: one little devil urging him to sin, and a good angel warning him against committing that sin. Of course, Satan is extremely clever, and makes those cartoons to cause this atheistic world to mock such an idea. But truth-be-told, angels who are higher and greater than humans are not sitting on a person’s shoulders, but these large and powerful, invisible beings actually do minister to humans.

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“Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another”

Romans 2:15

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One of the easiest things to do, is to judge others! It’s almost like breathing! It takes no effort. And wherever we are and no matter what we are doing, we are judging, whether consciously or not! We judge that item in the grocery store. We judge what clothes we buy. We judge people’s looks. We judge the words they speak. We judge who our leaders will be, and how they perform their office duties. It’s seemingly countless, the number and types of judgments we humans make in a single day!

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If we had supernatural vision, we would be utterly shocked to realize that good angels and evil angels are indeed urging to sin or to not sin. But these are not little cartoon figures! No, rather, these myriads of majestic giants, both good and evil, work invisibly in the shadows, advising and warning us, even as we go about our daily routines!

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WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

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A book was published some decades ago titled, “In His Steps”. And the basic premise of that book was the admonition to always ask one’s self “What would Jesus do?” in every questionable situation.

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And actually, that is a very correct way at looking at life. “What would Jesus do?”

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Now, the Bible admonishes us in this manner…”Isa_30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” Now, this passage is not saying that we will hear an audible voice, as many erroneously suppose. But rather, it is merely saying that when we begin to take a wrong course, our conscience will tug at us to return to the correct course.

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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:

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Now, this unbelieving world-in-rebellion, are at the mercy of higher powers. They do not realize that unseen antichrist beings are leading them and their thoughts throughout their day. Oh yes, God, in His great mercy, restrains those evil angels to a certain degree in what they are allowed to do. But make no mistake! This antichrist world, to a high degree, pays heed to the unseen principalities and powers who rule over the world!

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And so, whenever we come to a circumstance in which we must make a decision concerning right or wrong, good or evil, there will most likely be a choice to be made. And for Christians, with a sensitive conscience, the choices presented to us are more vivid and clear.

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For example, if we encounter a drunken street person, the urge may come over us to scorn or mock or criticize that person. But then, we may also feel a tug to empathize with that lost soul, knowing that he (or she) is also a victim of Satan’s hateful assaults on mankind, via his vast, unseen armies. And thus, the choice is presented to us in countless situations of everyday life.

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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The Good News is, that God has provided a Way for each and every one of us to become increasingly more in tune to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Bible study, Bible contemplation, and unceasing prayer will help us greatly to make the right choice in all situations concerning right and wrong.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish proud judging! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become meek and lowly on heart…

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 SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, AN EVIL EYE, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:18-23

Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

Do you see an angry look? His right eye-brow is raised as if he is judging.

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn. Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.

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He is very moral, you see!

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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:

July 30 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 3: “Ye Shall Be as God’s!”

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 16 (Sodom Rising, Part 21: “Sodomy: Mankind’s Final Experiment in Sin”)

By admin On August 18th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 16

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Sodom Rising?

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Part 21:

“Sodomy: Mankind’s Final Experiment in Sin”

To read part 1 of this article, click here… “August 22nd (Sodom Rising!)”

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“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine,

yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom;

and to lay hold on folly,

till I might see what was that good for the sons of men,

which they should do under the heaven

all the days of their life.

I made me great works;

I builded me houses;

I planted me vineyards:

I made me gardens and orchards,

and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

I made me pools of water,

to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

I got me servants and maidens,

and had servants born in my house;

also I had great possessions of great and small cattle

above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

I gathered me also silver and gold,

and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces:

I gat me men singers and women singers,

and the delights of the sons of men,

as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

So I was great, and increased

more than all that were before me in Jerusalem:

also my wisdom remained with me.

And whatsoever mine eyes desired

I kept not from them,

I withheld not my heart from any joy;

for my heart rejoiced in all my labour:

and this was my portion of all my labour.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought,

and on the labour that I had laboured to do:

and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit,

and there was no profit under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 2:3-11

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon’, by Edward Poynter, 1890, Art Gallery of New South Wales US public domain

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Planet Earth has been a giant experiment in sin.

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Right from the very beginning, mankind decided to eat of “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”. Genesis 2:17

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And mankind has been eating from that tree ever since!

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Gustave Dore – Adam And Eve Driven Out Of Eden – www.creationism.org-public-domain

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“But (ye shall eat)…until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD…”

Numbers 11:20

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God has graciously allowed mankind to live. He could have destroyed mankind right there in the garden. But He didn’t!

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No, God had another plan in mind. Yes, God would make sure that the fallen human race would imbibe a full cup of all the various elements which Lucifer’s kingdom is made of!

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And so, Mankind has lived under various types of governments. Mankind has tasted of the various philosophies. We have tasted of the various pleasures which this world of sin has to offer.

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Gluttony – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith”

Ecclesiastes 1:13

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Just think of all the varied ways of sin which we have eaten of!

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We’ve experimented with various substances, such as alcohol, and drugs. We’ve indulged in riches, and the countless luxuries which they afford! We’ve now had a good taste of high-tech devices, from radio to Internet and everything in between!

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We’ve had a good taste of atheism, and all of its related ideologies.

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We’ve indulged in all types of music, all types of dramas, comedies, operas, dances, and all kinds of sports, and all kinds of foods.

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The history of mankind has been filled with various selfish lifestyles.

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Drunk Drinkers – Jacob Jordaens – The Feast of the Bean King – Google Art Project – US Public Domain

Girl Texting – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

Atheism – Descent of the Modernists (now called Progressives), E J Pace, Christian Cartoons, 1922 – Wikipedia –

Pierre Auguste Renoir, La loge (The Theater Box) – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work”

John 9:4

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But there comes a time when mankind’s probationary period on Planet Earth comes to an end.

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But there are just two more giant social experiments left to explore.

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And just what two experiments are the last two for mankind to seek and search out?

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Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil!”

Genesis 3:5

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Well, for one, we need to look no further than the Book of Genesis, when the serpent, Lucifer said to the woman…ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:5

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Yes, as one of the final experiments, women will get a chance to rule the planet. This was Eve’s foremost desire, when she ate that forbidden fruit.

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And so, in these last days we shouldn’t be surprised to see this giant push to turn the planet into a matriarchy.

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Eve & The Whispering Serpent – wwwsignsofheaven – Share-Alike License

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“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them”

Leviticus 20:13

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But also, we must look to Genesis for a glimpse of the planet’s last taste of sin: Sodomy!

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That right! The final straw for Sodom was the sin of sexual perversion. And when tried attempted to force their perversion on Lot’s two guests, the command was give to “escape to the mountain for thy life!”

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Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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

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“…behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 1:14

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Now, the Book of Ecclesiastes was a book about King Solomon’s commission from God “to seek and to search out all things done under the sun”

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And Solomon’s life of searching brought him to the final conclusion: “I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.” Ecclesiastes 1:14

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Solomon, now an old man, finally realized that everything which this world of selfishness has produced, brings no profit, but only unhappiness, sickness, remorse and ultimately, death! Not only did Solomon greatly destroy his own life, but all of humanity has likewise reaped suffering, sorrow, destruction and death from our long history of indulgence in sin!

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Colorized King Solomon in Old Age – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth (The False Prophet, the USA); and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon (through the major media Goliaths)”

Revelation 13:11 (Parenthetical comments by website Editor)

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And thus will it be with Earth’s final two experiments in sin! Yes, both experiments will only result in sorrow and suffering and death!

