Of all the movies ever made, perhaps the most beloved is the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
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When making the movie, one of the lead actors marveled at how easily the movie production came together, he later remarked.
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Yes, this movie magically came together, to become one of the greatest achievements of Hollywood’s history. As Americana-charming as a Norman Rockwell painting!
Of course, for those who are fighting the forces of evil in this spiritual Armageddon world, we understand that very little happens by mere chance.
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We are not ignorant of Satan’s devices!
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And we understand that this arch-enemy of Jesus is working overtime to draw the hearts of men, women, and children away from The Kingdom of Heaven, and back into this lost world.
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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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SATAN’S ADVERTISER-IN-CHIEF
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And so, television has become the advertiser-in-chief for Satan’s kingdom.
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Yes, the television’s very purpose is to convince us that, “It’s a Wonderful Life!”
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But it’s not a wonderful world! Just the opposite! It’s a tragically sad world!
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As we go through our daily routine, perhaps more than 7,000 people die every hour around the world! 7,000 people an hour! And that’s just a conservative estimate!
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We go about our daily duties, not realizing that 80+ people commit suicide every hour (also probably an extremely conservative estimate!)
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As we ring in each new year, a million people around the world have been abducted and sold into slavery this past year.
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Millions become addicted to drugs and alcohol each year
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Millions of babies are aborted each year.
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Millions of murders, rapes, beatings, thefts.
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Millions become ill around the world.
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And then, we turn on some movie which tries to sell us on the notion that, “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
Girl – “Depression” – by Danielzanetti – cropped image – for Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License 3.0
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LUCIFER: GOD OF THIS WORLD
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The fact is, this world was high-jacked long ago by Satan and his followers, after they rebelled from Heaven’s government of agape-love.
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And all this, after Lucifer convinced a third of the angels that he had a better way to achieve happiness.
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Of course, God knew better, but allowed this rebellion to continue, knowing that it would eventually expose itself for the fraud and failure that it truly is!
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And so, God diverted Lucifer and his fellow rebels to this Planet Earth, and allowed this rebellion to continue to run its course, for all the host of Heaven to observe.
And so, here we are. And as that currently popular mantra says… “How’s your world-of-sin working out for you?”
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Thus, in these last days of earth’s history, Satan has flooded the world with all sorts of propaganda to convince us that this horrible world is, “a pretty nice place, after all!”
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Well, maybe it’s a wonderful life for a few “George Baileys” out there (wonderful, at least for a few years, until some tragedy strikes!)
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Therefore, it shouldn’t be a surprise that such movies as, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, came together so “magically”.
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Yes, with television, Satan can take a sympathetic storyline, and some fresh-faced actors, along with some colorful lighting, and appropriate background music, and make this tragic world seem like really great place to live!
But God has chosen a group of earth’s citizens, to become ambassadors for Heaven.
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Yes, that’s their job.
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And it is their commission to call out to mankind, in hopes that some will hear and respond and turn away from this dying world, and turn back to God and His government of unselfish love.
Unfortunately, many of those who have been called, have bought into Satan’s big lie.
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Yes, many, or perhaps most of those whom God has called to become ambassadors for Heaven have been deceived by false gospels, which offer Heaven in one hand, and this selfish world in the other hand.
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Listen…“Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life,
is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof:
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
1st John 2:15-17
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But God isn’t offering both worlds. He wants us to choose one world or the other. Because you cannot love this present selfish world and love Heaven too!
“Dear Lord, Let me not be deceived by the god of this world. But open my eyes that I might see this world for what it really is, that I may come out, and live for Heaven…
Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.
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In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward.
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Then find the next snowcap to its right (south).
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Then go a little further south to the next third snowcap which is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.
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(of course, you obviously 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 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 so, when you get right down to heart of the matter, this world is a Babylon, “The City of Confusion”! (Isaiah 24:10)
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Opinions, teachings, religions, and ideologies are blowing from every direction!
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And the Bible tells us…
…”Come out of her, My people,
that ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
Revelation 18:4
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God has given us a book, which answers every question!
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When a person places their trust in that book, then and only then will they finally be able to come out of Babylon, “the city of confusion” Isaiah 24:10.
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Yes, the confusion in our mind will simply go away, as we fill our hearts with God’s Word of truth!
“Dear Lord, Give me a great love for the Bible and all its wisdom and counsel. Give me the love for daily study of its life-giving words. Help me to grow in wisdom and understanding…
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” And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation
through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
2nd Timothy 3:15
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The following excerpt from an Internet web article, made the charge that Christianity is boring, unless combined with sending our children on a quest around the countryside and the world, to get a taste of “real-life” adventures…
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Listen to this excerpt… “Our kids are bored with the story we are helping them write. The religious interactions we provide are often times, cliché, the means of learning trite, and the Bible we present has no more depth than the felt board Bible Studies presented in Sunday school. So how do we change? How can we help our children write a better story that will draw them closer to God’s heart?”
(Excerpt from Postmodern Parent | Help Your Children Live a Better Story)
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Now, the author of this article goes on to use the movie, “Indiana Jones”, as a model which we could use, when bringing up our children.
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In other words, just as Indiana Jones, an otherwise stuffy college professor, combined his ivy-covered classroom lectures, by doubling as a real-life adventurist and soldier-of-fortune.
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He didn’t just teach by boring books, but actually lived real-life adventures out there in the big wide world!
While this website agrees to a certain extent with the author’s premise that kids need to see a living, active religion of faith in their lives…
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…there is little agreement that real-life Christianity must be combined with some sort of Indiana Jones thrill-seeking adventurism all across the globe.
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Reading in this article about this parent who wants to write his child’s story, by taking the child to different places around the country (and around the world)…
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…is somewhat in contrast to the rather mundane upbringing which resulted in the most wonderful story ever written on the heart of a child.
Yes, the most wonderful story ever written, was written upon the heart of a boy who had a rather boring upbringing: well, boring by the standards of the author of that critical Internet article.
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And so, what child’s heart had written upon it the most wonderful story ever written?
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Of course, that heart belonged to the child, Jesus!
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And this most wonderful story was written on the heart of a boy who was merely the product of lowly home-schooling!
And contrary to the exciting life of Indiana Jones, the Parents of Jesus never traveled much more than 70 miles at any one time!
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Rather, the most exciting experience for Jesus the boy, were the thrice-yearly religious festivals in Jerusalem, to which his parents always took Him.
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Yes, there were great companies of Israelites traveling there on foot, with their families, as they joined in together in songs and in laughter, and in joyful Christian fellowship, occasionally stopping along the way, to break bread.
Beside this, the parents of Jesus gathered their children around the family altar each morning and evening to read, pray and sing (Of course, Jesus spent a lot of time on his own, reading the Bible and praying.)
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And other than that, Jesus began working early on, in his father’s carpentry trade.
And the parents of course, sheltered themselves, but also sheltered Jesus, as far as possible, from evil influences which Satan attempted to poison their household with.
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Yes, it’s a big wide world out there! But Satan is its ruler! (See 2nd Corinthians 4:4)
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And you can just imagine how hard Satan tried, on a daily basis, to penetrate that holy bulwark surrounding the home of Jesus!
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But by sincere prayer and personal consecration to God, Joseph and Mary, Jesus’ two earthly role-models, kept those walls around their home as solid as they possibly could against the attacks of the relentless enemy, always lurking close-by in the shadows!
“Dear Lord, Give me and my Spouse the same grace to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Such a blessing is all that any Christian parent could ever hope for…
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But now, this very short Psalm 1 concludes by saying this…
…”The ungodly are not so:
but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous:
but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
Psalm 1:4-6
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So here in this above passage is revealed the ultimate destruction which results from not living by the first two verses of Psalm 1.
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And those who fail to live by the first two verses of Psalm 1 will not stand in the Judgment just before us, as spoken of in the last verses of that Psalm!
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They will be driven away like the chaff in the wind! (As you can see in this above photo, this woman is allowing the wind to drive away the chaff from the wheat.)
But we who are desiring to breeze through the coming crisis ahead, must, in addition to avoiding the miry cesspool of sin all around us, keep our minds fixed upon God’s Word!
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Our thoughts must be far above the fray, if we are going to stand on that proverbial, “sea of glass”, amidst the fiery trials before us!
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We need to be sitting “together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” Ephesians 2:6
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And of course, such a mindset can only be possible through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit!
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And so, we must dispense with all the worldly distractions which prevent such a 24/7/365 contemplation of God’s Word!
Therefore, those who wish to breeze right through the coming, “time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time:”Daniel 12:1, must not wait to have this Psalm 1 experience!
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We can begin right now, exactly where we are!
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We must keep our head above the filthiness and pettiness so prevalent in everyday life.
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But in addition, we must begin to make God’s Words the very steppingstones of our daily upward pathway!
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“I WILL KEEP THEE FROM THE HOUR…”
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And by so-doing, we will no doubt, just breeze our way through the coming crisis, when it finally arrives!
