Now, back in the 1960’s, a whacky, escapism comedy was created and became a big hit movie on the “silver screens” around the world…“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!”
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And in this respect, that “feel-good” Hollywood movie makes a somewhat appropriate introduction to today’s devotional.
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Yes, you could not only say, it’s a “Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”, but you might even say, it’s a “Gad, Gad, Gad, Gad World!”
But “the god of this world” doesn’t care if we go to our graves with the reputation of being a hard worker!
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No, as a matter of fact, such morality only gives his antichrist world-system a nice shiny outward veneer!
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“Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way?”
Jeremiah 2:36
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Unfortunately, most humans neglect that one critically important work and do EVERY OTHER THING, thus causing their entire life to be built on a sandy foundation!
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Oh yes, we may have the reputation of being a “workaholic”.
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But in reality, most of the time, our work ethics are merely the product of the antichrist spirit which dwells in us.
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Yes, that hard worker, Lucifer, makes very sure that we do every other work but the right work!
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And just what is “the right work”?
The right work is the purification of our heart and encouraging those we love out of this self-seeking world and upward and onward to the Celestial City of God!
Well, the Good News is, that today is still the day of Salvation!
And we can continually beg the Lord to put it into our hearts to joyfully and prayerfully read the Bible each day in hopes of finding more and more about Jesus.
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And then, by the grace of God in answer to our unceasing pleas, we can finally spend our remaining days keeping our wonderful Savior before us in our mind’s eye.
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And we can devote the rest of our lives in praying for and joyfully encouraging others to join the current-day end-time exodus out of this doomed, “City of Destruction”: Planet Earth.
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And then, with these entirely new motives, we can enthusiastically go about our daily labor, with hearts afire for Jesus, and minds focused upon His wonderful Word!
Listen to the following revelation concerning the evil which exists within the hearts of men…
“For from within, out of the heart of men,
proceed evil thoughts, adulteries…
covetousness, wickedness… AN EVIL EYE,
blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the man.”
Mark 7:18-23
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Please tilt your head slightly to the left.
Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose?(Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)
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Do you see an angry look? His right eyebrow is raised as if he is judging.
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This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.
Or maybe a wolf.
Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?
Maybe even a dog.
Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.
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“…because they received not the love of the truth…
God shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie:
That they all might be damned
who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
2nd Thessalonians 2:10-12
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There is a preacher who regularly goes to college campuses to share the Gospel and make sense with students. And the YouTube videos are amazing to watch partly because today’s college educated young people have so been so thoroughly indoctrinated into atheism, that it is next to impossible to make sense with them.
Nevertheless, this preacher uses his nearly five decades of experience to make his extremely powerful case for the existence of God and the Gospel of Jesus.
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Now, one of the most popular arguments against the God of the Bible is that “Why would a good God ever endorse slavery as frequently found in the Christian Bible?”
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“…because they received not the love of the truth…God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:”
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What most people do not realize is the supernatural nature of the Bible.
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It has been purposely written to either save or condemn!
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And so, God has written the Bible in such a way, that it reveals to each person whatever is the ruling force within each particular individual.
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Listen to David…“With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful;
with an upright man Thou wilt show Thyself upright;
With the pure Thou wilt show Thyself pure;
and with the froward Thou wilt show Thyself froward.”
Psalm 18:25, 26.
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As this above passage reveals, the Bible will be interpreted rightly by those whose heart is right, but wrongly by those whose heart is NOT right.
And the issue of slavery is one of those Bible topics which critics love to use as an argument against the God of the Bible. Yet, these critics do not realize that they have been deceived.
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First, Bible scholars point out that slavery, back in those days, was often used as a means of paying back debts or securing employment food and housing.
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Second, the whole Bible is anti-slavery, beginning with Exodus and the freeing of the Hebrews from 400 years of Egyptian captivity in which they were forced to build the pyramids and other structures.
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Third, the Bible gives advice to servants and masters, which is designed to translate into practical advice to Christian employees and employers.
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Finally, the Bible speaks of Christians as follows1Co_7:22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.
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And, as far as God’s advice to Christians who are actual slaves, the following verse applies…1Co_7:21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
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THE CARNALLY-MINDED
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No, listen to Paul as he explains the core of the problem here…
…”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 2:13, 14
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As this above verse reveals, there are many who are yet carnally-minded, and to a great extent, desire to believe that spiritual interpretations are foolishness.
“Dear Lord, Give me of Thy Holy Spirit, as I give Thee my entire life! Let me not be deceived by a false spirit. But bring me up the narrow pathway of truth…
“In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword
shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent,
even leviathan that crooked serpent;
and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.”
Isaiah 27:1
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This constellation is made of most of the constellations in this website.
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The upper portion can be seen in the winter, while the lower blade is visible in the warmer months. (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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Now obviously, it is difficult to totally avoid every worldly pleasure, especially for those who have family obligations.
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And a certain amount of the more innocent pleasures and pursuits are possibly necessary for the unsaved family members.
And much patience and prayer for great wisdom is required in such cases.
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But there must be a constant and on-going repentance in the life of every Believer, knowing that Satan is going to try to pull us fully back into the world.
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Barbecue – Dutch family – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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SOLIDIFIED CHURCHES
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But today’s devotional is more concerned with church organizations.
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In other words, the churches no longer strive to…
“all come…unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”
To a great degree, the church-world is content to be a collection of individual social/fraternal organizations with certain degree of religiosity.
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Oh yes, the more benign and non-threatening verses of the Bible are being preached each week.
But either by word and/or by example, the leaders of the church are maintaining a quasi-Christian environment, not wanting to lose the more world-loving parishioners.
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And the problem with this is, such a low-grade of piety influences both the young and old parishioners who might otherwise seek to “walk even as He (Christ) walked”. 1st John 2:6
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CHURCH-WIDE APOSTASY FORETOLD
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The Apostle, Paul, warned that this day would come…
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears…”
2nd Timothy 4:3, 4 (Condensed)
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Yes, this above verse is speaking of today’s church-world which has become like a pillar of salt and cannot flee to the Mountain (which symbolizes the fulness of Christ).
“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul…”
Jeremiah 51:6
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Now the Good News in this very sad report is, that God only wanted us to continue in these organizations, fellowshipping until the day in which we were commanded to flee!
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Listen to the Prophet, Habakkuk…
“And the LORD answered me, and said,
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables,
that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time,
but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:
though it tarry, wait for it;
because it will surely come,
it will not tarry.”
Habakkuk 2:2, 3
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Yes, the world has surrounded God’s people to the point that “wrong judgment proceeds” from the various church organizations and radio stations, as it says in Habakkuk 1:4
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And when the vision begins to speak, then it is time for God’s true worshipers to, “RUN!”, as Habakkuk warns. (read such articles as the little series, “Habakkuk says ‘Run!‘”)
It is now time for God’s true worshipers to vacate these pillar-of-salt organizations.
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But God has provided heavenly bread and spiritual waters of grace, “upon every high mountain and every high hill in the day when the towers fall” Isaiah 30:25
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Yes, there is an abundant supply of heavenly bread and copious draughts of spiritual waters of grace upon those spiritual mountains in this day when the towers (churches) are fallen!
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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TWO TURTLE-DOVES CONSTELLATION
LOCATING THIS 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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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:
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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”
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2.“And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
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And so, these open-minded, truth-seeking Bereans were ready and even eager to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day!
Ellen White pin-pointed the Revelation 13 “False Prophet” as being Satan rising within the United States of America.
And this 2nd Beast caused the world to bow down to the 1st Beast of Revelation 13 which was the apostate Church of Rome working in the churches of Europe.
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Harold Camping on the other hand pin-pointed the “False Prophet” as being Satan as he came as an “angel of light” to deceive the world and the churches through his so-called, “ministers of righteousness”. (see 2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15)
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And in a sense, both Camping and White are correct. In other words, the correct answer is, “All of the above”.
Yes, Satan’s “False Prophet” is indeed the antichrist spirit which originally rose up in the New World, but is spreading his deadly tentacles around the globe via the fallen apostate churches.
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And one of the great evidences of this miracle-working spirit is the many counterfeit miracles which the fallen churches are performing.
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And perhaps the greatest evidence that these signs and wonders are merely counterfeits is the fact that the church-world has become increasingly apostate.
“And he (The False Prophet, 2nd Beast) doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men”
Revelation 13:13
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This above verse prophesied of this False Prophet Beast…“and he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men”.
But like so many other prophecies, this one too must be understood spiritually.
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In other words, what we are now seeing in Christendom is a false, Pentecostal fire in the form of counterfeit “signs and lying wonders”: so-called “tongues”, Falling Backwards, dreams, visions, inner-voices, and such-like. (See 2nd Thessalonians 2:9)
Many faithful churchgoers are receiving so-called prophetic dreams which they attribute to the Holy Spirit.
And of course, this is the work of the False Prophet who deceives these poor lost souls into believing that God is working marvelously through them.
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Listen…“And he (the False Prophet Beast) doeth great wonders,
so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth
by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast“
Revelation 13:13, 14
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This above passage reveals that this False Prophet will deceive men via these counterfeit miracles, making them think they are saved when in truth, they still love this present, selfish world to a great extent.
Unfortunately, most faithful churchgoers are still conformed to the qualities of this world and have little desire to become totally renewed into the image of Christ.
After all, why would they ever want to become fully converted and fully Christlike?
That would require them to forsake all.
And they have no desire to forsake all, becoming Christlike.
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But the False Prophet comes to them, giving them prophetic-like dreams and other lying signs and wonders to deceive them into their false sense of security.
Well, if there is any Good News, it is that God is calling His professed people to, “Come out of her, My people, lest ye partake of her sins and receive of her plagues” Revelation 18:4
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All who are willing to renounce this selfish world and follow the Lamb to the top of Mount Sion will be counted with the overcomers.
And they will have their Heavenly Father’s true name written in their foreheads (in their hearts).
And that name is defined by the Holy Bible and is the image of true righteousness and holiness.
“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…
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“LORD, LORD, HAVE WE NOT…DONE MANY WONDERFUL WORKS?”