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Now, of course, at the present stage of these two social experiments, society is still trying their best to put a happy face on these things. Yes, the public is being deluded by Satan’s mouthpiece, the major media goliaths. And the coverup is now in full throttle mode, as the statistics of Sodomite suicides and sicknesses are being suppressed. And the voices attempting to warn the public about the great unhappiness and destruction resulting from these perverted lifestyles are being silenced and censored.

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But it’s an absolute guarantee that both these experiments in sin will eventually be seen for what they actually are: miserable failures, leading to destruction and death!

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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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GENESIS, CHAPTER 19:1-29, A PROPHECY OF EARTH’S FINALE’

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The entire Bible is a prophetic book…“…for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 19:10

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And this story of the destruction of Sodom reveals an aspect of how this world will end…“But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” Luke 17:29, 30

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The story of Lot and Sodom’s destruction is a visible metaphor of the spiritual reality in these last days!

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Even the very same warning which came to Lot is repeated in these last days…

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

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*“Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world…My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding”***

Psalm 49:1, 3

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But while the final curtain is about to close on this world, there still is time for any and every man, woman, and child to get into the lifeboats, and not go down with this sinking titanic world of sin!

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King Solomon, the richest man who ever lived, gave his final summation in that little Book of Ecclesiastes: “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 2:11

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Read and study and prayerfully take to heart, the words and warnings of the wisest of all mortals…“behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”

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Let’s not allow ourselves to become bigger fools than we already have been!

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

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And so, after living for years as the world’s biggest fool, Solomon finally returns to his sense, and ends that little book of Ecclesiastes with the final conclusion…

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“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

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Fear God, and keep His commandments:

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for this is the whole duty of man.
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“For God shall bring every work into judgment,

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with every secret thing,

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whether it be good,

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or whether it be evil”

Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14

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“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom

concerning all things that are done under heaven:

this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man

to be exercised therewith.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;

and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

That which is crooked cannot be made straight:

and that which is wanting (lacking) cannot be numbered (filled)”

Ecclesiastes 1:13-15

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent concerning the power and influence of this antichrist society. Spare me and my loved ones from all the lies and deceit and indoctrination now prevailing in the current-day world…

Child at Prayer by Eastman Johnson circa 1873 – 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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ORION GETS THE VICTORY

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Now if you will stay up all night, you will see that the tables turn very dramatically for our three warriors.

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This is because, as night progresses, and this constellation group moves to the west, God has designed this threesome to now be in the opposite circumstance. Now it is Orion and his Horse who are atop the Dragon. Now Orion is about to cut off the Dragon’s head with his two-edged sword, while the Horse is stomping on his tail. And of course, there needs to be no explanation, because this picture tells the whole story. Jesus wins in the end! God’s people are victorious at last! No wonder the Bible calls this story…“The Good News”!

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ABOVE STAR CHART: Wikipedia star-charts – winter constellation in West with Orion –

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TOMORROW…

July 17 (Sodom Rising? Part 19: “A Sodomite Church-world?”)

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

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Click on image credit links below each photo, for licensing names, details, and tags, etc.. Most Images cropped & reduced in size.

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gospel august

By admin On August 11th, 2023

“I’VE GOTTA HOME IN GLORY LAND”

VERSE 1: “I’ve gotta home in Glory Land that out-shines the sun…I’ve gotta home in Glory Land that out-shines the sun!

I’ve gotta home in Glory Land that out-shines the sun…way beyond the blue!

CHORUS: “Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me…Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me!

Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me, way beyond the blue!

VERSE 2: “I took Jesus as my Savior, you take Him too…I took Jesus as my Savior, you take Him too!

I took Jesus as my Savior, you take Him too, way beyond the blue!

(SING CHORUS AGAIN)

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“WE ARE TRAVELING TO THE PROMISED LAND” (by C. Whittemore, July 2023)

VERSE 1: We are traveling to the Promised Land…on a road just pilgrims can see?…

And we’re calling all, ‘Won’t you come along, To that Land where we will be forever free?”

VERSE 2: All ye weary ones, come on along…and leave this land of heartache and pain?

You have nothing to lose and all things to gain…free from sorrow and sin’s heavy chains!

VERSE 3: In that land we’ll never grow old…where milk and honey like rivers flow!

Where the bells of freedom forever will ring, and the songs of life forever we’ll sing!

VERSE 4: Arcturus guide us on our heavenward trail, the Cross of Orion will show us the Way,

And the light of the Moon will shine like the Sun, till we reach that Land of forever Day!

VERSE 5: Bring no silver or gold in your hand…Never a price to enter that Land.

It has all been paid by nail-pierc-ed hands, and the precious blood of the heaven-sent Lamb!

VERSE 6: We are traveling to the Promised Land…on a road just pilgrims can see…

And we’re calling all, ‘Won’t you come along, To that Land of love and joy and song?”

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UNCHAINED MELEDY, Revised Prayer-n-Praise song lyrics by C.Whittemore

“Oh, my Lord, My Savior, I hunger for Thy love, that I may follow Thee.

And time goes by so sweetly, when I am lost in prayer, and share my heart with Thee!

I love your word, it gives me life, Lord live your life through me!

All the rivers flow, to the sea, to the sea, to the open arms of the sea.

And like a river flows is Your peace, and Your love. Let that peace and love flow out through me!

Oh, my Lord, my Savior, I hunger for Thy love, that I may follow Thee!

I love your word, that gives me life, Lord live your life through me!”

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I’LL SING FOREVER TO THE SAVIOR OF MY SOUL (by C. Whittemore, September 2023)

There’s a light that shines above, with bright beams of Heaven’s love, Shining down upon this dark world below

When it shone within my heart, then it healed and made me whole…So I’ll sing praises to the Savior of my soul!

Hallelu-u-jah, Hallelu-u-jah, I’ll sing forever to the Savior of my soul!

There’s a road that few can see, from this dark world it goes, and so gently up that pathway you’ll ascend!

When you walk that road you’ll find, you’ve left this lost world behind, for those golden shores of Heaven’s Promised Land!

Hallelu-u-jah, Hallelu-u-jah, I’ll sing forever to the Savior of my soul!

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 31 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 9 “That Day Come Upon You Unawares”)

By admin On August 3rd, 2023

Luk 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

A man hears what he wants to hear

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 31

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Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads,

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Part 9 “That Day Come Upon You Unawares”

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to have this experience. Let me become Thy Disciple and follower. Help me to think on Thy Word, as I go about my daily tasks…

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 ARK, CROSS/SCEPTER* *& FLOWER OF THE FIELD***

“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 below sketch is of the southernmost constellations: The Ark of the Covenant, the Flower of the Field, and the Cross/Scepter Constellations. As you can see in the sketch, the two stars in this Ark of the Covenant Constellation, (on either side of the Ark) do not look like these two angels. This sketch is just an overly generous rendering of this constellation. This sketch does however, present a view of the Ark, as it might have appeared (somewhat) in Solomon’s temple. This constellation is commonly known as “Sagittarius”. Why the ancients saw this as a centaur (man/horse figure) is a mystery. Maybe someone knows.