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To all such, these following words are written…
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“Because thou hast kept the word of My patience,
I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation,
“Dear Lord, Help me to breeze through the coming time of trouble. Help me to begin right now, to walk with my head above the fray, keeping Thy Words as the stepping-stones of my daily pathway…
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“Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in His law doth he meditate day and night.”
Psalm 1:1, 2
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It is told that a certain infamous Hollywood actor had the admirable quality of “keeping his head above the fray”, as the expression goes.
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Yes, this legendary hero of the silver screen had the reputation of keeping himself “above the fray”…
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…above all the gossip and pettiness and politics, and all the bickering and the backbiting which commonly occurs behind the scenes on the movie sets of Hollywood.
And so, let’s review the first three admonishments again from Psalm 1…
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Listen… “Blessed is the man that…
…1. walks not in the counsel of the ungodly…
…2. nor stands in the way of sinners…
…3. NOR SITS IN THE SEAT OF THE SCORNFUL.”
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Yes, these above three sins are the premier sins which lead a Christian into apostasy!
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Notice that the first warns not to “Walk”.
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The second warns not to “stand”, and the third warns not to “sit”.
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And so, the hidden message here is that these three sins are the backward regression which occurs when a churchgoer backslides step-by-step into apostasy.
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(As you can see in this Judgment Day cartoon, this man is no longer running the Christian Race, but has instead, decided to sit back and enjoy all the pleasures of this life. He has filled his life with the cares and pleasures of this selfish world, and no longer maintains a watchful vigilance!
P.S. – the four horsemen are borrowed from an old painting by Fred Remington)
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SCORNING OTHERS
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And so, the third admonition is every bit as important as the first two…“nor sits in the seat of the scornful”.
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If there is anything that will quickly kill the Christian life, it is, “scorning others!”
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This sin is borne of pride. And there is probably nothing that God hates worse than pride!
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Now the Devil understands this, and he will work hard to put the unwary Christian into situations which are conducive to gossiping.
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Eve & The Whispering Serpent – wwwsignsofheaven – Share-Alike License
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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 an avenue by which the “Accuser of the Brethren” can gain 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 thoughts and motives 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!
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MANY VERSES ABOUT SCORNERS & MOCKERS
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Listen… “The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked…
Surely He scorneth the scorners:
but He giveth grace unto the lowly.”
Proverbs 3:33, 34
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Here is just one of many passages which warn against scorning others.
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And those who engage in scorning are putting themselves in position to be judged!
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But those who are lowly in heart, God will give grace.
Listen to Isaiah, when speaking of the Day of the Lord…
…”For the day of the LORD of hosts
shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty,
and upon every one that is lifted up;
and he shall be brought low:”
Isaiah 2:12
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So here we see that the Day of the Lord is upon every one that is, “proud and lofty”.
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Therefore, if we can ever expect to breeze right through the day of the Lord, the very first thing we would want to eliminate from our lives would be the sins of pride, such as mocking and scorning others!
Yes, how in the world can we ever expect to breeze right through the Day of the Lord, if we are engaging in proud and lofty scorning of others?
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Not only will we NOT escape the judgment of God, but instead, we proud scorners will become the very object of God’s wrath on that terrible day!
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And so, the great lesson to be learned in today’s devotional, is that all four of the admonishments found in Psalm 1 are equally important, if we expect to breeze right through the coming crisis!
And thus, that Hollywood actor had the right idea, by keeping his head above the fray, when on movie sets.
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And the Christian would do well to imitate this actor’s one virtue, in our own everyday life. (Perhaps he had other virtues as well!)
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If we ever expect to be able to meditate (contemplate) upon God’s Word, day and night, we must be careful to not bring the curse of God down upon our head, by engaging in proud scorning!
“Dear Lord, Help me to breeze through the coming time of trouble. Help me to begin right now, to walk with my head above the fray, keeping Thy Words as the stepping-stones of my daily pathway…
This constellation is made of the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).
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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.
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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.
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This is seen in springtime.
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It is seen in the northern skies.
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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).
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So much of the Old Testament was dedicated to God’s commanding His people against mingling with the heathen nations, but rather to “drive out the inhabitants”!
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But God repeatedly gave His people this same commandment, in hopes of really driving home the point about not mingling with unbelievers…
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Listen… “But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you;
then it shall come to pass,
that those which ye let remain of them
shall…vex you in the land wherein ye dwell….”
Numbers 33:55, 56 (Condensed)
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As this passage reveals, God is very serious about Christians maintaining a separation from the world, as far as possible.
Everywhere we look, the Devil is now coming in like a flood, with TV, Internet and high-tech devices, and so-called, “political correctness”, all in effort to brainwash both us and our children!
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God’s people are mostly helpless to raise their children in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord”, because of the power of these devices!
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HIDE THYSELF
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And so, just what does the Bible command us to do?
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How can we possibly escape this horrible and impossible situation?
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After all, we just can’t flee to the wilderness.
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There are simply too many laws prohibiting us from doing that!
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Listen to Scripture… “Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers,
and shut thy doors about thee:
hide thyself as it were for a little moment,
until the indignation be overpast.
For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:
the earth also shall disclose her blood,
and shall no more cover her slain.”
Isaiah 26:20, 21
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So God will have His faithful ones to seek the shelter of our chambers, to hide ourselves from the approaching storm, till that storm of God’s wrath is overpast.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry
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“THOU ART MY HIDING PLACE”
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So here is a very important ingredient to how we might just breeze through the terrible storm which is to come upon the whole world.
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But how are we to hide ourselves?
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And what chambers are we to hide in?
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Listen… “For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion:
in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me;
He shall set me up upon a Rock.
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me…
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in Thy Word.”
Psalm 27:4-6 & Psalm 119:114
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Here is given the formula for breezing through the time of trouble!
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And here is the hiding place for God’s people in these last days!
“Dear Lord, Help me to breeze through the coming time of trouble. Help me to begin right now, to walk with my head above the fray, keeping Thy Words as the stepping-stones of my daily pathway…
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The tragic fact is, things just keep getting worse and worse in both, the world, and the church-world!
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And as we survey the landscape around the world and the church-world, this entire “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” theory is now beginning to appear like it’s just a complete sham!
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And so, there are many who are waking up from their false sense of security, and asking the question…
…”What can I do to prepare myself for Armageddon?
…How can I possibly go through the horrible times ahead, when I have been lulled to sleep by all those smooth-talking prophets, who had been crying, ‘Peace! Peace!’, when there really was no peace?'” (Jeremiah 6:14)
And joyfully, the preparation for such a victorious walk through the “Devouring Fire” now igniting right before our very eyes, is all zip-locked into the 1st two little verses of Psalm 1.
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Listen to the words of the “Sweet Psalmist of Israel”…
“Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in His Law doth he meditate day and night.”
Psalm 1:1, 2
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Yes, there are four components to this passage, which David sings to us in poetic imagery.
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And we will take them individually, “unpacking them one-by-one”(to say it in computer jargon.)
And so, we humans are naturally accustomed to respond to life’s situations in a faithless manner.
*When somebody hits us, we hit back.
*We protect our household with insurance policies, alarm systems, watchdogs and handguns.
*We like those who like us and dislike those who dislike us.
*We meet violence with violence.
*We are polite to those who are polite with us.
*We are impatient with “slow-pokes”, cursing at them to “Hurry up!”.
*We repay kind deeds with like like-minded kind deeds.
*We tell “little white lies”, fudge on our taxes and anything else which seems expedient/beneficial at the time.
*We keep a running tab in our mind, on what this person owes us, or that person owes us.
*And should they forbear to repay, then we simply cut them off from any future act of generosity on our part.
*If necessary, we use anger and sharpness to compel others to cooperate.
*We use mockery and sarcastic humor to decimate our enemies, whenever possible.
*We use harsh four-letter words to put an exclamation mark on our speech.
*We meet force with equal or greater force.
*We make contracts and agreements, and use the court system to resolve our disputes.
*We love our family, and like our neighbor and tolerate the world around us.
*When our wife or children die, we cry. When our neighbor dies, we offer a kind word. And though untold thousands of people die each day around the world, we simply brush it off as no big deal! We say, “Tsk, tsk!” at all the suffering in the world.
*And as long as we can enjoy this world of sin and selfishness, we have no intention of renouncing this world, and following Jesus.
But now that God has called us out of this land of Babylon, the land of death, He has given us an instruction manual, the Bible, which lays out the pathway to everlasting life.
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And this incredible Book reveals a completely new and totally different way of dealing with life!
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It showcases “the life of faith”.
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And it is opposed to the faithless ways of this unbelieving world!
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Therefore, simply put, we no longer walk in the faithless counsels of the ungodly world all around us!
“Dear Lord, Help me to breeze through the coming time of trouble. Help me to begin right now, to walk with my head above the fray, keeping Thy Words as the stepping-stones of my daily pathway…
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If ever there was a time in history, when Satan was allowed to, “put his best foot forward”, that time is now!
