Open these eyes, that they might see Thee, Open these eyes, that they might see Thee,

Open these eyes that they might see Thee Lord. And I will see Thee forevermore!

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will see Thee, forevermore!

Open these ears, that they might hear Thee, Open these ears, that they might hear Thee.

Open these ears that they might hear Thy Word. Thy Word I’ll hear, forevermore!

Forevermore, forevermore, Thy Word I’ll hear, forevermore!

Open these lips, that they might praise Thee, Open these lips, that they might praise Thee.

Open these lips, that they might praise Thee Lord. And I will praise Thee forevermore!

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will praise Thee forevermore!

Give a new heart that truly loves Thee. Give a new heart, that truly loves Thee.

Give a new heart, that truly loves Thee Lord. And I will love Thee forevermore

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will love Thee forevermore!

O turn these feet, that they might follow, O turn these feet, that they might follow.

O turn these feet, that they might follow Thee, and I will follow Thee forevermore

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will follow Thee, forevermore!

O Save this lost soul to live forever. Save this lost soul, to live forever.

Save this lost soul to live forever. And I will live forevermore!

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will live forevermore!

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Daily Devotional – Year 4 – July 22

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In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!

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Part 3 (Continued):

“The Coming Crisis”

To read Part 1, click here… February 1st (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!)

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“In every thing give thanks:

for this is the will of God

in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

1st Thessalonians 5:18

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CONTINUED FROM MARCH 11 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 3: “The Coming Crisis”)

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KEPT FROM THAT HOUR

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(CONTINUING) …Now the Bible does say that, “Because thou hast kept the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.” Revelation 3:10

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Okay, so it says in this above verse that those faithful ones will be kept from the hour of temptation which will come on the whole world.

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But it says nothing here about rapturing them out of the world, prior to this great time of trouble!

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Girl with a Bible (Faith of Our Fathers) – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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HIDE THYSELF FOR A LITTLE WHILE

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Listen to Isaiah… “Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.” Isaiah 26:20, 21

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Now these two verses counsel God’s people to go into their chambers and hide there until the “indignation be overpast”. Does this sound like Christians are removed from the earth, prior to the Great Tribulation? Or does it rather sound as if we are to hide ourselves in our chambers, until God’s wrath passes over?

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It sounds like we are to hide ourselves, much like people going into a storm shelter, to hide from a whirlwind (tornado), doesn’t it?

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

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MANY TIMES OF TRIBULATION

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The fact is, God has allowed His people to go through many tribulation periods throughout history.

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For instance, when God poured out various plagues upon Egypt, He did not remove His people from the earth!

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While the plagues were poured out all around His people, but not on His people!

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Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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WHY BE HIDDEN?

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Now, there are those who will ask the question, “Well, if God’s people are to hide themselves during the time of Jacob’s Trouble (the Great Tribulation), then just what is the purpose for them to go through this period?”

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Well, listen to the prophet, Zephaniah… “Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.”

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Here is a very revealing verse which calls on those meek ones, who have already been doing the will of God, to seek even more meekness, and to pursue even more righteousness!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain

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IT “MAY BE” YE SHALL BE HID!

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And then it continues to say, “It may be, ye shall be hid in the Day of the Lord’s anger!”

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Notice it says here, “It MAY BE ye shall be hid in the Day of the Lord’s anger.”

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So, there is no guarantee that we shall be hid in the Day of the Lord’s anger; but there is a possibility, as it says in the above verse.

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And so, those who are wise will not wait until the Time of Trouble, to purify their hearts; but will seek God early, for repentance and for Christlike transformation!

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A Prayer for those at Sea – by Frederick Daniel Hardy – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE 

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But the Bible calls this Great Tribulation… “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”.

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Listen… “Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;” Jeremiah 30:6, 7

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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel – Wikipedia – public domain

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MEN GIVING BIRTH!?!

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Now why in the world does it say… “wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?”

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You see, this coming tribulation is a time specifically designed for God’s individual people to bring forth Christ!

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Listen to Paul… “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,” Galatians 4:19

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Yes, this coming tribulation will cause God’s people to give birth to Christ, in their individual heart, as well as in their collective lives as His true Church!

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Paul Shipwrecked – Acts 27:41-44 – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Public Domain

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OUR NIGHT OF WRESTLING!

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Just as Jacob wrestled with the Angel of the Lord through the night, so too, God’s people will have a one-on-one wrestling match with God, during this “time of Jacob’s trouble”. 

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And because God’s people do not give up, during this great tribulation period, they too, like Jacob, will prevail with God!

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Yes, the great tribulation before us is specifically designed as a training ground, and a proving ground for God’s people, to be brought to perfection!

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And so, we may give thanks, even for the coming Time of Trouble, knowing that it is exactly the experience God’s people need, to bring our spiritual fruit to perfection!

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Jacob wrestles angel – Wikipedia – US public domain

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CEASE YE FROM MAN!

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“Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?” Isaiah 2:22

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And so, we just cannot place our confidence in sincere, but erring men, who reassure us that all is, “peace and safety” for God’s people! We must begin to seek meekness and righteousness now, while the four winds are still being held back from blowing upon the earth! (Revelation 7:1)

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And then, “it may be ye shall be hid in the Day of the Lord’s wrath.”

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 Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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HOW DO I BECOME MEEK?

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Now, having said all these things, one word of encouragement is offered concerning becoming meek. This website is an excellent place to learn meekness, since much meekness is required to receive the fullness of this message!

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And so, the Reader is encouraged to stay in this message as a Noble Berean, prayerfully studying daily to see if these things are truly so!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE… 

MARCH 30 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 4: “The Armor of God!”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully grasp this concept of giving thanks in both the good as well as the bad things that happen. Help me to understand that nothing can happen to me, either good or bad, unless you allow it to happen…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “How To Be Hidden in the Day of Wrath”, 

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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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GRASPING FOR SCEPTER AND A CROWN…

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This page however just deals with the Woman travailing in child-birth. When she is in labor, she appears to reach out her hand southward to grasp a The Cross/Scepter, which is coming from the South, out of an ark-like box. There also is a Crown of 12 Stars (13 counting a star in the center). But the Crown (the Corona Borealis Constellation) is not yet on her head. The crown is to the south of her. So she is grasping for the Cross/Scepter. She doesn’t yet wear the crown. This reminds us of that well-known passage in Philippians which states…

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“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, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13, 14

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And also another verse of the apostle Paul… “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:8.