TEMPLE IN HEAVEN OPENED

But the really big important fact is that this constellation is spoken of in Revelation… “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. This constellation begins to fulfill this prophecy in this above verse. But as you read more and more of Signs Of Heaven, you will see a greater fulfillment of this prophecy. Because not only will the temple be opened in Heaven, but you will receive instructions as to how you may enter by faith into the true temple in Heaven and into the true Most Holy Place where the actual Ark is (the heart of God).

(To read more on this subject, go to… “Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place”

EDITOR’S NOTE: these are sketches, and are not charts. They are not 100% accurate. But hopefully, they are close enough, so that the reader may locate them in the night sky.

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TOMORROW:

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Ellen White’s 911 vision

By admin On July 26th, 2023

“We are living in the time of the end. The fast-fulfilling signs of the times declare that the coming of Christ is near at hand. The days in which we live are solemn and important. The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues and judgments are already falling upon the despisers of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous. They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude. 9T 11.1

“The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones. 9T 11.2

“The condition of things in the world shows that troublous times are right upon us. The daily papers are full of indications of a terrible conflict in the near future. Bold robberies are of frequent occurrence. Strikes are common. Thefts and murders are committed on every hand. Men possessed of demons are taking the lives of men, women, and little children. Men have become infatuated with vice, and every species of evil prevails. 9T 11.3

The enemy has succeeded in perverting justice and in filling men’s hearts with the desire for selfish gain. “Justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.” Isaiah 59:14. In the great cities there are multitudes living in poverty and wretchedness, well-nigh destitute of food, shelter, and clothing; while in the same cities are those who have more than heart could wish, who live luxuriously, spending their money on richly furnished houses, on personal adornment, or worse still, upon the gratification of sensual appetites, upon liquor, tobacco, and other things that destroy the powers of the brain, unbalance the mind, and debase the soul. The cries of starving humanity are coming up before God, while by every species of oppression and extortion men are piling up colossal fortunes. 9T 11.4

On one occasion, when in New York City, I was in the night season called upon to behold buildings rising story after story toward heaven. These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, and they were erected to glorify their owners and builders. Higher and still higher these buildings rose, and in them the most costly material was used. Those to whom these buildings belonged were not asking themselves: “How can we best glorify God?” The Lord was not in their thoughts. 9T 12.1

I thought: “Oh, that those who are thus investing their means could see their course as God sees it! They are piling up magnificent buildings, but how foolish in the sight of the Ruler of the universe is their planning and devising. They are not studying with all the powers of heart and mind how they may glorify God. They have lost sight of this, the first duty of man.” 9T 12.2

As these lofty buildings went up, the owners rejoiced with ambitious pride that they had money to use in gratifying self and provoking the envy of their neighbors. Much of the money that they thus invested had been obtained through exaction, through grinding down the poor. They forgot that in heaven an account of every business transaction is kept; every unjust deal, every fraudulent act, is there recorded. The time is coming when in their fraud and insolence men will reach a point that the Lord will not permit them to pass, and they will learn that there is a limit to the forbearance of Jehovah. 9T 12.3

The scene that next passed before me was an alarm of fire. Men looked at the lofty and supposedly fire-proof buildings and said: “They are perfectly safe.” But these buildings were consumed as if made of pitch. The fire engines could do nothing to stay the destruction. The firemen were unable to operate the engines. 9T 13.1

I am instructed that when the Lord’s time comes, should no change have taken place in the hearts of proud, ambitious human beings, men will find that the hand that had been strong to save will be strong to destroy. No earthly power can stay the hand of God. No material can be used in the erection of buildings that will preserve them from destruction when God’s appointed time comes to send retribution on men for their disregard of His law and for their selfish ambition. 9T 13.2

There are not many, even among educators and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that underlie the present state of society. Those who hold the reins of government are not able to solve the problem of moral corruption, poverty, pauperism, and increasing crime. They are struggling in vain to place business operations on a more secure basis. If men would give more heed to the teaching of God’s word, they would find a solution of the problems that perplex them. 9T 13.3

The Scriptures describe the condition of the world just before Christ’s second coming. Of the men who by robbery and extortion are amassing great riches, it is written: “Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.” James 5:3-6. 9T 13.4

But who reads the warnings given by the fast-fulfilling signs of the times? What impression is made upon worldlings? What change is seen in their attitude? No more than was seen in the attitude of the inhabitants of the Noachian world. Absorbed in worldly business and pleasure, the antediluvians “knew not until the Flood came, and took them all away.” Matthew 24:39. They had heaven-sent warnings, but they refused to listen. And today the world, utterly regardless of the warning voice of God, is hurrying on to eternal ruin. 9T 14.1

The world is stirred with the spirit of war. The prophecy of the eleventh chapter of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Soon the scenes of trouble spoken of in the prophecies will take place. 9T 14.2

“Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof…. Because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate…. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.” Isaiah 24:1-8. 9T 14.3

“Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come…. The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down, for the corn is withered. How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.” “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.” Joel 1:15-18, 12. 9T 15.1

“I am pained at my very heart; … I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled.” Jeremiah 4:19, 20. 9T 15.2

“I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down.” Verses 23-26. 9T 15.3

“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.” Jeremiah 30:7. 9T 15.4

Not all in this world have taken sides with the enemy against God. Not all have become disloyal. There are a faithful few who are true to God; for John writes: “Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Revelation 14:12. Soon the battle will be waged fiercely between those who serve God and those who serve Him not. Soon everything that can be shaken will be shaken, that those things that cannot be shaken may remain. 9T 15.5

Satan is a diligent Bible student. He knows that his time is short, and he seeks at every point to counterwork the work of the Lord upon this earth. It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the people of God who shall be alive upon the earth when celestial glory and a repetition of the persecutions of the past are blended. They will walk in the light proceeding from the throne of God. By means of the angels there will be constant communication between heaven and earth. And Satan, surrounded by evil angels, and claiming to be God, will work miracles of all kinds, to deceive, if possible, the very elect. God’s people will not find their safety in working miracles, for Satan will counterfeit the miracles that will be wrought. God’s tried and tested people will find their power in the sign spoken of in Exodus 31:12-18. They are to take their stand on the living word: “It is written.” This is the only foundation upon which they can stand securely. Those who have broken their covenant with God will in that day be without God and without hope. 9T 16.1

The worshipers of God will be especially distinguished by their regard for the fourth commandment, since this is the sign of God’s creative power and the witness to His claim upon man’s reverence and homage. The wicked will be distinguished by their efforts to tear down the Creator’s memorial and to exalt the institution of Rome. In the issue of the conflict all Christendom will be divided into two great classes, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and those who worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark. Although church and state will unite their power to compel all, “both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,” to receive the mark of the beast, yet the people of God will not receive it. Revelation 13:16. The prophet of Patmos beholds “them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God,” and singing the song of Moses and the Lamb. Revelation 15:2. 9T 16.2

Fearful tests and trials await the people of God. The spirit of war is stirring the nations from one end of the earth to the other. But in the midst of the time of trouble that is coming,—a time of trouble such as has not been since there was a nation,—God’s chosen people will stand unmoved. Satan and his host cannot destroy them, for angels that excel in strength will protect them. 9T 17.1

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God’s word to His people is: “Come out from among them, and be ye separate, … and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters.” “Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” 2 Corinthians 6:17, 18; 1 Peter 2:9. God’s people are to be distinguished as a people who serve Him fully, wholeheartedly, taking no honor to themselves, and remembering that by a most solemn covenant they have bound themselves to serve the Lord and Him only. 9T 17.2

“The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: everyone that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested, and was refreshed.” Exodus 31:12-17. 9T 17.3

Do not these words point us out as God’s denominated people? and do they not declare to us that so long as time shall last, we are to cherish the sacred, denominational distinction placed upon us? The children of Israel were to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations “for a perpetual covenant.” The Sabbath has lost none of its meaning. It is still the sign between God and His people, and it will be so forever.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 31 (A World of Lies, Part 18: “Cuttlefish & A Hateful World”)

By admin On July 24th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 14

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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 18:

“Cuttlefish & A Hateful World”

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

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“For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,

until his iniquity be found to be hateful”

Psalm 36:2

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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!