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With the advent of television, radio and Internet, books & magazines, we have truly entered the era of the 2nd beast-like power of Revelation 13, which Revelation 16:13 refers to as “The False Prophet”…
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THE FALSE PROPHET
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Listen to Revelation 13…
“And he (the False Prophet) had power to give life unto the image of the beast,
that the image of the beast should both speak,
and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”
Revelation 13:15
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This above verse foretells of a time, in which Satan, coming as the False Prophet Beast, would be allowed to create an image of the 1st beast…
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…an image which could both speak and, “cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”
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ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet
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“Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon”
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But let’s go back to this idea of Satan putting his best foot forward, via the modern media.
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Yes, Satan is now coming as the False Prophet, “speaking as a dragon”, via the modern media, pushing his various false ideologies…
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…and masking them under a cloak of false “goodness” upon the unsuspecting multitudes, just as false prophets so often do.
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Yes, just as he was very subtle back in the garden, so Satan is, likewise, extremely subtle in these last days!
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Why, he has even convinced a sizable portion of the world’s populace that he doesn’t even exist!
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SATAN’S FRONT-MEN
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So, how does this great deceiver do it?
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Simple! He merely raises up charismatic and attractive personalities to sell his product.
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And since one popular television program can be viewed by millions of viewers around the world, he can merely pick a handful of these attractive celebrities to become his chief spokesmen and Icons of Success from each category of his various worldly lifestyles.
And of course, Satan doesn’t want his loyal citizens to get bored, so he creates a multifaceted kingdom, in which a variety of lifestyles are showcased upon the world-stage!
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So, take your pick!
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What kind of lifestyle are you looking for?
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Would you like to be that beautiful la-femme-fatale seductress?
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Well, it’s not hard to find one! Just flip the channel!
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Or perhaps, you want to be her counterpart: that hard-boiled, tough talking, no-nonsense guy!
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Yes, he’s playing opposite of that femme-fatale.
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Or maybe you would rather be the bubbly and pretty girl-next-door.
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Or you want to be her wide-eyed choir-boy type boyfriend!
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Just flip the channel, and you’ll find them!
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Or maybe you want to be the bad-boy, rap-singer, or his bad-girl, gal-pal! Just go to that music channel, or that movie channel. You’ll find them too!
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Or perhaps you wish to be the adventurous type, who lives on the cutting edge of life!
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Surfing in some tropical paradise…
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…or ballooning over the Grand Canyon…
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…or dining by candlelight, while eating some creepy-crawly exotic cuisine in a Far-East cafe!
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Well, the Great Babylonian Dream Machine will churn out that designer-dream just tailor-made for you!
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And of course, these are just a few of the countless dreams which the False Prophet is now churning out of the smokestacks of Hollywood these days!
But there is one thing that all these seemingly attainable puffs of earthly dreams have in common!
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Eventually, they all lead to deterioration, destruction, and ultimately, to death and the grave (Sheol means, “the grave”, or “Hell”)!
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This is the big lie of the False Prophet!
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He never shows us the ultimate results of his earthly dreams.
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He only shows us the very shining tip of the beautiful crest of his waves!
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That is, he only shows us the highlights of his worldly dreams!
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He seldom exposes the grim reality of his selfish and self-destructive lifestyles!
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SATAN, THE PIED PIPER OF BABYLON
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Yes, Satan’s frontmen are often smiling, mostly fresh-faced, ever hopeful, and always fulfilled!
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And like the proverbial Lemmings, we have all bought into Satan’s lies, “hook, line, and sinker”, as this old saying goes!
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Listen… “and all the world wondered after the beast.
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast:
and they worshipped the beast,
saying, Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with him?”
Revelation 13:3, 4
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Yes, like those gullible Lemming metaphors, the whole world wonders after, and follows after this world-system Beast-power which Satan has created: this antichrist world-system!
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OUR END IS MERELY OUR BEGINNING!
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But for those who wish to follow Jesus, our departure from this deceptive world is just the beginning of our eternal joy and contentment!
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Yes, unlike this doomed planet, the next world goes on forever!
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And our short time of trouble in this unhappy world will result in an eternal inheritance, which promises us, “pleasures for evermore!” Psalm 16:11
But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night.
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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.
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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).
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But alas, the Devil well understands that this is, “the main thing”!
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Think of it this way…
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We Christians are like the industrious little ant, doing our diligence to complete the task before us: busily gathering the Bread of Life, and becoming changed into His glorious likeness.
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And Satan is like the giant person, who stamps his foot in front of our pathway, hoping to stop us from accomplishing our mission!
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And Satan will throw obstacles across our pathway, just about anything he possibly can, in attempt to divert us from, “keeping the main thing, the main thing!”
Whatever he thinks will divert us: whether it is some busy-busy ambitious career, or some selfish pleasure, busy-sports-activities, or hearing all the day’s political wranglings, or some time-consuming hobby, or social club, or an all-consuming romance with some marginal Christian, or inordinate music listening, or any combination of various earthly endeavors.
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And if all else fails, Satan will even try to divert us, by getting us sidetracked into some Christian mission, or humanitarian project, or perhaps some study of science, history, or health books, Creation and prophecy seminars!
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Anything to keep us from, “keeping the main thing, the main thing!”
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Yes, the one thing that Satan hates above all else, is to see a person prayerfully studying our Bible, in attempt to hide its “great and precious promises” into our heart!
And so, the next time I see these busy little ants doing their diligence to accomplish their appointed work, I must remember that God has given His people the same commission as Paul had…
..”Brethren…this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13, 14
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Paul knew what the main thing was, and he kept it as the main thing!
This newest Signs Of Heaven Constellation (Fall, 2013) is by far the faintest of constellations, but is a very incredible and awesome one in a number of ways (which this article will explain).
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It is primarily comprised of the Camelopardalis Constellation (head and upper back), plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars.
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It appears as an outline of a rider.
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Only the back of his head is detailed.
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And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed.
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Both sides of his arm are visible, and his hand is gripping the horse’s mane, and that is detailed by three stars (which are also part of the horse’s mane).
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The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse jockey.
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The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg.
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All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.
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Since this constellation has just been revealed, there may be more to this constellation in the coming months.
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But if you can locate the Goodly Horse in Battle Constellation, then you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating this Rider Constellation, provided you have excellent star-watching conditions.
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but I will not be brought under the power of any.”
1st Corinthians 6:12
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Yes, as this above verse reveals, all things are lawful for the Christian, but not all things are wise to engage in.
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For instance, those who engage in drinking are taking a chance on becoming a prisoner of alcohol.
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And if the reader has ever been a prisoner to some addiction, then he or she well knows how miserable and destructive such a life of bondage can be!
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And there are few addictions as powerful as alcohol drinking.
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It sneaks up ever-so imperceptibly and gently slips its shackles upon that person, before they’re even aware, and casts them into an invisible prison, from which they may never escape!
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MANY TESTS IN THE BIBLE
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There’s an old saying which goes, “Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself!”
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Well, God gives a Christian enough rope in the Bible, to hang himself, so to speak.
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Those Christians who are still worldly-minded will fall into the various pitfalls which are often found in Scripture.
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And truth-be-told, the Bible is a supernatural book. It must be interpreted by the Holy Spirit, to find truth.
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But Satan will come as an “angel of light”, to attempt to deceive the mind of the naive Bible student.
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And 2nd Corinthians 11 also reveals that Satan has his own counterfeit “ministers of righteousness”, who are in many pulpits, speaking perhaps 90% truth, and 10% “damnable heresies”.
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So the Christian must be watchful and vigilant…
…”Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
1st Peter 5:8
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LIVING IN A CORNUCOPIAN SUPER-SOCIETY
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The way things are today, are vastly different than the way things were back then!
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Alcohol is instantly available in today’s world, where in times past, it was much more difficult to find!
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Quite often, it was more difficult to even obtain grapes, and the waiting time for fermentation took weeks.
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Today, just go into any store, and pay a few dollars, and you’ll be drunk in 30 minutes or less!
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And so, the possibility of becoming a drunkard is far greater today, than it was back in the early days of the Church.
with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life,
and so that day come upon you unawares.
For as a snare shall it come on all them
that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always,
that ye may be accounted worthy
to escape all these things that shall come to pass,
and to stand before the Son of man.”
Luke 21:34-36
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Here above God Jesus is warning us to not allow the pleasures and pursuits of life to cause us to get drowsy and unwatchful!
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But as we all know, it is so easy to fall into a narcotic-like state of mind! As Bunyan wrote, “We are on enchanted ground!”
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The Christian is to be sober and vigilant at all times.
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And the truth is, those Christians who partake of wine, are most likely not being “sober and vigilant.”
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And chances are, they have forgotten that we are being judged at every moment… “What is man…that Thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?” Job 7:17, 18
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God’s Spirit is literally everywhere…
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…He is right here with both you and myself…
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…He knows exactly what is going on in the hearts and lives of each and every person.
“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…
This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
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Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”.)
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Now listen to this next passage which also seems to condone wine…
“He (God)…causeth wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
and oil to make his face to shine,
and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.”
Psalm 104:14, 15
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The Bible can be very tricky, since much of it is written in allegories.
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This above passage seems to have a literal connotation, which applies to the unsaved of the world.