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So this woman with child is grasping, either for that Cross/Scepter, or perhaps that crown, or both. This is such an incredible scenario in the heavens! But this is a very complex concept. Because this headless woman-with-child, which turns upside down in winter to become the “Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12”; and combine this with that Crown and that Cross/Scepter, of which she appears to be grasping for in summer, and these various aspects present a great portion of what the Bible is about.

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SKETCH WITH JOSHUA TREES…The above sketch are 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 Constellation) is in the south. To the right is both the Flower of the Field Constellation and above the flower is The Cross/Scepter Constellation. Further to the north is the Crown of Revelation Twelve (AKA Corona Borealis ) and the star, Arcturus . Farthest to the north is the Woman of Revelation 12 part one (Woman in Travail) (AKA Ursa Major). Of course, in this sketch is the desert with several Joshua Tress and some mesas, and a few other plants.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail)”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW…””

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 13

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Wake-up Call, 911!

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Part 2:

“Why All the Insanity!?”

To read Part 1, click here…APRIL 20 (Wake-up Call, 911!)

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What were you doing on the morning of the 911 attacks?

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Well, one thing is for certain, when 911 occurred, the world was awakened out of our slumber! And most Americans remember their exact circumstances, when the news was announced regarding the fall of the Twin Towers. 

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And the great irony to that event, was that it happened on 911, which is the universal emergency phone-call number in the United States!

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Well, that event had its effects. And in the weeks, even months following, church attendance skyrocketed!

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People were very nervous about the fate of the world. And rightfully so!

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And didn’t that catastrophic event seem like a giant wake-up call?

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9/11 World Trade Center attack – cropped image – New York – by UpsateNYer & Wikipedia – Share-Alike Lic.

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Yes indeed, 911 seemed like a giant wake-up call!

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But since that fateful morning, there’s been a whole lot of things which seem like giant wake-up calls!

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Don’t you agree?

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Just look around! Just behold all the seeming insanity! Boys declaring themselves girls! Girls declaring themselves boys! Criminals not being punished! Rioters/looters even given thousands of dollars by the government, while the businesses they destroyed are told “Tough luck!”. Millions of non-citizens illegally pouring over the borders and rewarded with many financial inducements! The mass media becoming a modern-day Orwellian “Big Brother”, censoring, lying, intimidating, pitting people-groups against each other! Courts and judges making unjust decisions! The government telling lies without the slightest twinge of conscience while the mass media goliaths cover up for their lies and hypocrisy! Deadly drugs being legalized! Schoolboys and girls being forced by administrators to shower with one-another!

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Well, this list of insanities and atrocities goes on and on and on: much too numerous to attempt to list on this article!

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully wake up to the grave peril which is rising up all around us…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…JULY 17 (Sodom Rising, Part 8: “Good Warning, Sodom!”) , or you can also read…January 7th (Time To Get Out of Dodge?)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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 FLEEING WOMAN CONSTELLATION

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WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…

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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. 

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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.

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But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights. 

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Woman of Revelation 12 (Flees to the Wilderness)”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW…

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 12

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A 3-Finger Judgment-Day,

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Part 16:

“The World’s Most Oppressed People-Group“

To read Part 1, click here…January 20th (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day)

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“Therefore thou art inexcusable,

O man, whosoever thou art that judgest:

for wherein thou judgest another,

thou condemnest thyself;

for thou that judgest

doest the same things.”

Romans 2:1

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Didn’t you notice!?

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Aren’t you amazed!?

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Haven’t you been absolutely shocked by all the finger-pointing now going on!?

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Yes, with the advent of the World-Wide-Web, the opportunities abound for complaining, criticizing, mocking, and finger-pointing!

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

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“for thou that judgest doest the same things”

Romans 2:1

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Well, today’s devotional is still attempting to further bring out this concept that, at whatever point we judge another, we are guilty of the same.

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Listen again…

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“Therefore thou art inexcusable,

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O man, whosoever thou art that judgest:

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for wherein thou judgest another,

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thou condemnest thyself;

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for thou that judgest doest the same things.”

Romans 2:1

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Yes, the Bible forewarns us that when we point the accusing finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back at us: THREE FINGERS FROM HEAVEN!

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Finger pointing – Wikimedia – Public domain

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“YOU’RE OPPRESSING ME!”

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And one of the main criticisms we hear nowadays is that this or that particular people-group is oppressing that particular people-group!

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And with much help from the news-media-goliaths, along with social-media-sites, all this, “You’re oppressing me!” has become a favorite pastime for a rather large swath of people-groups!

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And with what they now term as “Identity Politics”, it seems like no matter which way we turn, there’s a whole lot of finger-pointing going on!

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A WHOLE LOT!!!

Finger pointing – Wikimedia – Public domain

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“The nations were angry, and Your (God’s) wrath has come”

Revelation 11:18

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The accusers abound these days: person against person, color-group against color-group, political-party against political-party, gender against gender, child against parent, and even nation against nation!

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Yes, hatred, mistrust, and finger-pointing are abounding, even as it is written concerning these Last Days…“and because iniquity shall about, the love of many shall wax cold!” (Matthew 24:12)

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Yes, we can literally see the daily divide growing wider and love waxing colder between individuals, people-groups, and even between nations!

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NOWHERE TO RUN, NO PLACE TO HIDE!

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Well, all this hate-filled victim/oppressor rhetoric is getting so intense, that many people are driven to madness, drugs, and very many are even “checking out” altogether (especially confused/disheartened youngsters)!

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And there just doesn’t seem to be any way or anywhere to escape from all this societal insanity! There’s just no safe-haven in the world: a hiding place where brotherly kindness abounds, in which to take refuge from all this pandemonium and societal madness! Or so it seems!

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WHO’S THE MOST OPPRESSED?