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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish! Actually, it is not a fish, but a type of mollusk, like a squid, or an octopus.

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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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For instance, if it wants to hide from its enemies, or lie-in-wait for its victims, next to a sea-weed, it simply changes its color, spots, and shape to imitate that sea-weed. It can even instantly grow leaf-like appendages to imitate certain sea-weeds!

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This little creature is nothing short of amazing!

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Cuttlefish.ogv – 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 workings 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 minions 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! And just as this little cuttlefish hypnotizes its “candidates for consumption”, so too, Satan has filled the world with many glittering attractions to likewise mesmerize his naïve and unwary victims!

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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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“And the serpent said unto the woman…ye shall be as gods,knowing good and evil. ” Genesis 3:4, 5

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In the beginning of this world’s history, the progenitors of evil came to the woman, promising here a God-like ascendancy, if only she would do the one thing she was told not to do.

And of course, she listened to this lie, and our history has been one long train of subservience to sin and selfishness! She fell for the lie and mankind became prisoners to sin and Satan, “the god of this world”. And mankind has been suffering ever since that woeful day!

So, did women ever realize Eve’s dream of becoming equal with God? Hardly! Much to the contrary, mankind has suffered under Satan cruel tyranny ever since.

And because her husband harkened to her invitation to throw in with her rebellion, both men and women, through the ages have suffered intensely ever since!

But as of late, there has been an attempt to convince the public that women are superior to men and deserving to become the leaders of the world. Even Hollywood has produced movies to indoctrinate the public into the idea that men are despicably evil and women deserve to rule the world.

Even one very popular Hollywood production, produced for young girls, actually comes right out and attacks motherhood and marriage!

Yes, it seems as if we are witnessing the end result of Eve’s dream of equality with God: to overthrow the natural order of humanity!

The Bible prophesied that fallen mankind, in our foolish pride…“flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.” Psalm 36:2

Simply put, mankind, in spite of our total failure to govern ourselves independent of God, is nevertheless proud and stubborn. But all this foolish pride is coming to the end as we are now reaping the evil fruits of our rebellion! The world is growing more hateful and dysfunctional with each passing day!

It is much like the deceitful cuttlefish who disguises himself until just the right moment when he turns on his mesmerizing strobe light and gobbles up his victim. Yes, this world has been pretending to be benign and beneficent, but now is revealing just how hateful and evil it truly is!

And like the “femme fatale lightning bug” who pretends to desire the male lightning bug, but instead eats its deceived male victims, this so-called “children’s movie” encourages the same male-hating attitude to the young girls who watch it!

And now that we have come to the end of all things, one might conclude that we are witnessing the end results of Eve’s dream of becoming equal to God!

And as with every other rebellious quest of society through the ages this perverted desire to turn the world into a giant matriarchal dictatorship will likewise end up being a complete failure, even a total disaster!

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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS!”

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**And we should not be surprised to see things go “completely and fully evil” in the coming days and months.**

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And while it grieves the Lord greatly, to behold suffering, He knows that in the end, these things will purify our hearts, even as precious gold is purified!

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He knows that His world-loving people have to behold the fallen planet for what it truly is, before we will be willing to make our end-time Exodus!

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ABOVE DRAWING: Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12. (not a star-chart, but a concept picture)

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO…

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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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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 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, July 30 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 3: “Ye Shall Be as Gods!”

By admin On July 22nd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 30

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Who Are The Daughters of Sara?

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Part 3:

“Ye Shall Be as Gods!“

To read Part 1, click here…October 21 (“Who Are The Daughters of Sara?”)

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“And the serpent said unto the woman,

Ye shall not surely die:

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,

then your eyes shall be opened,

and ye shall be as gods,

knowing good and evil. “

Genesis 3:4, 5

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Today, there was a huge march for women’s rights across the country!

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Thousands were protesting all the remaining inequalities that today’s women suffer!

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And the event was a huge success!

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Women’s March on Washington – cropped image – Wikipedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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THE FIRST ‘WOMEN’S LIBER’?

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QUESTION: So just who was the first ‘Women’s Liber’?

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Well, there are the obvious names.

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And even among the Hollywood crowd, this very popular movement has its own list of women’s rights champions!

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

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EVE, THE VERY FIRST WOMEN’S LIBER!

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But to find the very first ‘Women’s Liber’, we would have to go all the way back to the very first woman, Eve.

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That’s right, it was Eve who boldly asserted herself to elevate her station in life.

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Listen to Genesis 3:4, 5, 6… “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”

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Here is revealed that Eve had already become dissatisfied with her appointed position in life! She wanted to be equal with God!

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MILLENNIUMS OF OPPRESSION

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So, is this what happened? Did the serpent (Satan) tell her the truth? Does history record that women have enjoyed equality with men through the ages?

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Actually no.

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Quite the opposite, wouldn’t you agree? Many women have suffered much cruelty throughout the history of the world. And their lessor physical strength has allowed many cruel husbands to bully their wives into various hardships throughout the centuries!

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An Armenian woman in slavery after the Armenian Genocide bears Thistles to fuel home. – Wikimedia – Public Domain in USA United States public domain tag

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ONLY A DROP IN THE BUCKET OF TIME

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But through the last several centuries, women have slowly elevated themselves, especially over the last 150 years. And now in this new millennium, many men have lost their leadership role in the home, and even in the workplace in many instances.

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But what is the last 150 years in the perspective of all the thousands of years of oppression?

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And today’s Women’s March is occurring so close to the end of time here on earth, that it’s more or less just an exercise in futility!

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Woman’s March Seattle – Woman’s March Jan. 21, 2017 – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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A HUGE EXCLAMATION MARK!

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But when one sits back and reflects on the big picture, isn’t it ironic that Eve’s attempt to elevate her position in life, is only coming to fruition in these last moments of time!?

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If we would think this all through, Eve’s story along with the current Women’s Lib Movement, together make a remarkable testimonial to the veracity of the Bible and its divine Authorship! Yes, it really puts a huge exclamation mark on just how “spot-on” the Bible actually is!

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It shows just what a grand liar the Devil was (and is), that this entire world history only proves how Eve’s attempt to elevate her status was futile at best: thousands of years of oppression; not only for women, but for most of the entire human race as well!

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Eve – Tizian – Wikipedia – pub-dom

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“ALL HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE SURE! THEY STAND FAST FOR EVER AND EVER!”

Psalm 111:7, 8

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**And Eve’s failure to elevate herself (and most all the women born thereafter) only proves that God knows best, in His commandments concerning the varied roles that men and women are to adhere to.**

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And now that we are so near the end, this attempt by our leaders to fight for elevation of women over men, is not only futile, but is sure to end in some sort of destructive whirlwind (as will every aspect of Mankind’s rebellion against Heaven!)

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Eve – Tizian – Wikipedia – pub-dom

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But the Good News is, that today is still the Day of Salvation!

