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By admin On July 25th, 2026

Daily Devotional, Year (The False Prophet, Part 28: “The Left Horn: Emotionalism)

By admin On July 24th, 2026

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Daily Devotional, Year 

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The False Prophet,

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Part 28:

“The Left Horn: Cruel Compassion”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here… “JANUARY 26 (The False Prophet, Part 1: Lying Eyes!)”

 

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Satan is now coming as the False Prophet, the prevailing spirit which rules over this antichrist world-system.

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This is the actual true fulfillment concerning the 2nd beast of Revelation 13.

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Not just a single individual, as most theologians currently teach, because they are merely parroting today’s popular theory.

(Remember that “beasts” are symbolic of kingdoms, as revealed in Daniel and other Old Testament prophecies) 

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

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“TWO HORNS LIKE A LAMB”

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Now this 2nd Beast of Revelation 13 has two horns. 

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(The 1st Beast mostly being Satan’s tyrannical church/state system which ruled over Europe and persecuted Christians throughout the hundreds of years of the Dark Ages) 

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Yes, this 2nd Beast has “two horns like a Lamb”. Revelation 13:11

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And, as already set forth in previous articles, these two Christlike horns represent Jesus, the Lamb of God, with His own two horns of power: mercy and justice…

…”Mercy and truth are met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”

Psalm 85:10

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These are the horns of Christ’s divine power and authority.

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But this false prophet beast has counterfeited these two horns of power!

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

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“…the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” Proverbs 12:10

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This so-called “party of compassion” should be called “The Party of Misguided Mercy”! Because when they are in power, they often make decisions which are guided by some emotional urges, while ignoring the greater damage and destruction caused by such misguided thinking. And it doesn’t take much effort to witness the destruction abounding in the western nations caused by counterfeit compassion! Because God created women to be childbearing partners to their husbands, they were wonderfully “hardwired” to be more nurturing. Women tend to be more compassionate than men. Men, on the other hand, were created to builders of society. Maintainers of law & order. Therefore, men tend to be more “hardwired” to take care of the “nuts & bolts & gears” of government. And both men and women, when abiding in their two separate roles, tend to produce a more beautiful & harmonious outcome, in the home, and in the community, and also in society at large. But when society reverses these roles, what we see is exactly what we are tragically witnessing in the west. Criminals not held accountable for their crimes. Borders being broken down. Children confused about their own biological gender. Legalization of life-destroying drugs. Infrastructure maintenance ignored because funds are diverted to various socialistic causes. Forests not thinned, and forest floors not cleaned. Courts making emotional rulings. Leaders chosen based on some “politically correct” reason, instead of being the most qualified.

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Oh yes, we must not be ignorant of the true source of the current-day destruction of society!

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Truly, “the god of this world”, Lucifer, now called Satan, has been permitted to bring judgment on any society which has fallen into immorality.

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And tragically the former “reformation nations” have largely forsaken the Gospel, in favor of mischief and selfishness which abounds in today’s cornucopian decadence. (2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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The Good News is, that it is still the day of Salvation.

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And those of us who have been deceived can finally turn away from this antichrist world-system…

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…and begin the upward sojourn to the Celestial City of God, where true love and compassion for all, rules supreme!

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And there will be no more hypocrisy, nor selective compassion (often mingled with selective cruelty).

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These sorrowful qualities will no longer exist in that wonderful Promised Land of “The New Heaven and New Earth”! (Hebrews 12:22, 23 & Revelation 21:1)

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Just true love and unfettered compassion for all! 

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

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TO READ PART 29, CLICK HERE…

April 17 (The False Prophet, Part 29: “The 6th Head of the Antichrist Beast: Cruel Compassion Regarding Abortion”)

Fetus Ellipse – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent in regard to the great deception going on in today’s world…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

SEPTEMBER 20 (A Form of Godliness: Humanitarianism)…

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…or you can read this…

February 18 (A Form of Godliness, Part 5: “3-dollar-bill Love!” CONTINUED)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;

and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads.”

Revelation 12:3 

.Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation

In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.

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However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.

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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.

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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). 

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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).

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So, we have this 7 and 10 numbering.

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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.

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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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READ MORE…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:041A.Moses_Breaks_the_Tables_of_the_Law.jpgTOMORROW…

March 18 (The Commandments of God, Part 4: “Christians & The Old Testament Law”)

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<h1><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-40657 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg” alt=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” width=”103″ height=”218″ /></a>THE DESIRE OF AGES</span></span></strong></h1>
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<h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry. </span></strong></h3>
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<h2><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>Chapter 32 – The Centurion</span></strong></h2>
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<h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQu9sbi5DO8&amp;list=PLYuNObruxpw-PqFXmSL0UjDj-aId2akwy&amp;index=32″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>DA-32 – The Centurion (Desire of Ages)</a></strong></h3>
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<a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website</span></a>
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<h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1>
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<h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this</span></strong><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”> 90-minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s </span><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50-year radio ministry…</span></strong></h3>
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<h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnUR05A8bsM” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>(39) The Open Forum August 27, 2004 – YouTube</a></strong></h3>
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Reaping the Whirlwind

By admin On July 11th, 2026

“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind:” Hosea 8:7

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This above verse is a prophecy to God’s people.

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And yet, this verse seems to have fulfillment in the world as well!

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Just one glance at today’s world reveals that a giant hurricane of chaos is now blowing wild throughout the world!

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Just look at how our societies are being violently destroyed!

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Broken borders being overrun with foreigners who are replacing one culture with another.

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Election fraud rapidly increasing and is breaking down western societies.

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Elected officials turning a blind eye to fraud and corruption committed by both citizens and foreigners.

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Soft-on-crime policies resulting in massive chaos and lawlessness.

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Corrupt judges ignoring the rule of law and deciding cases based on their political biases.

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Public school students being indoctrinated into atheism, communism, socialism, and sexual perversion.

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Society rejecting basic biology to embrace sodomy in its various forms.

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foreign terror states financing communists, terrorists, anarchists to disrupt, hoping to destroy former Christian nations.

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, December 8 (“Socialism: The End of the Great Democratic Experiment?”

By admin On July 7th, 2026

Daily Devotional, Year 4, December 8

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“Socialism: The End of the Great Democratic Experiment?”

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…to now allowing itself to be filled with false religions, it is evident that God’s judgment has fallen upon those once highly favored nations.

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When the first European pilgrims settled in North America, they were mandated to set up a socialistic system in which all property was communally owned.

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And in this new system, all were required to work together in a joint effort to grow and harvest their food and produce their dry goods.

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But in just a few years, these new settlers almost came to point of starvation.

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The problem was that this new communal system did not reward achievement, nor punish lethargy.

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In other words, this socialistic system went contrary to our fallen human nature, and nearly destroyed the newly founded community.

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And so finally, the elected leader of this failing communal system finally proclaimed that each family was to be given their own piece of land that they would now work independently.

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And almost instantly, this new settlement began to thrive. Now these pilgrims were living and thriving under a system which rewarded personal effort and individual achievement.

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Unfortunately, the enemy of souls strives to bury historical knowledge when it serves his diabolical purposes.

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As a matter of fact, Satan, in his role as the False Prophet of Revelation 13, has been grooming public-school students to embrace atheism and socialism for many decades.

Daily Devotional (The Devil Made Me Do It, Part 41 “Bind Them Into Bundles! Kingdom of the Cults” CONTINUED)

By admin On July 1st, 2026

 

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 4

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 41:

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“Bind Them Into Bundles! Kingdom of the Cults”

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To read Part 1, click here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 1)

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in the time of harvest I will say (to the reapers)…

Gather ye together first the tares,

and bind them in bundles to burn them:

but gather the wheat into my barn.”

Matthew 13:24-30 (condensed for brevity)

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BUNDLES = CULTS

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While the name “cult” has been adopted by the churches and the world to identify certain religious groups who have a rather satanic appearance…

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…yet, the Bible speaks, instead, of a bundling process in the last hours of God’s Judgment on Planet Earth…

…”in the time of harvest I will say (to the reapers)…

Gather ye together first the tares,

and bind them in BUNDLES to burn them:

but gather the wheat into my barn.”

Matthew 13:24-30 (condensed for brevity)

Wheat Stacks with Reaper 1888 Vincent van Gogh Wikipedia US public domain

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In other words, the Bible does not recognize the name, “cults”, but does speak of “bundles”.

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And indeed, we are seeing some of these bundles looking suspiciously like what the world calls “cults”!

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THE CULTLIKE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LEFT-HORN/6TH-HEAD OF ANTICHRIST

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Take, for instance, the political groups which this website identifies as the Left-Horn/6th-Head of the two antichrist Beasts of Revelation 13.

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This two-horned Beast, combined with the sixth head of the first Beast can be defined as the party of compassion as well as the party of atheism.

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And just look at how much this political group resembles a satanic cult…

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…for instance, it exalts humans as being the supreme being…mostly denying God’s true supremacy

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…also, it claims that each human has the godlike power and authority to assign one’s own self with whichever gender he or she chooses…

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…and it has its own form of sacrament in the form of pre-born baby sacrifices, some even calling abortion “a sacred right”…

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…like other so-called “cults” and false religions, it believes in seizing power over whichever populace it exists in…

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…it has turned the public-school systems into indoctrination centers, shaping and controllng the minds of young people…

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…it celebrates and encourages the assassination of so-called political, and/or religious “disenters”…

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…instead of rational logic, it operates greatly by emotional manipulation…

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…it greatly controls the masses through its main mouthpiece, the major media…

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…its loyal followers willingly believe the many falsehoods being foisted upon them via this massive cult’s leadership.

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SOCIALISM: THE DEATH RATTLE OF A POLITICAL PARTY…AND MAYBE OF AN ENTIRE NATION!

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Because the Left Horn/6th Head of antichrist is atheistic by nature, Satan has little resistance, as he morphs this political party into full-blown socialism/communism.

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Now, perhaps this will be the demise of that political party, and maybe even of the nation in which it exists.

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This is because socialism always destroys ambition, excellence…

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…simply because it is an ideology directly opposed to human nature.

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Just look at the other nations which have embraced socialism, and how weak they have become!

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And so, the leader of this 6th Head/Left-Horn cult, Satan, has had little trouble bringing that political cult into this nation-destroying, oppressive ideology.

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THE ONLY HOPE IS A NINEVITE-LIKE REPENTANCE 

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The western societies are going through a paradigm shift happening with leopard-like rapidity.

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It seems as if Satan has been permitted to bring destruction upon the nations which have rejected their former Christian roots.

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Only the same national repentance which Nineveh had before God back in their time of God’s judgment cane possibly extend our probationary existence…

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to make my calling and election sure in these days of apostasy…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

November 21st (THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CULT!)…

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…or you can also read…

“November 26 ( “The World’s Most Evil People!”)”

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN 

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

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

 

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

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

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP…

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Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation.

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Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing.

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In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.

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In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward. It has a snowcapped top.

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

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

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The ‘Valley of Decision’ Constellation

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TOMORROW

September 21 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 20: “The Day of the Lord Is Near!”)

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<h3><strong><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkz_zSkv1w4&amp;t=2720s” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Open Forum October 23, 2002 (youtube.com)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, October 19 (Through Jesus’ Eyes, Part 2: “Overcome Evil with Good”)

By admin On June 23rd, 2026

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Today’s Devotional, Year 4 – October 19

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Through Jesus’ Eyes!

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Part 2

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“Overcome Evil with Good”

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But I (Jesus) say unto you,

Love your enemies,

bless them that curse you,

do good to them that hate you,

and pray for them which despitefully use you,

and persecute you;”

Matthew 5:44

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Ray Charles probably never got accused of being a Christian.

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On the contrary, he was pretty much on the no-play list of most Christian households, or so the general consensus was.

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BANNED IN GEORGIA

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1943_Colored_Waiting_Room_Sign.jpgAnd yet, a well-known story is that He got banned from performing in the state of Georgia after he cancelled a show because of discrimination against the black audiences who were required to sit up in the balcony.

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After that even his music was banned on Georgia radio stations.

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1943 Colored Waiting Room Sign in Georgia – – wikipedia – This image is available from the United States Library of Congress’s Prints and Photographs division

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Well, this controversy continued for several decades.

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But one day he sang and recorded a beautiful love-song dedicated to that state, called “Georgia on My Mind”.

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And well, that haunting love-ballad (along with societal changes over time) eventually melted the hearts of the Georgia residents, ultimately becoming the state’s official anthem.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antifa_@_Trump_in_Phoenix_8-22-17.jpg“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”

Matthew 24:12

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And the world has its ways of dealing with offences: divorce, hate, revenge, anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, slander, violence, censure, etc…

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Clenched_human_fist_vectorized.svg/226px-Clenched_human_fist_vectorized.svg.pngLet’s face it! It’s a “You hit me, and I’ll hit back harder” world we live in.

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And as a result, it’s also a very unhappy world in many ways and many times.

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Our ways of dealing with offences just isn’t working very well, to put it mildly!

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“I drew them with…bands of love:”

Hosea 11:4

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God sent His Son, Jesus, into this troubled world to show us the proper way to deal with offences.

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As a matter of fact, He came to a world that wanted nothing to do with Him…

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…and yet, He came with sympathy and forgiveness, and many acts of love and mercy.

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And as a climactic finale, He allowed us to hang Him on a cruel Roman cross and took our sins upon Him as the sacrificial Lamb of God.

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Yes, He bled and died for those who despised Him…as He uttered the words, “Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do” Luke 23:34

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“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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When we begin to follow that Lamb, God gives us a new heart, a heart of love and forgiveness.

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And now, we look at the world through Jesus’ eyes…through eyes of love, sympathy, and forgiveness.

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“By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

John 13:35

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And though we may not write a beautiful song of love like Ray sang…

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…nevertheless, we can indeed write our own love-song in the form of prayer for those who may despise us, and for those who despitefully use us, those who neglect and/or reject us.

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And that “love-song” comes in the form of prayer for them…

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…speaking only kind words to them and about them…

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…doing good deeds for them should the opportunity arise.

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Even a warm and sincere smile can often work wonders to melt the cold and indifferent heart of another.

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Yes, love is Heaven’s weapon of war against evil…

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…and as we grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord, our love, understanding, and sympathy will only grow deeper and brighter!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rezando.jpgTODAY’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…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

“The Narrow Gate Stars (Orion’s Gate to Heaven)”…

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…or you can also read this shorter article…

February 18 (Martha, the “Doer” & Mary, the “Hearer”)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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LOCATING ORION THE ARCHER

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“He hath bent His bow,

and set me as a mark for the arrow.

He hath caused the arrows of His quiver to enter into my reins.

I was a derision to all my people;

and their song all the day.”

Lamentations 3:12-14

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Orion travels through the night skies, starting about late September in the pre-dawn hours.

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This 1st office which Orion holds, as an Archer, is fairly easy to see.

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His bow is pointed and bent as if ready to shoot his arrows.