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But this above passage likewise has a spiritual application, referring to the, “wine of Christ’s blood”, the “oil of the Holy Spirit”, and the, “bread of life”, which is the life of Jesus.
Not a very pleasant description, wouldn’t you agree?
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And quite often, what begins with the tradition of a little glass of wine with dinner, eventually turns into full-blown drunkenness, a few years down the line, especially when problems arise!
In the areas of life which are not so clearly defined in Scripture, we have a safeguard in the life of the Lord Jesus…
…”Jesus saith…I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.”
John 14:6
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And when in doubt about what we should or shouldn’t be doing, we need to ask ourselves the question… “What would Jesus do if He was in my situation? How did He live His life on earth?”
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Asking such questions will usually solve our dilemma, concerning the path we must take.
But listen to Paul, as he exhorts us to imitate himself…“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” 1st Corinthians 11:1
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God has also graciously provided another role-model, the Apostle, Paul!
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By the time a Christian filters his questionable situation through the exemplary lives of these two role-models, most cloudy and questionable situations will quickly clear up!
“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…
This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here,“Orion The Reaper”.)
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And speaking of flowers and grass, have you ever gone to, say, Walmart, and bought a sack of topsoil?
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And while picking it up, did you ever consider that the sod you just bought might have once contained the dust of some former animal, that died long ago?
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Or maybe even a person, who lived and died long ago?
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Well not a very pleasant thought, but a very real and true possibility!
So, if you want to get really, really, brutally sarcastic (and morbid), it might be said that “One day, we’ll all be sitting side-by-side in the garden section of Walmart, on a pallet of topsoil bags!”
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Listen to the wisest of all mortals…
“Vanity…of vanities; all is vanity (that is, all is meaningless and empty).
What profit has a man of all his labor which he takes under the sun?
One generation passes away,
and another generation comes:
but the earth abides for ever.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2-4
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Really, the Book of Ecclesiastes is all about, just how Man lives for a few decades, and then returns to the earth, and forgotten under the sands of time.
This is perhaps one of the most amazing constellations that God has created!
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It truly looks like a flower, and appears to be blowing in the direction of westward.
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But as autumn draws near, this constellation appears to bow itself down, just like the flowers of Earth bow down, at the summer’s end.
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And these are not merely obscure stars. These are among the biggest and brightest stars in the night heavens!
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The Two Turtle-Doves Constellation is also known as Sagittarius .
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The Flower of the Field is commonly known as Scorpio.
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But there is another obvious aspect to this constellation group.
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Notice that the birds are flying in the same direction as the flower is bending; it is as if the east wind is blowing these heavenly messengers…
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“The wind blows where it desires,
and you hear the sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence it comes,
and where it goes:
so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
John 3:8.
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So here is another incredible Bible concept, written in the heavens! And God has spoken of these signs! Listen… “For ever, O LORD, Thy Word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119:89
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THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES
By the way, it is not the purpose of www.theheavensdeclare.net to give any validity to the Zodiac or any pagan deities. But the common names of many constellations must be given, solely for the purpose of locating them on star-charts.
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FLOWER CONSTELLATION BOWS DOWN…
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AUGUST 28TH, 2011
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It has become apparent, on this date, that as summer draws to a close, this“Flower of the Field” “Constellation appears to bend almost completely down.
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This occurs as it travels into the western skies.
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It somehow rotates in order to produce this effect.
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This is a very wonderful phenomenon…and biblical too!
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After all, the Bible says, “the grass withers and the flower falls away”.
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And that’s exactly what this flower constellation seems to do.
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It almost seems to be bowing itself…in the direction of that bright and beautiful star, “Arcturus” (which represents Jesus). This would make sense.
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After all, Scripture states…
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“…unto me (the Lord),
every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear…
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops…
They stoop, they bow down together…
Listen to Me… all you remnant of the house of Israel (God’s people)…
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In this parable of the Unjust Steward, Jesus noted that the people of the world, “are in their generation wiser than the children of light.”
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Therefore, it would be a wise practice to take note of how the people of this world prepare themselves for trouble and translate to how we might likewise prepare in the spiritual realm.
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Parable of Unjust Steward- armenianchurchwd.com – public domain
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MAKING DEALS WITH OUR SELF
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Well, for most of us, we know more than we do in pleasing the Lord.
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Most do not imitate the Lord Jesus, as we would like to!
The point is, we may not be able to give our everything to the Lord right at this point.
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But if we would only think about it, there is always something that we CAN do, though it falls short of the ideal.
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And of course, this is only one example.
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And as we all know, there are many other areas of the Christian life, in which we might make similar deals with our own self, as a temporary solution, while hoping to eventually grow increasingly more spiritual.
And whether or not this is the true meaning, it nevertheless is a Bible truth of how we are to grow, little by little, in our spiritual life.
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And if we will begin today to do what we can do, we just might find that a new door soon opens for us to take a further step up that gently ascending heavenly pathway!
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And if all I can do at this point in time, is to merely lay in bed, and wish that God would save me: that, my friend, is a very good beginning!
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to do what I feel I can do today. But keep me seeking for more faith to more closely perform Thy will tomorrow…
But of course, this story in the heavens is incomplete, since the Pleiades does not show this captive angel woman (picture to above right), making her way to the threshold of the door, as did the concubine, in this Judges 19 story.
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So what’s the solution to this?
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Just how does God portray this woman making her way to the door, in the story written in the heavens?
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And as a result, Josiah began a crusade throughout the land, to root out and demolish every idol and destroy the “high-places” and “groves”, which people had erected for the worship of pagan idols.
Now, it sure is a wonderful thing that we Christians can read these old stories, and take comfort that we don’t worship idols in the high places and groves!
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And we haven’t lost the Book of the Law, as those foolish people did, back in those days!
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We have our Bible right over there on the shelf!
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As a matter of fact, we may have up to about half a dozen Bibles on that shelf!
But the sad fact is, statistics show that most Christians are very biblically-challenged, to put it mildly!
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Statistics show that most Christians are so busy in the world, that we have little time, little energy, and little inclination to do anything but a superficial reading of our Bibles.
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But while today’s idolatry comes in different forms than in Bible times, yet it is still very definitely idolatry!
The great problem is, that we live in a society in which, “the god of this world” has become very high-tech in his effort to conform us into his unholy image!
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And as a result, today’s Christian has become so fully indoctrinated by nearly everything around us, that we have come to view the world, in much the same way as unbelievers view the world!
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And because we must continue to live and work and eat, it is somewhat difficult to know just where to draw the boundary line for being, “in the world, but not of the world”.
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SATAN’S TAKESNO VACATIONS!
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But we must be, “wise as serpents”, knowing that Satan is not one little bit, complacent in his efforts to destroy us! (Matthew 10:16)
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No, Satan and his fellow workers (both seen and unseen), are working around the clock to put us and our children into shackles: helpless prisoners of his antichrist world-system!
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And now, with the advent of hand-held high-tech devices, it is almost guaranteed that our children will become conformed to the image of the beast (Satan’s antichrist world-system, which he created to be a reflection of his unholy likeness)!
TV – The Image of the Beast – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses
Girl Texting – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0
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A QUIET CRUSADE
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“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do (to mind) your own business,” 1st Thessalonians 4:11
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And so, just what can we do as a people?
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Absolutely nothing! There is absolutely nothing we can do, “as a people”, to solve this problem!
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But, as an individual, there is much that a Believer can do!
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And the first thing that I must do in my own personal life, is to become a, “Josiah Christian!”
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TO BECOME LIKE JOSIAH
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And just how do I become a Josiah Christian?
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Well, the very first thing that Josiah did, was to drink in copious amounts of God’s Law-Book, the Bible!
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Yes, the Christian is to become fully immersed in God’s Word, and in unceasing prayer and praise!
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As I go about my employment, or as I take a walk, or participate in recreation with my family, I can “think on these things”, quietly and secretly!
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In other words, I can silently pray, and contemplate God’s Word, even on the run!
Next is to return to the Lord in prayer and pleading for grace to make reforms in my own life!
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The Lord will ultimately give me power to turn off the TV, or radio, and instead turn on some quiet strings, like those plucking strings of David’s harp.
This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan. The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”.)
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PICTURE – Constellation- Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 (Not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture)
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Now in the vision of the prophet, Habakkuk, was a frightful situation in which the people of God were surrounded by unbelievers, causing perverted judgment to proceed forth from God’s people.
Now as we look around at the sad and apostate condition of the church-world, we see a very similar condition today!
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Yes, God’s people are being destroyed from without and from within.
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The Revelation 12 Dragon has flooded the churches with every conceivable means of destructive influence.
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From apostate church members and clergy, to high-tech devices, radio, and television, to the atheistic public school system, Satan and his countless followers are now working around the clock to flood God’s people with soul-destroying, mind-altering influences!
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THE GREATEST ERROR
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But perhaps, the greatest error which consumes the spiritual power of the Church is the notion of a one-day-per-week worship!