Matthew 7:22
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Now of course, many will be quick to point to all the humanitarianism now occurring in the world, saying, “How can the world be considered selfish, when we engage in so many charitable deeds?”
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So, what about this?
Is it an unfair charge to make against this world, that we are selfish by nature, when we see so many charitable acts of kindness?
And so, if this is Mankind’s self-loving condition, then merely, “having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof”, is just a clever deception!
A total fraud!
A giant satanic global ruse to give this wicked world a glossy outward sheen!
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After all, with all these other sinful traits, can we actually believe that fallen humanity is capable of true godliness…without the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit?
When we get right down to it, it is this counterfeit godliness only confuses most humans of just how evil this sad world really is.
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Thus, Satan has created this counterfeit humanitarianism is an integral part of his deceptive role as “The False Prophet” of Revelation 13 & 17.
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Yes, the False Prophet is actually the spiritual entity which now works in the children of men to deceive us into believing that there is a great force for good, apart from Jesus Christ.
And that is simply not possible!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel
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“THAT GOD MIGHT MANIFEST THEM…THAT THEY MIGHT SEE THAT THEY THEMSELVES ARE BEASTS!”
Ecclesiastes 3:18
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But God is allowing all this to play itself out on the world-stage, so that it will ultimately be seen that there was never any true goodness in this world apart from Christ.
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Yes, it is only Christ’s goodness, as He worked through His true worshipers, even as it is written…
So, if a person goes out at night, beginning in April (earlier in southern-most latitudes, and later in northern-most), in the pre-dawn hour, they just might locate the constellation commonly referred to as the Sagittarius Constellation .
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It is located in the southern sky. (Each night it appears a little earlier, slowly inching westward, through the summer, until it finally disappears below the western horizon in November.)
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At first, it simply appears as two twin birds flying westward.
But if you look once again, it just might appear as a long box-like figure, with one star on the right, as you face it, and two stars on the left.
The box, of course would be the Ark, and the stars on either side would represent angels, which are sometimes referred to as stars in the Bible (for instance, “the seven stars are the angels…” Revelation 1:20).
To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Sagittarius Constellation, to show how God created it to appear.
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
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WOW! It’s hard to be optimistic when the world seems to be spiraling out of control!
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Yes, this world seems to be going helter-skelter!
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In the world of politics, the pure venomous hatred between the opposing ideologies has reached a boiling-over point!
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The mass media news has devolved into little more than yellow journalism, when it comes to anything even vaguely related to politics and social issues.
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Rogue religions attempting to force themselves upon the world, under the threat of physical violence.
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Schools increasingly transforming into indoctrination centers for anti-biblical ideologies…
…socialism, evolutionary atheism…
…and now even pushing perverted lifestyles on the students, as though they are normal, even good!
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The United States justice system is filled with socially/politically activist judges, being weaponized to destroy the enemies of the state.
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Government leaders committing financial suicide, as the national debt continues to climb out of control!
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Various ethnic/religious groups becoming increasingly intolerant and disdainful of each other, now increasingly fixated with the insane obsession over skin-color!
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Colleges becoming increasingly intolerant of any speech which opposes the dominant false ideologies.
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Censorship by the Internet ‘Goliaths’ is sending many websites into the cyber-abyss because they are not “politically correct” in what they advocate.
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The number of sick persons around the world is greatly increasing.
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People becoming increasingly intolerant of each other for social, personal, ethnic, and religious reasons.
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Various churches and denominations now preaching prosperity-driven gospels, sometimes referred to as, “The Name-It-And-Claim-It Gospel” or even the “Entrepreneurial Spirit”.
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Oh yes, these prosperity ideologies may be fine for the people of the world to pursue, but the Christian’s great focus and chief desire is now to be Heavenward, seeking to be transformed into the image of Christ.
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And the list goes on and on of how this world is falling apart.
But really, to understand all this global failure, we need to realize that this world was originally just an experiment in selfishness.
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That’s right, Lucifer, being one of the chief angels of Heaven, thought he had discovered a better way than God’s government of “unselfish love”.
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And in His infinite wisdom, God allowed Lucifer to bring his rebellion down to this little planet, to show the universe what a terrible ideology Lucifer was trying to peddle: selfishness!
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And so, this world has been allowed to continue on for the millenniums it has existed until this very day in which everything all around us seems to be failing.
And God knew all along that this world was destined for failure.
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But God couldn’t convince us, unless He allowed us to suffer through this experiment in selfishness (And let’s face it! That’s all that sin really is: selfishness!)
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But if He didn’t show us up close and first-hand, we could never have comprehended just how evil that our selfishness really is!
So, what importance to us is all this information?
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Well, if a person goes out at night, beginning in April (earlier in southern-most latitudes, and later in northern-most), in the pre-dawn hour, they just might locate the constellation commonly referred to as the Sagittarius Constellation .
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It is located in the southern sky. (Each night it appears a little earlier, slowly inching westward, through the summer, until it finally disappears below the western horizon in November.)
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At first, it simply appears as two twin birds flying westward.
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But if you look once again, it just might appear as a long box-like figure, with one star on the right, as you face it, and two stars on the left.
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The box, of course would be the Ark, and the stars on either side would represent angels, which are sometimes referred to as stars in the Bible…
(for instance, “the seven stars are the angels…” Revelation 1:20).
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To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Sagittarius Constellation, to show how God created it to appear.
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…
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In the years following the establishment of the New Testament Church, many Christians were forced to pinch off a tiny amount of incense and sprinkle it on a small altar dedicated to the queen of Heaven.
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If an individual refused, he or she suffered a cruel death in the Roman arena.
But today, Satan is much more sophisticated in his assault against Christians!
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Right under our noses, “the god of this world” is now implementing unjust laws and economic strategies which will test each and every church, ministry, and individual regarding “who do I truly serve and worship?”
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“NO MAN MIGHT BUY OR SELL”
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One such stratagem appears to be the age-old practice of “killing the messenger”.
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In other words, as the old saying goes, “If you can’t kill the message, then kill the messenger!”
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“A KINGDOM DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF…CANNOT STAND”
Mark 3:24
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Just look at the world of politics.
You don’t have to wait too long before you behold some political figure becoming the victim of what is commonly referred to as, “character assassination”.
No, the world of politics has devolved into an increasingly toxic environment.
The hatred between the two dominant “horns” of political power is becoming so fiercely venomous that it is frightening to behold!
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And don’t imagine for a moment that such cruel hate won’t be turned against Christians in the near future!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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“GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES”
2nd Peter 1:4
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Well, the Good News is, that we have many “great and precious promises” with which to cling to in the coming months… “Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.” 1st John 3:13
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Or how about this…
“For I have heard the slander of many:
fear was on every side:
while they took counsel together against me,
they devised to take away my life.
But I trusted in thee, O LORD:
I said, Thou art my God.
My times are in Thy hand:
deliver me from the hand of mine enemies”
Psalm 31:13-15
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Yes, the Bible is literally teeming with such passages designed to comfort and strengthen the hearts of God’s people during the coming conflict.
So, let’s be hiding these passages in our hearts so that we may say… “Concerning the works of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” Psalms 17:4
But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night.
The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.
This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail).
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #102
Whether we know it or not, or like it or not, we Christians must face the awful truth that we are the current residents of this, Lucifer’s kingdom of sin and selfishness! (see 2nd Corinthians 4:4)
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But God has placed us here as a type of, “training and learning school”, for the purpose of purifying our hearts from every trace of love for selfishness, pride, or from any other sinful attraction this world produces!
But the Bible prophesied that the hour would come when God’s people are to flee to the mountains, much the same as Lot fled to the mountain from that doomed city, Sodom.
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Unfortunately, we live in a day when it is no longer legal to merely set up some mountainous camp like Abraham and later, his nephew, Lot.
But Satan is now flooding this society with pornography like never before in history!
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With the advent of Internet, it is possible for anyone, young and old alike, to simply click a button and view the most heinous images imaginable!
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And if that’s not bad enough, just taking children through one of the big box stores becomes Satan’s means of sexually grooming them, via all the explicit signage in the clothing and video isles!
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Or turn on just about any FM radio station, and sensual music can be heard by children and adults alike!
Our only hope is to flee into God’s “mountain of His holiness”! Psalm 48:1
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That’s the only safe refuge and mountainous stronghold available to today’s Christian.
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ABOVE PICTURE – winter Constellations – Woman of Revelation 12 (Ursa Major) flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 – Dragon comprised of Hyades, Pleiades, etc…Valley of Decision mountain comprised of Cassiopeia, etc… (This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture since this mountain is not in this position, but is actually seen in the fall months)
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“THOU ART MY HIDING PLACE!”
Psalm 32:7
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So, how are we to accomplish such a thing?
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Well, this heavenly Sion can only be climbed by those whom the Lord allows to climb.
And so, this end-time exodus begins with fervent pleading for mercy and grace by the Believer.
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Listen…“Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth,
which have wrought His judgment;
seek righteousness, seek meekness:
it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.”
Zephaniah 2:3
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Here we have the solution, not only for us, but also for our well-prayed-for family members.
We must make it up that mountain our own selves, if we ever expect or hope for our family to follow along also!
“Dear Lord, Give me spiritual insight, that I might see the true battle! Help me put on my heavenly armor, that I might be a properly fitted soldier in the Lord’s army…
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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #101
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There’s a whole lot of finger-pointing going on these days, wouldn’t you agree?
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Well, today’s devotional is still attempting to further bring out this concept, that at whatever point we judge another, we are guilty of the same.
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Listen again…“Therefore thou art inexcusable,
O man, whosoever thou art that judgest:
for wherein thou judgest another,
thou condemnest thyself;
for thou that judgest doest the same things.”
Romans 2:1
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Yes, the Bible forewarns us that when we point the accusing finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back at us: THREE FINGERS FROM HEAVEN!
For those of us so-called Christians who have foolishly allowed ourselves to become entranced with, and captive to the daily political wranglings, via Television, Internet, and radio…
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…we have unwittingly allowed this “Prince of the Power of the Air” to fill our hearts with his poisonous venom which he spews out on a 24/7/365 basis!