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And all those who desire to live forever in a Land in which everyone will enjoy an exalted station in life, in the earth-made-new!

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And all are invited to join this end-time exodus out of this sad Babylonian world of confusion and begin the upward ascendancy toward that wonderful and happy Promised Land!

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And doesn’t this “sad ol’ world” just keep getting sadder with each passing day?

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But the New Heaven and New Earth will be a wonderful place filled with laughter, and singing, and joy, and peace! And we will truly be, forever young!

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

But I suffer not a woman to teach,

nor to usurp authority over the man,

but to be in silence.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

And Adam was not deceived,

but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing,

if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

1st Timothy 2:11-15

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to put on the adornment of a meek and quiet Spirit. Give me the Spirit of submission to my husband and to my heavenly husband, Christ…

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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FIVE WISE VIRGINS STARS

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This constellation was identified on May 22nd, 2014. It is simply five stars, two from the Serpens Constellation, and three from the Hercules Constellation.

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What gives this constellation impetus and significance is that it appears as five evenly positioned stars, in a slight oval pattern, as if they were sitting in a meeting, listening, or perhaps watching someone.

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Second, they appear to be gathered in front of The Crown of Revelation 12 Constellation. (just below Corona Borealis in this Wikipedia star-chart, in which the editor of this site sketched in these two constellations)

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GATHERED AROUND GLORIOUS CROWN!

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The position of these stars is significant in a number of ways. The first, being that these Five Wise Virgins are gathered around the 12-star Crown of Revelation 12. And the obvious message here is, that these wise virgins represent the faithful portion of God’s Church. And as wise virgins, they understand the importance of winning the glorious crown of victory, which Jesus promised.

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Listen… “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” 1st Corinthians 9:24, 25.

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And so, God is showing us the difference between the wise and the foolish in His Church. While the wise are gathered around this crown of victory, the foolish are nowhere to be found.

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Corona Borealis/Bootes & Five Wise Virgins

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TOMORROW:

July 31 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 9 “That Day Come Upon You Unawares”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: May 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 59: “Go Into The Highways & Hedges!”)

By admin On July 20th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: May 30

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 59:

“Go Into The Highways & Hedges!”

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 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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PARABLE OF THE GREAT SUPPER

Luke 14:16-24 (click here to read)

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For instance, both White and Camping taught that those who profess to serve Christ must prove this earnest desire by their undivided daily devotion to Christ. Yes, there are many church-goers who profess to serve Christ, but in reality, their love for this present selfish world takes precedence over all heavenly matters. And both Camping and White cautioned their hearers about this, on a daily basis, throughout their long earthly ministries (Harold Camping for about 54 years, and Ellen White for about 70 years).

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And both Camping and White lived by this same all-consuming devotion to Christ.

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Yes, Ellen White lived from early morning to late at night, writing letters, books, and counsels for churches, schools and health-sanitariums. She also voluntarily gave of her time and means to help others who were in need.

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And Harold Camping, with his shepherd’s heart, devoted 5 or 6 hours daily to Bible study. The rest of his day was spent in management of his world-wide ministry at Family Radio (which sadly became apostate soon after his death).

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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AUDIO CONCERNING THE GREAT SUPPER

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Now at the bottom of today’s devotional is a 36 minute audio reading of Ellen White’s book, Christ Object Lessons, on the Parable of the “Great Supper”.

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This Chapter 18 is an incredible discourse on what true devotion to Christ should be. Conversely, this chapter also illustrates how pre-occupation with the world will prove that the religion of many church-goers is vain and worthless.

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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A WORLD-LOVING CHURCH TODAY

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Now, this parable of the Great Supper, not only is a personal message for individual souls, but also is a great prophecy for today’s church-world which is filled with world-loving church-attendees, who are preoccupied with worldly endeavors, all to the bankruptcy of their souls.

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Yes, in the very nations which once rejoiced in the Christian Reformation, Satan has caused to turn away from the Gospel, in pursuit of the earthly pleasures and worldly treasures.

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And the Church to a great extent has joined in with the secular world in seeking after much of the same selfish world-loving pursuits!

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People on Times Square – Wikimedia Commons – CROPPED IMAGE – Share-Alike License

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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And as a result of our earthly-minded pursuits, the Lord is now moving away from the apostate churches and denominations, and instead, calling all those who have nothing to lose: the poor, the homeless, the addicts, the hungry, and anyone else who has nothing to lose by joining the end-time exodus out of this world!

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In other words, the Lord is going to the “highways and hedges” to call anyone willing to respond to His invitation!

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Homeless man reading Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia share-alike license

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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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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 20 minute audio version of Ellen White’s Chapter 18 – “Go into the Highways and Hedges” from the book, Christ Object Lessons.

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And the Reader is also encouraged to listen to a 25 minute excerpt from Harold Camping’s daily call-in Bible talk show, by scrolling to the bottom of today’s devotional.

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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TO READ PART 60, CLICK HERE…

June 11 (Noble Bereans? Part 60: “Ellen White On The Ministry of Healing”)

Ellen G. White – 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…

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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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 23 (Noble Bereans? Part 58: “Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth”)

By admin On July 20th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 23

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Noble Bereans?

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Part 58:

“Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here…September 2nd (Noble Bereans? Part 1)

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“These (Bereans) 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…

Study to shew thyself approved unto God,

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Acts 17:11 & 2nd Timothy 2:15

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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. 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 because of this excellent, open-minded Spirit, 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-minded love for truth 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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THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES

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And so, the big question which any logical person would ask, concerning the three messages presented on this website is, “Why is there disagreement between these three messages? And how can all these teachings be reconciled, so as to find harmony between these teachings?”

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

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GOD’S WORD ALONE IS INFALLIBLE!

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**As to the first question, “Why is there a seeming disagreement between these three messages”, let it be stated that the Bible alone is the infallible Word of truth.**

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Never in the New Testament era, has there been an infallible teacher since the days when God completed the closing words to His Book, The Bible. Not Calvin, not Wesley, not Luther, not anyone!

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

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ELLEN WHITE & HAROLD CAMPING

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And both Harold Camping and Ellen White freely proclaimed their teachings to be fallible and subject to correction, if necessary. Indeed, Camping gave a warning multiple times each night on his telephone question/answer radio talk show…“Don’t trust me! I have feet of clay! Trust only the Bible!” Every night this same disclaimer was uttered by Camping, perhaps five or six times per show.

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Ellen White likewise made a similar disclaimer…“I have never made the claim that my writings are infallible. God alone is infallible.”

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Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE THIRD ANGEL’S MESSAGE

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And now comes the third message which is to tie all three messages together. But this message makes no claims of infallibility either.

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Well, the fact is, God doesn’t wish to give another infallible message. He’s already done that! It’s called, The Bible…The Book!

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And what God now wants, is for His people to place their trust in His infallible Word, the Bible, and begin to prayerfully search out what it says for their own selves!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only

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“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers”

Hebrews 5:12

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In other words, every true worshiper must strive to attain teacher-status in his or her own life. This requires a whole lot of study, and prayer, and contemplation!

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But that’s what we are to do. And if we don’t have the ability to study for some reason, then we must beg God to graciously allow us to have that ability, no matter how much time and how many tears it takes!

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USMC prayer before study – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.”