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Yes, this time-tested error has been allowed to corrupt God’s people throughout the centuries of the New Testament era.
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The time when God’s people were the strongest, was when God’s people were…
…”continuing daily with one accord in the temple,
and breaking bread from house to house,
did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,”
Acts 2:46
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Yes, here was a situation which caused the Church to become strong, meeting together daily (or nightly after the day’s labor).
But today, the Church has grown weak, because it only congregating once or twice per week.
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Now if the Church instead would have combined this once-weekly congregation with a 24/7/365 communion with God, the Church could have remained strong.
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But Satan has infiltrated the Church with false brethren, who have given a poor example of attending church once-a-week, but serving other gods through the weekdays!
Yes, Satan has filled this society with every conceivable invention of selfishness.
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And many of these devices have the appearance of harmlessness, even goodness!
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And as God’s true sheep look around at the poor example set by fellow church members, they begin to think that such worldly pursuits are, perhaps, OK!
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And in this manner, Satan causes wrong judgment to proceed forth within the Church.
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APOSTASY FORETOLD
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Now the Bible foretells of the day when the apostasy comes to its fullness…
…”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;
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,
and shall be turned unto fables.”
2nd Timothy 4:3, 4
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From this above passage (and other similar passages) it is seen that the time will come (and now is), when it is no longer safe to attend even a weekly church service!
“Dear Lord, Help me to understand the parables of the Bible. Give me the “hidden manna”, which you promise to all those who overcome the world and the flesh…
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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Well, listen to the Apostle, Peter, as he explains one very definite way in which we might be deceived…
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Listen… “As also in all his (Paul’s) epistles,
speaking in them of these things;
in which are some things hard to be understood,
which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest,
as they do also the other scriptures,
unto their own destruction.”
2nd Peter 3:16
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So from this above passage, it becomes apparent that there are things in Scripture which are difficult, and of such great importance, that those who are unlearned or unstable, may wrestle away the true meaning.
Now one of the most glaring examples of the misinterpretation of Scripture is clearly seen in the prosperity-driven gospels.
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There are many Bible passages which speak of riches in similar terms as this…
…”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.”
Job 22:22-24
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Of course, all one has to do is merely take this passage literally, and come to the conclusion that God wishes to lavish earthly riches upon His children!
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But the problem is, that’s not how the Bible is properly interpreted!
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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.
The very Good News is, that this is still the day of Salvation, at the time of the writing of this devotional.
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And if I perceive that my heart is not right, I can still cry out for deliverance from my bondage to sin!
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listen to the words concerning Jesus…“And He (Jesus) spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint” Luke 18:1
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We must continue to pray without ceasing for the blessing of God until the day we find the answer to our prayers…“…for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9
“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…
This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end
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(The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
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Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”.)
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Just reading this above passage almost takes one’s breath away!
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But Paul was attempting to not only shame those world-loving Corinthians; but he was also trying to open their eyes, to show them that they had not yet reached the true level of discipleship, which they needed to attain!
Well, there’s a saying in the Christian world which says… “If the Devil isn’t coming against you, then maybe you are both traveling in the same direction!”
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Yes, for such a man-contrived saying, this one carries a lot of truth with it!
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You see, Satan has no real contention with the citizens of this world.
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They are his loyal subjects and he is their king!
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And so, they will have a certain amount of bubbly and giddy happiness (although much or most of the world is, in reality, suffering to one degree or another!)
No, but when a person turns his or her back on this world, and starts to climb that gently ascending pilgrim’s pathway, then will Satan become aroused, and begins making life difficult for that Christian!
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Fiery trials and fierce temptations will assail that Christian!
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And more and more, that suffering child of God will begin to understand what Paul is talking about when he says… “I die daily!”
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And so, God allows the Devil to carry on his warfare against that Christian, in part, as a means of driving the love of this world out of that Believer’s heart!
But God is not desiring us to live a meager and austere existence!
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No, but God replaces our lost earthly joy with a new heavenly peace and joy, which surpasses all earthly understanding!
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Listen… “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice…
Be careful (worried) for nothing;
but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known unto God.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:4-7
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And so, even though the Believer loses interest in the many selfish pleasures and pursuits of this world, that same Believer begins to rejoice with his or her new-found love for prayer, Bible study, and contemplation of the Bible!
Yes, the Bible promises us a peace which surpasses all understanding! As Jesus puts it… “out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38
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The living waters spoken of in this above verse, are the abundant pleasures of Heaven’s love! (see Psalm 36:8)
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Now, the Corinthians were enjoying life, too!
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But they didn’t know the joy described in these above passages!
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Their joy was derived from the flesh, and from worldly pleasures!
The fact is, the more that God purifies the heart of a Believer, the less earthly joy we will experience; but the more heavenly joy, like a peaceful river, will come in to replace that old and undependable earthly joy!
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The Apostle, Paul, said it this way…
“But God forbid that I should glory,
save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by whom the world is crucified unto me,
and I unto the world.”
Galatians 6:14
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This is where we are going in our Christian walk: that we might say these same words with Paul!
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But it is a journey that we will never regret!
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Because we are going to a beautiful, joyful, everlasting place in which are, “pleasures for evermore”! Psalm 16:11
“Dear Lord, help my faith to grow. Help me to become like Paul, in my faith-walk. Let me grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus, so that I may meet life’s challenges with “the peace which surpasses all understanding”…
This “Altar” Constellation is only seen in winter through spring, in mid-sky. It is to the south of the “Fleeing Woman Constellation” (AKA Ursa Majoror The Big Dipper).
You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way.
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The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky.
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This altar is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.
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A little farther down this page is the sketch of this same constellation in the latter part of winter, when you look at them facing westward.
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You will notice that what looked like Gospel seed being cast from her left hand and left foot (see “Woman of Revelation 12-The Fleeing Woman” article for explanation of casting “Gospel Seed”) now appears like smoke or incense rising from the altar.
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It is not clear why the altar is sideways in back of the Woman.
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It would make more sense if it were directly under the Woman.
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However, the Lord must have some spiritual truth to convey concerning this odd positioning of the Altar.
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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars.
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But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.
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One day in Midtown Manhattan, an elderly gentleman was stopped by a very young man clutching his violin case, obviously in a hurry.
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And trying to gather his breath, the young man anxiously asked, “Kind sir, can you please tell me how I might get to Carnegie Hall?”
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The elderly gentleman paused, and thought for a moment, and then said with a wry grin, “Yes, my young fellow…Practice! Practice! Practice!”
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Oh yes, that’s an old joke. But like so many things in this very unusual world, it carries with it a certain wisdom which can easily be translated into the spiritual realm.
Well, this world itself, is a type of Carnegie Hall.
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Oh yes, it is!
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This world is merely the grand stage in which any gifted virtuoso has the opportunity to perfect his or her talent, whatever that talent may be, for all the appreciative multitudes to behold and admire!
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And there have been many hard-working persons over the years and centuries, who strove for greatness and finally achieved fame and honor, being lauded upon the world-stage before the vast multitudes of on-lookers, in this ‘Carnegie Hall World’!
From world-class athletes, to Hollywood actors and directors, to great politicians, to classic authors, to inquisitive scientists, to aspiring singers and musicians, toingenious inventors and clever engineers, and even more-than-a-few ambitious theologians and evangelists!
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Yes, these and myriad others who ultimately achieved stardom in countless areas of endeavor, are considered the “winners-in life”, by those who control the “star-maker-machinery” of this ‘Carnegie Hall World’!
But who is the operator that drives all this self-seeking machinery?
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Because it’s the height of simple-minded naivety to ever image that this world could ever be such a well-running mechanism by its own power!
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Anybody knows that a well-oiled machine must have an operator.
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So, there has to be some Grand Master Orchestra Director, directing this Carnegie Hall World?
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Well, of course, it’s none other than the one who aspired to be the most beloved “star” in the courts above: that grand-master-maestro-musician in Heaven!
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Yes, Lucifer became so adored and admired in the heavenly courts among a third of the angels, he actually began to covet the throne of God!
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And so, God, in His great wisdom, decided to allow Lucifer to have his very own world, in which he would eventually be exposed for who and what he really is!
“…and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast”
Revelation 13:3, 4
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And Lucifer (now in the office of “The Devil”) orchestrates this planet as his own world.
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And being the very cunning deceiver that he is, he merely creates a self-seeking world, with all its selfish wares and proud ambitious ways!
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And these wares and ways are merely tokens of Lucifer’s sinful attributes, gilding them with the fool’s gold of false-goodness and outward-morality.
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And then he directs his unseen evil-angels to work in the hearts of Mankind, causing them to imitate Lucifer, their god!
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And so, by doing the same things as Lucifer did, yet in our own little realm and sphere, we unknowingly pour our costly ointment of praise and honor upon Satan, “the god of this world!”
And so, O faithful Christian, hopefully you and I have both decided to cease from striving to gain fame, honor, and fortune, in our own little sphere.
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Hopefully we have already shunned this Carnegie Hall World, and are now seeking only for glory and honor in the heavenly courts, as we conform our hearts and lives into the humble image of Jesus.