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Now, with all the seemingly countless people-groups in the world, one might wonder just which particular group happens to be the most oppressed.

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Certainly, we hear a whole lot of talk about this group or that group being the most oppressed and persecuted.

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Maybe some color-group? Maybe some religious group? Maybe the poor of the world? Maybe some political group? Or some gender group? Or some particular nation?

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So, just which group qualifies as the most oppressed group?

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“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you?”

James 2:6

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Oh yes, the Bible does mention the poor as being oppressed by the rich (see James 2:6).

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And likewise, it does repeatedly say that Christians have been and will continue to be persecuted and oppressed.

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But let’s get right to the point of this article. This website believes that this entire world’s citizenry is the most persecuted and oppressed people-group!

Homeless and cold – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“O Lucifer, son of the morning…which didst weaken the nations…that opened not the house of his prisoners”

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Just think about it! This entire world is suffering the wrath and persecution by the “the god (and Prince) of this world”, Lucifer, now entitled, “The Devil” and “Satan”! (See 2nd Corinthians 4:4 and John 12:31, 14:30 & 16:11)! 

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Listen to God’s Word, the Bible…

¹² How art thou fallen from heaven,

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O Lucifer, son of the morning!

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how art thou cut down to the ground,

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which didst weaken the nations!…

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¹⁶ They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee,

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and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble,

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that did shake kingdoms;

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17That made the world as a wilderness,

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and destroyed the cities thereof;

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that opened not the house of his prisoners…

Isaiah 14:12, 16, 17

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Yes, here we have it! Here is the true “Oppressor-in-Chief”!

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Here is the one who orchestrates all the oppression going on in this fallen world.

Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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A WORLD OF MANY LUSTS!

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Just think about all the insane lusting going on here! And not just sensual lust or substance abuse! No, there are many who are driven to other insane lusts of various types:

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…Rich people driven to lust for more riches…

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…Talented and/or outwardly attractive people driven to achieve the spotlight and limelight in some way…

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…Spouses/parents are often satanically driven to some form of oppression against their spouse and/or their children…

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…gamesters are often driven to and insatiable lust for more gaming/sports/etc….

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…Liars/cheats/scammers are unknowingly and helplessly being driven to even more lying, cheating, and scamming…

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…politicians are often helplessly caught up in the madness of politics and pursuit of even power and authority…

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…TV/radio/Internet Bible teachers/evangelists, and self-proclaimed prophets are helpless victims of Satan’s oppressive delusions, lost in spiritual darkness, preaching and teaching false-church-doctrines, “deceiving and being deceived”! (2nd Timothy 3:13)

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…CEOs of the Internet giants are unknowingly goaded on by evil angels, to stamp out anything that looks like Christianity and morality…

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…So-called “mentally ill” persons are being used by “the rulers of the darkness of this world” to deceive the world into believing that so-called “mental illness” is due to some chemical imbalance or childhood trauma, when truth-be-told, they are actually victims of satanic harassment/devil-possession…

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…Sodomy and confusion is being forced upon young minds, and forced upon those who teach such abominations by a very cruel “Prince of the Power of the Air, that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2, 3)

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Stacks of money – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;

Marilyn Monroe Lexington Subway (cropped) Image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Girl Texting – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

Satanic Mechanic wants your first-born – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

Billy Sunday at the White House – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Demonic dreams – Wikipedia – US-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”

Ephesians 6:12

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Keep me from allowing all this hatred to swallow me up. Let me hide myself in Thee during this current spiritual storm…

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…October 4 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 2: “Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”), or you can also read…JUNE 24 (And The Nations Were Angry, Part 2: “Made of One Blood, All Nations”)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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)”

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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.)

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

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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.

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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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THE PHARISEES…

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

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 2nd Face: The Pharisee Scorner”

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 Image of the Beast – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: July 2

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How To Breeze Through the Coming Crisis!

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Part 10:

“They That Sow in Tears Shall Reap in Joy!” 

To read Part 1, click here… “May 7 (Psalm 1: How To Breeze Through The Coming Crisis)”

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“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

He that goeth forth and weepeth,

bearing precious seed,

shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,

bringing his sheaves with him. “

Psalm 126:5, 6

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The title of this little 10-part series is called “How To Breeze Through the Coming Crisis!”.

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And so, how in the world can this 10th installment be subtitled…“They That Sow in Tears Shall Reap in Joy“!? It just doesn’t make sense!

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So, let’s explore, for a moment, some Bible passages which will help us to reconcile these two seemingly conflicting ideas: “breezing through the Coming Crisis” and “sowing in tears”.

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“AS SORROWFUL, YET ALWAY REJOICING!”

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The very first passage is a powerful argument in favor of this puzzling, yet wonderful dichotomy…

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“But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,

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in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses…

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In stripes, in imprisonments…

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As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;

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as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing,

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and yet possessing all things.”

2nd Corinthians 6:4, 5, 10 (Condensed for brevity)

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Now this above passage has been condensed, but the point which Paul is making here is rather clear. That is, the Christian’s life will have many sorrowful moments, and yet, at the same time, will have an ever-abiding, inner joy!

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Or, at least it can be an ever-abiding, inner joy, should we walk through our daily trials, big or little, by holding fast to the “exceeding great and precious promises” which are found throughout God’s Word! (1st Peter 1:4)

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

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“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I (Paul) wrote unto you with many tears”

2nd Corinthians 2:4 

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The Apostle, Paul, shed many tears throughout his long ministry.

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And yet, he also confessed…“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2nd Corinthians 12:10

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And of course, Paul counsels all Believers in Philippians 4:9…“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me (Paul), do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”

Paul the Apostle – cropped & brightened photo – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION”

2nd Corinthians 5:18

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But just one more concept should be included in this little discussion. And it is revealed in Romans 12:15…”Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep”.

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So here we see that we are to rejoice with those who rejoice, but also, to sorrow and weep with those who are sorrowful and weeping!

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But if we would merely go through this “valley of tears” world in a blissful, rapturous euphoria, how could we even begin to comprehend the sufferings of others? How could we possibly comfort them?