Psalm 119:18

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And so, in answer to the second question, “How can all these three messages be reconciled, so as to find harmony between these teachings?”, we need to plead with God to allow us to study these three messages against the Bible to ultimately strike a balance, “rightly dividing the word of truth”. 2nd Timothy 2:15

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USMC prayer before study – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“there shall be signs in the sun…moon, and…stars”

Luke 21:25

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Of course, this third message, written in the Sun, Moon, and stars, has attempted to balance the first two messages, harmonizing them with its additional teachings.

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But once again, this third message makes no claim of infallibility.

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The Bible alone, and in its entirety is the infallible source-book of Truth!

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ABOVE PICTURE – Starry Night at La Silla – cropped & altered photo – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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Ye need not that any man teach you!”

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But we can take comfort in the words from John’s 1st Epistle…“But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.” 1st John 2:27

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Yes, as this verse informs us, God’s Holy Spirit of Truth will assist every true worshipper of God in arriving at a saving knowledge of the Bible.

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**And that’s an “exceeding great and precious promise”, which each and every Noble Berean can cling to in these days of error, confusion, and apostasy!**

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Chaplain reads Bible – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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TO READ PART 59, CLICK HERE…

May 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 59: “Go Into The Highways & Hedges!”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the heart of the Noble Berean as I search for truth. Give me a love for truth even though I may have to eventually stand alone from general consensus of the “group-think” mentality…

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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HEAVENLY OBJECT LESSON

“Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.” Isaiah 24:23

When God created the Moon and the stars, He ordained them to “rule the night” (Gen. 1:16). The Moon, especially when it is full, can light your pathway through the night, as it reflects the light of the Sun.

So too, the Christian is to be a light to the world: to this sin-darkened world. But as the Moon must reflect the light of the Sun, in order to be a light to the world, so also must the Christian reflect the light of Jesus, to be a spiritual light to this planet in rebellion. Listen…

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“Ye are the light of the world…Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16

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However, during an eclipse, the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, preventing that sunlight from shining on the Moon’s face. This is an incredible object-lesson about when the child of God allows the world to come between him and his Lord. Like the eclipse, that person no longer reflects the light of Jesus, because his or her love of this dark world of sin has eclipsed the light from the “Sun of Righteousness” (see Malachi 4:2).

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**And so, this is just one of the many poetic truths seen in the Moon. (For more on this subject of an eclipse, you may link to the article… “Lunar Eclipse & Spiritual Eclipse”)**

Dutch Painting: Um_moinho_dominando_a_baía_à_luz_lunar wikimedia US public domain

This is a drawing of a winter-time total lunar eclipse, first published in Bilder- (Picture Atlas of the Stemenwelt) in 1888

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TOMORROW:

August 24 (How to Breeze Through the Coming Crisis! Part 9: “Three Rules for Constant Victory!”)

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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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 this sampler of the audio book about the Bible’s parables in which Ellen White relates them to every day practical living…

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Chapter 2 – “The Sower Went Forth to Sow”

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Five Wise Virgins – Matt 25 – www.thebiblerevival.com – 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 #184, 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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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 10 (“Blessing The Children”)

By admin On July 19th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 10

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BLESSING THE CHILDREN

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The ministry of Signs Of Heaven org, along with this accompanying Devouring Fire website is devoted to giving primarily, a Judgment Day message. For this reason, many of the articles have much negativity.

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And so, it might not be a bad idea to introduce a very uplifting and inspiring audio reading from Ellen White’s book, “The Desire of Ages”, on the life and ministry of Jesus, taken primarily from the four Gospels, written in story-form.

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**This very short 12 minute audio reading of the chapter, “Blessing the Children”, is very instructive in the art of raising children gently and lovingly.**

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE DESIRE OF AGES

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) INVITED AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SCROLL DOWN AND LISTEN TO THIS VERY UPBEAT AND INSPIRING AUDIO READING OF A CHAPTER, “BLESSING THE CHILDREN” FROM ELLEN WHITE’S STORY-FORM BOOK ON THE LIFE OF JESUS, “THE DESIRE OF AGES”.

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

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THE OPEN FORUM

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ALSO, JUST BELOW THAT IS A 25 MINUTE AUDIO SEGMENT FROM HAROLD CAMPING’S NIGHTLY BIBLE-BASED, CALL-IN TALK-SHOW, “THE OPEN FORUM”

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Harold Camping on phone – Courtesy of Family Radio.org

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TODAY’S PRAYER

Dear Lord, Help me to be a faithful parent, raising them to love Jesus and His infallible Word…

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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THE THIRD MOUNTAIN…CHOICE ‘C’…

“Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.” Jeremiah 51:25

These three mountains are called “The Valley of Decision Constellation Group”. The first two mountains on the left in this sketch are known are the Mounts of Blessing and Cursing, as found in Deuteronomy 27:11-26 & Chapter 28.

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The valley between these two mountains is called the Valley of Decision, as is written… “Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the Valley of Decision.” Joel 3:14.

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The Valley of Decision is not a physical place, but a spiritual valley in which each person of the world will make up his or her mind, as to just whom they will serve: God or Satan; God’s kingdom or this world (Satan’s kingdom).

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From the Mount of Blessing are heard all the blessings which result from serving God. From the Mount of Cursing are heard all the curses which result from disobedience to God’s will. And those in the valley will listen to both sides, and make up their minds, just who will they serve. A very simple choice, right? Wrong!

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ABOVE PICTURE – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision Constellation & Revelation 12 Dragon

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COUNTERFEIT KINGDOM

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Now that this basic concept of the first two mountains (Blessings & Cursing) has been presented, it is time to take note of this third mountain; a counterfeit mountain.

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Oh yes, such a simple choice of life or death is just far too easy for the Dragon (Satan) to accept. No, Satan’s main deception in this world is to create counterfeit “look-alike” alternatives; attractive choices. Satan really knows how to complicate and confuse the simplicity of the Gospel. Hence the name, Babylon, which means “City of Confusion” (Isaiah 24:10). A perfect and fitting name for Satan’s kingdom!

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In Jeremiah 51:25, Babylon is referred to as “O Destroying Mountain”. It is the name of this counterfeit mountain. It is Satan’s kingdom, made up of all Satan’s followers, both humans and evil angels. Satan’s kingdom also includes this fallen world, with all its governments and ideologies. It is that great city…Babylon the Great! The world! Satan’s prison-house!

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TOMORROW…

April 11 (Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 2: “Forsaking All to Follow Jesus!”)

Pilgrims Progress – His Burden Fell Off His Back – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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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 56 – Blessing the Children

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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 #150, 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 – March 7 (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church! Part 3: “John the Baptist”)

By admin On July 19th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 7

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A Suffering Church is a Strong Church!

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Part 3:

“John the Baptist”

To read Part 1, go here…May 24th (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church!)

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In the Ellen White audio reading of her book, “The Desire of Ages”, she does a masterful job of telling, in story-form, the imprisonment, and final demise of this colorful prophet, the announcer of Christ’s first Coming, John The Baptist.

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John the Baptist by Harold Copping – www.wikigallery.com – US public domain

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“ART THOU HE… OR DO WE LOOK FOR ANOTHER?”

Matthew 11:3

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And in her account she picks up and expands the discouragement that John went through during his imprisonment, as he began to doubt the deity of Jesus.

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And isn’t it true that Satan is always ready to discourage a Believer, and attempt to cause that faithful man or woman, or child, to give up the Good Fight, during the many problems, setbacks, and sad moments which often occur in the lives of true Believers!