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A HIGHWAY OF HOLINESS
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And God has placed before us a pilgrim’s pathway which leads out of this world, and onward and upward into the Celestial City of God!
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We can choose which world we want: this dying world, or the next everlasting world.
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But we cannot choose both!
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(Oh yes, Lucifer even has his own false, look-alike gospels which offer both worlds! But those gospels only lead downward to destruction of the soul.)
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So, if you are tired of striving for the proud and selfish attributes that this world is all about, then please come along on the pathway for weary pilgrims, such as you and I.
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We have nothing to loose but our shackles of sin and death!
“Dear Lord, I’m tired of playing this foolish game. Get me off this crazy merry-go-round world, and on to the upward pathway that leads to Heavenly Paradise which awaits all who desire to find it with all their heart…
That world-shaking allegory, Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, picked up the theme of the Narrow Gate.
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The hero of the story was Christian, a man who was warned to flee from the City of Destruction (the world), and to embark on a journey to the Heavenly City.
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And along the way, Christian encountered many adventures and dangers.
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This first of its kind allegorical book absolutely rocked the western world, and became perhaps the first million seller book (along with the Bible).
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But God has also given this same Narrow Way parable in the night heavens!
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Incredible? Yes, incredible…and amazing too!
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And though these two stars can hardly be considered a constellation, but when sitting next to the two stars which comprise the Broad Gate, well, it makes a powerful statement, for the people of God.
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So please come along on this journey and find out just why this pathway graces the night heavens, and perhaps you might find yourself embarking on your own pilgrimage up that very same Narrow pathway.
This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch below left).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”.)
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There is a present-day phenomenon, known as “tongues”, which claims to be the biblical gift spoken of in the New Testament, but is nothing more than vain babbling.
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And though it is merely a counterfeit, make no mistake!
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There is an unseen power behind this phenomenon!
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Listen… “And then shall that Wicked be revealed…
whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
2nd Thessalonians 2:8, 9
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As this above passage reveals, Satan will be allowed to counterfeit the Holy Spirit in these last days, with, “all power and signs and lying wonders”!
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And this phenomenon known as “tongues” looks like the real thing.
But there are other signs which reveal that we have been drinking of that cup of wine of the great Mystery Harlot, Babylon!
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Yes, the church appears like a drunkard, whenever engaging in such phenomena as, “Falling Backwards”(Slain in the Spirit),“Drunk in the Spirit”, “Laughing in the Spirit”, and of course, “Babbling” (aka, “Tongues”).
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And together with all the joking and laughter that goes on in the pulpits and pews these days, such signs are what typical drunkards do.
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Oh yes, and don’t forget the sensual music that is now being offered up in most congregations!
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These are a signal and tip-off that spiritual drunkenness has overcome the church-world.
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But God is allowing the Devil to perform these signs.
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Oh yes, Satan is orchestrating these signs to deceive.
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But God is allowing it as a type of wake-up call, to make us realize that we have been drinking of the wine of Babylon.
Well, if it does, then you are encouraged to keep reading.
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The above two verses concerning the Pleiades are all the Bible has to say about the Pleiades, directly.
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But if you will read this article, you will discover that the Pleiades represents concepts which span much of the Bible!
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And The Heavens Declare.net will attempt to unravel this mysterious phenomenon in the night-sky, and will, hopefully, also interpret these two verses to show just what all this means, and how it might apply to our lives.
God has a people in Babylon. Yes, Mystery Babylon is the Mother of Harlots.
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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.
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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.
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They must be called out of Babylon before it’s too late!
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Well, if you did, you probably also remember waking up the next morning, cringing at the memory of how you made such a complete and utter fool of yourself, that previous night!
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Well, the Bible speaks of drunkenness.
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Listen to Solomon’s description of a drunkard…
“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions?…
…They that tarry long at the wine;
they that go to seek mixed wine.”
Proverbs 23:29-32 (condensed, but to read entire quote, click here)
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This is only half of Solomon’s description. But you get the point!
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Drunkenness is not a good thing, especially when considering how addictive it is!
But God calls upon Believers to, “Come out of her, My people!”
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And once the repentant Believer does come out of her, we will sober up spiritually, and realize, like Solomon, that we too have behaved like fools.
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Yes, like fools we have, “lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; we have nourished our hearts, as in a day of slaughter.” James 5:5
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FALSE SHEPHERDS
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The fact is, Satan has been coming through his “ministers of righteousness” (see 2nd Corinthians 11:15), and presenting a gospel…
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…a gospel so close to the true Gospel, “that if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I (Jesus) have told you before.” Matthew 24:24, 25
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Yes, Jesus has pre-warned us, as this above verse reveals!
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He pre-warned us that Satan will attempt to deceive, if possible, even the Elect people of God!
The photo to the right is the Pleiades Cluster. Does it appear to you like an angel?
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Well, if it does, then you are encouraged to keep reading.
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The above two verses concerning the Pleiades are all the Bible has to say about the Pleiades, directly.
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But if you will read this article, you will discover that the Pleiades represents concepts which span much of the Bible!
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And The Heavens Declare.net will attempt to unravel this mysterious phenomenon in the night-sky, and will, hopefully, also interpret these two verses to show just what all this means, and how it might apply to our lives.
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.
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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.
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They must be called out of Babylon before it’s too late!
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But there is coming a day (and now is), when God will call His people out of the local congregations, reminding us of when He called His people out of the synagogues, some 2,000 years ago.
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But this call has been somewhat written in veiled language.
But has that day arrived, when the wicked surround the righteous?
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Are the unbelieving people of the world demanding to educate Christian children?
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And are Christian children glued to their high-tech devices?
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Has the television become the centerpiece of our homes?
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Now, someone will undoubtedly say… “Well, God tells us that we cannot come out of the world!”
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Oh yes, it’s true, we cannot come entirely out of the world!
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But we can indeed come a good way out, if we choose to do so!
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“BE YE SEPARATE!”
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The fact is, Satan’s false shepherds have been deceiving God’s people, by telling us to develop personal relationships with unbelievers, as a means of evangelizing them.
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But more often than not, the only one who gets evangelized is that naive Christian who becomes worldly-minded as a result of such forbidden relationships!
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Listen to Paul’s warning to be separate from all such mixed relationships…
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?…
Wherefore come out from among them,
and be ye separate, saith the Lord…”
2nd Corinthians 6:14, 17, 18 (condensed)
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God is now calling His people to come out of the Babylonish church-world.
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After 2,000 years of mingling together, we can now see that Satan’s ability to corrupt God’s people is far too easy, when we congregate together with false brethren and unbelievers.
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Satan knows how easy it is to infect God’s people with his corrupting influences, merely by infiltrating the body of Christ with false brethren.
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Listen to Paul’s warning about Satan sophistry…
…”For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ…”
2nd Corinthians 11:13-15 (Condensed)
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This above passage reveals how Satan destroys God’s people from within!
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He merely brings in false brethren into God’s house, bringing their world-loving ways into the Church, causing “wrong judgment” to proceed forth! (Habakkuk 1:4)
Listen to the Prophet, Habakkuk, as he declares a prophecy for the last days…
…”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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This above vision of Habakkuk is a vision for this very hour in which we now are in!
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MANY PASTORS DESTROYED MY VINEYARD
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“Many pastors have destroyed My vineyard…”
Jeremiah 12:10
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For 2,000 years, the Church has been over-run by false brethren, who have spoiled God’s vineyard!
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The Church has been in a diseased condition for most of the past 2,000 years.
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The only time the Church has stood faithful, was during times of heavy persecution from the false, apostate church-system of Europe, when it was not safe to be a true, Bible-believing Christian.
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During those times, most potential false brethren wanted little to do with God’s people.
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But whenever the world “made peace” with the Church, Satan moved his wolves-in-sheep’s-clothing back into the local congregations.
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Now about that time, a very curious event happened, which most people are not aware of.
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You see, some months prior to 911, one world-wide Christian radio network began to announce that, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen”was concerning the fallen apostate condition of the churches around the world.
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And this very large radio network, which was broadcast in dozens of languages around the world, announced that it was time to, “Come out of her, My people!”
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And so, when this, “Come out of her, My people”announcement was broadcast, several months prior to 911, it had that much more of an effect upon those people who had been listening to that radio station.
And if it truly is the time to, “Come out of her, My people”, then there should be some real glaring evidences that the local congregations have become void of the Holy Spirit.
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Correct?
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God should be giving us a definite sign that the churches are no longer being used by God.
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Rock Music Christian CHURCH – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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“EARTHLY, SENSUAL, AND DEVILISH”
James 3:15
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Well, this little devotional will not attempt to give all the evidences that the churches are fallen.
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But have you noticed that the way that today’s “worship” music is performed, has a real earthy and sensual sound to it?
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And the singers will quite often strain their voices to give a kind of, “bedroom effect” to their vocals?
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Well, this is no accident!
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They are merely imitating today’s music of the world!
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One radio commentator put it like this: “Today’s churches are just downstream from the world, and what happens in the world will soon wind up in the churches.”