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But the Bible warns us…“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” 1st Corinthians 15:33
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Yes, when we allow our soul-temple to be defiled with “evil communications”, it pollutes our heart and mind and impacts our speech and conduct in everyday matters!
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Thus, our lackadaisical indiscretion results in our unchristlikeness and makes us unable to “Purify [ourselves] even as He (Christ) is pure“, nor to“walk even as He (Jesus) walked” (See 1st John 2:6 & 3:3)
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SATAN STEALS OUR PERFECT PEACE
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One great problem with listening to Satan’s whisperings, is that this is how this “Accuser of our brethren” gains access into our hearts and minds (see Revelation 12:10).
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And once we allow him access, he often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings” about the motives of the hearts of others. (1st Timothy 6:4)
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We must remember the Wise Man’s advice…
…”Keep thy heart with all diligence;
for out of it are the issues of life.
Put away from thee a froward mouth,
and perverse lips put far from thee.
Let thine eyes look right on,
and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ponder the path of thy feet,
and let all thy ways be established.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
remove thy foot from evil.”
Proverbs 4:24-27
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Yes, to guard the avenues to the soul, not allowing Satan any access, is our first and foremost duty!
You see, God has inscribed three faces in the Moon, and this first face is that of a man (picture right).
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The other two faces are that of animals: beasts, if you will.
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And while one of the other two faces is that of a fierce predator, and the other, a forest forager, this 1st face (picture right) is of a very sympathetic-looking human, even just a bit sad, and even just a bit more horror-stricken.
And yet with a dropped-jaw expression, he looks rather shocked!
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But who wouldn’t be shocked, looking down on this tragic and horrible and selfish world!
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After all, just think of all that this Watchman sees in the night!
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Murders and beatings, kidnappings and slave-tradings, drugs and alcohol dependencies, inhumanity and indifferent unsympathetic disregard, racism and bigotry, lust and perversions, thefts and hoarding, imprisonment and torture, sickness and suffering, destruction and death!
And concerning this world’s phony love, society has a crude comparison they use regarding any type of phoniness’, “It’s as phony as a 3-dollar bill!”
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“What!?”, most people will exclaim, “Are you trying to tell me that all the love and humanitarian goodness in society is the product of Satan!?”
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Well, that’s what the Bible says…“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1st John 5:19
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Yes, the “WHOLE world lieth in wickedness”, not just some!
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THREE DOLLAR BILL – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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“IN ME…DWELLS NO GOOD THING”
Romans 7:18
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And though it seems as if there is some level of love apart from God, much of it is merely the product of the Antichrist spirit which rules over and even indwells the citizens of this, their Luciferian world!
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Therefore, without God’s indwelling Spirit, all the counterfeit love and compassion of this world is destined to fail!
Because very soon, God’s people will witness just how deceived we really were!
And “the day will declare it!” (1st Corinthians 3:13)
So, what we need to understand is that “the god of this world”, Lucifer, must cover up the true nature of evil which makes up his kingdom of this world.
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Therefore, as a means of deceiving the world he has raised up this relatively new phenomenon of humanitarianism, making us think that “Oh, we don’t really need God’s love! We have our own love and compassion!”
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And just listen to the radio and television! Humanitarian advertisements fill the airways in this current world!
It seems that society has gone wild for humanitarianism!
Well, in spite of this very bad news, there is some really Good News!
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Yes, there is a way of escape from this totally evil condition in this entirely wicked and selfish world we live in!
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Yes, there is a fountain in which, if a man, woman, or child drinks freely from, that soul can become filled with true love and true goodness!
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And God is the only source of true love!
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And so, let’s not wait until that dreadful day to find out the truth; but let’s right now become “wise as serpents, and harmless as doves”, as we begin our heavenward sojourn out of this deceptively evil world! (see Matthew 10:16)
“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent regarding this very deceptive world. Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, nor of his power over this world…
In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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.
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).
And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #99
And each of its three faces were purposely inscribed by God to teach us about our own self.
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3rd Face in Moon-scavenger-www.signsofheaven.org
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“BEWARE OF DOGS, BEWARE OF EVIL WORKERS, BEWARE OF THE CONCISION!”
Philippians 3:2
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Take for instance the second face: the wolf, or perhaps a fox, or a dog.
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This wolf-like face with one raised, judgmental eyebrow, gives us a fitting portrait of a scornful, judgmental human.
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And it reminds us of the Old Testament sect, known as The Pharisees, or “Dogs…the Concision”. Philippians 3:2
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Yes, those Pharisees were a very judgmental group, who took pride that they were very moral and upright, and looked down upon others whom they supposed were not so morally upright.
Fat People – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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The Good News is, that this is still the Day of Salvation!
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And God is giving us just enough time to repent of this horrible crime against Heaven.
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And God will sit as a purifier of our hearts, and remove all Pharisaic pride, if we will just cry out to Him for mercy.
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But just one tidbit of advice which will be a benefit for each of us: whenever we catch ourselves judging another individual, for Heaven’s sake, simply begin praying for God’s blessing on that dear soul, for whom Christ also bled & died!
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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This recording #143, is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
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“Babylon is fallen, is fallen...Come out of her, My people…”, is the call which God is now trumpeting to the world.
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Yes, God wants His people to begin a spiritual exodus out of the hopeless madness of this doomed planet, and begin their heavenward sojourn to “the Celestial City of God” (as John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress called it).
But today’s devotional will home-in on just one part of Babylon, the world: the public school system.
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Oh yes, for many decades, Christian parents have been aghast over the antichrist curriculum of the public-school systems, in which atheist philosophies were daily force-fed to the children: atheism, socialism, evolution, etc..
Young schoolchildren have long been indoctrinated into atheism/Darwinism, thus entering into adulthood with no moral compass, and no divine purpose.
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“Humans are an accident of nature” is a lie which many secular teachers are unknowingly (or knowingly) filling the minds of their pupils with.
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And also, statistics are showing increasing numbers of suicides during each school season, when young people are made to suffer various forms of peer-pressure and even peer-oppression!
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In other words, suicides occur less when school season is over.
But now! But NOW, if these aforementioned atrocities weren’t intolerable enough, a new threat has emerged!
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Yes, who would have ever thought that the western societies could become so wicked that first graders, and on up, would become the victims of sexualization…
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…and sexualization of the worst kinds of perversions, foisted on them by the very adults which we wrongfully imagined to be their moral guardians!
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Yes, the devolution of society has gotten so bad that it might even make the citizens of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah blush!
And just look at what they’re now doing to history, as they are beginning to rewrite history books to malign the western cultures as being hopelessly racist!
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Oh yes, racism and slavery were indeed, a dark, dark stain on the societies of the past (some evil nations still use slave labor).
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But not being content with the subject of slavery already being taught in schools, they are now going to re-write, omit…
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…and embellish history books until they exaggerate the whole foundation, sum and substance of America appear to be entirely about slavery and racism…
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…ignoring that the vast majority of Americans of that era never even owned slaves, much less approved of it!
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Certainly not true worshippers of God! Just the opposite! True Christians vocally opposed slavery, and called for its abolishment!
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But now this society is even teaching school children to judge one-another, based, not on the content of character, but rather, on skin-color!
As if the insanity in schools hasn’t already peaked, the newest madness comes in the form of the elimination of advanced courses, to “level the playing field” for under-achievers.
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In other words, because some students perform less than others, the schools are beginning to eliminate advanced courses so that “the under-achievers won’t feel inferior”.
And the Good News is, that God has promised a New Heaven and a New Earth in which all the redeemed ones will enjoy a world in which no sinful darkness will ever exist again.
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It is a good land, a land flowing with “sincere milk of the Word”, and “honey out of the Rock”, in which we will never grow old, but be forever joyful, forever content, and forever young! (1st Peter 2:2 & Psalm 81:16)
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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Since the advent of the Internet and cell phones, the world has been increasingly exposed to all the predators, liars, tricksters, groomers, and scammers who attempt to steal whatever they can, via these devices.
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Multiple times per day, some fraudster may call you and attempt to lure you into any one of a thousand different schemes! And the Internet is just as bad!
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Needless to say, this flood of lies and deceptions has taken its toll on the human race.
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Jaded and leery, the multitudes of humanity, especially the young, are drowning in a sea of despair over this increasingly hopeless world, which itself is likewise sinking into the bottomless pit of depravity and immorality!
For many decades, The Master-Deceiver has been brainwashing our children into atheism in the public schools!
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Even schoolbooks are repeating the fake myths and hoaxes, already exposed and discredited decades earlier, using the same phony charts and imaginary pictures once created by artists, all in attempt to keep the lie of “Evolution” going!
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And now, public schools are even re-writing history books to promote racism!
“For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.”
Isaiah 26:21
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Oh yes, it’s always been a dishonest world. And a good share of politicians have always been deceptive…all through time.
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But never has this world’s dishonesty been exposed to the degree that it’s now being exposed to today’s onlooking, voyeuristic, media-obsessed public!
Just a few years ago, the public was so amazed to witness the government so willing to make false claims about the Covid pandemic, along with the so-called “vaccines”, masks, statistics, and many other aspects concerning Covid.
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And a great percentage of the populace became horrified at the dishonesty of the Internet goliaths in their banning, censoring of any websites which disagreed with the politically correct covid narrative put forth by the world government authorities.
Posters against anti-Covid measures and vaccinations in France – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
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DECEPTIONS UNMASKED!
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It would take much too long to enumerate even a small portion of the lies, and cheating coming out of the political community, via the vast majority of extremely dishonest major media outlets!
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But for just one example, the most infamous lie was, perhaps, when the public was repeatedly told that, “wearing masks is next to worthless!”
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But when the supplies of masks became abundant, masks suddenly became, “the most critically existential thing a person could do to save themselves and the world”!
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Of course, this was only just the beginning of the avalanche of lies which followed
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But anyone can either scan the Internet, and/or watch opposing news outlets, to get up to speed about the myriad of lies and coverups being witnessed by the listening/viewing public, thrust on them by a vast number of politicians, via the major media!
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But, if that’s not incredible enough, perhaps even more amazing is how the general public is so willing to listen to, and accept, and even approve of things they know, deep down, are not true!
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Yes, a great percentage of the populace doesn’t seem to even care if they’re being lied to, daily, as long as it bolsters their personal political/social biases!