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

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“…But joy cometh in the morning”

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And so, in conclusion, we Christians will often discover, just as Psalm 30:5 says, that…“weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”.

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Yes, we know that tears must fall, just as it says in so many Psalms of David. But God assures us…“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22  

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And so, knowing all these things, let’s take heart as we fully enter into the Day of the Lord.

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And let’s hold up Paul as our earthly role-model, through the coming months, as the fiery furnace continues to heat up, and the winds of strife grow even fiercer!

Paul Shipwrecked – Acts 27:41-44 – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Public Domain

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“JESUS WEPT”

John 11:35

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to keep in mind that breezing through this coming tempest will include many times of tear-filled prayer…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “How To Be Hidden in the Day of Wrath”, or you can also read this shorter article…February 1st (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!)

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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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CASTOR AND POLLUX

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SKETCH:  EASTERN SKY

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Here in this sketch is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter.  Satan spews out his false worldly ideologies, which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness. On the other hand, the Strait Gate (Narrow Gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle. God’s Word, the Bible is that sickle. The true Strait Gate is God’s Word, the Bible. As a sickle harvests the wheat, so God’s Word will gather precious souls to Him. 

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NARROW GATE AND WIDE GATE CONSTELLATIONS WITH REVELATION 12 WOMAN: This is how these three constellations appear when just above the eastern horizon. The woman, however appears more in her upright “Fleeing” position than this sketch shows.  It is somewhat of an optical illusion because of the “canopy effect” of the night sky. So it is impossible to sketch this on a flat surface. Nevertheless, this sketch shows this woman appearing to be drawn toward these two warriors; the Reaper, of course is Orion  . The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation is not a commonly recognized constellation. His mouth is made of The Hyades Cluster of Taurus, and the tip of his tail is The Pleiades Cluster. The two bright stars on Orion The Reaper’s sickle is the Narrow Gate. And the two bright stars of the Dragon’s wave of water is the Wide Gate. When in the eastern sky it is not so clear as to which Gate she will enter. Woman is commonly known as Ursa Major (or the Great Bear or The Big Dipper)

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Castor and Pollux & The Mystery Ship of Scripture”

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TOMORROW…

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Today’s Devotional – December 6th

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“A New Heart For The Tin Man?”

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“But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man,

that he didn’t, didn’t already have”

1974 Song, ‘Tin Man’, by ‘America’

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In the late 1930’s, one of the most powerful productions came forth from the smokestacks of Hollywood’s newly-formed, movie-machinery!

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Yes, the Wizard of Oz was a truly incredible work of unforgettable and magical imagery, which made a tremendous impact upon movie fans around the world!

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In it, little fresh-faced Dorothy of Kansas captured the hearts of millions, as she and her three companions sought after the seemingly divine providence of the awesome and dreadful Wizard of Oz!

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WIZARD OF OZ ORIGINAL POSTER 1939 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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But like so many other false ideas emanating from this world, Lucifer’s Kingdom of Babylon, the story of the Wizard of Oz was no exception.

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And today’s devotional is dedicated to exposing just one of those lies/myths.

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And this lie is concerning the Tin Woodsman, who was lacking a heart, and joined Dorothy’s pilgrimage to seek after the Wizard’s providence.

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Tin Woodman – William Wallace Denslow – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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WIZARD OF OZ: SECULAR WORLD’S ANSWER TO PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

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Oh yes, that magical movie, The Wizard of Oz, captivated the hearts of movie-fans for decades, because it was so charming, colorful, and masterfully-produced!

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And yet, as wonderful as it seemed, it nevertheless was actually just a cheap “knock-off” of John Bunyan’s allegorical tale, Pilgrim’s Progress.

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And it was actually just the mirror-opposite of Bunyan’s book, in that it directed the movie audience back down to this present world, instead of upward, to Heaven, as did Bunyan’s tale. In other words, the far-away Land of Oz was really just a cleverly-disguised version of this world. And the Wizard was nothing more than an atheist’s version of a non-existent God.

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And the Wizard telling the Tin Man that he didn’t need a heart because he already had one, was just another deceitful lie by the “god of this world”, who would like us to believe that we humans can have inherent goodness apart from God! (see 2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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The Pilgrim’s Progress – by Byam Shaw – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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THE HUMAN HEART: DECEITFUL & DESPERATELY WICKED!

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It’s just like some songsters sang back in the 1970’s, “But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man, that he didn’t already have!”

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But nothing could be further from the truth! No, just the opposite! The Bible informs us that the human heart, “is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9

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Yes, the Bible reveals the true condition of the human heart: “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked”

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Tin Woodman – William Wallace Denslow – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“…the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed”

Luke 2:35

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But while many unconverted citizens of this, the Devil’s world, have been deluded by that Master-Deceiver into believing they possess a loving heart, there are many others who, like the Tin Man, realize they have a loveless heart. Often these heartless ones are diagnosed by the psychiatric community as being “sociopaths”, lacking any love and lacking a conscience to some degree.

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But truth-be-told, the hour is coming in which all those who have not been truly Born Again will be fully made aware that they too are in need of a heart!

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Yes, the frightful hour is coming in which God will allow the entire world to reveal just how evil and loveless we fallen humans really are!

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Tin Woodman – William Wallace Denslow – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of My people.”

Lamentations 4:10

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The Bible actually prophesy’s that parents will even be cannibalizing their own children and visa-versa… “Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.” Ezekiel 5:10

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This Old Testament prophecy will soon be re-fulfilled on a grand world-wide scale!

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Yes, very soon, God is going to remove any false delusion that we humans possess any inherent goodness, apart from God!

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Cannibalism in Russia and Lithuania 1571. – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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GOOD NEWS: “A new heart also will I give you“

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Well, what’s the Good News here in this horrible report?

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The Good News is, that it’s not too late to receive a heart filled with true agape love! Listen again to the Bible…“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26

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Yes, God can take away any stony-cold loveless heart, and give any one of us who realize that “I too am merely a loveless, heartless Tin-Man” a brand new heart that has the same love and mercy which Jesus has! And as we know, Jesus, our Savior had a heart of infinite love, as He gave His life for an unloving and heartless world who hated Him and spurned His infinite love, crucifying Him on that cruel Cross of Calvary!