“Well, so what’s wrong with a little worldliness in our worship!?!”, comes back the resounding objection to us: we the critics, from those who wish to defend the current pop culture within today’s churches.
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Well, look at it this way.
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Most every fisherman knows that one lure works well for one kind of fish.
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But for another kind of fish, he must use another kind of lure.
Now the same principle applies to the way that women dress.
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They have done studies which prove that the same woman, wearing alluring clothing, make-up, etc., will attract far more “wolves”, than when she wore very modest clothing.
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But whether she likes it or not, she is also causing the wolves in the room to lust after her!
But the great news is, that even though we must flee from these congregations, we have the assurance that there will be, “rivers and streams of (living) waters”, on those spiritual hills and mountains! (See Isaiah 30:25)
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In other words, we must not be afraid to vacate the churches!
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For God will supply abundant rivers of living waters, even in our very own living room, or wherever else we may have to be in the next few years!
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As a matter of fact, as Jesus puts it… “He that believes on Me (Jesus), as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38
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Yes, my dear darling soul, be still and know that God will cause each genuine Christian to become the fountain-head of living waters, gushing out from us, far beyond what any of us can now comprehend!
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While perhaps, 50% of the world may be having a good time, it must be remembered that the rest are suffering in one way or another!
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So, when Jesus came down to this world, He was ever mindful of the needs of those around Him.
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Of course, it is NOT the sick, dying and suffering who caused Jesus so much grief.
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Oh yes, Jesus greatly grieves, even weeps daily for those who are suffering!
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But even more than those, it is the ones who are having a good time in the world, and hate Him for His condemnation of their beloved world, that makes Jesus so sad!
The Christian must be ever reminding himself, just who is “the god of this world”. 2nd Corinthians 4:4.
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We live in a world of selfish pleasures.
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And for the perishing world, there is nothing wrong with enjoying this world.
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After all, they say to themselves… “if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.” 1st Corinthians 15:32
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But for those of us who have been called out, we must keep fulfilling our great commission to purify our hearts, and conform our lives into Christ’s likeness!
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Listen, as John exhorts us to turn our backs on this selfish world…
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life,
is not of the Father,
but is of the world.”
1st John 2:15, 16
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So here is the revelation, that all those who love this present world have not the love of God in their hearts!
Now, there are many Christians who are going through intense trials, either from physical ailments, or from the Devil, as he strives to make them as miserable as he possibly can!
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Listen to Paul, as he describes this…
“(Paul) confirming the souls of the disciples,
and exhorting them to continue in the faith,
and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”
“(Christians) should no longer live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them…”
2nd Corinthians 5:15
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The Apostle, Paul, while attempting to make sense to the Corinthian Church, to abandon their pleasure-seeking lives, tried to present to them the proper balance in the Christian life.
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This next passage is a condensed description of that proper tension…
“ …As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich;
as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”
2nd Corinthians 6:10, 11
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So in this above passage, Paul was describing the curious dichotomy in the Christian’s life.
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It is a heavenly joy which flows from within, even amidst the trials and sorrows of this life!
You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way.
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The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky.
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This altar is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.
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A little farther down this page is the sketch of this same constellation in the latter part of winter, when you look at them facing westward.
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You will notice that what looked like Gospel seed being cast from her left hand and left foot (see “Woman of Revelation 12-The Fleeing Woman” article for explanation of casting “Gospel Seed”) now appears like smoke or incense rising from the altar.
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It is not clear why the altar is sideways in back of the Woman.
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It would make more sense if it were directly under the Woman.
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However, the Lord must have some spiritual truth to convey concerning this odd positioning of the Altar.
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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars.
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But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.
“(God) Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament;
not of the letter,
but of the spirit:
for the letter killeth,
but the spirit giveth life.”
2nd Corinthians 3:6
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Have you had your minimum daily requirements today?
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Do you even know what they are?
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Well, don’t feel bad! Most of us don’t know them either!
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The fact is, the medical community has determined just what are the M.D.R. (Minimum Daily Requirements) and this has all been done as a result of the invention of vitamin pills!
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Yes, the vitamin pill industry has developed all the pills necessary for our good health, as long as we take our Minimum Daily Requirements.
But when Jesus came to this world, He sat them down and lovingly taught them the deeper meaning to those laws.
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For example, Jesus revealed that…
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind,
and with all thy strength:
this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
There is none other commandment greater than these.”
Mark 12:31
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And so, when the people heard these “whole-istic” concepts, they eventually began to despise Jesus.
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They merely wanted that little “laundry-list” of rules!
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That way, they thought by merely doing their Minimum Daily Requirements of rule-keeping, that would allow them to continue to pursue the selfish cares and pleasures of the world…
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…just like the person who imagines, that by simply taking a pill, this will allow him or her to continue on with their same old unhealthy lifestyle.
And so, even in our day, many church-attendees try to formulate a little laundry-list of rules:
…to attend church each week…
…to partake of communion…
…to do a 15-minute Bible study each morning…
…to stay away from tobacco, cussing, “bad” movies, and various other religious/moralistic duties.
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We are just like that Rich Young Ruler!
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We merely desire to do our Minimum Daily Requirements.
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That way, we can continue to pursue the pleasures, the pastimes, and the proud aspirations and attainments of this selfish world!
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SALVATION: A GIFT OF GRACE!
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Now just what is the remedy for all this?
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Well, the remedy is the grace of God!
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In other words, true Salvation is the gift of God.
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And yet, God commands that we plead for Salvation…
…”Ye adulterers and adulteresses,
know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?
whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God…
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:
let your laughter be turned to mourning,
and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and He shall lift you up.”
James 4:4, 9, 10
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Yes, there needs to be a thorough repentance from our world-loving ways: because, loving the things of this selfish world is an abomination to God, as the above passage reveals!
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Because we are sinners, therefore we have inherent love for this Babylonish world!
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And just because we have gone down into the baptismal pool does not mean that our hearts have been purged from our past worldly ways!
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The ways of the world still remain firmly ensconced in our thinking!
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And so, God has given a great commission to each and every Believer…
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Listen…
“And every man that hath this hope in Him
purifies himself, even as He is pure.”
1st John 3:3
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As this above verse reveals, God expects us to purify ourselves, even as Jesus is pure!
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THE TORTOISE
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But let’s stop for a moment, and take a glance at a certain remarkable character from the animal kingdom: the Tortoise!
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Yes, the Tortoise is just another amazing creation of God.
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It is a delight for children and adults alike, to behold this benign creature with its strong armor!
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But beyond the sheer delight which this little armor-bearer brings to all who encounter it, the tortoise can teach a number of lessons about both good and evil!
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Yes, we can look at this shell from at least two vantage-points.
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It might speak of the armor of God, and the faith we must have in God!
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But this shell might also remind us of how we humans can so easily build up a shell of resistance around us!
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And this wall of resistance is what today’s devotional is all about…
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STIFF-NECKED & UNCIRCUMCISED!
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And one false idea that this False-Prophet-Antichrist-Spirit has ingrained into our thinking, is that we’re, “pretty smart people after all!”
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And so, as a result, most of us have been thoroughly trained to trust in our own knowledge and wisdom, to a great extent.
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This is perhaps the biggest reason why it’s so hard to convince us of our great need of a Savior!
And isn’t it true that most of us have such a narrow mind, that we pretty much refuse to hear anything which challenges our own current understanding.
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We know what we know!
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We trust our own church or denomination!
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We place our confidence in our very own favorite Bible teachers!
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And the chances of anyone else coming to us with a seemingly new Bible concept, and breaking through this little shell of trust which we have built up, is not very likely!
We must forget our foolish understanding and turn to God’s Word, as little children!
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Jesus taught this same concept… “Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.” Mark 10:15
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And God has allowed a little time, for us to repent and turn back to Him!
But the very Good News is that the gates of Hell shall not prevail against the true Church (God’s Elect dispersed throughout the world!)
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No, God has determined that we are to finally come out of Babylon!
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Listen…“‘Come out of her (Babylon), My people,
that ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not of her plagues.'”
Revelation 18:2, 4
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So, here is the call to God’s people, to come out of Babylon.
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And by God’s great mercy & grace, we are assured the victory, if we “faint not”!
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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 in the fall months)
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In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.
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In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three snowcapped mountains when facing eastward.
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Then find the next snowcap to its right (south).
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Then go a little further south to the next third snowcap.
This third snowcap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.
(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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“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
and to the house of the God of Jacob;
and He will teach us of his ways,
and we will walk in His paths:
for the law shall go forth of Zion,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”
Micah 4:1, 2
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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATIONS appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours.
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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).
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The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.
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There is a church doctrine which has steadily increased in popularity, since the day that Cyrus I. Scofield first published his very own study-bible, The Scofield Reference Bible.
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Scofield, audaciously, even changed some of the King James Version language in his study-bible to suit his own fancy!
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Of course, to put one’s own fallible opinions along-side God’s infallible “Words of Eternal Life”, is the height of foolish arrogance!
(See John 6:68 for “Words of Eternal Life” reference).