Covid masks – Aegean Sea earthquake people – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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“And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood…”
Revelation 12:15
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Well, all this giant tsunami of dishonesty flowing out of the media, and the public’s willingness to be lied to, can be explained by today’s two signature Bible verses.
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In short, this antichrist world-system is owned and operated by, “the god of this world”, Satan, whom Jesus called “The Father of Lies”, as Jesus likewise referred to the unsaved multitudes as Satan’s followers.
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The Bible reveals that we are all indwelt with “the spirit of error”, prior to our personal Salvation! (2nd Corinthians 4:4 & 1st John 4:6)
But God has faithfully created this wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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Because this wave of water is basically comprised of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#’s 1 thru 7, in the sketch), and the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars, (#’s 8, 9, 10).
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So in this wave, we see the same 7/10 numbering found in the Revelation description of the heads/horns/crowns of the Dragon.
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
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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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Listen again… “When the waves of death compassed me…THE FLOODS OF UNGODLY MEN made me afraid. The sorrows of Hell compassed me about;” 2nd Samuel 22:5.
Up until the mid-twentieth century, there was a steady and gradual downhill decline of morality and Christianity in the “western nations”: the very nations which once enthusiastically embraced the Christian Reformation.
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But with the advent of modern media, the decline began to become a rapidly descending slope!
And concerning the spiritual decline of those nations, let it also be said that there are many who have sought to understand the Book of Habakkuk over the past centuries.
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But this was not possible, because the vision of Habakkuk had not yet been revealed.
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This is because Habakkuk was written especially for our day.
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And now, the vision of Habakkuk is finally able to speak to our current situation in the world.
Well, let’s listen to Habakkuk’s complaint to the Lord…
“Therefore the law is slacked,
and judgment doth never go forth:
for the wicked doth compass about the righteous;
therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”
Habakkuk 1:4
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Here is seen that the prophet is perplexed and distraught concerning the overwhelming flood of unbelievers which cause God’s people to “err in vision, and stumble in judgment”. Isaiah 28:7
Now, today’s devotional is titled, “High-Tech: Swifter Than Leopards!”
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So, just what has happened that causes this title to be fulfilled?
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Listen again to our signature passage for the day…
“For, lo, I (the Lord) raise up the Chaldeans,
that bitter and hasty nation,
which shall march through the breadth of the land,
to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs…
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards,
and are more fierce than the evening wolves…
They shall come all for violence:
their faces shall sup up as the east wind,
and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.”
Habakkuk 1:6-9
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Here is seen, howbeit in veiled allegorical language that in the last days, the Chaldeans (the unsaved multitudes of the world & worldly church) will come as swift as leopards to spoil God’s people!
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HIGH-TECH NOW MAKES IT POSSIBLE!
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Never before has such a thing been possible until our day. But with the advent of television, radio, and Internet, this is now all too possible!
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Just think about it! By means of these modern-day high-tech inventions, a rapidly growing portion of the world can receive images almost instantaneously! Around the world!
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And even in the third-world nations, television and Internet are now possible!
Yes, by means of the modern-day pied-pipers, called television, radio, and Internet, the entire world is now under the control of these swifter-than-leopards devices.
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SATAN THE TRUE ENEMY
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And even though TV has been mass-produced by humanity, nevertheless, mankind is not the true villain here.
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No, the Bible tells us…
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand!”
Ephesians 6:12, 13
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Here is seen that it is not flesh-and-blood which is the enemy!
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But it is the unseen spiritual forces of darkness which are orchestrating the events, the inventions, and the tides-of-change sweeping through the land, “swifter than leopards, and more fierce than the evening wolves”!
Satan now has the ability to control the world like never before in history, via these high-tech inventions!
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And let’s not forget that the Bible calls him, “‘The Prince of the Power of the Air’, that spirit that now works in the children of disobedience!” Ephesians 2:2
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And via these “power of the air” devices, he can now marshal the peoples of the world in unison against the armies of Heaven and against the chosen and elect remnant-people of God!
And so, just what is the solution to this seemingly impossible situation?
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Well, the prophet Habakkuk says in Chapter 2…
“And the LORD answered me, and said,
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables,
that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time,
but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:
though it tarry, wait for it;
because it will surely come,
it will not tarry.”
Habakkuk 2:2, 3
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Here we see that it is now time to “RUN!”
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Here it is seen that it is no more time to be planting, building, buying, selling, marrying (and divorcing)!
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No, it is time for God’s sorely tried people to run to the safety and refuge in the appointed hiding place in the heavenly “everlasting mountains” which surround the “Jerusalem now…in bondage to sin” (see Genesis 49:26 & Galatians 4:25)
Well, obviously, the very first place to run for safety is from the presence of these unwholesome influences.
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But we are not to force others into submission to our will!
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And so, in the secret pavilion of God, the Believer can pray for his or her family, that they too may eventually come along on this end-time exodus out of this world.
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Yes, as Habakkuk encourages, “but the just shall live by his faith. ” Habakkuk 2:4
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And our faith will continually grow as we exercise great patience in waiting for our family’s salvation without attempting to force them into submission!
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PICTURE – Constellation – Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 – This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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WIDE & NARROW GATES IN THE HEAVENS
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This sketch below is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter (However, this constellation group can even be seen as early as July, in the pre-dawn hours).
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In the eastern sky, it’s not so easily seen which gate the Revelation 12 Woman will enter.
Satan spews out the deadly water of his false worldly ideologies; which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness, but in some way are not in harmony; or perhaps these worldly ideologies add to the Bible, which is strictly forbidden (see Deuteronomy 4:2).
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On the other hand, the Strait Gate (narrow gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle. The true Strait Gate represents Jesus, the Word of God.
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Listen…“I [Jesus] am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” John 10:9
But even some of the great radio preachers of yesteryear, have errors in the otherwise good teachings!
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We just can’t leave the responsibility of our soul’s Salvation in the hands of erring, fallible men!
No matter how much we respect or even revere them!
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Listen to the apostle, John…
“But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you,
and ye need not that any man teach you:
but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things,
and is truth, and is no lie,
and even as it hath taught you,
ye shall abide in Him.”
1st John 2:27.
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So here we see that God is telling us that we just don’t really need anybody to teach us!
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We have the Holy Spirit to teach us (if we’re truly saved).
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“WHEN FOR THE TIME YE OUGHT TO BE TEACHERS”
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And each and every Christian should come to the point of reaching “teacher-status”.
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Listen to Paul…
“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers,
ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God;
and are become such as have need of milk,
and not of strong meat.”
Hebrews 5:12.
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Paul is scolding us, because we have been letting others do our Bible studying and even do our thinking for us, when instead, we ourselves should be teachers by now!
So in conclusion, each and every one of us needs to become so well-grounded in the Bible that, we each can… “sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.” (spiritually speaking, of course)! (Judges 20:16).
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Yes, the verses of the Bible are those stones.
And we all need to be willing to deny ourselves every earthly pleasure, if it means spending more time in God’s Word.
And for Heaven’s sake! Let’s stop eating all that ABC gum, and all that ABC food, and start eating God’ Word instead!
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Yes, it takes a lot of chewing. But it will be well worth the effort!
“Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.” Psalms 45:6
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Now, this 3rd brightest star in the night heavens, Arcturus, seems to very nicely fulfill the prophecy, “there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel”Numbers 24:17.
But where would the scepter be in this prophecy?
After all, it speaks not only of a star rising, but also of a scepter.
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NOT THE NORTHERN NOR THE SOUTHERN CROSS
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This is not the Northern Cross, nor is it the Southern Cross.
Here is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Cross/Scepter Constellation.
The stars in this star-chart are accurately placed, and thisCross/Scepter Constellationstands out in brilliance, among the other stars in the night sky.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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This recording #142, is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
It seems as though, over the past decades, a number of novels/movies have had an uncanny accuracy in predicting a soon-coming dystopian hell-scape.
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Such books and movies, as “Animal Farm”, “1984”, “Soylent Green”, “Brave New World”, all portrayed a futuristic nightmare in which oppressive global totalitarianism finally reigned supreme.
And even in Hollywood, some movies have seemed to accurately predict a future in which society devolved in a totalitarian hellscape.
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Two such movies painted a portrait of cities given over to wanton greed, violence, lust, and lawlessness.
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Oh yes, these movies were extremely exaggerated, and yet not too far off in predicting the lawless “Concrete Jungle” into which many cities are even now sinking!
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Even a laboratory-created virus became part of the plot in one of those movies!
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And 30/40 years after these movies, we now see many cities overrun with poverty, homelessness, murder, drugs, divorce, sex-slavery, sodomy, racism, theft, gambling, gang-violence, which are at an all-time high.
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
Matthew 24:12
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But all these man-created literary and film productions only mirror what the Bible had already long-ago accurately foretold concerning these end-times.
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Yes, even long ago, the Bible had likewise painted a bleak portrait of this very day in which we now find ourselves!
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Listen…“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Matthew 24:12
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This verse alone has accurately predicted the future hellscape of these last days which we’re already beginning to see: a lawless and loveless planet!
…”This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me (to Jeremiah):
‘Take from My hand this cup filled with the wine of My wrath
and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.
When they drink it, they will stagger and go mad
because of the sword I will send among them.’
So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand
and made all nations…to drink…
ALL THE KINGDOMS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.”
Jeremiah 25:15-17, 26
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So, here is foretold of the Day in which the Lord will cause “ALL NATIONS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH” to drink of the wine of His wrath which causes the world to go mad (some versions say “insane”)!
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“…and the cities of the nations fell:”
Revelation 16:19
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Well, these two movies were both about escaping from a futuristic hell-scape.
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But the fact is, the problem goes far beyond merely escaping from those two major cities!
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This is because the growing insanity we’re beginning to witness is a pandemic madness which knows no boundaries, nor any borderline!
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It is a worldwide phenomenon and is even now being piped into our living-rooms, via television, radio, Internet, cellphones, etc….
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the practical aspects of everyday living, such as diet and child rearing…
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #225, a small 30-minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90-minute nightly talk shows.