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

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…May 27th (THROUGH JESUS’ EYES!), or you can also read… “JULY 2 (Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 1: “Dwelling In Love!”)“

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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

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

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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.

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TEMPLE IN HEAVEN OPENED

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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).

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

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Ark of the Covenant Constellation”

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TOMORROW:

December 7 (Angel of Light)

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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Come Out of Her, My People, Part 62: “Babylonian Christians”

Rev 18:1  And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
Rev 18:2  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Rev 18:3  For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Rev 18:4  And I heard another voice from Heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

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This above passage has most Bible teachers running in every-which direction, trying to figure out just what and where is this “Babylon” which God commands His faithful ones, to “Come out of her My people!”

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Some think it might be some city in the Middle East, such as Dubai. Others think it to be Rome. Some, the world economic system. Still others believe that believe that it has not yet been built, but soon will be. And even some believe it is this fallen, Luciferian World-System.

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Well, those who believe Babylon to be this fallen, Luciferian World-System are actually fairly correct, to a certain degree. Yes, Isaiah Chapter 14 gives us a big clue that Babylon is Lucifer’s antichrist world-system…

“…That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon,

and say…How art thou fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning!

how art thou cut down to the ground,

which didst weaken the nations!

Isaiah 14:4, 12

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Yes, as this above passage seems to infer, the true King of Babylon is actually Lucifer, the fallen rebel angel. And this, of course, very much explains why this present world has been and still is so evil, ever since the fallen angels took over the rulership of Planet Earth.

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Just consider the various waves of evil which sweep over the nations, and how they all seem to be so well-orchestrated! Coincidence? Hardly! But rather, a vast army of unseen spirit-beings, following that progenitor of evil, Lucifer, are orchestrating the various waves of evil deceptions which have deluged this world-system, since the beginning. Just marvel at how Lucifer has so marvelously erased himself from the minds of humans, portraying himself as some red-suited cartoon-character with tail & pitchfork, or someone’s little black cat named “Lucifer”.

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But let’s even hone down this concept of Babylon even further.

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And thankfully, God gives us many clues as to just what and where is this infamous city!

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And so, let’s just examine what is being taught in today’s churches, and maybe see exactly what God is referring to as “MYSTERY BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”

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Now, this title alone, “MYSTERY BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”, should give us a giant clue, since the Bible repeatedly compares the apostate church-world to a harlot…

“And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira…

because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel,

which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach

and to seduce my servants to commit fornication,

and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”

Revelation 2:18, 20

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Now, obviously, Jezebel had been long deceased at the time Revelation was being penned (in the 1st century). And so, God must be speaking metaphorically, comparing Jezebel to a false prophetess, as her adulterous false-doctrines have been and are still misleading the church-world.

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And so, just what false doctrines are still being taught in today’s church-world?

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THE TRINITY

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The so-called trinity has, according to Hislop’s “The Two Babylons”, its origin and roots from ancient Babylon. God’s infallible Word never once refers to “The Trinity”, a pagan trio of gods.

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CHRISTMAS

This Roman Catholic holy day, “The Christ Mass”, now shortened to “Christmas” was a Roman deity, but originally was from ancient Babylon.

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EASTER

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Easter, or Astarte, a goddess of Babylon in which she went to the netherworld to resurrect Tamuz: a Babylonian holiday with similarities to Christ’s death and resurrection (See Ezekiel 18:14).

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If one studies the origins of the Roman Catholic Church, this proud lady (the Catholic denomination) proclaims to have changed the 7th-day Sabbath to the 1st-day of the week, Sunday. This is well-documented in history books even though today’s churches will perform incredible gymnastics in effort to refute all this! And even now, one may go online and view for themselves, the ancient carvings of various Roman Catholic church-buildings, portraying the sun-deity.

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And as much as church-historians will try to deny it, history books credit the Roman Emperor, Constantine, a nominal 4th-Century convert to Christianity, for declaring both Saturday and Sunday to be official Roman holy days, in an effort to appease the following four groups:

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1- Saturday-keeping Jews,

2- Saturday-keeping Christians,

3- Sunday-keeping-sun-worshipers,

4- and Sunday-keeping Christians.

(Btw, this was the origin of our present-day, two-day weekend.)

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HELL BEING A CONSIOUS STATE OF TORMENT

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Perhaps, there has never been a false church-doctrine responsible for creating more atheists, than the ridiculous idea that Hell is a place in which all rejectors of Christ’s love will be tormented forever and ever! This ancient Roman Catholic church-doctrine of eternal torment was handed down from the ancient Greeks. But the ancient Babylonians were the originators of Hell being a conscious state of existence.

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Oh yes, Jesus told a parable concerning the rich man in Hell, tormented in flames, having a conversation with “Father” Abraham, while Lazarus was sitting in “Father Abraham’s” lap. But for those who are truth-seekers, this little parable cannot be taken literally, since it contains a number of inconsistencies, such as the rich man conversing with “Father Abraham”. And also, how ridiculous to imagine Lazarus sitting in “Father Abraham’s” lap. Or to imagine that the rich man was begging for Lazarus to dip his finger in water and bring it to the rich man to relieve his great thirst while burning in flames of fire. How ridiculous! How absurd! This has to be a parable! It cannot a literal true account! And Jesus purposely made this parable so absurd, so that Bible students would not be misled into taking this parable literally!

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JULY 26

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Free-will? What Free-will?

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Part 6:

That One Unanswerable Question!

To read Part 1, click here…March 9th (“Free-will? What free-will!?”)

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“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

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There is none that understandeth,

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there is none that seeketh after God.

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there is none that doeth good, no, not one”

Romans 3:10-12

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There has been a 400+ year debate between those who follow John Calvin’s teachings on Election/Predestination, and those who follow Jacobus Arminius’ teaching on Free-Will. This has been perhaps, the most controversial theological question in the history of the Church.

(Actually, no Bible-only Christian should ever be giving himself or herself such unbiblical labels as “Calvinist”, or “Arminian”!)