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But why astronomers have never noticed this Dragon to his left, is truly a puzzle!

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It’s so obvious; at least his crocodile mouth is obvious. (Perhaps God is sending the message that Satan (the real Dragon) is so obviously real, and yet so few in this world are ready to recognize him.)

 

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This Archer-Orion corresponds to the 1st Horseman of Revelation, Chapter 6, speaking of a rider with a bow who goes out conquering. 

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And so, this article is dedicated to show just what Orion the Archer is speaking of, in Scripture, and how this all relates to you and me. So read on and observe…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Orion The Archer”

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TOMORROW:

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October 20 (And He Spake As A Dragon! Part 2: “Satan’s Cheerleading Squad”)

 

 

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 –  (Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 3: “Dwelling In Love in My Marriage!”)

By admin On June 20th, 2026

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Col 3:18  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Col 3:19  Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

1Pe 3:5  For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
1Pe 3:6  Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – June 1

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Hide Thyself…For A Moment!

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Part 3:

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“Dwelling In Love in My Marriage!”

To read Part 1, click here…JULY 2 (Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 1: “Dwelling In Love!”)

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This sad ol’ world is getting sadder with each passing day.

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Brotherly love is being replaced by hatred and anger. It’s overwhelming to see this world sinking down into its own cesspool of sin!

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The nuclear family has been all but split apart. Fathers and mothers divorcing (or not even bothering to get married). Children are being led away by the modern-day Pied Piper of Hamlin (smartphones).

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So the title of this article is “How to Save a Marriage”.

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Well, the short answer is found by reading and taking to heart such passages as 1st Peter, Chapter 3.

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But the problem in today’s Christian community is that far too many marriages end in divorce.

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So what is the cause for such a high failure rate?

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Doesn’t the Reader of this article agree that far too many churchgoers who make a profession of loving and following Jesus, actually ignore and/or reject much of the Bible’s counsel to husbands and wives?

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Do we not, instead, handle marital issues much like the world handles marital issues?

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We argue, instead of submit.

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We shout instead of “go to our favorite prayer closet”.

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We stubbornly insist on having our own way, when 1st Corinthians Love Chapter 13 counsels us “Love does not insist on its own way” 1st Corinthians 13:5

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We try to solve marital issues by our own selves instead of “getting in the passenger seat” and “allow God to drive”.

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We ignore all the countless Biblical advice on how to live and behave, and instead, behave like the world.

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We get overwhelmed by all the pleasures, pastimes, and proud ambitious pursuits which this decadent, cornucopian society pushes on us, instead of living in Christlike simplicity.

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Well, this list of admonitions could go on and on…

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The Good News is that “today is the first day of the rest of our lives” as the saying goes.

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The bottom line is this: I must continually and unfailingly cry out to God to give me the loving eyes of Jesus, even as the Apostle of Love, John admonishes…“God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him” 1st John 4:15

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And this brand of love shines out of our heart for all mankind, no matter how wicked mankind can be! After all, didn’t Jesus stretch out His loving arms “for the whole world”? 1st John 2:2

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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READ MORE…

(FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION, READ THE ARTICLE… 

” April 18th (Getting Slapped!)”

…or you can also read…

August 2 (The Women of Babylon),

…or you can also read…

November 5th (It’s a Rosie-the-Riveter World)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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“And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven; a woman

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And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness” 

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Revelation 12:1, 14

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FLEEING WOMAN OF REVELATION 12…

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This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).

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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.

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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth. 

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This is seen in springtime 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).

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The single star representing her birth-child (Christ) now becomes her head (“Christ is the head of the church.” Ephesians 5:23

 

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars. But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights. 

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These are star charts from Wikipedia, with sketches of the Woman added.

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

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TOMORROW:

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

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

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<h1 class=”style-scope ytd-watch-metadata”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ellen_G_White.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-40517 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ellen_G_White.jpg” alt=”https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ellen_G_White.jpg” width=”93″ height=”129″ /></a><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/prayer-at.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-41349 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/prayer-at.jpg” alt=”http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/File:Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Millet_Angelus.jpg” width=”95″ height=”162″ /></a>Important Facts and Principles on Marriage by Ellen White</span></h1>
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<h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhvqKCywu4Y&amp;list=PLYuNObruxpw_DHYNXMBlaYiQgnX2aNwUg&amp;index=2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 13-MINUTE TALK ABOUT MARRIAGE – – TSB-01 – Important Facts and Principles (youtube.com)</a></strong></h3>
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<span style=”color: #808080;”>Prayer at Day’s End – Angelus by Jean-François Millet – Wikipedia – Public Domain

 

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TALE OF TWO WOMEN

 

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You see, this constellation tells the tale of two women!

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But how can it be, that nobody has ever seen the Pleiades as a constellation of a woman?

(However, there is one other person on the Internet who has his own rendition of this constellation. Click here to see)

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This article will discuss this great paradox of these two women, found in the Pleiades, and what it means scripturally to us: we who comprise the global community of Christians.

 

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Because this constellation (or should we say Constellations, plural), has very much to do with us: those of us who are living right now on the threshold of eternity. 

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And as you might expect, if you are at all familiar with this website, the Bible holds the key to understanding all this!

 

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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)”

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TOMORROW…

“JUNE 2 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 3: “Deceiving Even The Elect!” Hermeneutic of Literalism)”

ABOVE PICTURE: Adding to or taking from God’s Word, the Bible

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By admin On March 28th, 2026

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By admin On January 23rd, 2026

Do Grown Men Cry?

By admin On October 13th, 2025

 

2Co 1:4  (God) Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

An integral part of Heaven’s love is to mourn for the troubles which others are experiencing.

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And so, God purposely brings various types of troubles and trials upon Christians, as a means of softening our hard hearts, thus increasing our sympathy for the troubles, trials, and heartaches which others are going through.

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Because of the rise of anti-masculine feminism, a backlash has occurred in which many men are going to the opposite extreme.

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One popular conservative podcaster actually promotes the notion that men should not cry.

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On the other hand, along with the feminism of western societies, there is a counterfeit compassion in which men are imitating the inherent emotionalism of women. Yes, God has apparently “hardwired” to be nurturing, compassionate often exerting mercy instead of justice.

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Of course, in this godless society, mankind doesn’t understand the proper balance of true compassion; thus, making a mockery of true mercy and compassion.

 

Mat_26:75  And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Rev_5:4  And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

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Jhn_11:35  Jesus wept.

Rom_12:15  Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

Act_20:31  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
2Co_2:4  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

Today’s Devotional – March 16th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian! Part 3)

By admin On October 7th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – March 16th

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Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian!

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Part 3

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At the very end of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he finishes with the dramatic statement… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PaulT.jpg

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing,

nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

And as many as walk according to this rule,

peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Galatians 6:15-16.

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Now there exists some confusion as to just who Paul is referring to as, “the Israel of God”, in this closing salutation found in Galatians.

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Many, or perhaps even most will say this is speaking of literal Israel over there in Palestine.

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And yet, some say this has to be referring to God’s faithful Believers.

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Now, that most notable theologian, Matthew Henry, made the following comment as to just who Paul was referring to, when he spoke of “the Israel of God”, at the end of the Galatian Epistle.

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Listen to Henry… “The Jews and judaizing teachers were for confining these blessings (peace & MatthewHenry Wikipedia Public Domainmercy) to such as were circumcised and kept the law of Moses.

But, on the contrary, the apostle declares that they (blessings of peace and mercy) BELONG TO ALL WHO WALK ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF THE GOSPEL, or of the new creature, even to all the Israel of God…

…INTIMATING THAT THOSE ONLY ARE THE TRUE ISRAEL OF GOD WHO WALK ACCORDING TO THIS RULE (the rule of becoming a new creation in Christ), and not that of circumcision, which they insisted so much upon, and therefore that this was the true way to obtain peace and mercy.”

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In other words, Henry correctly saw that only those who walk according to true circumcision of the heart are the true “Israel of God!”

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And it could not possibly be speaking of national Israel, since for the most part, they utterly failed to become a new creation!

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And neither do they, as a civil government, have “peace and mercy”, as God pronounces here in Galatians, through the hand of Paul. 

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And of course, that was the whole point of Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

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Paul was trying to show this Gentile church, that such ceremonies and rituals were totally meaningless, and would ultimately bring that Galatian church into apostasy.

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And in the midst of his letter, he made this statement…

“Even as Abraham believed God,

and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith,

the same are the children of Abraham.”

Galatians 3:6, 7.

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Here Paul reveals just who are the true children of Abraham: those who live by faith, both Jew and Gentile alike!

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“NEITHER GREEKS, JEWS, MALE OR FEMALE”

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Now Paul is revealing to Galatia, that being a Jew, means much more than simply being a Jew, “after the flesh” (see 1st Corinthians 10:18, for “after the flesh” reference).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PaulT.jpg

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And Paul repeats this idea, in this next passage…

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Listen… “There is neither Jew nor Greek,

there is neither bond nor free,

there is neither male nor female:

for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed,

and heirs according to the promise.”

Galatians 3:28, 29.

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Here Paul says that God no longer is a respecter of the Jews above the gentiles.

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We are all now on equal ground, in Christ.

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“For I could wish that myself were accursed…for…my kinsmen” 

Romans 9, (The Apostle, Paul, speaking of “Israel, according to the flesh”)

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Now, should Christians have a yearning in their hearts for “Israel-after-the-flesh”?

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Of course they should!

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And even though we know that God will never re-institute His sacrificial system in the nation of Israel, nevertheless, our prayers and hope are for the Salvation of each and every individual “Jew-after-the-flesh”!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_arrested.jpgAnd it is really disingenuous for the apostate church-world to hang upon our necks, their unbiblical and derogatory tag, “replacement theology”, and make the false claim that we hate the Jews or are anti-Zionists!

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Paul had a great self-sacrificial love for his fellow kinsmen!

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And so should we!

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NO MORE BRICK-N-MORTAR TEMPLE

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-06831.jpgHopefully, there has been enough evidence presented in these three articles to cause those who desire to know the great spiritual nature of the Bible, to further search out and explore just what God was trying to tell us about Salvation, when He gave us these testimonies.

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Oh yes, to be sure, there was a literal nation of Israel in the Old Testament.

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And one great reason that God raised them up in the Old Testament, was to present us with allegorical pictures of His unfolding plan of Salvation.

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But they were a part of all the other many wonderful Bible stories, which presented the Gospel of Jesus Christ in pictures, in such a way, that reveals the great spiritual truths to us, “upon whom the ends of the world are come.”

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FOR YE ARE THE TEMPLE

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And though God may save very many literal Jews in these last days, God will never again raise up the Old Testament sacrificial system.

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Jesus was the fulfillment of that Old Testament temple service, and He is the only true temple, and we are the living stones in that eternal temple.

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Listen… “and the street of the city (New Jerusalem) was pure gold,

as it were transparent glass.

And I saw no temple therein:

for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.”

Revelation 21:21, 22

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

September 13 (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian! Part 4: “Do So-Called “Replacement Theology” Christians Hate Jews?”)

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“Dear Lord, Help me to be a lover of truth. Give me the grace to not idolize my teachers, nor my favorite doctrines.

But help me to love the Bible above all, and to merely seek the truth, regardless of the consequences…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… 

“Fleeing to the Mountains: The Abomination in the Church, Part 1”…

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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ORION THE SOLDIER

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The pagan cultures saw this incredible constellation as a hunter, with a club.

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Well, they weren’t too far off.

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Actually, God created it to appear like a soldier.

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This is because all nature presents aspects of the Gospel.

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Listen… “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.” Psalm 19:1.

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Orion Constellation can best be seen all winter (but even in August in the pre-dawn hours of morning in eastern skies) traveling east to west through the night, in mid-sky.

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To find the seven major stars of Orion (one star on each shoulder and one star on each foot, plus the three stars which make his belt), you can locate on just about any clear night regardless of the blackness of the night.

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To find Orion’s other stars, you need more star-visibility…a darker, moonless night, and possibly away from city lights.

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Orion Phenomena”…

…or you can also read… “Orion the Soldier (Armor of God)”

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Today’s Devotional – March 15th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian! Part 2)

By admin On October 7th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – March 15th

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Paul, the Ultimate Replacement Theologian!

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To read part 1, click here… “March 14th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian!)”

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_arrested.jpg“For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly;

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and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter;

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whose praise is not of men, but of God.”

Romans 2:28, 29.

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In yesterday’s devotional (click here), the groundwork was laid for this subject of “Replacement Theology”…

…a derogatory tag by which the greater portion of Christendom demeans those who now spiritualize Israel.

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In other words, most theologians agree that when the Bible speaks of Israel, it can only refer to the literal nation of Israel…

…and not to the New Testament Church (as so-called, “Replacement Theologians” suppose).

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A SCARLET LETTER

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And furthermore, “Replacement Theology” is used as a sort of derogatory tag, a type of “scarlet letter”, to hang upon anyone who teaches that the New Testament Church is now “the Israel of God”. Galatians 6:16

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It was also pointed out in yesterday’s devotional (click here) that Paul is by far, the biggest proponent of this so-called “Replacement Theology”.

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Yes, Paul says repeatedly, howbeit in various ways, that the Church is now the “Commonwealth of Israel” (see Ephesians 2:12-15 & Romans 2:28, 29 which were yesterday-devotional’s signature verses).

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And so, let’s continue on, by hearing more of what Paul had to say about the Church.

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ALL PEOPLE NOW ON EQUAL GROUND!

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First, hear what Paul said to the Galatians…

“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek,

there is neither bond nor free,

there is neither male nor female:

for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

And if ye be Christ’s, THEN ARE YE ABRAHAM’S SEED,

AND HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE.”

Galatians 3:27-29.

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So Paul is saying that in Christ, there is no difference between Jew and Gentile…“There is neither Jew nor Greek…”

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We are all Abraham’s seed, fellow heirs, according to the promise!

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We are now on totally equal ground with Jewish Believers, as well as everybody else in the world!

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As the Apostle, Peter puts it, “Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:” Acts 10:34

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STORY OF ABRAHAM WAS AN ALLEGORY

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And just a little later in Galatians, Paul makes an even more remarkable revelation, when he says…

“For it is written, that Abraham had two sons,

the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh;

but he of the freewoman was by promise.

Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants;

the one from the mount Sinai,

which genders to bondage, which is Agar.

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia,

and answers to Jerusalem which now is,

and is in bondage with her children.

But Jerusalem which is above is free,

which is the mother of us all…

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise…

So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman,

but of the free.”

Galatians 4:22-26, 28, 31.

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So, God, through Paul, is revealing a giant concept here: that those Old Testament stories, though true historical events, were actually orchestrated by God, to present the Gospel in allegories.

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Yes, these true historical accounts were meant to be prophecies concerning Christ and His Church!

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And this story of Sarah and Hagar was really about the New Testament Church!

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Now that is such an amazing truth, that it completely rocks the very foundations of our previous understanding!