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This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50-year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
In today’s Christian community, the general consensus is that the two beasts of Revelation 13 will be fulfilled in the near future after the Church has been Raptured out of this world.
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In other words, today’s Bible teachers put forth the doctrine that these two beasts are merely two human individuals, who are empowered by Satan to deceive the world during the coming 7-year tribulation.
Now this website has many articles which teach that these two beasts of Revelation 13 (the Antichrist and the False Prophet) are actually the two great divisions of Satan’s warfare against Christians throughout the New Testament era.
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And this division can be seen in the two ways in which Satan has attacked the Church over the past two thousand years.
ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel
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ROME, THE 1ST BEAST
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The first era was the persecution of the Church by pagan Rome and later by spiritual Rome.
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This went on for a period of 1260 prophetic days (prophetically, 1260 years).
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But after the 1st beast-power received a deadly wound by a sword (the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God), then arose the 2nd beast-power, the false Prophet.
This 2nd beast-power was Satan’s creation of a period of financial and material prosperity for the same nations which formerly embraced the Christian Reformation.
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This Beast identified as arising out of the earth.
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And isn’t it true that the last several hundred years has been a period of ever-increasing prosperity for these nations?
The earth and all that it yields, has been the great power-source of these last few centuries: the industrial revolution, followed by high-tech revolution.
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Thus, it is the beast which arose “out of the earth”.
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The great era of prosperity has been the means of this False Prophet to gain power over the people of the world.
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And because of all the economic opportunities now available, this satanic entity, the false Prophet, has successfully diverted the church-world into going after the earthly Mammon, instead of whole-heartedly seeking after Salvation.
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THE PROSPERITY-DRIVEN GOSPELS
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Now, having said all this, there is another aspect to this second beast, the False prophet which needs to be clarified.
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It needs to be understood that every false prophet teaches truth mingled with lies.
That’s how false prophets deceive people!
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And of course, the greatest deception in the church-world are the prosperity gospels now being taught and accepted in most every church and denomination.
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These gospels are given such tags as the “Name-It-And-Claim-It Gospel”…
…or in the more conservative churches, “The Entrepreneurial Spirit”…
…or even, perhaps, “The American Dream”.
(Oh yes, these prosperity ideologies may be fine for the people of the world to pursue, but the Christian’s great focus and chief desire is now to be Heavenward, not on the world, seeking to be transformed into the image of Christ.)
Either way, these false gospels have successfully poisoned the purity of Christ’s true Gospel.
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In other words, most every Bible teacher mingles much truth with their false ideas.
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And the prosperity-driven gospels have many other false teachings as well.
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And this website has many devotionals which enumerate the various false teachings now being thrust on the deceived parishioners in today’s churches and denominations.
But the great point of today’s devotional is that the False Prophet of Revelation 13 is comprised of all the seemingly countless false teachers found in today’s Christianity: radio preachers, TV preachers, Internet preachers, and pastors and local Bible teachers.
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These all mostly read one-another’s books and so there seems to be a general consensus among them as to what constitutes truth.
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And so, by means of these thousands of false teachers and theologians, the entire church-world has become a Babylon of confusion!
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Oh yes, they all teach a certain amount of truth, but also enough lies to derail the parishioners, poisoning whatever truth might otherwise be learned by their hearers.
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And hopefully, there are many other, true pastors, who are presently deceived, yet will eventually come out of the Babylonish confusion and deception which now pervades the organized churches.
But God is now calling His people to come out of the City of Confusion, and flee to the safety of the spiritual mountains surrounding spiritual Jerusalem (the churches and denominations).
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It is a spiritual end-time exodus, spoken of in Psalm 125:1, 2…
“They that trust in the LORD shall be as (heavenly) mount Zion,
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,
so, the LORD is round about His people from henceforth even for ever.”
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Yes, God is now calling His people to flee to the safety of the spiritual mountains surrounding spiritual Jerusalem (the churches and denominations).
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ABOVE PICTURE – winter Constellations – Woman of Revelation 12 (Ursa Major) flees to the mountains
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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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #120, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry..
Now, some of the current name-calling sounds like this: “They’re a bunch of Nazi Fascists!” “He’s are racist!” “He’s a modern day Hitler!” “They’re a bunch of ‘such-&-such-Phobes’!”
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For those who watch the daily news shows, these smears are commonly heard, and oft repeated!
Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister for Adolph Hitler said,“If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.”
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And using the major media as willing accomplices, the public now hears these derogatory names being repeatedly chanted on a 24/7/365 basis.
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So then, could it be said, that the very ones currently following the same philosophical views of that notorious Nazi leader, Joseph Goebbels, are actually the true Nazi’s?
Well, today’s devotional is still attempting to further bring out this concept that at whatever point we judge another, we are guilty of the same.
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Listen…
…”Therefore thou art inexcusable,
O man, whosoever thou art that judgest:
for wherein thou judgest another,
thou condemnest thyself;
for thou that judgest doest the same things.”
Romans 2:1
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Yes, the Bible forewarns us that when we point the accusing finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back at us: THREE FINGERS FROM HEAVEN!
As a matter of fact, certain political factions who daily accuse their political foes of being “fascists” are they themselves now beginning to call for suppression of free speech, sometimes even to the point of physical violence.
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In other words, are not the finger-pointers at others actually, they themselves, behaving just like totalitarian fascists of the past had always behaved?
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It’s a good question to ask ourselves.
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The Bible clearly teaches…“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9
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As this above verse reveals, humans just do not know how much wickedness is bound up in our own heart!
One great problem with listening to Satan’s whisperings, is that this is how this “Accuser of the Brethren” gains access into our hearts and minds.
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And once we allow him access, he often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings” about the motives of the hearts of others. (1st Timothy 6:4)
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We must remember the Wise Man’s advice…
“Keep thy heart with all diligence;
for out of it are the issues of life.
Put away from thee a froward mouth,
and perverse lips put far from thee…”
Proverbs 4:24-27 (Condensed)
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Yes, to guard the avenues to the soul, not allowing Satan any access, is our first and foremost duty!
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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
Matthew 24:12
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Well, time will tell just where all this venomous hatred between the right and left will end up.
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Certainly, our society is being torn apart by certain political factions…“And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.” Mark 3:24
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The only hope for any of us, is to turn to the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength!
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Otherwise, we too may get swallowed up by all the insane hatred we are now witnessing in our society on a daily basis!
And truth-be-told, all this pandemic anger is a fulfillment of the following prophecy concerning these end-times…
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“And the nations were angry,
and Thy wrath is come,
and the time of the dead,
that they should be judged”
Revelation 11:18
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Yes, this above prophecy informs us that Judgment Day has already begun!
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And so, right now, it would be a critically wise decision for those who are immersed in their hate-filled anger, to turn to the Lord with all their heart, and to plead for true repentance, before it’s too late!
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #138, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows.
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This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
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You see, the Pharisees were extremely moral, wealthy, full of good works, and looked down on others whom they deemed less than themselves in those same areas of behavior.
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In other words, they judged others by their own personal standards.
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And in today’s world, we tend to judge those who are “the dregs of society” as deserving of their unfortunate circumstances because they are just a product of a lifetime of making bad choices.
“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand the truth about these matters. Take away the judgmental Pharisee (the “Old Man”) which still dwells in my heart…
Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)
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Do you see an angry look? His right eyebrow is raised as if he is judging.
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This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.
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Or maybe a wolf.
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Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?
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Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.
And the Bible has much to say about wolves, and foxes, and dogs.
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And this wolf-face inscribed in the Moon has much to tell us about ourselves.
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So, if you are a truth-seeker, then this article will be an eye-opener, as we explore just what the Bible has to say about these things.
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And the fact is, this Pharisee Moon-Beast is in the heart of each and every human.
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And so, if you (or me) find that this wolf-man has some things in common, please don’t despair.
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For God is giving us these signs, while there still is time.
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While there still is hope.
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THE PHARISEES…
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“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Prov. 21:24
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Yes, this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee.
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They were the morality crowd.
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They were the finger pointers.
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They were the scorners.
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They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved of the world.
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #165, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
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“And He (Jesus) said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man…”
Mark 2:27
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And all the world is under obligation to keep that day holy…
“Now we know that what things soever the law saith,
it saith to them who are under the law:
that every mouth may be stopped,
and all the world may become guilty before God.”
Romans 3:19
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Oh yes, the Sabbath was to be a sign between the Lord and His people (see Exodus 31:13). But this verse from Romans 3:19 declares that the whole world is also under the Law of God!
“Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind”
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Now this devotional is not going to debate whether Friday night to Saturday night must be observed by the letter.
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As the Bible says concerning those observing one day, or those who consider all days are alike, “let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” Romans 14:5
Listen again…“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” Psalm 119:11
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Okay! So, to sit at the feet of Jesus and hear His Word, and allow His Word to fill our hearts and minds: this is the answer to our dilemma!
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And as we grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord, God will work in us to purify our hearts and burn away the rubbish that once cluttered the halls of our hearts!
And speaking of glittering diamonds, just go outside on any clear and dark night and behold the glittering diamonds of the Signs Of Heaven!
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Yes, like precious jewels, these heavenly signs sparkle brightly as they proclaim the precious truths of God’s Word.
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And those who are willing to devote themselves to unceasing prayer and constant meditation of God’s Word, will begin to locate these heavenly messengers!
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So why not put away our vain search for earthly treasures and begin to search for the everlasting riches found throughout the Bible…
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…and now to also seek after those precious gemstones that God is revealing in the heavens…
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #137, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
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There are two main political powers in this and also in other western nations: “The Right”, and “The Left”: “Conservatives” & “Liberals”: “Capitalists” & “Socialists”.
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Now, to understand these two groups, we need to read Revelation, Chapter 13:11…
…”And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;
and he had two horns like a lamb,
and he spoke as a dragon.”
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This chapter describes a spiritual entity, empowered by Satan, which arises out of the earth, and causes the whole world to bow down to the first Beast of Revelation 13 (Satan’s Antichrist world-system).
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“Having a form of godliness”
2nd Timothy 3:5
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And so, God has given this second beast, a counterfeit of the Lamb of God, the title, “The False Prophet” having “two horns like a Lamb, and speaking as a Dragon (Satan)”.