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LEFT: Jacobus Arminius – by Hieronymus van der Mij – Wikimedia – Public Domain

RIGHT: John Calvin – by Holbein – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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BIBLE IS AMBIGUOUS

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The reason that the controversy continues is because there are many Bible verses which seem to support one or the other viewpoint.

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For instance, the Calvinists point to such verses as this one…“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8, 9

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The Arminians, on the other hand, use such verses as this one… “choose you this day whom ye will serve;” Joshua 24:15

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And so, as you can see, there is enough ammunition for either side to use in this longstanding debate.

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US Navy – Chaplain Lt. Jason Gregory reads Bible on weather deck – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE!

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Now for some reason, the debates over this issue can get very lively, to say the least! And there have actually been fistfights which have resulted from heated debates over this subject! Certainly, many friendships have ended because of this question.

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Clenched human fist – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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THAT ONE UNANSWERABLE QUESTION!

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But there is one question which no “Free-Will Salvation” advocate can answer.

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And just what unanswerable question completely befuddles all those who insist that “Well, God looked down the corridors of time and chose all those whom He knew would be looking for and desiring Salvation”.

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And that one unanswerable question is this: “Why do some people desire Salvation, while most others do not?”

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This question cannot be answered according to the Bible! And so, Free-Will advocates must avoid this question at all costs!

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This is because there are only three possibilities:

1. Some people have some tiny spark of goodness which others do not possess,

2. or, perhaps they just were smarter

3. or, they heard a better sermon

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, …

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…FEBRUARY 8 (Free-will? What Free-will? Part 2: Little Jack Horner Christianity), or you can also read this article…FEBRUARY 9 (Free-will? What Free-will? Part 3: Little Jack Horner Christianity, Continued)

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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 ON ALTAR AND FLOWER OF HEAVEN

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This constellation almost appears as a vine, as it projects out from the Altar/Ark Constellation .

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This constellation appears in mid-winter through late spring. As you can see in this sketch, the Altar/Ark

Constellation is also known as Leo Major, and the stem or vine of the flower is made of stars of the Virgo Constellation, and the flower itself is made of the Corvus Constellation.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – late winter – Woman on the altar & Flower of Heaven Constellation w/leaves 

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Flower of Heaven Constellation”

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TOMORROW…

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⁶ Then always being fully assured, and knowing that being at home in the body we are away from home from the Lord ⁷ (for we walk by faith, not by sight), ⁸ we are fully assured, then, and are pleased rather to go away from home out of the body, and to come home to the Lord. ⁹ Because of this, we also are striving to be pleasing to Him, whether being at home, or being away from home.

2Pe 3:7  But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
2Pe 3:8  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
2Pe 3:9  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2Pe 3:10  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.
2Pe 3:11  Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
2Pe 3:12  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?
2Pe 3:13  Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

2Th 1:7  And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2Th 1:8  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2Th 1:9  Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2Th 1:10  When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

1: 90 ounces lemon water

2: walk/bus/ride bike

3: raw diet

4: garlic 3/times

5: nothing secular

6: low glycemic/high alkaline

7: thrice/daily prayer

8: 1 health video

9: no black tea

10: 1 meal per day

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 18

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Here Comes the Totalitarians

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Part 2

“Conquering By Fear”

To read Part 1, click here…February 26th (“Here Comes The Totalitarians!”)

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“But the fearful, and unbelieving…

shall have their part

in the lake which burneth

with fire and brimstone:

which is the second death”

Revelation 21:8

Fear – Ghost Stories August – 1928 – cropped image – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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Many of those who have bought into this unbiblical church-doctrine, “The Pre-Tribulation Rapture”, must be getting very nervous at this point in time!

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Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – Wikimedia

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THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE: DARBY & SCOFIELD’S FOLLY!

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Yes, the master-deceiver, Satan, has successfully lulled the bulk of mainstream Christians into a false sense of security, saying, “Don’t worry, be happy! You’ll be long gone when all Hell breaks loose in the world!”

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But the Bible prophesy’s about such false teachers…“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” 1st Thessalonians 5:3 

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Yes, Satan is working though many false shepherds “to deceive if possible, even the very elect!” Mark 13:22

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John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err”

Isaiah 3:12

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And so, when we see all the crazy stuff going on, and all the frightening paradigm shifts taking place right now in society, this must make a lot of sincere churchgoers sit up and nervously ask the question…“Am I really gonna get raptured out of here, before ‘all Hell’ breaks loose? Or have I been deceived by my teachers, because it sure looks like ‘all Hell’ is already beginning to break out!?”

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God has warned us that the deceptions would be so close to truth, that Satan would, “if possible, deceive even the very Elect!” (see Matthew 24:24 & Mark 13:22)

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The Late, Great Planet Earth cover – Wikipedia – Non-Free Media Rationale

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“They shall come all for violence”

Habakkuk 1:9

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Yes, it appears as if Satan and his vast armies are now on the march! And it seems as if he is rapidly morphing society into a brand-new totalitarian world-system!

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Multitudes are gnashing on their teeth against anyone else who opposes their totalitarian ideals about what they want this society to morph into. And their angry rhetoric is getting louder. And a few of them are even beginning to physically assault those who stand in their way and assault those who protest against their fascist-like ideals.

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Protesters – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 3.0

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“And judgment is turned away backward”

Isaiah 59:14

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And even in our court system, some activist judges are turning a blind eye to truth and justice, handing down wrong decisions, according to their own personal social/political biases.

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And the following verse literally foretold of this very day of unjust laws…“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter…” Isaiah 59:14

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Yes, less and less are Christians able to depend on today’s court system to render them justice: society is becoming more and more bigoted and biased against all those who oppose the current-day so-called political/social correctness!

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Lady Justice – Not-so-blindfolded – Wikimedia & www.openclipart.org – Public Domain

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“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark…”

Revelation 13:17

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And even the private business giants are beginning to capitulate to this growing totalitarianism, realizing that they must “get on board” or suffer the consequences!

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And so, in order to appease the loud totalitarian voices, many banks and corporations are now beginning to cut off the ability for certain dissenters to buy or sell.