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WE NEED NOT ANY HUMAN AUTHORITY TO TEACH US

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And not only Paul had the license to unravel these stories, but God gives us the same license, as is written…

“But the Anointing (the Holy Spirit) which ye have received of Him (God) abides in you,

and ye need not that any man teach you:

but as the same Anointing teaches you of all things,

and is truth, and is no lie…”

1st John 2:27

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“For I could wish that myself were accursed…for…my kinsmen” 

Romans 9:3

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Now, should Christians have a yearning in their hearts for “Israel-after-the-flesh”? (1st Corinthians 10:18)

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Of course they should!

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And we know that God will never re-institute His sacrificial system in the nation of Israel over there in so-called, “Palestine” (or any other nation).

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And yet, our prayers and hope are for the Salvation of each and every Jew!

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Paul had a great self-sacrificial love for his fellow kinsmen, “Israel-after-the-flesh”, and so should we!                                                                                  

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So, this topic will be finished tomorrow (click here), with a short discussion of just who is, “the Israel of God” spoken of at the end of the Paul’s Epistle to the church of Galatia.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-100506-M-2360J-038.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy Law. Help me know Thy Word so well, that I don’t need to depend upon others to instruct me…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… February 21st (Picture of a Very Grave Man)…

…or you can also read… February 19th (“Man Shall…Live…By Every Word”)…

…or you can also read…September 13 (“Do Replacement Theology Christians Hate Jews?”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE HOLY GHOST RIDER CONSTELLATION

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This newest Signs Of Heaven Constellation (Fall, 2013) is by far the faintest of constellations, but is a very incredible and awesome in a number of ways (which this article will explain).

Holy Ghost Rider (above western horizon)

Holy Ghost Rider (above western horizon)

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It is primarily comprised of the Camelopardalis Constellation (head and upper back), plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars.

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It appears as an outline of a rider.

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Only the back of his head is detailed.

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And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed.

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Both sides of his arm are visible, and his hand is gripping the horse’s mane, and that is detailed by three stars (which are also part of the horse’s mane).

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The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse jockey.

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The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg.

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All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.

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Since this constellation has just been revealed, there may be more to this constellation in the coming months.

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But if you can locate the Goodly Horse in Battle Constellation, then you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating this Rider Constellation, provided you have excellent star-watching conditions.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation”…

…or you can also read… “Goodly Horse in Battle Constellation”

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TOMORROW:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_arrested.jpg

“March 16th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian! Part 3)”

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Today’s Devotional – March 14th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian! Part 1)

By admin On October 7th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – March 14th

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Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian!

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Part 1

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“For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly;

neither is that circumcision,

which is outward in the flesh:

But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly;

and circumcision is that of the heart,

in the spirit, and not in the letter;

whose praise is not of men, but of God.”

Romans 2:28, 29.

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One day, a certain radio Christian talk show host was criticizing a notable but, “far-out” evangelist for applying an Old Testament book to the Church, calling this evangelist guilty of subscribing to, “Replacement Theology”.

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And he spoke as if it was a foregone conclusion that such, “Replacement Theology”, is cursed by God!

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And of course, his listeners seemed to agree with him on this subject!

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But where did this “Replacement Theology” church-doctrine http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgcome from, any way?

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And why did it rise to popularity?

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WHY THE SHIFT IN OUR BELIEFS?

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Yes, where did this “Replacement Theology” church-doctrine come from?

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Well, it first began to gain popularity after the Jews pronounced “Israel” as once again becoming a nation, back in 1948.

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Prior to that, most theologians subscribed to the idea that the Church is the true modern-day Israel.

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But after national Israel once again became a physical nation in 1948, then the theological community began to re-think their stance about Israel being the Church.

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RADIO & TV MINISTRIES

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And over the decades theologians and Bible teachers have increasingly condemned the belief that the Church is the “Israel of God”. Galatians 6:16

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And with the rise of Christian TV and radio, this condemnation is now being repeatedly emblazoned into the audience’s consciousness, day and night by many mainstream Bible prophecy ministries!

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THE STRAW MAN PLOY

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And what has further fueled the negativity of this Israel-being-the-Church doctrine, is that some notoriously apostate ministries have also embraced this idea regarding the Church-being-Israel.

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And this has only further confused the issue.

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Simply put, if those so-called, “cults” and “wackos” believe that the-Church-is-now-Israel, then who would ever want to be lumped together with them, by also believing in “Replacement Theology”?!

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NO TRACE FOUND IN THE BIBLE

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But one big problem with Replacement Theology is, that this name is found absolutely nowhere in the Bible!

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Well, just get your Strong’s Concordance out, and try to find this non-biblical name, “Replacement Theology”.

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You simply won’t find it!

Because it’s not there!

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Some fearless theologian dreamed-up the name, emboldening most other theologians to follow his heretical leading!

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A DOCTRINE FROM THE CARNAL HEART

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And furthermore, there is absolutely nowhere in the Bible that forbids the Christian from interpreting the Bible spiritually, when it comes to Israel!

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Nothing!

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So, the name, “Replacement Theology” is not found anywhere in the Bible.

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Nor does the Bible offer any validation for condemning those who spiritualize away the types and shadows found in Scripture, concerning Israel!

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In other words, it is a totally man-made, man-fabricated doctrine!

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Nowhere does the Bible say that we must only regard Israel as literal.

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BIBLE: A SPIRITUAL BOOK

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Let’s repeat this statement: Nowhere in the Bible does it say that we must only regard Israel as literal.

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As a matter of fact, there is much in the Bible which says just the opposite!

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But this notion of demanding that Israel is not the Church has no doubt been fostered by those in the Church who cannot see the spiritual nature of the Bible!

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Listen… “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:

for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,

because they are spiritually discerned.”

1st Corinthians 2:14.

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So, this verse reveals that those who are yet in their carnal nature, cannot fully comprehend the spiritual and allegorical nature of the Bible.

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So the remaining question today, is this: Just why do so many Christians continue to hold fast to this idea, that the-Church-is-now-Israel, which their detractors condemn them as being, “Replacement Theologians”?

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APOSTLE, PAUL: THE GUILTY ONE!

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Well, of course, the leading proponent and chief culprit of the “Replacement Theology” movement is none other than the apostle, Paul, himself!

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Yes, Paul is the guilty one!

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This is because Paul is by far, the biggest “violator”, when it comes to subscribing to the concept that the Church Elect is now spiritual Israel!

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Just listen to Paul…

“For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly;

neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly;

and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter;

whose praise is not of men, but of God.”

Romans 2:28, 29.

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So here, Paul is showing himself to be a “Replacement Theologian”.

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Yes, by saying that every true-worshipper of God is now a true Jew, including Gentiles, definitely makes Paul guilty of “Replacement Theology” (if this were a true biblical name (which it’s not!))

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CHURCH NOW THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL

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But Paul doesn’t stop here!

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No, just listen to this next passage…

“That at that time ye were without Christ,

being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel,

and strangers from the covenants of promise,

having no hope, and without God in the world:

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off

are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

For He is our peace, who hath made both one,

and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Having abolished in His flesh the enmity,

even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;

for to make in Himself of twain one new man, so making peace;”

Ephesians 2:12-15

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Now this has some difficult language in it.

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But basically, this is saying that the blood of Jesus now makes us Gentiles at oneness with Israel, through the atonement of Christ on the Cross!

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In Christ, we are now one!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_arrested.jpgTO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

March 15th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian! Part 2)

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-06831.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to study the Bible for my own self, and not lean on the arm of flesh. Let me not be afraid to stand alone…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… November 22 – (The Greatest Jig-saw Puzzle Ever!)“…

…or you can also read… January 24th (The True Message of Revelation!)”…

…or you can also read…September 13 (“Do Replacement Theology Christians Hate Jews?”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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WINE-CUP IN HER HAND

The Pleiades: Mystery Babylon: Mother of Harlots

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As you can see, this Mystery Harlot, the Pleiades Constellation, has a cup of red wine in her hand.

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This actually is a single red star.

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But it only confirms that we are seeing this constellation correctly.

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And by the way, this entire cluster of stars reminds us http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ConcordGrapes1.jpgof a cluster of grapes, does it not?

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The Pleiades: The Captive Angel & Mystery Harlot Constellation

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TOMORROW:

“March 15th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian! Part 2)”

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO STUDY IN JEREMIAH 

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

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THIS STUDY #73 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…

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Today’s Devotional – March 4th (“It’s a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World!”)

By admin On October 7th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – March 4th

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“It’s a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World!”

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“And because iniquity shall abound,

the love of many shall wax cold…

And judgment is turned away backward,

and justice standeth afar off:

for truth is fallen in the street,

and equity cannot enter. 

Yea, truth faileth;

and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey:

and the LORD saw it…”

Matthew 24:12 & Isaiah 59:14, 15

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As we go about our daily routine, we all-too-often become oblivious to the heartachehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Madworldposter.jpg, loneliness, sadness, injustice, tragedy and misery all around, in every direction.

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And all the while, Hollywood keeps churning out feel-good movies…

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…movies like that old one called, “It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”, which the entire family loved and laughed at.

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Yes, that movie really made the world seem so fun and happy!

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But the sad fact is, it’s actually a really, Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad world! And a Sad one too!

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OUR DAILY DISREGARD

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We get out of bed in the morning, barely cognizant that half the world’s https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiite_Muslims_executed_by_ISIS.pnginhabitants are intensely suffering, for one reason or another!

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We drink our cup of morning Joe, without a thought for the millions who are being kidnapped and sold into slavery, both in this society and around the world!

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And as we drive down to the mall, we hardly consider how many elderly ones are sitting alone at home, in their dark room, hurting and suffering in one way or another.

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And we turn our head the other direction to avoid meeting eyes with that beggar on the corner, whose body and mind has been ravaged by years of alcohol or drug abuse. 

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And as we wander from shop to shop, there are many living with little or no hope, all because that cruel iron citadel known as “atheism” has left them without any hope for the future!

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We place our order at the drive-thru window…

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…with little cognizance of the starving multitudes who can just barely hang on for another day, merely existing in their world of stark scarcity…

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…sometimes even eating the dung of animals, just to survive!

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And we hurry home from church service to catch that big game…

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…blissfully ignorant that hundreds of thousands of unsaved souls are slipping down into their Christless graves each and every day…

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…hopelessly lost for all eternity!

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(Not to mention the countless number of voiceless pre-born infants who are snuffed out of existence, mostly for convenience’s sake!)

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And as we lie down each night, seemingly safe and secure in bed, not realizing that thousands are being savagely displaced by Satan’s cruel armies…

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…having to flee to wherever they can find refuge…

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…often ending up slaughtered by heartless monsters, merely devils inhabiting human bodies!

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Psalm 60:11 & 108:12

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Yes, it truly is a Bad, Bad world…and a Sad, Sad one too!

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And the world’s inhabitants can do little, or nothing at all, to turn things around!

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As a matter of fact, the more that the world attempts to solve its own problems, the worse things seem to get!

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And the wise man still calls out daily to this busy work-a-day world…

…”What is wrong cannot be made right.

What is missing cannot be recovered!”

Ecclesiastes 1:15 NLT

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“LET US…TURN AGAIN TO THE LORD”

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angel_prayers.jpgBut listen to the prophet, Jeremiah…

…”For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 

But though He cause grief,

yet will He have compassion

according to the multitude of His mercies. 

For He doth not afflict willingly

nor grieve the children of men. 

To crush under His feet

all the prisoners of the earth…

Let us search and try our ways,

and turn again to the LORD. 

Let us lift up our heart

with our hands unto God in the heavens.”

Lamentations 3:31, 33, 34, 40, 41

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Here is a great over-arching truth about why God has allowed all this bad stuff to keep happening.

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…and finally give up our rebellion, and return again to the Lord, pleading for His mercy.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to give myself unto prayer throughout my each and every day…and night…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…June 16th (God’s Royal Priesthood Today!)…

…or you can also read… DECEMBER 9 (Almost All Is Vanity! Part 3: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!)

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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THE 7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

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God has placed the stars in such a way that tells this marvelous concept of lifting up the Cross of Christ: self-sacrificing love for Mankind.

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First, Orion, representing Christ, lifts up the Cross.

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Then, just a little later, the 7 Stars Constellation, representing God’s Church finally lifts up the Cross, seemingly in response to Orion’s prior example.

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These two constellations are the two brightest and most prominent constellations in the winter-night sky.

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The sketch to the above left is ‘Orion’ as it is seen, beginning in October in the pre-dawn hours, in mid-sky.

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The sketch to the right is of the ‘7 Stars’ Constellation as it is seen through the first half of winter, as it imitates Orion.

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Cross of Orion – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Don%27t_Kid_Yourself...it%27s_Up_to_You._Stop_Him%5E_-_NARA_-_534297.jpgTOMORROW…

March 5th (The Straw Man, Part 1: “Villains And Heroes”)

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Today’s Devotional – February 29th (Mark of the Beast & Seal of God)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – May 4th

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Mark of the Beast & Seal of God

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“…this is that spirit of antichrist,

whereof ye have heard that it should come;

and even now already is it in the world…

They are of the world:

therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them…

We are of God…he that is not of God heareth not us.

Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”

1st John 4:3, 5, 6

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There is no shortage in today’s Christian community, of ideas about just what is this “mark” which Revelation 13 speaks of.

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Yes, the Bible says… “And he (the 2nd Beast) causes 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 (1st) beast,

or the number of his name…

Six hundred threescore and six.”

Revelation 13: 16-18

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BELIEVER OR MAKE-BELIEVER?

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Some say it is a literal mark on one’s forehead or right hand.

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Others say it is some world-wide computer, that keeps track of everyone’s business and doings.

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Still others believe it has to do with the day of one’s worship.

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Still others say it is a type of bar-code which will be placed on the forehead.

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And yet, still others say it will be a micro-chip embedded in one’s hand, or forehead.

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A MUCH DEEPER ISSUE INVOLVED

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But there is a deeper issue to all this.

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And that issue is this: just what is it that distinguishes ahttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Optic_stub.svg/200px-Optic_stub.svg.png “true worshipper of God”, from the “false brethren”?

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This is the great question which needs to be understood!

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After all, God is not going to alter His everlasting covenant!

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No, God’s Word has spelled out all that is required for Salvation.

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And these principles are not negotiable, nor changeable.

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So let’s take a few moments to quickly lay out the difference between a Believer, and, as one preacher puts it, a “make-believer”.

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WHO SITS ON THRONE OF THE HEART?

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Now if one goes to the core of the issue, Salvation is a matter of the heart!

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Merely going to church each week, or paying tithes, or serving in a church office does not save anybody!

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Jesus plainly says…

…”Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you,

saying, This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth,

and honoureth Me with their lips;

but their heart is far from Me.”

Matthew 15:7, 8.

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So Jesus lays out here a basic principle: true Salvation has to do with the thoughts of the heart.