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In simpler terms, we see the political “Left horn” attempting to perform various acts of mercy/compassion…
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…while the political “Right horn” attempts to perform various acts of justice/morality.
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And yet, without God’s indwelling Spirit of Holiness, both of these two political powers are making a mockery of true compassion and true justice.
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They simply cannot do things correctly, being void of the Holy Spirit!
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As Jesus says, “For without Me, ye can do nothing!” John 15:5.
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Yes, without Jesus residing in my heart, I may have “a form of godliness”, but it will merely be a satanic counterfeit!
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“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth…”
Revelation 13:11
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The first Beast (Satan’s reign over Europe causing Church & State oppression) did “rise up out of the sea”. Revelation 13:1(The sea of nations).
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But this second beast, the False Prophet, (Satan’s reign over America), is spoken of as “coming up out of the earth” Revelation 13:11
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Yes, Satan’s empowering of America came largely from the natural resources of the earth.
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And this earthy second beast-power was empowered to bring from the earth, the “industrial/technology” age…
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…in which mass-manufacturing of goods and innovations of nearly every type enriched this and even other nations.
“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, AND HE SPOKE AS A DRAGON.”
Revelation 13:11
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In former decades, it was not nearly so obvious that America spoke as a dragon.
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However, for decades now, Satan has been speaking through television, radio, Internet, public schools, and the printed page.
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And by these communication devices, the great Deceiver promoted sexual immorality, selfishness, unbridled hedonism, narcissism, racism, etc., cleverly masking them under the cloak of “a form of godliness”. 2nd Timothy 3:5
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Through lies, distortion of truth, using even various TV/Internet shows and movies, this False Prophet Beast has promoted a false narrative to cause “the love of many to wax cold” Matthew 24:12.
For example, the political “Left horn” of this 2nd Beast, False Prophet, continually tramples on the rights and freedoms of various “unprotected” groups…
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…while supposing to help other “politically correct” groups which they favor.
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On the other hand, the political “Right horn” often goes too far in promoting causes which the Bible forbids.
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In other words, they often encourage “human effort” instead of encouraging humanity to place implicit trust in the “exceeding great and precious promises” found throughout Scripture. (2nd Peter 1:4)
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And so, these are merely two examples of how the False Prophet Beast of Revelation 13 is a poor counterfeit of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.
But lest we become overwhelmed by all the counterfeit deception in this wicked kingdom of Satan, it is urgent that we instead, turn our eyes upon the true essence of mercy and truth, of righteousness and peace…Jesus Christ!
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It is by beholding Jesus (through contemplation of His Word) that we become changed into His glorious Image, via the indwelling Power of the Holy Spirit! (See 2nd Corinthians 3:18)
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It is becoming increasingly dangerous to linger upon the abounding wickedness of the everyday world affairs.
Dear Lord, Give me an understanding of all these things. Make me to be wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove in this dangerous and deceptive world…
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TODAY’S FEATURED 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
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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 7/10 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).
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the practical aspects of everyday living, such as diet and child rearing…
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #227, a small 30-minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90-minute nightly talk shows.
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This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50-year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
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whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth,
and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:”
2nd Thessalonians 2:7, 8
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Just a quick glance at all the crazy upside-down happenings in today’s world, and any Christian might nervously ask the question, “Is the restraining power of the Holy Spirit finally being removed from Mankind?
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Have we now arrived at the end of all things?
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Is the world’s probationary time almost expired?
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Could His removal be the reason for all the craziness, all the hatred, and lawlessness, and rampant crime now occurring in the world?”
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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
Matthew 24:12
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Yes, when the persecution of God’s faithful remnant ceased after the Dark Ages, Satan instead began to embrace the Church, causing us to lay down our spiritual armor and “join in the fun with our newly-acquired ‘friend’, the world”!
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But these “kisses of an enemy” were merely a deceitful trap to render God’s Church ineffectual by our earthly-minded pursuit of the things of this seemingly friendly world. (see Proverbs 27:6)
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And so, O trembling child of faith, don’t be surprised when the world just keeps getting worse and worse!
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Sin is a bottomless pit!
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And it appears that we are soon going to finally witness sin’s true depths, just prior to Christ’s Return, when He rescues us from all this soon-coming madness!
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
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Chapter 2 – The Chosen People
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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:
and there shall be a time of trouble,
such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time:
and at that time thy people shall be delivered,
every one that shall be found written in the book.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
some to everlasting life,
and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament;
and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”
Daniel 12:1-3
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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 moviegoers. .
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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 that post-apocalyptic mall, was a giant shock to movie audiences back in those days!
Now this devotional is not promoting the idea that we should be watching movies.
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No, but the intent is only to provide an earthly analogy for biblical ideas!
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After all, Paul quoted a line from a secular poet’s poem, when trying to make sense with a group of potential converts. (see Acts 17:28)
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And of course the Bible declares our pre-Salvation condition in the following manner…
…”And YOU hath He 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 this world: Satan’s Dark Kingdom of the Living-Dead lost souls!
Well, just as the walking dead were trying to eat up the earth’s remaining humans…
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…so too, in these last days, the unsaved people of the world and in the apostate church-world will attempt to eat up God’s remnant people, even as it is written…
“Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat up My people as they eat bread:
they have not called upon God.”
Psalm 53:4
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Here we have a prophecy which will see its final fulfillment in the coming days.
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Whether speaking literally or just spiritually, God’s people will be devoured, even as written…
“Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
1st Peter 5:8
Oh yes, it’s true, that God’s people have suffered under the cruel hand of Satan for many long centuries.
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In one way or another, the persecution of Christians has never ceased.
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By feast or famine, Satan has attacked God’s people over the centuries!
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But there is coming a grand finale, in which God’s people will suffer one last time.
Now, even though these verses will have a spiritual fulfillment, it may be true that we will begin to see a literal fulfillment as well…
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children:
they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of My people.”
Lamentations 4:10
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Yes, there was literal cannibalism during the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD.
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But we may see an even greater fulfillment in these last days, as the restraining power of God is finally removed from the unsaved multitudes of the earth!
“They are terrible and dreadful…they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. They shall come all for violence:”
Habakkuk 1:7-9 (condensed)
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Even right now, societies are devolving at a rapid pace, we are stunned and amazed at the animalistic behavior of violent mobs!
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Hatred is growing at an exponential rate.
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And if things continue to worsen, the world may become so wicked, that Christians may eventually find themselves fleeing from insane mobs, in a scenario similar to one of those apocalyptic Zombie movies!
But the Good News is that God will only allow that which He deems necessary for the purification of His people.
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Yes, just as those three Hebrew boys endured the fires of the King of Babylon, so too will God’s people soon walk through the fiery tribulation now prepared by Lucifer, the true King of this Babylonish world!
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And when Christ can see His reflection in His vessels of gold and silver, the persecution will cease.
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And so, let’s take heart that the coming days, weeks, and months will be for our eternal glory, though the fires of tribulation will be heated 7-times hotter (“7” being God’s perfect number)!
This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
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Chapter 42 – Tradition
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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website
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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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This recording #136, is a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
*”And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.”
Psalm 104:15
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And all through history, and especially in the last few centuries, mankind has been given the privilege to explore and behold the goodness of God.
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From the enjoyable meals together with family and friends, to the joys of a newborn baby!
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From intriguing hobbies, to building a new home!
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There are countless joys to experience in this world!
And all these many joys and wonders all give mankind a greater appreciation of the Creator’s love for His creatures!
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(*THIS ABOVE VERSE MIGHT BEST BE INTERPRETED…“And wine (of Christ’s blood-bought Salvation), that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil (of His Holy Spirit), to make his face to shine, and bread (of His infallible Word), which strengtheneth man’s heart.” Psalm 104:15)
The Good News is, that God has allowed the day of Salvation to continue.
And every man, woman, and child who decides to abandon this selfish world, can begin to cry out for deliverance to the One who died on the Cross for their sins!
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And that incredible sacrifice on the Cross
to save us is the ultimate way in which you and I can
“…taste and see that the Lord is good!” Psalm 23:8
“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 and law of nature, but also the many pictures of Love: God’s love in nature…and the joy of nature…
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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HEAVENLY OBJECT LESSON
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When God created the Moon and the stars, He ordained them to “rule the night” (Gen. 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.
Dear Noble Berean…This 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ. This is a 20 minute introduction…
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30-minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50-year series of 90-minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #50
But in today’s western societies, there is now occurring a dumbing down of the culture!
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Oh yes, there continues to be many scientific and technological discoveries. That aspect of knowledge still grows.
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But higher thought is rapidly devolving.
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In the music world, the entertainment world, as well as general wisdom, the general populace is no longer excelling, but rather becoming increasingly base and crude, with each passing year.
But even American history is no longer required in school, especially since it involves the Church coming here to escape the tyranny by the church-state beast-system of Europe during the Reformation years.
And of course, because the founding fathers of this nation were Bible-based, today’s atheistic school-systems are totally averse to teaching any such “dangerous” events.
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And so, just ask almost any young person the most basic questions concerning history, and most of time, chances are, they don’t know what you are speaking of!
The great literary works of yesteryear have greatly been replaced by TV dramas which often capitalize on pride, murder, revenge, lust, greed, hate, and other animal-like behaviors.
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And Internet is even worse, pushing the lowest, crudest, lewdest, and vilest videos, etc., steering young people away from anything elevating and ennobling.
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SPIRITUAL DEATH-CAMPS?
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One religious commentator recently made the comment that he views public schools as being spiritual death-camps!
In other words, Satan has designed public schools to suck every bit of spiritual life out of students, eventually turning them into God-hating atheists.
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And the general consensus among Christian thought-leaders is that public schools no longer teach children “how to think”, but rather, “what to think.”
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“THE SPIRIT OF ERROR…NOW WORKS IN THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE”
1st John 4:6 & Ephesians 2:2
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Well, of course, all this ignorance and deception are not merely the fault of our school systems.
And, truth-be-told, there may be many fine teachers!
No, this is actually the evil workings of “the god of this world”, Lucifer, who controls, to a great extent, what the societies of the world do and don’t do.