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Thumbs down – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0 License

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“…that bitter…nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land”

Habakkuk 1:6

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It’s frightening and unbelievable to behold the growing movement in which a great portion of the secular society and their leadership are calling for the silencing of all those who hold to different beliefs and values! And it’s even more remarkable that such a large percentage of the general populace are so willing and eager to stamp out freedom of speech!

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Just listen to their drumbeats as they get louder and more hateful and increasingly militant against their supposed political and religious enemies!

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It makes us very nervous when we hear protesters chant their anti-Christian mantra…“BRING BACK THE LIONS! BRING BACK THE LIONS!” 

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Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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666?

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Revelation, Chapter 13 long foretold that this end-time totalitarian takeover would eventually happen…“And he (the false Prophet) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 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 13:16, 17

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This above passage speaks of a totalitarian society in which “no man might buy or sell, unless he has the mark, or the name of the Beast, or the number of his name”.

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Well, it looks as if that day is just over the horizon, or perhaps has already begun!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“Buy the truth, and sell it not”

Proverbs 23:23

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Now. let it be stated that many Bible teachers and students have held to the belief that “buying and selling” has to do with the cutting off of all preaching of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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But many more believe that this passage refers to the actual inability to purchase or sell food, clothing, housing, etc…

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The fact is, both schools of thought are probably correct. In other words, the true Gospel will probably be censored in the near future. But also, those Christians who stand firm against the wiles of the Devil, will find it all but impossible to buy or sell in the marketplace.

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Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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“Blow ye the trumpet…for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;”

Joel 2:1

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Well, the Good News is, there is still time to prepare for this coming tempest. And there is still time to preach the true Gospel, warning the public to “flee from the wrath to come!” Matthew 3:7 & Luke 3:7

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Yes, those who still have “an ear to hear”, should pray for Divine Wisdom to know how best to sound “the trumpet, the alarm of war”. Jeremiah 4:19

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me grace to hide Thy Word in my heart…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…February 11 (“The Thought Police Have Finally Arrived!”),  or you can also read… January 21 (Mark Now Given, Part 4: “Internet Censorship”)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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

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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 Reaper”.)

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Revelation 12 Woman & The Narrow Gate Stars (Orion’s Gate to Heaven)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW…

“February 27th (Love Is Not A Pick-N-Choose Buffet)”

Vegie buffet – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License

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1: adjust the injectors

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2: Lower both headlights. (Also, the passenger-side headlight seems to be higher than the driver-side headlight.)

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3: The heater seems to be taking longer to heat up.

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THANKS!

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GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

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VERSE 1 – “Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you;
Beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you.”

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REFRAIN: “God will take care of you, through ev’ry day, o’er all the way;                                                                                                          He will take care of you, God will take care of you.”

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VERSE 2 – “Through days of toil when heart doth fail, God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail, God will take care of you.”

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REFRAIN: (Sing again twice)

ROCK OF AGES

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VERSE1: “Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee;”
let the water and the blood, from Thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure; save from wrath and make me pure.”

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VERSE 2: “Not the labors of my hands, can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
could my zeal no respite know, could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone.

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VERSE 3:  “While I draw this fleeting breath, when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown, see Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.”

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AMAZING GRACE 

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1- “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see.

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2 – “Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed.

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3 – “Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.

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4 – “When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise, Than when we’d first begun.”

REPEAT 1ST VERSE

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GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

(3rd Fret in “C”)

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VERSE 1 – “Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you;
Beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you.”

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Refrain: “God will take care of you, through ev’ry day, o’er all the way;                                                                                                          He will take care of you, God will take care of you.”

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VERSE 2 – “Through days of toil when heart doth fail, God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail, God will take care of you.”

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Refrain: (Sing again twice)

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ROCK OF AGES

(no fret in “C”)

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VERSE1: “Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee;”
let the water and the blood, from Thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure; save from wrath and make me pure.”

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VERSE 2: “Not the labors of my hands, can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
could my zeal no respite know, could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone.

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VERSE 3:  “While I draw this fleeting breath, when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown, see Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.”

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AMAZING GRACE (no fret in “C”)

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1- “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see.

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2 – “Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed.

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3 – “Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.

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4 – “When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise, Than when we’d first begun.”

REPEAT 1ST VERSE

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Daily Devotional – Year 4, July 17

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Sodom Rising?

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Part 19

“A Sodomite Church-world?”

To read Part 1, click here… August 22nd (Sodom Rising! Part 1)

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The sun was risen upon the earth

when…the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah

brimstone and fire…out of heaven…

But his (Lot’s) wife looked back from behind him,

and she became a pillar of salt.

Genesis 19:23, 26

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

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Various geologists, theologians/Bible teachers and laymen have gone to the ancient site of that infamous city of Gomorrah to investigate claims that ashes and balls of brimstone still lay upon the now-desolate landscape as a God-made monument and fearful reminder of His awful Judgment upon those cities, as is written…“The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;” Genesis 19:23, 24

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Well, sure enough, the now-desolate landscape of that once-thriving city is still covered with ashes and some still-remaining fire-balls of brimstone scattered here and there!

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The sodomites are smitten with blindness – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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SODOM NOW THE LOWEST POINT IN ALL THE WORLD!

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Of course, the area which once was that other condemned sister-city of Gomorrah, the City of Sodom, is now completely covered with salt-laden water, being a testimony of its complete annihilation by God, this area now being the lowest point of altitude in the entire world (1300 feet below sea level!).

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Dead Sea – World’s lowest point (1971) – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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AN UNHEEDED WARNING!

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As the Epistle of Jude reveals, Sodom & Gomorrah were to become a testimony of God’s eternal wrath…“Even as Sodom and Gomorrha…giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” Jude 1:7

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Of course, this great warning from Heaven against ungodliness, has not deterred the citizens of this present-day fallen world from pursuing the same licentious lifestyle of those ancient cities.

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Birmingham Gay Pride – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“Behold, this was the iniquity of thy (God’s People) sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.”