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Yes, it is in a person’s forehead that the thoughts occur.

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This is the location of the heart.

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THOUGHTS OF THE HEART!

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Next, Jesus revealed to His disciples, just why the Pharisees, which were outwardly righteous, were actually inwardly wicked!

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Listen… “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,

murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

These are the things which defile a man:

but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.”

Matthew 15:19, 20.

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Yes, the Pharisees were outwardly very moral and very neat and clean and organized.

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But in heart, they were filled with the attributes of Satan!

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And Jesus plainly stated here in this above passage, that it is the evil thoughts of the heart that defile a person.

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PURIFY YOUR HEARTS YE DOUBLE-MINDED!

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Now, on the other hand, the Bible is filled with many passages which reveal that the Christian must put away all evil in the heart.

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Listen to the words of James… “Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” James 4:8.

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So in this above verse, James reveals where the wickedness is: in the hands and in the heart and mind.

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And as he says, we Christians must cleanse our hands of all wickedness, and purify our hearts and minds of all divided allegiance! (Here is a veiled reference to the Mark of the Beast, which is in the right hand or in the forehead!)

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In other words, there is no room in God’s kingdom for those who profess to love God, while at the same time serve the gods of this world!

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And it is with the hands and with the mind that we serve other gods! 

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THE DAY SHALL DECLARE!

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And the Bible reveals that at the end, it will be made manifest, just who worships God, and who worships Satan, as he comes through this beast power.

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Listen…

…”and all the world wondered after the beast.

And they worshipped the dragon (Satan)

which gave power unto the beast:”

Revelation 13:3, 4.

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Yes, as this passage indicates, to worship the beast, is to worship the dragon, Satan!

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And so, it is imperative that every man, woman, and child, who makes a profession of loving God, begins to do the work of purifying the heart, and eliminating all selfishness which manifests itself in the works of our hands.

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ALL THINGS POSSIBLE WITH GOD!

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“Casting down imaginations,

and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,

and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience,

when your obedience is fulfilled.”

2nd Corinthians 10:5, 6

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Now there are many Christians who have been taught that such an admonition as Paul makes here, is impossible! 

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But listen again to Paul…

…”Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly

above all that we ask or think,

according to the Power that worketh in us,”

Ephesians 3:20.

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Yes, as this verse reveals, God can do exceeding abundantly more in our hearts than anything we have asked for, or even believe is possible!

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And that statement, dear Christian, opens very big and very real possibilities, does it not?

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the desire to engage in the process of purifying my heart. Please give me the trials which will cause me to look up and keep my mind stayed upon Thee…

Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Mark of the Beast & Seal of God…

…or you can also read…April 3rd (Mark Now Given? Part 1)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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First, let it be stated, that this Dragon Constellation is not the same constellation commonly referred to as “Draco” (photo to right is Draco, AKA Ursa Minor).

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This Revelation 12 Dragon from Signs Of Heaven, has not been previously recognized.

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But you will discover that it is a very intricate and complex constellation, once you are comfortable locating it.

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Draco, Ursa Minor Wikipedia share-alike license

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THE DRAGON OF REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION. The star-charts below are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, which the editor has sketched over with these three constellations, as they appear when in the west.

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Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.

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LOCATION…

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Wikipedia star-charts winter constellation in West

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The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.

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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield.

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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.

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The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces.

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Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape.

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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus .

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The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night.

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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation”

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Washing_dishes_at_LGC.jpgTOMORROW…

“May 5th (The Proper Way to Wash Dishes!)”

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Today’s Devotional – February 28th (DINOSAURS & NIMROD)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – May 1st

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DINOSAURS & NIMROD

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“In The Beginning,

God Created the Heavens and Earth”

Genesis 1:1

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So, just where did the dinosaurs come from?

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Were they the product of evolution?

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Were they the ancestors of modern-day reptiles?

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And just where did they go?

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Did they become extinct when a giant asteroid hit earth and completely wiped out all dinosaurs?

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And if that asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, why didn’t it wipe out all the other animals too?  

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Dinosaur – Apatosaurus louisae , Carnegie Museum. – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

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ANIMALS GOING EXTINCT TODAY, TOO!

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Well, let’s just use a little logic.

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Just how do species become extinct today?

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After all, there are species which have become extinct in modern times.

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And our government is designating more and more species as being “endangered species”!

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Dodo display – Oxford – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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PALUXY RIVERBED DINOSAUR TRACKS

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In Texas is an active river, the Paluxy River, in which dinosaur tracks line the riverbed. 

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But the big question is, why does an active river have dinosaur tracks?

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After all, if these animals went extinct 65-80 million years ago, as we are told, then simple logic would determine that the Paluxy River would have been eradicated millions upon millions of years ago! 

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Paluxy River – Wikipedia – share-alike license (View of river)

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BIBLE SPEAKS OF “GIANTS” IN THOSE DAYS

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No, this river is a testament to the Bible account, which says…

“There were giants in the earth in those days…

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But it doesn’t specify whether those giants were people or animals, or both.

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It only says “giants”.

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And after establishing that fact, that there were giants, it then speaks of giant people intermarrying with God’s people.

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And when it says, “in those days”, it is speaking about the days prior to the Great Flood of Noah’s day.

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Paluxy River – Wikipedia – share-alike license (River bottom)

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NOAH’S ARK

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So just what happened to them?

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Did they get destroyed in the flood?

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Did that great deluge completely wipe them out?

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Or did they board the Ark, and sail to the other side of the flood?

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Well, all the well-preserved fossils indicate that these titans were mostly buried in the various layers of settling mud and silt that resulted from the receding flood waters.

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But skeptics scoff at that idea, laughingly saying that the Ark could never hold two of each kind of these great beasts!

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But just look at these dinosaur eggs in the photo below! They are very small.

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And Creation scientists remind us, that many baby dinosaurs were about the size of a dog.

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So, Noah’s Ark could easily have held very young and very small dinosaurs.

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COMMON SENSE LOGIC…

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And so, the question that remains, was God intelligent enough to know how to bring baby dinosaurs (and other species too) into the Ark?

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Obviously, God is infinite in wisdom and understanding!

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NIMROD 

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But what happened to the various species of animals which went extinct AFTER the flood?

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The Bible speaks in its usual concise manner concerning this…

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Listen… “And Nimrod…

began to be a mighty one in the earth.

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD:

wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.”

Genesis 10:8, 9

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In this little passage is revealed what probably happened to many of the animals that then existed after the flood…

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…mighty hunters, even as Nimrod.

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SATAN AND HIS MASTER-PLAN

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Now if Nimrod was an adulated individual, and there were many others like him, it’s not hard to deduce that Satan’s hand was not far from all this.

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With an I.Q. and powers far beyond any mortal, makes it a very real possibility that Satan was the master-orchestrator of this entire business of “prehistoric dinosaurs” which lived millions of years ago.

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JUST A PLAUSIBLE SCENARIO

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But herein was presented a plausible scenario, based on the Bible, that makes a great deal of common sense.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rezando.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me enough understanding of what the Bible says concerning all these things, not only for my own peace of mind, but that I may direct others to the Bible, to answer their own doubts…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… November 7 (A Heavenly Hobby)“…

…or you can also read… November 9 (Where Did All The Laws Come From?)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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FIRST APPEARS IN MID-SUMMER

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Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation

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This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Revelation 12 Woman in Travail (not pictured in this chart).

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The Wave of Water is primarily composed of the Constellation Auriga.

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There are two dimmer stars (#’s 1 & 2) which are closest to the Dragon’s mouth.

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These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation”

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http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/Pictures/The%20Early%20Church%20Artwork/target8.htmlTOMORROW…

“May 2nd (Faith That Overcomes!)”

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Today’s Devotional, Year 1 – February 27th (Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 2: “Mourning Doves & Us”)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

 

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Today’s Devotional, Year 1 – April 29th

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Two Turtledoves Constellation!

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Part 2: 

“Mourning Doves & Us”

To read Part 1, click here…April 9th (Two Turtledoves Constellation, Part 1)

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“But they that escape of them shall escape,

and shall be on the mountains

like doves of the valleys,

all of them mourning,

every one for his iniquity.

All hands shall be feeble,

and all knees shall be weak as water.”

Ezekiel 7:16, 17

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THE TWO TURTLEDOVES CONSTELLATION

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A most amazing and wonderful constellation appears in early spring in the south.

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It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall.

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The ancient Pagan cultures referred to it as Sagittarius.

(The three stars at the top of the 2nd Turtle-dove are not shown in some Sagittarius Star-charts, but are in others.)

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TWO TURTLEDOVES IS ALSO THE ARK CONSTELLATION

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Yes, if you look at it in the southern sky in springtime or summertime, you can easily see it as two twin birds flying westward.

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But amazingly, this Two Turtledoves Constellation (left) can also be seen as, The Ark of The Covenant Constellation (right)!

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This, of course, is a bit of an optical illusion.

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

Luke 21:25

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So, just why would God place this particular sign in the night-heavens?

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Why is a constellation of two birds flying westward so significant to the Gospel…

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…why so significant, that God thought it important enough to arrange the very stars in the night-heavens in such a way that they depict this heavenly phenomenon?

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Well, the Reader is highly encouraged to go to and study the article, “What Is The Meaning of the Two Turtledoves Constellation?” (click here to read)

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It gives a more comprehensive explanation of this constellation and all that it means to us.

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

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“Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes”

Job 42:6 

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But today’s devotional will deal with just one important aspect to this amazing constellation.

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And today’s signature Bible passage gives us a great biblical truth.

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Listen once more…

“But they that escape of them shall escape,

and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys,

all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

All hands shall be feeble,

and all knees shall be weak as water.”

Ezekiel 7:16, 17

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The entire Chapter 7 of Ezekiel lays out God’s complaint against the apostasy of His wayward people, who have loved this present selfish world more than they loved the Ways of Heaven.

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But this above passage reveals that some of God’s people will escape that apostate organization, only to begin to deal with their own personal apostasy.

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“like doves of the valleys…mourning…for his iniquity”

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But then, God uses cooing doves to illustrate how those escapees of the apostate churches will finally face the truth of their own past waywardness, and the resulting sins which separated them for such a long season away from their God.

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And just as the Mourning Dove sings its woeful song, so also, we Christians will…

…”escape and shall be on the mountains

like doves of the valleys,

all of them mourning,

every one for his iniquity”

Ezekiel 7:17

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“This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”

2nd John 1:7 

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Yes, we are sorrowful because we allowed ourselves to be deceived by the Master of Deceit, as he brought in antichrist deceivers into the church-world, who led us to commit spiritual adultery with the world.

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Jeremiah 51:6 

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But now, our eyes have been fully opened to discern our perilous situation, and we understand that we must flee out of the midst of Babylon (the apostate churches), and escape to the mountain of God, just as Lot fled Sodom on the night before her destruction!

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“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing”  

2nd Corinthians 6:10 

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You see, the dove which makes such a sad cooing is actually joyful, as she calls for her mate.

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And thus, it is, with Christians as we cry out after our Lord.

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That is, even though we are sorry for our miserable past, we nevertheless are, “As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing” 2nd Corinthians 6:10 

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Yes, it is only through the miraculous power of God’s Spirit that the Christian actually finds joy, even in his or her times of tearful sorrow and heartfelt repentance before the Lord!

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This is just one more wonderful aspect to being a Christian!

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“Come out of her, My People!”

Revelation 18:4

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Oh yes, the hour is late. And we must hurry along!

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And so now, O trembling child of faith, it is high time we escape from the apostasy of the fallen church-world and…

…”be on the mountains,

like doves of the valleys,

all of them mourning,

every one for his iniquity”

Ezekiel 7:17

 

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

April 11 (Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 3: “Forsaking All to Follow Jesus!”)

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Dear Lord, open my eyes that I might realize how I have been deceived by the great harlot who has put the bottle to my mouth to drink of the wine of her fornications…

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For further study, you may wish to read… April 29 (The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 10: “Peter’s Conversion”)…

…or you may also read…December 12 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 5: “Sorrow Is Better Than Laughter!?!”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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“But they that escape of them shall escape,

Two Turtledoves (Sagittarius)

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and shall be on the mountains

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like doves of the valleys,

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all of them mourning,

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every one for his iniquity.”

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Ezekiel 7:16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION

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THE TWO TURTLEDOVES CONSTELLATION…

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This constellation appears in early spring in the south.

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It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall.

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It is commonly known as Sagittarius.

(The three stars at the top of the 2nd Turtledove are not shown in some Sagittarius Star-charts, but are in others.)

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Sagittarius Constellation star-chart from a wikipedia. Editor of this site has sketched in the Turtledoves. Star-chart is under Share-alike license

 

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… What Is The Meaning of the Two Turtledoves Constellation?

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PProg_15_p45_ThereSatAManInAnIronCage.jpgTOMORROW…

“April 30th (Man In The Iron Cage!)”

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February 26th (Atheism Exposed: Nature’s Witnesses, Part 5: ‘Law & Order’)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Daily Devotional – April 27th

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Nature’s Witnesses,

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Part 5:

‘Law & Order’

To read Part 1, click here…January 25th (Nature’s Witnesses)

 

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“Because sentence against an evil work

is not executed speedily,

therefore the heart of the sons of men

is fully set in them to do evil.”

Ecclesiastes 8:11

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BEAUTY, POETRY, WISDOM & LAWS

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ALL TESTIFY OF OUR CREATOR!

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So in Part 1, it was put forth that in all of nature, there are four witnesses, who all testify in behalf of the Creator!

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Beauty, Poetry, Wisdom, and Laws, all stand up and speak so eloquently in defense of nature’s God!

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And it would seem that any doubter or skeptic who would open his or her mind to carefully consider the testimony of these four very persuasive witnesses…

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…most rational folks would eventually come to the same conclusion: there has to be a Creator, who is filled with these same qualities:

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God, the Creator of nature’s beauty.

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God, the Creator of nature’s poetry.

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God, the Creator of nature’s wisdom.

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God, the Creator of nature’s law & order.

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5TH WITNESS: LOVE!

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But since the writing of that first devotional, (click here to read), yet another witness found in nature, has risen up in defense of the Creator: a powerful witness that defies and even decimates the supposed logic of the so-called Theory of Evolution!

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And so, in Part 4 (click here), we saw that there are not four, but five witnesses found in nature, which all testify of God’s Creation!

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And just what is that 5th witness?

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LOVE!

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Yes, love is the 5th witness found throughout nature!

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LAW & ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE

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Now, this Part 5, will take a closer look at one of the witnesses already mentioned in Part 1: “Law & Order”

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Yes, here is a very powerful witness, which puts to death this entire nonsense that the universe is the consequence of some accidental cosmic explosion.

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LAW & ORDER PRODUCED FROM CHAOS?

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After all, how could some cosmic accident produce a well-ordered universe which operates by law & order?

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That doesn’t make any sense at all, does it?

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Yes, every aspect of nature is controlled by law and order.

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No matter what part of nature observed, law and order are in control.