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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“…and unto them that look for Him (Christ) shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation”
Hebrews 9:28
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And so, by such twisting of Scripture, Scofield/Darby now invented TWO second “Coming(s) of the Lord”, instead of the Biblical pronouncement of only one!
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And if you missed out on the Christ’s first return, you now would have a second chance!
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Very clever…and very devilish!
John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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Okay, so let’s get to the main thrust of this devotional.
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And today’s main point is to highlight and emphasize John 6, in which Jesus speaks four times of His Return on “the last day”!
Now listen to the last verse from John 6 concerning the Last Day…
“Whoso eateth My flesh,
and drinketh My blood,
hath eternal life;
and I will raise him up at the LAST DAY.”
John 6:54
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This chapter makes a clear-cut case for the Resurrection happening on the Last Day, and not 7 years prior, as Pre-Tribulation Rapture advocates insist!
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And REALLY, if Christ was going to raise all sleeping saints prior to the Great Tribulation, don’t you think He would have mentioned it, or made it abundantly clear?
Statistics by the most notable pollsters show that drunkenness, pornography, divorce/re-marriage, Bible-illiteracy, materialism, TV watching, etc., are at an alarming all-time high in today’s Christendom!
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And so obviously, the Christian community is not being watchful, as the Bible warns us to be…
“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,
what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God”
2nd Peter 3:11, 12
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“But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you”
1st John 2:27
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And so, if you dear soul have been listening to those who are lulling the Church into a false sense of security by teaching such heretical doctrines as the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”, you really need to shut them off and start studying the Bible for your own self!
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Hide God’s precious promises in your heart!
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Listen to Scripture on audio tapes!
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Carry a little Gideon’s Bible in your back pocket and read it whenever you have a spare moment!
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But today, there was a very emotional gospel, in which this particular evangelist was almost on the verge of tears during his entire presentation.
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Well, that’s not exactly true!
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Actually, his presentation was a sort of emotional roller-coaster ride, with moments of near tears, soon followed by bringing the crowd into laughter.
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And then he would return again to the tearful emotionalism.
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Finally, at the last, some very soft praise music played as this energetic evangelist prayed a very emotional and sorrowful prayer with pleas for spiritual blessings.
No, as a matter of fact, that infamous evangelist, Charles Finney, was a master at emotional preaching, all the way back in the early 1800’s.
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Yes, Charles Finney could stir up his audience to the point that the altar-calls would bring large numbers of confessing sinners falling to their knees in tearful contrition and remorseful repentance!
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His calculated emotionalism was carefully designed to bring the crowds to their knees each night that he was in any certain town.
Well, by observers who followed in Finney’s wake from town to town, it was discovered that his so-called converts fell away soon after he left each town!
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That’s right, his high-energy, emotional preaching could whip up the multitudes into a frenzied repentance.
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But it wasn’t a true repentance! Just a moment of high emotions, followed by a return to sin and selfishness in the weeks and months following!
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And the places which Finney most heavily evangelized, were nicknamed, “blackened earth territories”, because his false converts eventually became so hardened against the Gospel, that they were beyond being reached for Christ, ever again!
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And a large portion of that community likewise became hardened against the Gospel!
And so, it’s probably a somewhat similar situation today, with so many young people in the audiences of today’s highly emotional evangelists on TV, radio, and YouTube.
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That’s right! Most of us would like to have, well, a partial relationship with Jesus!
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Yes, we’d love to have a “mountain-top experience” of “emotional highs” with Jesus.
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But to totally renounce this selfish world, and let Jesus remove all my self-seeking ways?
Now in contrast to this, when Jesus called His disciples, Peter, Andrew and John, He plainly told them… “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33.
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Here above, is one of those “hard sayings” from the Bible that usually gets rough treatment from just about everyone in church these days!
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Yes, this above saying from Luke 14:33 always gets neutralized by just about every Bible teacher, until it has little punch left in it!
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Nevertheless, Jesus requires “all” from His disciples. He accepts no divided heart.
Jesus knew how fickle those artificial emotions can be, and wanted nothing to do with any superficial responses to the Gospel!
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Jesus remembered the words of the wise-man…
“The words of wise men are heard in quiet,
more than the cry (shout) of him that ruleth among fools.”
Ecclesiastes 9:17
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As this above verse warns, all the shouts that the apostate church-world can cry, cannot compare to the quiet wisdom which Jesus walked in, and taught with, during His short earthly ministry.
And so, the call still goes out to all those who wish to imitate Jesus, to put away all un-Christlike behavior, and simply imitate our divine Role-Model, Jesus, in all we think, do, and say!
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And let’s discard all the artificial methods of evangelism, and merely proclaim the Word of Christ faithfully and unpretentiously!
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And by so-doing, just maybe God will begin to truly bless our efforts to reach hearts for Christ!
Second Coming – Return – Resurrection Morning – Jan Luyken – Bible – Wikipedia – US Public Domain (2)
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But may it never be suggested that when God takes something away from the Christian, such as television, that He merely wants that Christian to live an austere and meager existence…
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No, just the opposite! Listen to the Psalmist of Israel…
“How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God…
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house;
and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.”
Psalm 36:6-8 (Condensed)
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This above psalm makes the Christian life sound pretty wonderful, doesn’t it?
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This psalm doesn’t sound bleak or austere, wouldn’t you agree?
Stanza from, “I Surrender All” (with the parenthesized word, “not”, added)
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And so then, we resort to our games, and TV shows, or our hobbies, or banquetings, or coffee breaks, or social clubs (just to name a few), as a means of enjoying life.
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And what is the result of our worldly pleasure-seeking?
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Our Christian testimony is greatly destroyed!
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People don’t take us seriously when we tell them how wonderful our communion with Heaven is!
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After all, we’re seeking the same enjoyments that they seek, for the most part!
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So just how can I escape this life of defeat?
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How can I show the world that Heaven is for real?
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How can they be convinced that I have died to selfishness, and Jesus now lives His loving life through me?
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BULWARK OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
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Yes, how can I escape this life of defeat, and show the world that Heaven is for real?
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The very first thing I can do, is to beg and plead with God, to help me to construct a bulwark around my day!
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And just what does that mean?
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Well, just like Daniel, I need to establish a thrice-daily prayer-time…
…”Daniel…kneeled upon his knees three times a day,
and prayed, and gave thanks before his God”
Daniel 6:10.
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Now Daniel was one of the few Bible heroes who never had any sins or weaknesses mentioned.
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And here is revealed one great secret behind Daniel’s strength!
And the point of today’s devotional is to encourage us all, that we need to plead with God, that He will graciously help us to create a bit of Heaven-on-earth, in our own personal life.
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And by the power of the Holy Spirit, I can begin to enjoy this heavenly lifestyle even more than my previous mundane existence.
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And if my children decide to leave off watching TV and enter my world, then we can all listen to some Bible story from the Internet, or sing simple Christian songs, such as, “Dare To Be A Daniel”, or something similar.
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Or if my children are older, we might try to engage in a meaningful discussion about world affairs, in the light of Salvation.
But even if my family doesn’t come along with me on my heavenward journey, I have many precious promises in Scripture!
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Listen…“Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD;
that walketh in his ways…
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house:
thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.”
Psalm 128:1, 3, 4
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And it is such promises as this, which the Christian clings to every day, as he or she climbs that gently ascending pathway to the celestial City of God!
“Dear Lord, Give me the spirit to begin to re-construct my life, making it a little corner of Heaven! Give me great wisdom to know just how this can be accomplished in my household…
Here is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Cross/Scepter Constellation.
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The stars in this star-chart are accurately placed, and this Cross/Scepter Constellation stands out in brilliance, among the other stars in the night sky.
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The sketch below is the Summer Constellations, as seen when looking west.
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Well, if you look just to the south (south is to the left in this sketch) of Arcturus, you will see what appears to be a scepter.
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But this scepter also appears as a Cross.
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And this constellation has been named, the Cross/Scepter constellation.
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It can be seen in January, in the pre-dawn hours.
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Each night, it appears a little earlier, as it slowly inches its way westward.
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Finally, this constellation dips below the western horizon, in the fall, not appearing again till January, back in the eastern sky.
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Now, as earlier stated, this wonderful prophecy (“there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel”) has its greatest fulfillment in the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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Jesus is represented by that glorious Star. And His death on the Cross is truly His scepter of authority.
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Of course, for those who are fighting the forces of evil in this spiritual Armageddon world, we understand that very little happens by mere chance.
Millions of babies are aborted each year.
The fact is, this world was high-jacked long ago by Satan and his followers, after they rebelled from Heaven’s government of agape-love.
and prosperity buy into Satan’s lie. 
Unfortunately, many of those who have been called, have bought into Satan’s big lie. 
God has a wonderful world in store for all those who choose that world. 
There will be no more sorrow or crying. 
TOMORROW…
living, active religion of faith in their lives…
TOMORROW…
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offered up in most congregations! 
to dress in alluring attire, guess what? 
emotional preaching, all the way back in the early 1800’s.