Ezekiel 16:49 

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But even more fearful are the various Bible warnings to the church-world, not to pursue the vain, selfish pleasures and the proud, ambitious pursuits of this Sodom & Gomorrah world!

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Listen to Jesus’ frightful warning…“And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.” Mark 6:11  

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Yes, when a true Believer unsuccessfully tries to warn the world’s inhabitants (and to warn world-loving church-goers) to repent from their ungodliness, those hard-hearted skeptics need look no further than the destruction of those two doomed cities to see the awful fate awaiting every Christ-rejecting man, woman, and child!

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

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A SODOM & GOMORRAH CHURCH-WORLD?

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Listen to what God says to His very own people…“Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.” Isaiah 1:9, 10

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God is comparing His very own people to Sodom & Gomorrah!

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But don’t think that this verse from Isaiah is merely for the Old Testament people of God! No, just listen to Peter…“But there were false prophets also among the (Old Testament) people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies…And (God) turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly…Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2nd Peter 2:1, 6, & 3:17, 18

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This passage reveals that if the works which have been witnessed by today’s church-community, had been witnessed by the unbelieving secular people of this Sodom & Gomorrah world, they would have long ago repented of their misdeeds!

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

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“I AM CHIEF (OF SINNERS)!”

1st Timothy 1:15

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And so, there is no reason for any of us in the church-world to look down our noses at those who are caught up in perverted lifestyles.

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No, but rather, we are in much worse trouble with God than they!

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We’re the ones who should be in sackcloth & ashes, falling down before our Holy God, begging for mercy and repentance!

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“RUN, CHRISTIAN, RUN!”

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The Good News in all this is, this is still the day of Salvation! And just as Lot fled from Sodom to the mountain, so to, God is calling His people to, “FLEE FROM THE WRATH TO COME!” Matthew 3:7 & Luke 3:7

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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, but made up of real constellations (Ursa Major & Auriga, Hyades, etc…, howbeit not in their actual positions in the night-sky)

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YOU ARE INVITED TO WATCH THIS VIDEO EXPLORING THE AREA WHICH ONCE WAS THE ANCIENT CITY OF GOMORRAH

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 15

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Taking Back This Nation For God!

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Part 22:

“The Death of Common Sense”

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!

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

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Pilgrims & Thanksgiving – Brascome – Wikipedia – 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 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 effort for success 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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“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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read May 12 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 10: “Mass Insanity, Or Devilish Design (or Both)?”)… or you can also read this article…NOVEMBER 4 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 4: The God of This World Made Us Do It!)

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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”

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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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Floodwaters of the False Prophet: Socialism/Humanitarianism

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TOMORROW…

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Oh little town of Bethlehem

O Holy Night

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O Holy night! The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
‘Til He appears and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
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(Fall on your knees; O hear the Angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born
O night divine, O night, O night divine!) REPEAT

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What child is this

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O COME O COME EMMANUEL

Oh little town of Bethlehem

O Holy Night

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O Holy night! The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
‘Til He appears and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
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(Fall on your knees; O hear the Angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born
O night divine, O night, O night divine!) REPEAT

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What child is this

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O COME O COME EMMANUEL

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 17: “A World of Terror!”

To read Part 1, click here… March 13th (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island!)

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“And the third angel poured out his vial

upon the rivers and fountains of waters;

and they became blood.

And I heard the angel of the waters say,

Thou art righteous, O Lord…

and thou hast given them blood to drink;

for they are worthy.”

Revelation 16:4-6

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This above prophecy from Revelation 16 is concerning the third plague which is to fall upon humanity in these last days. Oh yes, Revelation was written for every time period of the New Testament era.

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But this third plague seems to be finding its dramatic fulfillment right in this very time we are now in!

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Now, via the mass media, the earth is disclosing her blood as never before possible. (see Isaiah 26:21 & 27:1)

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And the tragic fact is, we are drinking that blood on a daily basis!

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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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HORRIBLE DAILY NEWS REPORTS!

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Yes, let the TV viewer merely flip through the various news shows, and behold the abject terror being reported 24/7/365!

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For example, we often hear of people getting beheaded! Or some poor lady getting sucked out of a broken window on a jet-liner! Or the horrific and senseless violence committed by street-gangs! Or the terrifying stories about people being kidnapped from their hometowns, only to be sold into cruel slavery!

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ISIL – Execution of man – September 2014 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“…THEIR CONSCIENCE SEARED WITH A HOT IRON!”

 1st Timothy 4:1, 2

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But the really sad part about all of this is, that we humans have become so callous and insensitive to sin that we just shrug it off, and return to our laughing and joking, and mundane chatter, quickly forgetting about these human tragedies in a moment’s time!

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Yes, living in the midst of this tragic world, our self-absorbed focus silently speaks volumes as we go about our selfish lives while tragedy, terror, and human suffering goes on all around us!

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Lunch Break – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License

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CANNIBALISM COMING

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But things are only going to get continually worse!

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Yes, the Bible even prophesy’s that conditions are going to get so horrible that seemingly good and moral women will be engaging in cannibalism, if you can believe that! (“Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long?”…”The tender and delicate woman…shall eat them [her children]…” see Lamentations 2:20 & Deuteronomy 28:57)

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After all, if God doesn’t allow evil to come into its fulness, we would never really understand just how horrible this world actually is!

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Cannibalism in Russia and Lithuania 1571. – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the Good News is, that God has provided a way of escape out of this horrible and tragic situation! Yes, the Door of Salvation is still open to one and all! And the invitation yet goes out to any and every man, woman, and child who is sick and tired of living in this filthy world, to renounce this kingdom of evil, and join the end-time exodus now going on.

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And soon, very soon, this present earth will pass away with a great noise! But all those who do join this end-time exodus will instead be translated into the long-awaited Promised Land: a land flowing with milk and honey, in which “there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:4

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TO READ PART 18, CLICK HERE…June 27 (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island! Part 18: “Every Knee Shall Bow!”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may see this world for what is truly is…

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READ MORE…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…November 14 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 11: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Murder!’”), or you can also read…SEPTEMBER 17 (Flee To The Mountain! Part 6: Jeremiah’s Cup of Fury!

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THE END

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 10

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