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And with all these laws, it is evident that there must be a divine Lawgiver…God.

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THE LAWS OF HEALTH

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Take, for instance, the laws concerning health.

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By trial and error, Mankind has discovered that in order to enjoy continued health, there are natural laws which must be obeyed.

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And by continued disobedience, humans will eventually begin to suffer the results of that disobedience.

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Consequently, by continued OBEDIENCE, humans may enjoy better health and longevity.

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DEATH SENTENCE UPON HUMAN RACE

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Now of course, because of sin, there is a death-sentence upon the human race that cannot be avoided.

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And so, eventually we all must die.

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Nevertheless, Mankind can avoid even greater troubles by obeying the laws of nature.

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A POWERFUL TESTIMONY FOR A CREATOR

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Now this truth regarding the laws of health only exalts the Bible and its Author.

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Because, just as the Bible commands the human race to return to obedience to the Laws of God, nature likewise encourages obedience to its laws.

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And those who disobey those laws will eventually suffer the judgments which God has written within the laws of nature.

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And so, the laws of nature are a powerful witness, testifying of God’s existence and His supreme authority over the universe.

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And so, just as the Bible encourages righteous living, so also, the laws of nature encourage righteous living; but they also punish wrong living.

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GOOD NEWS! GOD CALLING US BACK!

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Now, the Good News is this: God is willing to help us to return to an obedient relationship with Him…

…”Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD,

I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked;

but that the wicked turn from his way and live:

turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways;

for why will ye die…”

Ezekiel 33:11

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God here is pleading with this rebellious planet to return to an obedient relationship with Him.

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And not only did His Son, Jesus Christ, come down from Heaven to be our role-model for right living, but made this all possible by laying down His life on our behalf.

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Yes, forgiveness for our disobedience of God’s Law, was provided by Christ’s atoning death on the Cross!

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CREATION MOMENTShttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South-American_butterfly.jpg

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Now, if the reader would like to learn more about the Laws of nature, please bookmark this following daily 2-minute broadcast called, “Creation Moments” in which a different aspect of nature is highlighted each weekday…click here… “CREATION MOMENTS”

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TO READ PART 6, GO HERE…

February 14 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 6: “The Poetry of Nature”)

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rezando.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the joy of knowing more about the wonders of nature. Help me to see, not only the beauty and poetry of nature, and the wisdom of nature, but also the many pictures of Love: God’s love in nature…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“MARCH 19 (Babylon = Baby-Land! Part 5: Living By The Law!)”…

…or you may also read…November 9th (Where Did All the Laws Come From?)

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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HEAVENLY OBJECT LESSON

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“Then the moon shall be confounded,

and the sun ashamed,

when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion,

and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.”

Isaiah 24:23

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When God created the Moon and the stars, He ordained them to “rule the night” (Genesis 1:16).

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The Moon, especially when it is full, can light your pathway through the night, as it reflects the light of the Sun.

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So too, the Christian is to be a light to the world: to this sin-darkened world.

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But as the Moon must reflect the light of the Sun, in order to be a light to the world, so also must the Christian reflect the light of Jesus, to be a spiritual light to this planet in rebellion. Listen…

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“Ye are the light of the world…

Let your light so shine before men,

that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Matthew 5:14-16

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However, during an eclipse, the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, preventing that sunlight from shining on the Moon’s face.

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This is an incredible object-lesson about when the child of God allows the world to come between him and his Lord.

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Like the eclipse, that person no longer reflects the light of Jesus, because his or her love of this dark world of sin has eclipsed the light from the “Sun of Righteousness” (see Malachi 4:2).

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

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 1st Face: The Night Watchman”

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bible_and_Key_Divination.jpgTOMORROW:

“April 28th (The Key To Victory!)”

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Today’s Devotional – September 16th (Dawn of the Dead! Part 1: “Music”)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – September 16th

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Dawn of the Dead!

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Part 1:

“Music”

Inspired by the article…“Running The Christian Race (Part 2, Sensual Music)”

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Are you old enough to remember that startling movie, “Dawn of the Dead”?

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Being one of the first of its kind, it had a stunning effect on movie-goers.

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That is, to see dead people slowly sleep-walking through a giant shopping mall, surrealistically going through the motions of shopping…

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…and all this, while silky violin strains of “elevator music” echoed through those halls…

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Needless to say, this was a giant shock to movie audiences back in those days!

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“THEY SHALL BURY IN TOPHET, TILL THERE BE NO PLACE”

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dawn_of_the_dead.jpgNow, the premise of that movie was that some apocalyptic holocaust had killed off the bulk of Mankind, leaving no more room in Hell.

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And this is loosely based on Jeremiah’s end-time prophecy…

…”Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD,

that it shall no more be called Tophet,

nor the valley of the son of Hinnom,

but the valley of slaughter:

for they shall bury in Tophet,

till there be no place.”

Jeremiah 7:32

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Thus, the post-apocalyptic world was now mostly populated by these half-dead zombies, who continually sought to cannibalize the few surviving humans left on earth!

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And that infamous shopping mall became the backdrop for this very dark and macabre scenario!

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DO THE WALKING DEAD TRULY EXIST?!

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Now this devotional is not promoting the idea that we should be watching movies.

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No, but rather, the Bible declares our pre-Salvation condition in the following manner…

…”And you hath He (God) quickened,

who were DEAD in trespasses and sins: 

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the air,

the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

Ephesians 2:11, 12

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Yes, the Bible repeatedly pronounces our condition as being walking-dead souls, prior to Salvation!

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That is, without the life-giving Holy Spirit indwelling our hearts, we are merely enjoying the selfish pleasures of Satan’s Dark Kingdom of the Living-Dead!

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THE MUSIC OF THIS WORLD

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Now, the bulk of this fallen world’s music praises and exalts Satan and his kingdom of the living dead!

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You see, it is the purpose of most worldly music to place the greater emphasis upon the performance of a piece of music…

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…all in effort to exalt and focus the attention upon the performers and upon the composer of that composition! 

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And so, when a song is sung, the normal manner is for the singer to bring as much attention to his or her performance as possible.

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Thus, there is usually some vocal inflections added as “gingerbread icing” for the performance.

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THIS SENSUALLY-DRIVEN WORLD!

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In today’s sensually-charged society, there is quite often an effort made by the singer to sound sensual.

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And, as so often is the result, the voice is frequently strained in such a way as to sound as seductive as possible.

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The Bible encapsulates the wisdom of this world as being, “earthly, sensual, devilish” James 3:15.

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Therefore, it only makes sense that the music of this fallen world should likewise reflect those same “earthly, sensual, devilish” qualities.

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“…wiser in their generation, than are the children of light

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Now, the Bible tells us that “the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.” Luke 16:8

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Yes, the people of this world really know how to make their music in such a way, that it is deeply stamped with the name of their “first love”, “the god of this world”. 2nd Corinthians 4:4

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And truth-be-told, the “children of light” , God’s people, can actually learn a great lesson from them, as we behold their music glorifying their “god of this world”, Lucifer, now called Satan! (2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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It just might be wise to take note of what they do in the physical realm and translate that into spiritual terms!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Punk.jpg“…for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I (God) will destroy…the earth.”

Genesis 6:13 

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While in centuries past, most music was deep, complex, elevating, and beautiful to the human ear…

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…yet sadly, it has devolved into low-intellect, repetitious, vile chants, now glorifying violence, crime, and whoredom.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antifa_@_Trump_in_Phoenix_8-22-17.jpgAnd as a result of all such self-debasing influences, the world has devolved into the same condition which prevailed just before the Great Flood…

“…for the earth is filled with violence through them;

and, behold, I (God) will destroy…the earth.”

Genesis 6:13

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Yes, young and impressionable minds are especially prone to being poisoned by Satan, by the vile, hateful, and IQ-lowering chants of today’s so-called “music”.  

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SPIRITUALLY TRANSPORTED

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Now, once we are “born again”, we are no longer to share in the world’s antichristian spirit.

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Listen… “Even when we were dead in sins,

(God) hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved). 

And hath raised us up together,

and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”

Ephesians 2:5, 6

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So, as this above passage reveals, our soul has been miraculously transported into the Throne-Room of the Heavenly Sanctuary!

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And as a result of this spiritual deportation, as God’s royal priesthood, we should now have been given a totally new Spirit, which desires Christ’s love, holiness, and purity!

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JUST WHO CONFORMS TO WHO?

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And so, as part of God’s “Royal Priesthood”, I am commanded to conform myself to Heaven’s standards, and never to expect Heaven to conform to my standards! 1st Peter 2:9

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Listen… “And be not conformed to this world:

but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,

that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

Romans 12:2

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Yes, as this above verse reveals, it is me, not God, who needs to be transformed: yes, transformed and conformed to Heaven’s timeless ways! 

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

September 17th (Dawn of the Dead! Part 2: Tattoos)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, I have been guilty of conforming myself to this world! But please help me to press forward in conforming my life to Heaven’s standards…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Paul & John: Our Role Models)”…

…or you can also read… “Running The Christian Race (Part 2, Sensual Music)”

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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THE WINTER CONSTELLATIONS

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“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman….

and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon….

And there was war in heaven:

Michael and his angels fought against the dragon….

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle,

that she might fly into the wilderness….

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman,

that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”

Revelation 21:1-3, 14, 15    

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This Woman of Revelation 12 is definitely fleeing to the mountains.

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As you can see in this sketch, The Dragon of Revelation 12 is spewing out his water of falsehoods…

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…false gospels, false ideologies, various temptations, false brethren who will embrace her with the poisonous wine of the The Great Harlot of Babylon.

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And these deceived/deceiving ones are who comprise this symbolic wave of water coming forth from the Dragon’s mouth. (see “Flood Waters of Satan”)

 

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Running The Christian Race (Part 2, Sensual Music)” 

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TOMORROW:

“September 17th (Dawn of the Dead! Part 2: Tattoos)”

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Today’s Devotional – February 24th (Pilgrim’s Progress, Part 1 – “The Wicket Gate!”)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional -April 24th

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Pilgrim’s Progress, Part 1 

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“The Wicket Gate!”

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“Enter ye in at the strait gate:

for wide is the gate,

and broad is the way,

that leadeth to destruction,

and many there be which go in thereat:

Because strait is the gate,

and narrow is the way,

which leadeth unto life,

and few there be that find it.”

Matthew 7:13, 14

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A certain radio talk show host gave an admonition to a particular caller, regarding https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Microphone_icons#/media/File:Icon_announcer.svgthe simplicity of the Gospel…

…”Jesus told the women who came to His tomb,

‘But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter…'”.

Mark 16:6, 7

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He pointed out that this verse shows the simplicity of sharing the Gospel.

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And thus, he told this caller that it’s not necessary to go to Bible college, in order to qualify one’s own self to become a witness for Jesus.

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The only requirement for Salvation is found in this next verse… “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Acts 16:31

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“…BUT BY EVERY WORD…”

Matthew 4:4

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And of course, this talk show host was correct.

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And to believe on the Lord Jesus is the only requirement for Salvation. 

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These are two very simple and very true concepts!

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The problem comes in when Bible teachers attempt to make these two concepts the sum and entirety of the Gospel, without any further precepts.

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And that’s the topic of this day’s devotional.

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THE WICKET GATE

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John Bunyan presented his uncanny insight of the Gospel, in his several books, “Pilgrim’s Progress”, “The Holy War”, and “Grace Abounding to the Chief of http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pilgrim%27s_Progress_2.JPGSinners”.

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But in the book, “Pilgrim’s Progress”, Bunyan presented several characters who neglected to enter the pilgrim’s pathway via the Wicket Gate.

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Of course, the Wicket Gate represented the Narrow Gate, i.e., Jesus Christ.

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MANY ARE LIKE MR. VAIN CONFIDENCE

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Microphone_icons#/media/File:Icon_announcer.svgThe point is, that this talk show host has decided that the verse, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Acts 16:31, cannot be expanded upon.

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In other words, if one of his callers makes the simple statement, “I believe on the Lord Jesus”, the talk show host assures him that he is a true Believer!

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And here is one of the deceptions which brings many such men like Vain Confidence into the pilgrim’s pathway, via “some other way”!

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SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE!

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The fact is, there is no passage of Scripture that stands alone, or is to be interpreted by itself.

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Listen… “Knowing this first,

that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation….

2nd Peter 1:20

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As this passage from Peter points out, no scripture stands alone.

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It’s all connected!

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And just like a jig-saw puzzle, all verses of the Bible must fit together in order to correctly see the big picture.

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You cannot lift your favorite passage out of it, and form a “private interpretation”, independent of the rest of the Bible.

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FORSAKING ALL

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For instance, just take this following passage… “So likewise, whoshttp://lavistachurchofchrist.org/Pictures/The%20Early%20Church%20Artwork/target8.htmloever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33.

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Now this verse is one of those “orphans” in the Bible: “hard sayings” that are mostly neglected in today’s pulpits.

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And why are they neglected?

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Because, most parishioners would simply not tolerate such Bible truths for very long.

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CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST

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And this next passage is very similar in that it is another “hard saying”“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.” Galatians 5:24.

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Today’s pastors cannot dwell on these kinds of a “hard saying” found in Scripture for any length of time, or they may have a rebellion on their hands!

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Because, they have unwittingly filled their pews with those who are like Mr. Vain Confidence.

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GOOD WORKS THE RESULT OF SALVATION!

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Now it must be stated, that Salvation is a total gift.

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And there is nothing that can be added to that gift.

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No, we can’t even choose Christ, without Him putting that desire in our heart beforehand, via His Spirit!

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But when the Holy Spirit begins to indwell a human heart, that man, woman, or child begins to desire to perform all those various spiritual good works which the Bible commands.

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And the love of Jesus makes any such sacrifices a veritable joy for the Christian to perform!

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This devotional will be concluded tomorrow. To read tomorrow’s devotional, just click here…

“April 25th (Pilgrim’s Progress – The Wicket Gate! – Part 2)” 

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-06831.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the desire to study Thy Word. And clear my mind of all preconceived notions about what is truth. And let Thy Word dwell in me in all wisdom…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… November 22 – (The Greatest Jig-saw Puzzle Ever!) =…

…or you can also read… April 2 (ABC Christianity)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE NARROW WAY: THE PILGRIM’S PATHWAY

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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.

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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).

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Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (this sketch 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.

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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.

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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.

Revelation 12 Woman & Orion's Gate & Wide Gate.

This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).

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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.

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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.

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The sketch shows the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.

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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.

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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).

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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch below left).

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

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Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches.

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The stars are not in their exact place.

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However, they are close enough to find them in the night sky.

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But as with most stars, it takes persistence to finally locate them.

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

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“April 25th (Pilgrim’s Progress – The Wicket Gate! – Part 2)”

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Today’s Devotional – February 20th (Moon = Woman = Church, Part 1)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

 

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Moon = Woman = Church

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Part 1

THIS DEVOTIONAL IS AN EXCERPT FROM THIS WEBSITE’S ARTICLE… How Shall The Moon Be Turned Into Blood?