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Brooklyn Museum – John the Baptist – The Voice in the Desert -_James Tissot

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JOB’S MANY DISCOURAGEMENTS

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Just look at Job, for example! See how Satan tried to make him renounce his Savior! Not only the great tragedies that befell him, but Job’s own wife begging him to “curse God and die”. And then, his three ‘friends’ came and further discouraged Job!

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Yes, Satan has a thousand different ways to discourage and dishearten Believers. Just behold this current-day world, with all it many pleasures, pastimes, and ambitious pursuits: think how discouraging it can get, as the Believer sees the world enjoying itself, while he or she gets bombarded by the enemy’s daily assaults. (Read Psalm 73)

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Job (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922) – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE DESIRE OF AGES

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WELL, THE READER IS INVITED AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SCROLL DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO READING OF THE CHAPTER CONCERNING JOHN THE BAPTIST, FROM ELLEN WHITE’S STORY-FORM BOOK ON THE LIFE OF JESUS, “THE DESIRE OF AGES”.

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Brooklyn Museum – John the Baptist – The Voice in the Desert – James Tissot

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THE OPEN FORUM

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ALSO, JUST BELOW THAT IS A 25 MINUTE AUDIO SEGMENT FROM HAROLD CAMPING’S NIGHTLY BIBLE-BASED, CALL-IN TALK-SHOW, “THE OPEN FORUM”

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Harold Camping on phone – Courtesy of Family Radio.org

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to joyfully accept the trials which come upon me, knowing that they keep me looking up to Thee…

Prayer – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – 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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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

Listen to the following revelation concerning the evil which exists within the hearts of men…“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, AN EVIL EYE, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:18-23

Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

Do you see an angry look? His right eye-brow is raised as if he is judging.

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn. Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.

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He is very moral, you see…

Moon – 2nd face Scorner – highlighted photo – Blue moon of 31.08.2012 – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Creative-Commons – CC0-1.0-Universal-Public-Domain-Dedication

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TOMORROW:

March 8 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 8: “Cancer, a Faith-building Experience?”)

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

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

All Berean Christians (all open-minded Christians) are encouraged 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 22 – Imprisonment and Death of John

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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

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All Berean Christians (all open-minded Christians) are encouraged 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 #116

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 4 (Sodom Rising? Part 20: “Great Balls of Fire!”)

By admin On July 17th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 4

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Sodom Rising?

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Part 20:

“Great Balls of Fire!”

TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE… “August 22nd (Sodom Rising!)”

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“But the day of the Lord will come

as a thief in the night;

in the which the heavens shall pass away

with a great noise,

and the elements shall melt

with fervent heat,

the earth also and the works that are therein

shall be burned up!”

2nd Peter 3:10

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**Amongst the many popular sayings commonly spoken of in society, the phrase, “Great balls of fire” began to be commonly used in the mid 1800’s.**

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And of course, the saying, “Great Balls of Fire” most likely evolved into a tongue-n-cheek mockery against some preachers of the era who wanted to alarm their flock by what was known as “Fire & Brimstone” preaching. In other words, if some secularist wanted to make a rather comical exclamational remark, they might feign a response to some startling news by saying, “Great balls of fire!”

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**Of course, this was no doubt funny to hear, especially in the secular communities who were always at odds with such fire-n-brimstone preaching.**

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Sunday preaching – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood”

Proverbs 12:6

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**And let’s face it, such a mockery comes right out of Satan’s playbook, in his attempt to make the Bible as irrelevant/distrusted/dishonored as possible!**

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In other words, this antichrist world is literally teeming with words, phrases and names which create a stigma in the minds of the general populace.

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And so, Satan will often take some King James Version word or phrase and give it some comical meaning.

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For example, the name “ass” (donkey) has been crudely morphed to now refer to someone’s anus. Thus, by calling someone an “ass”, has become a double-entendre. And now, when people read the King James Version, there are many similar words and phrases purposely distorted to make the King James Bible as irrelevant as Satan can possibly make it!

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A LEWD SONG FOR A PERVERSE SOCIETY

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Now, as far as that “Great balls of fire” saying, Satan was not content to leave it alone. No, but rather he wrote one of the very first Rock-N-Roll songs (working through several secular songwriters), giving an even more crude, even a sexually lewd connotation!

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**And even though “Great balls of fire” is no longer a common exclamation-remark, this lewd, decades-old song, “Great balls of fire”, is still being jokingly bandied about as a sexually lewd inuendo!**

Jerry Lee Lewis single Great Balls of Fire 1957

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“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven”

Genesis 19:24

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But the fact is, the Bible does mention such a phenomenon. That is, in the Book of Genesis, God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, raining down fire & brimstone (sulfur balls of fire) which immediately destroyed those wicked cities.

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As a matter of fact, around the watery graveyard of those cities (now immersed beneath the Dead Sea), countless balls of brimstone are embedded in the surrounding miles of landscape. And there are Internet videos showing researchers finding those sulfur balls, and lighting them on fire with a match, thus silencing most skeptics who cast doubt on the biblical account of Sodom’s destruction!

(Click here to watch one video of Brimstone found around the region Sodom)

Sodom and Gomorrah – by John Martin – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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VIDEOS ONLINE SHOWING BRIMSTONE BALLS AROUND SODOM

(Click here to watch one video of Brimstone found around the region Sodom)

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In this unbelieving, atheistic world, one might conclude that the existence of balls of brimstone still being found in that area might raise some eyebrows within the geological communities.

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But those who have been in Christianity for many decades are only recently discovering this incredible phenomenon, instead, through all because of the various Internet videos now being produced in that region surrounding those ancient cities (those four cities long ago submersed in their watery grave at the bottom of the appropriately named, “Dead Sea”).

Brimstone – Sulphur – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God”

1st Peter 4:17

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The Bible warns us that even though God once destroyed the world by water, but has now determined a fiery deluge of this present world, because of our present-day wickedness!

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But let’s not imagine that only those faithless secularists will be on the receiving end of this fiery judgment from Heaven! No, the Bible also warns the Christian community…“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” 1st Peter 4:17

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Yes, those who neglected a “better resurrection” will be numbered with the hypocrites when God’s fiery judgments rain down on this sodomite-world

Picture – Lot Escapes (this site cannot name this city because of Internet censorship) – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,

what manner of persons ought ye to be

in all holy conversation and godliness,

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God,

wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved,

and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Nevertheless we, according to his promise,

look for new heavens and a new earth,

wherein dwelleth righteousness”

2nd Peter 3:11-13

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to use this opportunity to warn my friends and family and neighbors to flee from the wrath to come, knowing that soon it will not be possible to warn others…

Prayer at Day’s End – Angelus by Jean-François Millet – Wikipedia – 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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FLEEING WOMAN CONSTELLATION

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***FROM WHERE &* TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE? *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.

Ursa Major Star-Chart with woman drawn in by this website – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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TOMORROW…

July 5 (The False Prophet, Part 35: “Misguided Mercy Toward the Homeless”)

Lady Helping the homeless street-person – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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devouring fire Daily Devotional, Year 4 – February 19 (Arcturus, The Star That Wise Men Follow, Part 3: “We Have Seen His Star!”)

By admin On July 16th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – February 19

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Arcturus, The Star That Wise Men Follow,

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Part 3:

“We Have Seen His Star!”

To read Part 1, click here…December 20th (Arcturus, The Star That Wise Men Follow)

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Who would have ever imagined that God had long ago placed the starry constellations in such a precise way, that they would become a heavenly portrait of the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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It’s such an incredible idea, that those who do finally discover and confirm these signs for his or her own self, they will no doubt continually marvel at this heavenly gift right up to the time when Christ appears in the clouds of glory!