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And let’s face it, young people who have been dumbed-down in their knowledge of history are very pliable and much easier to manipulate in any direction which his Satanic-Majesty wishes to lead them…“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”, says the Lord!Hosea 4:6
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Yes, as this above verse reveals, a lack of knowledge is a very dangerous thing!
Yes, the call to come out of our ignorance goes out to any and all men, women, and children who desire to escape from this floating Devil’s Island prison-house, Planet Earth!
And every wise parent should take time to read to their children from such great history books of the Church, as Ellen White’s, “The Great Controversy”, which explains in simple language, the basic history of the Church for the past 2,000 years and onward till the Return of Christ in the clouds of glory.
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This kind of daily enlightenment will prepare children for their eternal future, as well as giving them knowledge, wisdom, and understanding for the present-day.
And those who desire with all their hearts to renounce this present world, and begin to live for the Promised Land, which is soon to come, will want to remember this closing “exceeding great and precious promise”…
“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
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon 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. 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).
And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this 44 chapter audio book, a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.
EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #94
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to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:
the earth also shall disclose her blood,
and shall no more cover her slain”
Isaiah 26:20, 21
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“O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths”
Isaiah 3:12
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For those who have finally arrived at the stark realization that God isn’t going to Rapture the Church out of the world, just prior to all Hell breaking loose in the final conflict, the following question must be answered: “How can I be hidden from the wrath to come?”
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Yes, there are many sincere Christians who are now coming to the realization that they had been deceived by their teachers into believing that God’s people would be literally removed from the earth, just prior to the Book of Revelation being fulfilled.
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And now that “all Hell is breaking loose”, right before our very eyes, it is becoming increasingly difficult to cling to this phantom church-doctrine, based upon the non-existent, non-biblical title, “The Pre-Tribulation Rapture”!
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“These (Bereans) were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so”
Acts 17:11
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Now this website has numerous articles which reveal the true interpretation of Revelation, and the two beasts which arrive on the world stage. And those “Noble Bereans” who wish to search these things out are invited to begin such a quest for truth.
“When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.”
Proverbs 28:12
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But this particular article is dedicated to those who are striving to be hidden in the day of God’s anger. And by carefully reading this article, one can learn just how and just where to build the perfect shelter from the approaching storm.
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The people of the world, who call themselves “Preppers”, know how to build bunkers. They know how to supply their food water, air, money, ammunition, self-defense, etc., so as to be safe during the soon-coming storm.
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And it might be wise to observe what these “Preppers” do and apply it spiritually for the benefit of all of God’s people who happen to be, “Spiritual Preppers”.
Now, the first step in becoming safe and well-hidden during the approaching crisis is to choose the perfect location for one’s spiritual bunker. Location is of utmost importance! It cannot be stressed enough, just how critically important is the choosing of one’s bunker location for his or her safety and survival! And, many preppers opt for some mountainous hideaway.
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Listen to Scripture’s advice…“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?…He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty: they shall behold the Land that is very far off. ” Isaiah 33:14, 16, 17
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As you can see from this passage, just how important it is to choose a mountainous location, even one which has a view of “the Land that is very far off”! And the “munitions of rocks” (Bible verses) are also a must as a place of defense!
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And listen to this next verse…“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.” Ezekiel 7:16
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This above passage from Ezekiel describes the very time we’re now entered into. It is a time of repentance and mourning for the past years of our foolish mingling with the world. And it speaks of fleeing to the mountains, just like the first three Gospels likewise speak of fleeing…“And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.” Luke 21:20, 21
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These two passages both say the same thing, howbeit, in spiritual allegorical language. God’s people realize that they and their children have been led astray by the secular world and by worldly Christians. But God now calls His true sheep to, “Come out of her, My people, that ye partake not of her sins, and receive not of her plagues” Revelation 18:4
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And so, these verses (plus many more similar verses in Scripture) all tell us to, “escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.” Genesis 19:17
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And so, the absolute best possible location for God’s people is in mountainous strongholds!
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PICTURE – Constellation- Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains Mark 13:14 This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture, but made up of real constellations (Ursa Major & Auriga, Hyades, etc…, howbeit not in their actual positions in the night-sky)
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WALKING THROUGH DANGEROUS MINE-FIELDS, ETC….
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Every “Prepper” knows the importance of making a safe pathway to his or her mountainous stronghold. And also, a good map and trusty compass are essential items to carry on this uphill climb to safety.
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And the spiritual prepper likewise knows that traveling during this time of trouble can be very dangerous. And so, a very critically important part of making it through to safety is to have a safe route, guide-map and compass for this uphill trek.
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Listen…“Concerning the works of men, by the Word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” Psalm 17:4
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Here is the map and compass which the spiritual prepper needs to safely journey through the many obstacles which undoubtedly will be encountered!
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Listen again…“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2nd Peter 1:4
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Again, it is through the many “exceeding great and precious promises” found in God’s Word, that the spiritual prepper can safely navigate through the pitfalls, evil beasts, and other such lurking dangers along this upward path.
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BUILDING THE BUNKER
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Now, once we establish our mountainous location, comes the rather laborious process of building our shelter, our bunker. And most preppers will spend much time and energy building their bunker.
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Of course, the King James Bible does not use the name, “bunker”. Instead, we read of “chambers”. Listen…“Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.” Isaiah 26:20
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Here is a warning from God to enter into our chambers till the “indignation” is passed over. Sounds like a storm shelter, doesn’t it?
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Well, in a very real sense, it is a shelter from the storm…“Behold, a King shall reign in righteousness…And a Man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.” Isaiah 32:1, 2
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Here is established the necessity for a bunker, that is, a shelter from the approaching time of trouble.
Now, when building our bunker, our shelter, three things are necessary: food, water, and air. Every wise prepper understands the necessity of these existential elements.
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So let’s explore just what must be done to supply an abundance of fresh air…“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” John 3:8.
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So here is where our supply of fresh air comes from, just as it is written…“And when He [Jesus] had said this, He breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit’” (John 20:22).
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Here is the very best and purest air supply one can obtain for this coming tribulation!
The next step in construction of our bunker, is to have an abundant supply of pure water…
“He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38
Here is the best possible means of having fresh, clean, and pure water.
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Here is a fantastic way to get all the water you could ever wish for…“But whosoever drinketh 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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And of course, we can’t forget that wonderful promise from Isaiah 33:16…“He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.“
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And so, these passages assure us that water should not be a problem at all!
There are numerous companies advertising emergency-food-supply-kits for those “Preppers” who see the importance of being prepared for whatever crisis comes their way. And the “Spiritual Prepper” must likewise imitate those preppers of the world, who prepare themselves for emergencies.
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And so, every wise prepper must have an abundant supply of food to make it through the approaching crisis: such foods as “the bread of life”, “the fruit of the Spirit”, and “the milk of the Word”, as well as “the meat of the Word”. (John 6:48, Galatians 5:22, 1st Peter 2:2, Hebrews 5:13, 14)
Every wise Prepper knows the importance of being well-armed. A large cache of weapons such as rifles, knives, hand-guns should be properly stored to defend against whatever enemy comes against them. But the Spiritual Prepper fully understands that, “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” 2nd Corinthians 10:4
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Yes, the Spiritual Prepper should have “two swords” (i.e., The Old & New Testaments…Luke 22:38).
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Ephesians 6 likewise refers to them as “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God”. But the Prepper also needs, “the shield of faith in which to extinguish the fiery darts of the wicked one”. Along with the “breastplate of righteousness, and the helmet of Salvation”, that Spiritual Prepper should be prepared for any attack from the enemy! (see Ephesians 6 for these verses)
No wise Prepper would neglect to have a supply of silver and gold on hand, and the Spiritual Prepper should likewise have his or her own supply of spendable riches…
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Listen…“Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Receive, I pray thee, the law from His mouth, and lay up His words in thine heart….Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.” Job 22:21-25
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Here is all the gold and silver you will need through the coming crisis! The Word of God!
Today’s Preppers know the importance of self-defense. And as the crisis worsens they realize that hand-to-hand combat may become their only means of survival. Taekwondo, Karate, fisticuffs, kick-boxing, are just a few of the ways in which Preppers prepare for the coming crisis.
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And those who are Spiritual Preppers understand that the art of wrestling will definitely be required in the coming days and months…“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12
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Yes, our skill and perseverance in the art of wrestling will become a necessity in the near future. Even one of our spiritual fathers, Jacob, “wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.” Genesis 32:24And God used Jacob as a picture of our soon-coming engagement! (read the article, Today’s Devotional – July 13th (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: “Alone With God!”))
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Yes, the Spiritual Prepper must learn to perseveringly wrestle in the prayer, faith, and patience, which will all be required to make it through the long night ahead!
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The Enemy will attempt to discourage the Spiritual Prepper to the point of giving up. And so, it will be necessary to wrestle with the Angel of the Lord for blessing and strength to persevere until the Dawning of the Day!
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith”
1st John 5:4
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Now this little exercise in spiritualizing the things of the world, converting them into Heavenly truths, gives us a wise plan for the coming conflict. And yet, we have a precious promise for our assured victory…“Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6
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Yes, our victory is sure, because that victory was won on our behalf on the hill called Calvary!
“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4
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God has a people in Babylon. Yes, Mystery Babylon is the Mother of Harlots. The sketch to the left shows her riding this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns.
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But in that spiritual city, there are those who still love God to a certain degree. And before the final plagues are poured out upon her, God has been and will continue to call His people out of her… “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4
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And so in addition to The Pleiades appearing as the Harlot Mother, we also see this second depiction of The Pleiades as an angel, which symbolizes God’s people, walking the downward pathway to destruction. They must be called out of Babylon before it’s too late!
One Spirit is ruled from Heaven, while the other is ruled from Hell.
(“Hell” being the spiritual darkness of this world “Tartaroo”, and yes, Hell is also the grave, “Sheol”).
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And so, either you are indwelt by one spirit or the other.
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There’s no third alternative!
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There’s no neutral ground in this world!
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You are either indwelt by the Spirit of God, or you are indwelt by, “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” Ephesians 2:2
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FLAT-EARTHERS!?
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One area exists in which mankind’s self-deception really shows up in various conspiracy-theories.