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“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy:

for I have espoused you to one husband,

that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ”

2nd Corinthians 11:2

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Who is she that looks forth as the morning,

fair as the Moon, clear as the sun,

and terrible as an army with banners?”

Song of Solomon 6:9, 10

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This little poetic book, Song of Songs, is a powerful description, in allegorical language, of the wonderful love between Christ and His bride, the Church.

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And among the many other poetic descriptions of God’s Church-Faithful, is this above comparison of God’s people to a woman…

…but also, to the Moon.

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MOON REFLECTS THE LIGHT OF THE SUN

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This otherwise dark orb, begins to light the world, as she reflects the light of the Sun.

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So too, God’s Church enlightens this sin-darkened world as the Church reflects the light from Jesus, the Sun of Righteousness.

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“WATCHMAN, WHAT OF THE NIGHT?”

Isaiah 21:11

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Just look at this beautiful painting!

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Quite often we forget that the Moon is shining the Sun’s light upon the world each night.

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Like a watchman in the night, this beautiful orb, as a lamp, reflects the light of the Sun which has already gone down.

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Such a perfect allegory of how the Church-Faithful reflects the light of Jesus, the Sun of Righteousness upon this sin-darkened world.

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“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,

coming down from God out of heaven,

prepared as a bride adorned for her husband”

Revelation 21:2

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ellen_G_White.jpghttps://theheavensdeclare.net/moon/TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

December 27 (Moon = Woman = Church, Part 2: “Ellen White, A Lessor Light that Shone in the Darkness”

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me understanding into these hidden truths….

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “How Shall The Moon Be Turned Into Blood?”…

…or you can also read…October 15th (How Shall the Moon Be Turned Into Blood? Part 1)

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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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“MOON INTO BLOOD TRILOGY: THE HEARING OF BLOOD

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“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars;

and upon the earth distress of nations,

with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;”

Luke 21:25

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So having said all this, there is an answer to this perplexing question, regarding just how the Moon will be turned into blood, prior to the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord.

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The message presented in this Moon Into Blood Trilogy is a very fearful concept, to say the least.

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You see, God has inscribed a fearful message upon the Moon’s surface: three faces.

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And these three faces are a picture of God’s people, the Church.

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And there are so many Biblical nuances connected to these three faces.

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And these nuances together, present a portrait of just what is in the hearts of God’s people, both good and bad.

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And every reference to blood in the Bible presents an aspect of truth, which aligns harmoniously with these three faces.3rd Face in Moon-scavenger-www.signsofheaven.org

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And so, when the Bible declares a prophecy that “the Moon shall be turned into blood, before that Great and Terrible Day of the Lord”, then it really refers to the frightening and bloody message this heavenly orb is now proclaiming.

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 1st Face: The Night Watchman”

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TOMORROW…http://thebiblerevival.com/

April 16th (Revelation 18:23: “The Voice of the Bridegroom”)

Five Wise Virgins – Matt 25 – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

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Today’s Devotional – February 19th (The Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 1: “The Two Flying Epistles”)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – April 9th

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The Two Turtledoves Constellation!

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Part 1:

“The Two Flying Epistles”

TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL IS AN EXCERPT FROM THIS WEBSITE’S ARTICLE… “Two Turtle-Doves Constellation”

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“And He (Jesus) called unto Him the twelve,

and began to send them forth by two and two…

And they went out, and preached…”

Mark 6:7, 12

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TWO DOVES SYMBOLIZE WITNESSING

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“And He (Jesus) called unto Him the twelve,

and began to send them forth by two and two;

and gave them power over unclean spirits;”

Mark 6:7

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This above verse from the Gospel of Mark presents this idea of the number “two” symbolizing witnessing (see “Mercury & The Image Of The Beast).

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The painting shows Jesus sending out His Disciples, two-by-two, to proclaim the Gospel to anyone willing to listen.

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“GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD”

Two Turtledoves-Flower of the Field- Cross/Scepter Constellations

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And capitalizing on the number “two”, God has created this Two Turtle-Doves Constellation,

These two doves symbolize God’s people, who are freed from death, so that they can carry the message of God’s love to fallen humanity.

(fallen humanity is symbolized by the Flower of the Field Constellation. As this star chart shows).

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Since the number “two” is the number of “witness” in Scripture, then this constellation speaks of the “witness” of these “Two Turtle-Doves”.

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And speaking of sending messages, this “Two Turtle-Doves Constellation” is definitely sending us a very vital message from God! “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

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“TWO” = “ME & HOLY SPIRIT”

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These Two Turtle-Doves have a greater meaning, when we really get down to the core message of the number, “Two”.

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That is, the only true witness for Christ there can be is when “my witnessing” is empowered by the Holy Spirit. If I try to witness without God’s Spirit, there is no genuine witness. Nothing good can ever hope to be achieved.

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Listen… “For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:7, 8.

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Yes, a double-minded Christian is in no condition to witness.

That man (or woman) needs to be thoroughly reformed: completely changed by the infilling of the Holy Spirit.

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And so, these Two Turtle-Doves symbolize the real true witness, “the Believer & the Holy Spirit”, as they go through life together, witnessing at all times, and in every situation of life!

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LIVING EPISTLES

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And thus it is with this entire “Summer Constellation” Group.

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As the Disciples followed Jesus, they preached the Good News in every city.

And it seems that God has given us this constellation group to remind us to do the same: to preach the Gospel to a world covered in “gross darkness”. (See Isaiah 60:1, 2).

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And we in this affluent society, can financially support various faithful Gospel ministries, here, and abroad.

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NUMBER 2 & 2ND COMMANDMENT

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http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Transfiguration_bloch.jpgBut there is even a further aspect to the number 2.

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After all, the 2nd Commandment is all about images. And every true worshiper of God is to spend his or her life seeking to be transformed into the image of Christ. And this is the true witness, as we are a book, known and read of all those around us. In other words, if the Believer has truly become changed into the glorious image of Christ, then his or her likeness to Jesus will become a witness in itself!

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Listen…“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,

but rather reprove them…

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light:

for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”

Ephesians 5:11, 13

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And so, here is the true witness to a world lost and groping in the darkness of sin and unbelief: the light of Christ!

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“KNOWN & READ OF ALL…”

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And even though the Gospel has been heavily preached right here in our land, there is much we can http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-photo/jeastty/3/1303829593/mall-witnessing.jpg/tpod.htmldo right in our own home, neighborhood and town.

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Yes, even though our fellow town’s people have heard about Jesus, they nevertheless need to SEE Jesus.

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And that’s what this society needs now: for us to purify our hearts that we will be more and more a “living epistle, known and read of all Mankind” (2nd Corinthians 3).

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And so, by so-doing, our transformed lives will be a living testimony which proclaims to all, “that God is in you of a truth.” 1st Corinthians 14:25

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Mall witnessing, Panama City, Panama

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GOD’S LAST CALL

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Therefore, these Two Turtle-Doves are a sign of witnessing to a lost and dying world.

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And it may just be that these Two Turtle-Doves are a sign of God’s last message to the world!

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Yes, the Bible says…

And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars;

and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;

the sea and the waves roaring;

Men’s hearts failing them for fear,

and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:

for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming

in a cloud with power and great glory.

Luke 21:25-27.

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And so, if these signs are a fulfillment of Luke’s prophecy, then this Two Turtle-Doves Constellation is a symbol of God’s last message of mercy to this world!

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

April 29th . . . . Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 2: “Mourning Doves & Us”

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“Dear Lord, Let my life be a living epistle, which tells the Gospel of Jesus…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…April 11 (Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 3: “Forsaking All to Follow Jesus!”)…

…or you may also read… “Two Turtle-Doves Constellation”

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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LOCATING THE TWO TURTLE-DOVES CONSTELLATION…

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This constellation appears in early spring in the south.

It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall.

It is commonly known as Sagittarius. (The three stars at the top of the 2nd Turtle-dove are not shown in some Sagittarius Star-charts, but are in others.)

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Two Turtle-Doves Constellation”

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Today’s Devotional – February 18th (Wrestling With God!)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Wrestling With God!

Today’s devotional is an excerpt from an article from this website… “Castor and Pollux (Part 2: The Return of Christ & The Dawning of the Day)”

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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;

but he shall be saved out of it.”

Jeremiah 30:6, 7

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What in the world could this above verse be speaking of?

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How can a man travail with child?

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And how can ALL faces be turned into paleness?

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And what in the world is “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”?

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And how does this verse apply to me as an individual Christian?

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TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE

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Okay, so by examining that story of Jacob wrestling all night with an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel.jpgunknown man, there can be seen a great picture of just what we must endure in the coming trial before us.

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Listen… “And Jacob was left alone;

and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day…

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh.

And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me…

Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel:

for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men,

and hast prevailed.”

Genesis 32:24, 26-28

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Jacob represents all Christians.

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Esau represents the man of flesh.  

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And there still exists in every Christian a struggle between the spirit and the flesh.  

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Listen to Scripture… “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,

and the Spirit against the flesh:

and these are contrary the one to the other:

so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”

Galatians 5:17.

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So it now is evident that there exists a struggle in the life of each and every Christian.

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LET US FLEE “THE OLD MAN”

Ephesians 4:2

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And just as Jacob was trying to escape Esau, so the Christian is trying to flee from his or her own fleshy desires.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel.jpg

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Oh, the Christian wants very much to have a consistent walk in the Spirit.

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But it seems that so many of us sincere Christians are, all too often, falling into our fleshly lusts: pride, anger, pharisaism (prideful judging), lusting, gluttony, worldliness…

…and a host of other sins are constantly rising up, making us to doubt our Salvation.

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We need to escape from our “Esau” within.

And this, “Old Man”, still wants to “run the show” so to speak.

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“THE DAY DAWN”

2nd peter 1:19

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Jeremiah says concerning the Day of the Lord, “Alas! for that day is greahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel.jpgt, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble” Jeremiah 30:7.

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The coming conflict will be a time in which each Christian will wrestle for the victory.

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And though like Jacob, the Christian will think he or she is wrestling with the enemy.

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But when the “dawning of the day” arrives, it will be discovered that our struggle was actually with the Lord.

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“CRUCIFIED”

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And at that time, we will, like Jacob, lose our old name, “Jacob, the Deceiver”.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel.jpg

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And we will be forever pronounced with our new name, Israel.

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Just like Jacob, we will have prevailed with God.

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And like Jacob, we will be able to say, “for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” Genesis 32:30.

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At that time we will have completely overcome the “Old Man with his deeds” Colossians 3:9

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And the Lord shall say to us, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.” Genesis 32:28 

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And O Soldier of the Cross, let us armor up!

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Because, if you haven’t noticed, that time of Jacob’s Trouble has already begun!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-100506-M-2360J-038.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand just what is my duty in these last days. Give me grace and strength to strive for Christ’s character in my own life…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…May 16 (“THE DAWNING OF THE DAY”)…

…or you can also read… July 13th (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: “Alone With God!”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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LOCATING ARCTURUS…

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

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

This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky.

The box-like constellation is the The Ark of the Covenant (AKA Sagittarius) is in the south.

To the right is both the Flower of the Field Constellation (AKA Scorpius) and the The Cross/Scepter Constellations.

Further to the north is the Crown of Revelation Twelve (AKA Corona Borealis Constellation) and the star, Arcturus.

Farthest to the north is the 7 Stars Constellation (AKA The Big Dipper )

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”

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Today’s Devotional – February 17th (Following Jesus!)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Following Jesus!

The following devotion is an excerpt from this website’s article… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”

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And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee,

saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

And He said unto them, ‘Follow Me,

and I will make you fishers of men’.

And they straightway left their nets, and followed Him.”

Matthew 4:18-22

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In the Book of Job, the last chapters, is found a very long lecture to Job, given by Almighty God Himself.

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And in this amazing lecture, God asked Job various questions.

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However, the questions God asked, were probably far beyond what Job could comprehend, much less give an answer to.

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“CAN YOU GUIDE ARCTURUS WITH HIS SONS?”

Job 38:32

Wise Men (Magi) From East Follow Star To Bethlehem-www.signsofheaven.org-public domain release

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But among the various questions asked Job, were some very curious ones about the stars. And one of those questions about the stars was… “Can you guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:32.

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Now Job, like many ancient wise-men, probably realized that Arcturus was that very bright star in the night skies.

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But what in the world was God talking about, when He asked Job if he could “guide Arcturus WITH HIS SONS?

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How could a star have sons?! And how could Job, a mere man, possibly guide a star?!?

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What strange questions for God to be asking a mere man!!

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“THEY FORSOOK ALL AND FOLLOWED HIM”

Luke 5:11

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And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee,

saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

And He said unto them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men’.

And they straightway left their nets, and followed Him.”

Matthew 4:18-22

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You see, the star, Arcturus, as it leads an entourage of constellations on a year-long ambassage through the heavens, reminds us of Jesus, as He called and led His Disciples.

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

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THROUGH THE HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS OF ISRAEL

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Jesus, standing on the shore…called His Disciples in their fishing boat, to “Come and follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men”.

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And then He led them on a 3-1/2 year adventure through the highways and byways of Judea and Galilee.

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Just picture Jesus in your mind’s eye, patiently leading about His faithful Disciples…to the wedding at Cana…to the shores of Genesaret! By the Jordan! And onward to Jerusalem!

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Sleeping under the canopy of the starry black sea of the heavens: His faithful ones listening to Jesus telling his picture-stories; walking along the dusty roads of Israel; joyfully following their beloved Master, wherever He led them.

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COST OF DISCIPLESHIP…

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“And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him.” Luke 5:11

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When the twelve Disciples began to follow Jesus, this above passage was fulfilled. “They forsook all to follow Jesus!”

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But this verse is not just speaking of those 11 faithful ones. No this was also a prophecy concerning each and every follower of Jesus throughout time.

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Every True Worshipper of God ultimately forsakes all to follow Him. This “forsaking” is an action of the heart, and not a literal dispensing of all material goods.

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It is the new desires of the heart for the things of Heaven, which eventually cause the treasures of the world to lose their luster and their importance.

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TO FOLLOW HIM REQUIRES ALL…

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-06831.jpg“And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me,

let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:

but whosoever will lose his life for My sake, the same shall save it.

Luke 9:23.

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If a man, woman, or child decides to follow Jesus, it requires one to give all.

Jesus accepts no half-hearted service.

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And only those who are willing to let God purge their heart from all selfishness, will ultimately overcome the world.

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“TAKE UP HIS CROSS AND FOLLOW ME!”

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Yes, Salvation is a gift.

But only those who have truly received that gift will gain that victory over self, and over the world, with all its glittering tinsel-like allurements.

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“Then said Jesus unto His disciples,

If any man will come after Me,

let him deny himself,

and take up his cross,

and follow Me.”

Matthew 16:24.