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ABOVE STAR CHART: Wikipedia star-charts winter constellation in West with Orion

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“WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM!”

(A currently popular saying)

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But in addition to the sheer wonder of it all, they give God’s people confidence that the Way in which He is now wanting them to go has been clearly marked out by these heavenly sign-posts!

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Yes, just as that star long ago guided the wise men from the East to the afore-promised Messiah, these “signs in the Sun, Moon, and stars” are now guiding wise men today, to the long-awaited Return of the Son of Man! (see Luke 21:25)

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And so, that first star 2,000 years ago was a fore-runner of Arcturus, as this great star now guides its sons (and daughters) in these last moments.

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ABOVE PICTURE – Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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ARCTURUS, THE GUIDING STAR TODAY

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Listen as God Himself asks this question…“or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:32

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This little prophecy, tucked way back into that Book of Job, is now being fulfilled as we behold that very bright star, Arcturus, seemingly leading these great constellations on a northward sojourn through the dark night sky.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations with Two Turtledoves (Sagittarius) & Flower of the Field (aka: Scorpio) & The 12-Star Crown (aka: Corona Borealis) & The Cross-Scepter (aka: Ophiochus & Serpens) & Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) & Arcturus Star – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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STUDY, BEREAN, STUDY!

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And as spring turns to summer, and summer turns to fall, and fall turns to winter, and back to spring again, this heavenly company of seemingly traveling constellations reveal the great purpose of God’s leading of His people through this dark world.

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And this heavenly scroll of constellations reveals the great love of God, inscribed in the very heavens, awaiting to be discovered by any Noble Berean who is willing to spend the necessary time, carefully and prayerfully searching out this great prophetic heavenly message for his or her own self!

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And their efforts will be richly and eternally rewarded!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“WE HAVE SEEN HIS STAR!”

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**But tucked into today’s devotional is a wonderful little 19-minute audio reading from Ellen White’s book, “The Desire of Ages”, entitled, “We Have Seen His Star”.**

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This Chapter 6 from her book, written in story-form, is the well-known and greatly beloved Bible account of those wise men from the East as they followed that guiding star 2,000 years ago.

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And so, the Noble Berean is highly encouraged to just scroll down to almost the bottom of this page to listen…

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Wise Men See Star – www.wikigallery.com – US public domain

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

March 10 (Arcturus, The Star That Wise Men Follow, Part 4: “A Call By The Sea”)

Jesus Calls Disciples – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I might see these heavenly signposts for my own self. And help me to follow them to meet the Bridegroom…

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 & Internation Astronomical Union (click here)

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LOCATING ARCTURUS…

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An easy way to find Arcturus is to follow the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper, in the spring through fall (these are the months in which Arcturus is visible).

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SUMMER CONSTELLATIONS: (Sketch to right: constellations span the heavens (Ark in south, 7 Stars in north), and travel from east to west through the night.

This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky. The box-like constellation is the The Ark of the Covenant (AKA Sagittarius) is in the south. To the right is both the Flower of the Field Constellation (AKA Scorpius) and the The Cross/Scepter Constellations. Further to the north is the Crown of Revelation Twelve (AKA Corona Borealis Constellation) and the star, Arcturus. Farthest to the north is the 7 Stars Constellation (AKA The Big Dipper )

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FOR FURTHER READING…

Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW

February 20 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 6, “Satan’s Psychological War Against Our Children!” CONTINUED)

TV the Ultimate Mind Control Device – property of www.theheavensdeclare.net

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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 6 – We Have Seen His Star

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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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 long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #100

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – February 12 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 58: “The Final Destruction of Babylon”)

By admin On July 16th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – February 12

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 58:

“The Final Destruction of Babylon”

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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“…for that day shall not come,

except there come a falling away first (an apostasy),

and that man of sin be revealed,

the son of perdition…

so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,

showing himself that he is God…

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work:

only he who now letteth will let,

until he be taken out of the way.

And then shall that Wicked be revealed,

whom the Lord shall consume

with the spirit of His mouth,

and shall destroy

with the brightness of His Coming…”

(see 2nd Thessalonians 2:3, 4, 7, 8)

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**This website has many articles dealing with the removal of the Holy Spirit (and God’s true worshipers) out of the midst of the churches, now pronouncing them to be “Babylon”.**

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And the reader is encouraged to click on and begin reading this series of devotionals called “Come Out of Her, My People”, to gain a full understanding of why God considers today’s churches to be spiritual Babylon.

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ABOVE PICTURE – The whore city, Babylon, the apostate church-world, as she rides the Beast, the antichrist world-system – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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ONE HOUR JUDGMENT: REMOVAL OF HOLY SPIRIT

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The judgment against Babylon, Mother of Harlots, as spoken of in Revelation 18, says that her judgment comes in “one hour”.

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This website pin-points that God’s judgment against the apostate church-world is that the removal of the Holy Spirit comes in “one hour” as Revelation 18 prophesies.

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This is the judgment against the apostate churches and denominations.

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After all, what could be worse than the removal of God’s Spirit from the midst of the local congregations?

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY

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But the audio Chapter reading of Ellen White’s “The Great Controversy” deals with the final destruction of Babylon on the last day of God’s Judgment, when those who are numbered with Babylon, the Harlot Church. will stand before the Divine Judge to answer for their lives in this deceitfully selfish world. (You can scroll almost to page bottom to listen to this 19-minute presentation.)

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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 59, CLICK HERE…

June 20 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 59: “Come Out of Her Public Schools, My People!”)

Church Burning – Burning Man – 2013 – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to come out of this Babylon of confusion, and worship Thee 100%…

Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – 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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GOD’S PEOPLE TAKEN CAPTIVE

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

God has a people in Babylon. Yes, Mystery Babylon is the Mother of Harlots. The sketch to the left shows her riding this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns.

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But in that spiritual city, there are those who still love God to a certain degree. And before the final plagues are poured out upon her, God has been and will continue to call His people out of her… “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), 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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And so in addition to The Pleiades appearing as the Harlot Mother, we also see this second depiction of The Pleiades as an angel, which symbolizes God’s people, walking the downward pathway to destruction. They must be called out of Babylon before it’s too late!

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TOMORROW…

February 13 (The Dumbing Down of Society About History)

Government Censorship – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this 44 chapter audio book, a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.

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Chapter 41 – Desolation Of The Earth

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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 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 #93

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

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Signs Of Heaven

Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ??? (How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven? Part 7: “A DISCLAIMER ABOUT THE HUMAN EDITOR OF THIS SITE”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – ???

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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”

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“Open Thou mine eyes,

that I may behold wondrous

things out of Thy law.”

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Lord, show me my true spiritual condition. And give me the desire to become crucified with Christ, that He might rule and reign in me and through me. And open mine eyes that I may behold these heavenly wonders…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… October 21st (‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’), or you can also read this much more comprehensive article… ‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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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

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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“AND WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS…

LOOK UP, LIFT UP YOUR HEAD”

**But having said this, there is one hobby which every ‘Noble Berean’ may take up, which only compliments the pursuit of the heavenly Prize.**

**Yes, Signs Of Heaven becomes a wonderfully rewarding hobby which, unlike many less meaningful hobbies, pays off with rich, heavenly rewards. Everlasting rewards!**