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For example, there is a large group of people who actually claim to believe the earth to be flat.
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By taking several Bible verses out of context and ignoring the scientific realities, this self-deceived confederacy of “Flat-Earth Truthers” have actually convinced themselves that the earth is flat!
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Yes, this and many other similar and ridiculous conspiracy-theories, only reveal just how incredibly self-deceived that we humans can become!
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Listen to Scripture…“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” 2nd Timothy 3:13
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And this above verse reveals that in this very day, men’s own evil hearts will deceive themselves.
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And to believe such utter nonsense (which many conspiracy-theories are), shows just how demonically possessed the human mind can become, when NOT under the protective power of the Holy Spirit of Truth!
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“The heart is deceitful above all things”
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Even a poet/songster once wrote the line, “A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest”.
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Of course, this saying is merely a man-conceived idea.
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But it nevertheless aligns with what the Bible reveals: “…yea, let God be true, but every man a liar…” Romans 3:4
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But also this next verse…“A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.” Proverbs 17:4
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Yes, we are a world of liars, each and every one of us, even as the Lord says, through the prophet, Jeremiah…“The heart (the mind) is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 (parenthetical comment by website Editor)
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Here again, the Bible further confirms that every man’s heart is “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” .
TO CONFUSE: Satan fills the world with many false ideas, which only further confuses mankind, making it almost impossible to see the light of Truth found in the Scriptures.
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TO SIDETRACK: And this master-deceiver invents false ideologies and various areas of intrigue in hopes of consuming man’s thoughts, thus sidetracking humans away from their duty to search God’s Word on a daily, (even an hourly) basis.
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TO DECEIVE & DESTROY: Yes, Satan has done an incredible job of deceiving and destroying the souls of unbelievers (and many churchgoers) with his false doctrines and false ideologies.
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TO CREATE SKEPTICISM: And because the world is absolutely filled to the brim with lies and deceits, the hearts of human have become jaded and unbelieving and skeptical, sometimes even when the truth is spoken!
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TO CREATE ANIMOSITY: animosity of one group against the other group: With all the countless political/social/religious factions in the world, Satan has successfully created division between these groups, causing great confusion, animosity, and distrust in this hardhearted and stiff-necked, “World of Lies”!
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TO DISCOURAGE: When many children who grow up in “cultish” false gospel communes, finally decide to reject and separate from their parent’s, zealous fanaticism.
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And these now-fully-grown adult children are often so discouraged with the loveless rule-keeping they were forced to endure, are now so discouraged with anything related to the Gospel, that they become forever hardened against the true Gospel of Christ.
But amidst this very bad report, there nevertheless is some extremely Good News! Yes, even though the hour is late, God has graciously allowed us deceived ones the time to come out of the City of Confusion, Babylon (Babylon the world, and Babylon the apostate church-world!)
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And so, we must get down on our spiritual knees and plead with God to deliver us from the evil lies of Satan, as we humbly begin to search the Scriptures daily, for the truth which will by-and-by set us free!
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And then we can confidently exclaim…
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“…by the word of Thy lips
I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer….
O God…deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man…
A certain movie producer/director was once approached by a very apologetic actor whose costly mistakes caused a certain scene to require numerous re-shoots.
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Well, this very famous producer/director obviously knew how much these mistakes were costing.
Nevertheless, in his usual low-key, super-dry, dead-panned wit, the director responded to the clumsy, yet apologetic actor, “It’s only a movie”.
Of course, that statement, “It’s only a movie” is a reference to what parents often tell their crying children to comfort them when some horrible movie scene frightens them.
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But if you really ponder it, that statement, “It’s only a movie”, has an eerie parallel to this world with all its horrific events.
Yes, the world has its own wisdom, which can so often be translated into spiritual analogies.
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“…Cause all the nations…to drink it (God’s cup of fury). And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad (insane)”
Jeremiah 25:15, 16 (condensed)
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And as the world sits back in its recliner and watches all the present-day pandemic mayhem and madness, it no doubt makes them nervous and frightened… “What in the world is going on here?”, it silently screams to itself.
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Yes, this current-day situation is getting so absolutely upside-down-crazy, that it’s hard to believe that all this world-wide insanity is really happening!
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But to us, His frightened children, our God says…“It’s only a movie”.
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“Be not troubled”
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Oh no, God obviously doesn’t say those exact words, “It’s only a movie”. But He does say such things as,
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:
see that ye be not troubled:
for all these things must come to pass,
but the end is not yet.”
Matthew 24:6
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Notice that it says here that “such things must come to pass”.
Yes, God is in full control of world events.
And these events have all been allowed to happen by the God of infinite foreknowledge, and pre-determined purpose, according to His infinite wisdom.
Nevertheless, as we behold the daily tragedies around the world, it rightfully causes us to mourn for those suffering ones.
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And the suffering in this world is very real, very great, and very painful!
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And it certainly makes God weep!
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But alas, God must allow us to see all these sad events, or we will never understand the true nature of our rebellion against Heaven, and the tragic results from turning our backs on Heaven!
Listen again to what Daniel 4:35 says about God’s divine providence…
“and He (God) doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven,
and among the inhabitants of the earth:
and none can stay His hand,
or say unto Him, ‘What are You doing?!'”
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Here is one of the most revealing verses in the Bible!
And coupled with so many similar verses along with, “great and precious promises”, the Christian can take great comfort in knowing that all things are going as planned…“for that that is determined shall be done.” Daniel 11:36
And the “programming” has all been pre-determined long ago. God knows what’s in the heart of Man.
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And He has allowed television, radio, magazines, Internet, etc., for the purpose of showing us how terrible this selfish world really is.
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SATAN’S FACE-MEN AND FACE-WOMEN
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Oh yes, Satan, the great False Prophet has his spokespeople on the media telling how wonderful our lives can be.
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And he produces many movies and TV shows and even TV advertisements which portray this world as a “great place” to pursue one’s dreams and aspirations.
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But then, we simply turn the channel to the horrific news reports, and get a good dose of the reality of what this sad world is truly all about.
Well, the Good News is, that God has given us an escape route out of all this pandemic madness!
Yes, and that escape route can be revealed by opening one’s Bible and pleading with God to show us the Way out.
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And of that escape route it is prophesied…
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“And an highway shall be there, and a way,
and it shall be called The way of holiness…
the redeemed shall walk there…
and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads:
they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
Isaiah 35:8-10
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WOW! Just think about it! Everlasting joy!
And we won’t have to sit and watch this horrible movie (called “Planet Earth”) ever again!
In that wonderful Promised Land which awaits our arrival, our past on this sin-cursed earth will then just be a distant and fading (yet, poignantly unforgettable) memory!
“Dear Lord, Help me to escape this awful and fearful judgment which seems to be falling on this society. Let me hide myself in Thy secret pavilion until the indignation be overpast…
“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…
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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”
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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…
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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…
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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…
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“But the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
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Joel 3:14-16
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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…
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Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing.
In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.
In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward.
It resembles a pyramid.
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Then find the second mountain to its right (south).
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Then go a little further south to the next third mountain.
The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.
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These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky.
They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR.
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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.
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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours.
These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) & Destroying Mount (right)), and Pisces (Broad Way to Hell).
The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.
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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group.
Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)
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And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world
for a witness unto all nations;
and then shall the end come”
Matthew 24:12-14
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A certain Christian radio talk-show was focused on all the mass shootings which are occurring so regularly these days.
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And the host was concerned about having more security measures, more well-trained and weaponized professionals, more background checks, as well as further safety checks in the future.
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Of course, all these preventative measures might be necessary.
But even with all these seemingly good and necessary safeguards in place, the deep underlying cause for all the killings and crime sprees has not been properly addressed.
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These preventative measures are mere band-aids.
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And while they may stop the bleeding for a while, they do not get to the root of the problem.
The problem is, we just don’t fully realize the depths of what 2nd chronicles 7:14 is really saying.
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Most faithful churchgoers look at this verse and merely think of it only in terms of morality and outward behavior.
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But what most of us just don’t fully comprehend is, that the Christian life is a moment-by-moment faith-walk, as the Spirit of God leads us onward and upward along the pathway of Bible truth.
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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org
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“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek”
Psalm 27:8
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To seek the face of Jesus, as 2nd Chronicles 7:14 instructs us, has been further spoken of in 2nd Corinthians, 3:18…
“But we all, with open face
beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image
from glory to glory,
even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
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Here is the essence of true Christianity. To keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. That is what is meant when 2nd Chronicles 7:14 commands us “to seek My face”.
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Oh yes, God fully assists us in this process.
He works with us every moment of the day, even though we’re not aware of it.
And yes, God often gives us times of rest, and refreshment, and joy during our daily faith-walk.
But in addition to spending our day meditating on His Word, it is also the many trials, both big and small which God has ordained to purify us from the nagging sins which seemingly refuse to let go of us.
But while both the secular world and nominal Christians attempt to solve society’s problems in superficial ways, those who are truly called by God’s name must cast away all our earthly idols, both big and small, just as Isaiah, Chapter 2:20, 21 says…
“In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver,
and his idols of gold,
which they made each one for himself to worship,
to the moles and to the bats;
To go into the clefts of the ragged rocks,
for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His majesty,
when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth.”
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Yes, God has arisen, and He is beginning to shake the earth terribly.
And so, it is high time for His people to cast away our many idols, and begin to fully devote ourselves to our God-given commission to overcome the world, the flesh, and the Devil.
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And this is the only means by which the Lord has ordained, that all this madness and mayhem may finally and fully be vanquished!
“Dear Lord, Help me to escape this awful and fearful judgment which seems to be falling on this society. Let me hide myself in Thy secret pavilion until the indignation be overpast…
In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.
In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward.
It resembles a mountain.
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Then find the second mountain to its right (south).
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Then go a little further south to the next third mountain.
The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.
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These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky.
They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).
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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.
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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours.
These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) & Destroying Mount (right)), and Pisces (Broad Way to Hell).
The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.
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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group.
Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)
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Have you ever heard the expression, “To work like the Devil”? 
And just look at all the hard-working people, “busting their chops each day”, trying to support their family! 
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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE
QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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