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The Cross is that symbol of self-sacrificing love for humanity.

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And such love as this, the world cannot know!

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“Dear Lord, Help me to forsake this selfish world, to become a disciple and follower of Jesus…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”…

…or you can also read…AUGUST 1 (A Heavenly Hobby!)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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LOCATING ARCTURUS…

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

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This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky.

The box-like constellation is the The Ark of the Covenant (AKA Sagittarius) is in the south.

To the right is both the Flower of the Field Constellation (AKA Scorpius) and the The Cross/Scepter Constellations.

Further to the north is the Crown of Revelation Twelve (AKA Corona Borealis Constellation) and the star, Arcturus.

Farthest to the north is the 7 Stars Constellation (AKA The Big Dipper )

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”

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“April 6th (Wrestling With God!)”

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Today’s Devotional – February 16th (1 Preacher! 2 Sermons!)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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1 Preacher! 2 Sermons!

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“And they come…and they sit…as My people,

and they hear thy words,

but they will not do them:

for with their mouth they shew much love,

but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”

Ezekiel 33:31

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A Christian was very excited about an up-and-coming evangelist!

“You just have to hear this guy! He’s incredible”, said this friend.

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But another friend, speaking of the same evangelist, said just the opposite…“He’s no good! He’s the Devil incarnate!”

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So what was the problem?

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Why did these two people see this evangelist in two entirely different ways?

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VERY CHARISMATIC!

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Now it’s true that this preacher is very popular, especially among young people, college-aged and older.

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Well, upon listening to this evangelist, it’s not hard to understand why he is so popular.

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After all, he’s a great speaker, a charismatic personality, full of emotion, full of energy!

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And this evangelist is rather unconventional, not being afraid to speak against the so-called “orthodoxy” of Christendom.

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SPEAKING WITH FORKED-TONGUE!

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So what’s the problem with this evangelist?

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Why did one person love his message, while the other hated his message?

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The problem was, this popular evangelist was preaching two sermons at the same time!

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You see, in the garden of Eden, Lucifer came speaking to the woman through a serpent (Old English, for “snake”).

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And the Bible has forever connected Satan with the serpent (snake).

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But also notice its tongue!

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Observe how the snake has a forked tongue!

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“EARTHLY, SENSUAL, DEVILISH”

James 3:15

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In other words, I can say all the right things!

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I can talk about Jesus!

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I can tell of His great love!

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I can encourage my audience to follow Him!

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But if my words are not accompanied by a life in harmony with His life, then I am preaching two entirely different sermons! .

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In other words, if I speak about the glories of Heaven, but most everything about my delivery of that message speaks of earthiness and sensuality, then I am like that forked-tongued snake.

Or perhaps like this two-headed serpent in the above photo!

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SPIRITUAL WORDS, SENSUAL MUSIC!

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If my chosen music presentation has somewhat Christian words, and yet is accompanied with a very earthy, sensual musical genre, then my words and music are each preaching a different sermon!

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After all, aren’t we supposed to transform ourselves into the heavenly image?

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And doesn’t all Heaven and its music reflect the solemnity and reverence of Jesus?

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And can I not imagine the celestial music emanating from the courts above?

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And haven’t there been many joyful, yet reverent songs and hymns written over the centuries?

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Can I imagine David, strumming his harp in reverent, joyful tones, as he watched his flocks by day and by night? 

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REVERENT SPEECH!

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If I swoon and even fawn all over Jesus, but then I speak in hip-talk, and be cute and funny and appeal to my audience’s carnal nature, what good is that?
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And so, my very speech, by its own qualities, can indeed preach two entirely different sermons!

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Do you suppose that Jesus had his audience all in stitches, like so many of today’s preachers?

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Did Jesus need to be some sort of stand-up comic in order to entertain His audience?

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“False teachers handle holy things rather with wit and trifling…”

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Listen to Thomas Brooks, in his 1676 treatise called, “7 Characteristics of False Teachers”

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False teachers handle holy things rather with wit and trifling,

rather than with fear and reverence.

False teachers are soul-murderers.

They are like evil surgeons, that skin over the wound—but never heal it…

False teachers are Hell’s greatest enrichers.”

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But Peter rather, exhorts us to reverence… “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God;” 1st Peter 4:11

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EMOTIONALLY-CHARGED GOSPELS

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Much of today’s gospels are emotionally charged: the music, the speakers, the lighting, even special effects and false miracles, quite often are designed to bring the audience into an electrifying experience! 

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But today, such emotionally charged church-services often leave a vacuum in the hearts of the attendees, actually bringing many down into emptiness and sadness, a day or so after the excitement wears off.

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 “The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools”.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 

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But our divine role-model, Jesus, did not present the Gospel in such an earthy, sensual manner.

Just the opposite!

Listen to Isaiah…

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He (Jesus) hath no form nor comeliness;

and when we shall see Him,

there is no beauty that we should desire Him…

He shall not cry, nor lift up,

nor cause His voice to be heard in the street…

Isaiah 53:2 & 42:2, 3 (Condensed)

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These above verses describe a very low-keyed individual who never played upon the emotions of His hearers in attempt to win them over through passionate presentations.

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IMITATION: THE HIGHEST FORM OF PRAISE!

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People are not dumb! They perceive many things.

And they instinctively know the difference between the way Jesus behaved, and the way the world behaves. 

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And so, when we Christians profess to be followers of Jesus, but behave like the world, the world takes it as a compliment to their own worldly behavior!

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To imitate the world, is to praise the world.

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But we are to be, “ambassadors for Christ” (2nd Corinthians 5:20).

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And the more truly we reflect His glorious image, the greater will be our witness to the world; and the more that God will bless our efforts!

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Well, the Good News is, that there is still time to change my worldly ways!

I can turn away from this form of hypocrisy, and bring my lifestyle into harmony with my words, and with Christ!

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“Dear Lord, Give me a desire to find the true Jesus. Give me the grace to become transformed into His holy image…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… January 19th (Who Wants To Hang Out With Holiness?)“…

…or you can also read… “Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place”

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want (lack).

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters…

I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me;

Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me….”

Psalm 23:1, 2, 4

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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD

 

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This star-chart from Wikipedia, has Orion sketched in by the editor of this website.

Basically, Orion the Good Shepherd is made of the Orion Constellation, plus stars from the Gemeni Constellation forming his shepherd’s rod.

Orion the Reaper Constellation now becomes the 5th personality of Orion: The Good Shepherd (sketch below right).

And this is a very wonderful and beautiful Bible truth: namely, that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, as is written…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Orion, The Good Shepherd”

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“April 8th (The True Nature of Evil)”

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Today’s Devotional – February 16th (Wrestling With God!)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Wrestling With God!

Today’s devotional is an excerpt from an article from this website… “Castor and Pollux (Part 2: The Return of Christ & The Dawning of the Day)”

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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;

but he shall be saved out of it.”

Jeremiah 30:6, 7

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What in the world could this above verse be speaking of?

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How can a man travail with child?

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And how can ALL faces be turned into paleness?

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And what in the world is “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”?

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And how does this verse apply to me as an individual Christian?

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TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE

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Okay, so by examining that story of Jacob wrestling all night with an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel.jpgunknown man, there can be seen a great picture of just what we must endure in the coming trial before us.

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Listen… “And Jacob was left alone;

and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day…

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh.

And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me…

Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel:

for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men,

and hast prevailed.”

Genesis 32:24, 26-28

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Jacob represents all Christians.

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Esau represents the man of flesh.  

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And there still exists in every Christian a struggle between the spirit and the flesh.  

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Listen to Scripture… “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,

and the Spirit against the flesh:

and these are contrary the one to the other:

so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”

Galatians 5:17.

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So it now is evident that there exists a struggle in the life of each and every Christian.

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LET US FLEE “THE OLD MAN”

Ephesians 4:2

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Oh, the Christian wants very much to have a consistent walk in the Spirit.

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But it seems that so many of us sincere Christians are, all too often, falling into our fleshly lusts: pride, anger, pharisaism (prideful judging), lusting, gluttony, worldliness…

…and a host of other sins are constantly rising up, making us to doubt our Salvation.

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We need to escape from our “Esau” within.

And this, “Old Man”, still wants to “run the show” so to speak.

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“THE DAY DAWN”

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Jeremiah says concerning the Day of the Lord, “Alas! for that day is greahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel.jpgt, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble” Jeremiah 30:7.

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The coming conflict will be a time in which each Christian will wrestle for the victory.

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And though like Jacob, the Christian will think he or she is wrestling with the enemy.

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But when the “dawning of the day” arrives, it will be discovered that our struggle was actually with the Lord.

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“CRUCIFIED”

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And at that time, we will, like Jacob, lose our old name, “Jacob, the Deceiver”.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel.jpg

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And we will be forever pronounced with our new name, Israel.

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Just like Jacob, we will have prevailed with God.

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And like Jacob, we will be able to say, “for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” Genesis 32:30.

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At that time we will have completely overcome the “Old Man with his deeds” Colossians 3:9

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And the Lord shall say to us, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.” Genesis 32:28 

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And O Soldier of the Cross, let us armor up!

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Because, if you haven’t noticed, that time of Jacob’s Trouble has already begun!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-100506-M-2360J-038.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand just what is my duty in these last days. Give me grace and strength to strive for Christ’s character in my own life…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…May 16 (“THE DAWNING OF THE DAY”)…

…or you can also read… July 13th (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: “Alone With God!”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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LOCATING ARCTURUS…

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

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

This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky.

The box-like constellation is the The Ark of the Covenant (AKA Sagittarius) is in the south.

To the right is both the Flower of the Field Constellation (AKA Scorpius) and the The Cross/Scepter Constellations.

Further to the north is the Crown of Revelation Twelve (AKA Corona Borealis Constellation) and the star, Arcturus.

Farthest to the north is the 7 Stars Constellation (AKA The Big Dipper )

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Arcturus (the star that wise-men follow!)”

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TOMORROW…

” April 7th (1 Preacher! 2 Sermons!)”

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

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Today’s Devotional – February 15th (Mark Now Given? Part 1)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional -April 3rd

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Mark Now Given!

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Part 1

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“And that no man might buy or sell,

save he that had the mark,

or the name of the beast,

or the number of his name.”

Revelation 13:17

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Over the past decades, there has been much speculation about just how will the Mark be given to the people of the world.

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And there is a debate over whether “buying & selling” is to be understood literally or spiritually, or both!

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And so, the day may be coming when the true Gospel can no longer be publicly shared or preached!

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This kind of buying and selling is found in such places as Isaiah…

“Buy the truth, and sell it not;

also wisdom, and instruction,

and understanding.”

Isaiah 23:23.

 And so this verse lets us know that we are to buy, but not to sell THE TRUTH.

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NO BUYING/SELLING WITHOUT MARK!

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But there is growing concern that Christians are coming to that day, when we will no longer be able to literally buy or sell!

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And if one looks out on the horizon, there indeed seems to be coming a test about just what kind of substance that each and every professing Christian is made of: “gold, silver, precious stones, or wood, hay, stubble!” (1st Corinthians 3:12)

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DOUBLE ENTENDRE

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The fact is, it appears that both schools of thought concerning the nature of this “buying & selling” during the fast-approaching tribulation seem to be coming to fruition.

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Yes, there are more and more laws which are restricting free speech.

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But there are also more and more laws which demand that that you either forfeit some particular aspect of your Christian ethics or suffer the financial consequences.

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THE OLD ROMAN CIRCUS

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Now back in the old days, Christians were forced to sprinkle just a tiny pinch of incense on a little statue of a pagan god or goddess, or else be thrust into the arena with hungry lions, etc…

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But today, it appears that Christians will be forced to obey biblically unjust laws or suffer economic penalties and sanctions.

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BUNKERS, FOOD-STORAGE-GUNS ALL WORTHLESS!

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Now there are many churchgoers who think that the way to prepare for the coming crisis is to build a bunker, store up food supplies, as well as gold, guns, and ammunition.

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But the fact is, the Bible tells us…

“Riches profit not in the day of wrath:

but righteousness delivereth from death…

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them:

but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.”

Proverbs 11:4, 6.

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So. it reveals here that the only way to escape the trap, which is to suddenly come down upon us, is to walk, even as Jesus walked!

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To make every decision according to the Bible.

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GOD’S WORD & PRAYER

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Yes, to make every decision according to the Bible is the only way to be delivered fromhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-06831.jpg the time of trouble ahead.

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And the Bible also tells us…

“Concerning the works of men,

by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”

Psalm 17:4, 5.

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So right here, hidden in this passage, we are told that God’s Word and prayer are the ways that we can escape from walking in the paths of Satan and his armies.

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GET READY, GET READY!!

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And so, dear stranger and pilgrim, it’s high time that we continually plead for courage and strength to put away all our amusements and diversions…

…and flee to the clefts of the ragged rocks of God’s soul-saving Word, and unceasing prayer.

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After all, we don’t want to find ourselves in this dreadful situation…

“And take heed to yourselves,

lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting,

and drunkenness,

and cares of this life,

and so that day come upon you unawares.

For as a snare shall it come on all them

that dwell on the face of the whole earth.”

Luke 21:34, 35

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To read Part 2, click here…

Daily Devotional, Year 2 – May 31 (Mark Now Given! Part 2: “Buying & Selling”)

Shoppers in Toronto – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rezando.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Keep me from neglecting my great commission of purifying my heart and transforming my life. Mold me and make me into thy likeness…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Mark of the Beast & Seal of God”…

…or you can also read… “How To Be Hidden in the Day of Wrath”

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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CASTOR AND POLLUX = THE NARROW WAY…

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“And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.” Acts 28:11

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Most theologians interpret this verse to be speaking of two pagan gods known as Castor and Pollux.

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But there is much significance to Castor and Pollux.

No, not to those twin-gods.

But there are two stars named Castor and Pollux.

They are twin-stars, and not twin-gods.

They are the two bright stars of the constellation commonly known as Gemini.

But as “Signs Of Heaven” points out, these two stars also happen to be the two brightest stars on Orion’s sickle.

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And these two stars are also known as The Narrow Gate Stars.

And if you explore this concept, you will see that Castor and Pollux possess great significance…

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Castor and Pollux represent this Biblical concept of the Narrow Way.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

READ MORE…

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

…or you can also read… “Castor and Pollux & The Mystery Ship of Scripture”

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TOMORROW:http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/Pictures/The%20Early%20Church%20Artwork/target8.html

Today’s Devotional – February 15th (God’s Love Written in the Heavens!)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – April 1st

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God’s Love Written in the Heavens!

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“I will open My mouth in parables;

I will utter things

which have been kept secret

from the foundation of the world.”

Matthew 13:35

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There is an old song which goes… “The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell; It goes beyond the highest star, and reaches to the lowest Hell

sign of the son of man in heaven

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But the last verse of this song says…

“Could we with ink the ocean fill,

And were the skies of parchment made,

were every stalk on earth a quill,

And every man a scribe by trade;

To write the love of God above,

would drain the ocean dry;

Nor could the scroll contain the whole,

though stretched from sky to sky.”

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Now what makes all this so extremely interesting, is that this verse was found scribbled on the wall of a deceased “insane” person’s cell in a psychiatric sanitarium, upon removing his corpse.

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And little did this “insane” man realize, that God had actually written His love and inscribed that love on the scroll (of the sky).

And God had actually stretched that picture of love from sky to sky, just as the song-verse said.

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And now God has revealed this heavenly portrait of the Son of Man, writhing in pain for a planet who cares very little for Him. (These constellations span both summer and winter sky, and this constellation in this picture to the right actually appears much more curved in the sky.)

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This website is dedicated to revealing all these signs in the heavens.

And the Reader is invited and encouraged to begin studying this website, to find out just what messages that God is now revealing to us.

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/.

TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…August 15th

(God’s Love Written In The Heavens! Part 2)

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (constellations found on Wikipedia and Bible constellations drawn in by this website) – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes to see the love of God, written throughout all of nature…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Sign of the Son of Man in Heaven Constellation”

… or you may also read…December 3 (The Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven, Part 1: “Why Do We Hate Jesus?”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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“Immediately after the tribulation of those days

shall the sun be darkened,

and the moon shall not give her light,

and the stars shall fall from heaven,

and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven:

and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,

and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven

with power and great glory.”

Matthew 24:29, 30

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STRETCHED FROM SKY TO SKY

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In 2012, this constellation was revealed.

It is comprised of all the other constellations on this website, as they appear in the night-sky.

The only way to really see this constellation, is to become very familiar with this website.

This is because this incredible constellation spans both the summer and winter skies.

This constellation is actually in a semi-circle, as it appears in the night-sky.

These pictures, however, show it as it would appear straightened out.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Sign of the Son of Man in Heaven Constellation”…

…Or you may also read…December 3 (The Sign Of The Son Of Man In Heaven, Part 1: “Why Do We Hate Jesus?”)

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Today’s Devotional – February 13 (As the Flower of the Field! Part 1)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – March 19th

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As the Flower of the Field!

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Part 1

Today’s devotional are excerpts from this website’s article… “Flower of the Field Constellation”

 

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…”The voice said, Cry.

And he said, What shall I cry?

All flesh is grass,

and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

The grass withers, the flower fades:

because the spirit of the LORD blows upon it:”

Isaiah 40:6, 7

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“THE FLOWER FADES…BECAUSE…THE LORD BLOWS UPON IT”…

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If you go out http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdesham/1128626197in the springtime, your lawn may be full of those pesky little yellow flowers commonly known as Dandelions.

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And yet, if it were not for the weeds that follow, those little yellow flowers would no doubt be very welcome additions to our lawns.

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The Dandelion does well for a short time.

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And for a few days it is bright and beautiful.

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But when a hot blast from the east blows upon it, it quickly dries up, turning into spindles.

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This reminds us of the Bible verse at the top of the page where it says…

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The grass withers, the flower fades: because the spirit of the LORD blows upon it: surely the people is grass.”

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Photos of yellow dandelion courtesy  share-alike lic. Click here for link.

Dandelion_sun – Wikipedia & avmaier share-alike license

Child & Dandelion – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Jordaens_-_The_Feast_of_the_Bean_King_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg“For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion”

Ecclesiastes 9:4

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This above verse serves as a reminder that “All is vanity (meaningless)” (Ecclesiastes, Ch.1).

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Just think about all those great and notable celebrities who went before us!

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Just think of all those famous kings and queens, statesmen, inventers, musicians, movie-stars, authors, athletes, etc…

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…those who achieved world-wide fame, success, and riches!

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Where are they now?

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Merely “dust in the wind”!

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Yes, “a living dog is truly better than a dead lion!” Ecclesiastes 9:4

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And even a poor, beggarly street person is better than the greatest and richest king who now lies dead in his grave!

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Especially if that living beggar chooses to follow The Good Shepherd into Life Everlasting!

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Yes, even the beggar has hope that he or she might turn and be saved…

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

Old Man Street-Preaching – Wikipedia – Courtesy of BeenAroundAWhile at en.wikipedia – Share-alike License

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HOPE FOR MANKIND…

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http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_176094/Claude-Oscar-Monet/In-the-Meadow-(detail)Yes, Mankind is like a little flower of the field, which fades away.

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Yes, we are born into this world, and we grow until we are about 20 years old.

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And then, we gradually begin to deteriorate.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Old_Woman_DozingBy 35 we have noticeably deteriorated.

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We’re like that flower of the field that begins to lose its petals.

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Another 10 years pass, and we have lost more petals.

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By the time we reach 60 years, we’ve lost most.

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And eventually we simply wither away and die.

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And someone else is born, and we are like the grass that is mown down…

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In The Meadow by Claude Monet www.wikigallery.org public domain

Women and her mirror – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Maes Old Woman Dozing – Wikipedia – public domain

Graves at Calvary Cemetery Queens – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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Is that all there is to life?

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To merely spend a few years under the Sun?

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And then just wither away and die? 

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Our glory is like that fading flower…

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…and our life is as the grass which is mown down?

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A WAY OF ESCAPE!

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But it doesn’t need to be that way.

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There is a way of escape, you know!

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You see, God has given us the “fountain of youth”, so to speak.

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And the Bible is that fountain of the “water of life”! (see Revelation 21:6, 22:1, 17)

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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH NOW AVAILABLE…

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So then, every human who has come into this world, has been given the opportunity to drink of that fountain.

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And whosoever does drink of that fountain of life, his or her soul begins to flourish.

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And though the body eventually withers away and dies, that person will be raised anew to live forever…

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…forever in a place much more beautiful and far more wonderful than this waterfall photo to the right. 

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“But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him

shall never thirst;

but the water that I shall give him shall be in him

a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”

John 4:14

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)

Photo of waterfall by Benjamin D. Esham / cropped image – Wikimedia Commons share-alike license.

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

“May 2 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 2: The Price of Dust)”

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Make me to know the shortness of life.

….Let me not be like the flower that clings to the earth.

…But let me also be a follower of Jesus, as He leads His people on that upward, Heavenward sojourn…

Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Flower of the Field Constellation”…

…or you can also read… “Flower of the Field Constellation: Part 2-”All is Vanity””

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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FLOWER OF THE FIELD CONSTELLATION…

 

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This constellation group can best be seen in spring through summer in the southern sky just above the horizon.

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Like all constellations, it slowly moves westward through the months, appearing a little earlier each night.

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It also appears to move through the sky westward each night.

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It can be easily seen under any degree of darkness.

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In other words, you don’t need a very dark night.

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In the sketch to the right, the ‘Flower of the Field’ Constellation `is in the lower part of the screen, directly under the Cross/Scepter Constellation.

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The sketches in this site are approximate, and not 100% accurate.

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The individual stars have different brightness than seen here.

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But these sketches are close enough in order to find them in the night sky.

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This constellation presents one of the most beautiful verses in Scripture.

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And yet that Scripture presents one of the most repugnant concepts (which unsaved Mankind has tried to elude for millenniums).

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And that concept is, that Mankind is like the grass that withers, and his glory as the wildflower that fades away.

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But God’s Word and those that love it will go on forever and ever!

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

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FLOWER CONSTELLATION BOWS DOWN…

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AUGUST 28TH, 2011

"Ark of the Covenant" and "Flower of the Field" Constellations (Springtime)Public Domain-www.signsofheaven.org

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It has become apparent, on this date, that as summer draws to a close, this Flower of the Field” “Constellation appears to bend almost completely down.

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This occurs as it travels into the western skies.

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It somehow rotates in order to produce this effect.

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This is a very wonderful phenomenon…and Biblical too!

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After all, the Bible says “the grass withers and the flower falls away”.

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And that’s exactly what this flower seems to do.

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It almost seems to be bowing itself…in the direction of that bright and beautiful star, “Arcturus” (which represents Jesus).

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This would make sense. After all, Scripture states…

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“…unto me (the Lord), every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear…

Bel bows down, Nebo stoops…

They stoop, they bow down together…

Listen to me… all you remnant of the house of Israel (God’s people)…

which are carried from the womb:

And even to your old age I am he…

even I will carry, and will deliver you.”

Isaiah 46:1-4 (condensed)

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Flower of the Field Constellation”

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TOMORROW:http://christianimagesource.com/prophet_jeremiah_g341-prophet_jeremiah__image_2_p2281.html

Today’s Devotional – February 12th (Atheism Exposed: Nature’s Witnesses, Part 3: “God’s Numbers in Nature!”)

By admin On October 6th, 2025

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Today’s Devotional – March 18th

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Nature’s Witnesses,

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Part 3:

“God’s Numbers in Nature!”

To read Part 1, click here…January 25th (Atheism Exposed, Part 1: Nature’s Witnesses))

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“The heavens declare the glory of God;

and the firmament showeth his handiwork.”

Psalm 19:1

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As the above verse reveals so well, all the heavens declare God’s glory!

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But this planet, Planet Earth, is also part of “the heavens”!

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And since we too are a member of Heaven, God’s glory is likewise declared throughout nature, all around us!

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Yes, all we need to do, is just look around, and it won’t be long until we see something that speaks of Heaven!

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THE NUMBER “TEN”

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For instance, just count your fingers or toes.

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Most of us have ten fingers, and ten toes.

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So, just what do they remind you of, spiritually?

What does the number “Ten” remind you of, in the Bible?

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The Ten Commandments?

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Do your ten fingers and ten toes remind you of the Ten Commandments?

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Well, if you’re fortunate enough to have ten fingers, it reminds us that our hands should be doing things in harmony with the Ten Commandments.

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And if you’re fortunate enough to have ten toes, it should remind you to always walk in a way that glorifies God’s Commandments.

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Well, God’s Law is also written everywhere else in nature!

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NUMBER “7”: THE BASIC NUMBER IN MUSIC

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For those who know about the laws of music, this principle can also be seen.

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For instance, all harmonic music operates by law and order. And those laws are very biblical.

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Take for instance, the major scale has 7 notes.

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Of course, the number “7” is found all through the Bible.

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It is perhaps the most important number in the Bible.

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Count the 7 white notes on the keyboard picture.

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This particular section of a keyboard is a major scale in the key of “C”.

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This 7-note major scale sequence repeats itself all the way up the keyboard.

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THE TWO PRIMARY NOTES!

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And one of the basic laws that music professors teach, is that the “1st note” of those 7 notes is called the “dominant note” in the major scale, and is the most important note.

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And the next most important note, is the “5th note”, which is called the “sub-dominant note”.

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And so, these two notes, the 1st note (the dominant) and the 5th note (the sub-dominant) are the very foundation on which harmonic music is built.

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If you look at this piano keyboard picture, you will notice that it is the section of the piano keyboard of the “C” scale.

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There are 7 white keys, which are the 7 notes of the major scale in the key of C.

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These white notes, from left to right are the “Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti” which we have heard so often.

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And these repeat all the way, from the bottom to the top of the piano keyboard.

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THE TWO FUNDAMENTAL COMMANDMENTS!

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Well, what biblical significance is there in all this complicated information?

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You see, in the Ten Commandments, the 1st Commandment represents God: “Thou shall have no other gods before Me”.

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And the 5th Commandment has to do with family: “Honor thy father and mother”.

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Yes, the 5th Commandment is all about children honoring their parents.

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And so, this 5th Commandment represents, not only our earthly family, but also reminds us of the family of God: The Church!

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And this is what the Gospel of Jesus is all about! God and His family.

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And the 1st Commandment is what the first four Commandments relate to: love for God.

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And the 5th Commandment is what the other six commandments are based on: THE HUMAN FAMILY.

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In other words, the first four commandments are about our relationship with God. 

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And the next six commandments are based on our relationship with the human family.

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GOD’S LAW FOUND IN LAWS OF MUSIC

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And so, it just makes sense that the two most fundamental notes in a major scale are the 1st and the 5th notes.

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Yes, the major scale in music also declares the glory of God. And, upon those two notes, all harmonic music is based!

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And musical compositions, even the very elaborate compositions, are based on the 1st note, and secondly on the 5th note.

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All the laws of music, hang upon these two notes!

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And the goal of a musical composition is to start with the 1st note, and then go on a sort of “musical journey”, which eventually returns to its final resting place…back to the 1st note…God.

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And so, music, when rightly done, carries this message within its very core: God and His people, which finally return back home to Him.

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Now there are many other biblical truths, also found in the countless laws of music.

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And those who wish, can explore many of the other biblical numbers associated with music.

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ORION AND THE 7 STARS: CHRIST & HIS CHURCH

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Now this same principle can be seen up in the Heavens.

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Yes, if you will look in the night heavens, you find the two most easily identifiable constellations: Orion and the 7 Stars (aka “The Big Dipper”).

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And these are the two primary constellations, and they likewise represent God and His people!

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And also notice that Orion is made of seven primary stars.

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But also notice that the 7 Stars Constellation (AKA, The Big Dipper) is likewise, basically, made of seven stars.

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So, when you explore the many wonders of nature, you will no doubt also see these biblical numbers written in the various creations found in all of Nature.

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And with such knowledge, you can joyfully declare with the Psalmist…

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“The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the firmament sheweth His handiwork!”

Psalm 19:1

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“For the invisible things of Him

from the creation of the world are clearly seen,

being understood by the things that are made,

even His eternal power and Godhead;

so that they are without excuse”

Romans 1:20

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cute_Girl_with_cite_puppy.jpgTO READ PART 4, GO HERE…

October 11 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 4 “5th Witness, Love!”)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Christian_Martyrs_Last_Prayer.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes, that I may behold Thy glory, in all of nature. Let me learn the wisdom which abounds in Thy wonderful creation…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svgREAD MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… November 9 (Where Did All The Laws Come From?)…

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…or you can also read… December 11 (The Moon, a Heavenly Object Lesson

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

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This begins in October, in the pre-dawn hours. It then begins a little earlier each night.

The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart.

This Wikipedia star-chart has this Orion Constellation sketched in.

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You must locate Orion, when it is mid-sky, between east and west.

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You’ll be facing southward most likely, unless you are far south.

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Try to imagine it as a Cross on a steep hill.

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The 3-star belt of Orion becomes the crest of the hill.

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The 3 very faint stars that make up Orion’s head become the very top of the Cross.

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Next, locate the 7 Stars Constellation.

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This 7 Stars Constellation is seen by facing northward.

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It stands upright a little later in the night.

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Eventually, Orion will lay down and no longer be seen as an uplifted Cross!

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Beginning in November, the 7 Stars (AKA Big Dipper) can be seen as a Cross a little bit later in evening.

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When you are comfortable in locating Orion & The 7 Stars Constellations, then show a friend. This can be a great witnessing tool!

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ABOVE CHART: The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart – wikipedia star-chart with orion drawn in by this website – not for commercial use

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “’7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’”

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“March 19th (As the Flower of the Field!)”

ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)

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