Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it. And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?”
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Well, very simply put, if stars represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.
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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE
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So why is this constellation merely an outline? Well, it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm. But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance. Yes this horseman represents Christ. But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ. And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence.
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Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
2nd Thessalonians 2:8, 9 (condensed)
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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN
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Now, speaking of hypnotism, one of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish!
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But there is another amazing aspect to this little impostor.
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When it sees that it is close to a kill, it turns its body into a fluorescent strobe-light, paralyzing its victim, just prior to snatching the little creature in its powerful jaws!
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Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner-workings of the kingdom of Satan.
But just like those dead people in their graves, so too, the Bible tells us…
“And you hath HE quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”
Ephesians 2:1, 2
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Here is seen a huge concept: that we all were all spiritually dead in trespasses and sins, prior to our salvation.
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And we all were unable to hear the Gospel you were trying to convey to us!
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We couldn’t hear you, because we were under the hypnotic powers of, “the Prince of the Power of the Air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience.”
THE GLITTERING, HYPNOTIZING TREASURES OF THIS WORLD
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And like a giant Cuttlefish, Satan has hypnotized us with the glittering tinsel-like treasures and earthly pleasures of this very deceptively alluring world!
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And to a great extent, God’s people have bought into this lie of the False Prophet, Satan, who brings us a false gospel with the Church in one hand, but the world in the other!
So, just what can we do about this sad and frightful situation within the church-community?
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And the only thing you and I can do, is to immediately pray for grace and strength to turn away from all this hypnotism, which is just now flooding society and the churches, via this high-tech world.
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The Bible warns us… “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
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Not only are we to lift up our heads to look for Jesus, but we must take our eyes off this mesmerizing world, with all its current-day mind-control, which the great False Prophet (Satan) has designed to hypnotize us and our children!
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Well, fortunately, the Bible is a very faithful Book.
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And of itself, the Bible says…
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof (confirmation),
for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:”
2nd Timothy 3:16
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And so, as this above verse reveals, “all scripture is profitable for reproof, for correction”.
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Thus, this verse from Jeremiah, regarding “Old Paths” as advocating us to return to Old Testament obedience, can be either confirmed or corrected, by merely searching similar passages in Scripture.
And here is a miraculous journey, which the Lord calls us to embark upon!
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Yes, miraculously, Jesus will lead us today, just like He led His disciples, Peter, and Andrew, and John, and Philip, and all the others, 2,000 years ago!
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And so, may we all return to the “old paths”, spoken of by Jeremiah.
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And may we cease from the Babylonish confusion which reigns today, and simply press on, in our Heavenward sojourn, as we follow the Lamb to the top of heavenly Mount Sion!
And Arcturus is that brilliant star (3rd brightest in our heavens) which leads these Gospel constellations…
…leading these Summer, Fall, and Winter Gospel Constellations, to present a picture story, a heavenly allegory of sorts.
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These constellations, which together, tell of the incredible love of God.
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And Arcturus, our Host Star, will lead to an understanding of God’s Word, which will, in turn, guide God’s people up a narrow pathway; onward and upward through Heaven’s Gate itself, and ultimately into the very heavenly City of God!
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Oh, don’t doubt for a moment that God cannot or will not do this!
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For with God, all things are possible! Listen…“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23
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And Signs Of Heaven Website will direct the Reader to God’s Word in such a way as to bring out certain Bible truths not currently recognized or emphasized in most of the current Christian theological circles.
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“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves:
be ye therefore wise as serpents,
and harmless as doves.”
Matthew 10:16
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A TIME TO WEEP
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While unbelievers are free to joke and jest and enjoy their comedies, the Christian has been given a special commission to warn the world to, “flee from the wrath to come!”
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This world, to a great extent, is a tragic place of greed, hatred, war, misery and death; but also, a place of great indifference toward the sufferings going on elsewhere, around the world!
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And just as Lot’s sons-in-law thought he was merely joking about the wrath to come upon Sodom, so too, we are in danger of compromising our solemn message to the world by all our giddiness and frivolity and pleasure-seeking!
As a matter of fact, if analyzed, jesting can be a great source of pride, as the jester makes his audience laugh, and thinking to himself, “I’m so clever!”
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But what he doesn’t realize is, that the source of his inspiration is actually, “The Prince of the Power of the Air, that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience”! Ephesians 2:2
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Yes, the same spirit that whispered malicious gossip into Eve’s ear, is that very same unseen spirit, whose voice whispers clever quips into the mocker’s ears!
The Enemy-of-souls has multiple reasons for thrusting these “pleasures of this life” upon mankind. Luke 8:14
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And so, many types of worldly humor only indicates a presence of “another spirit!” 2nd Corinthians 11:4
We need to seriously warn the world of its soon-coming destruction, and the eternal grave awaiting all rejecters of God’s grace!
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And yet, we need to walk a fine line between falling into one extreme or the other!
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“Serve the LORD with gladness: come before His presence with singing.” Psalm 100:2
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This above passage lets us know that we can be joyful and content, without joining in with the pagan mirth and hedonistic revelry which the world engages in.
Dedicated Christians love to sing joyful songs that praise the Lord!
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And yet, if we are truly filled with God’s Spirit, our daily behavior will be coupled together with fear and trembling, combined with sympathy, love, and rejoicing!
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And such a delicate balance requires the indwelling of the Spirit of Holiness!
And yes, to quit any bad habit, requires a struggle.
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And those who are addicted to this fleshly pleasure may have to prayerfully resist the urge to jest, for weeks, even months, before getting the final victory over this bad habit.
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And whatever loss Christians might feel from laying one of their cherished worldly idols on the altar of self-sacrifice, they have faith that God will replace that discarded idol with something far more precious and wonderful!
And Christians who have a family should not try to force the family to come along with these things.
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Oh yes, those who have a spouse who agrees in these matters, the family can gently be brought along the upward pathway.
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But the Christian cannot expect an unsaved spouse and children to give up many of these fleshly pleasures of the mind.
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In such cases, the Christian pilgrim will probably have to keep silent, and merely try to keep the family together, praying for God’s Salvation for the family.
And so, let’s not be ignorant of Satan’s many devices!
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And we will ultimately overcome the intimidation which Satan cruelly imposes upon God’s people.
And great persecution is guaranteed to come down upon us, concerning these matters, as we walk through the fires of tribulation which the coming Time of Trouble will bring upon us!
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And, Christians can expect to be the butt of jokes, as the battle begins to heat up in the coming days!
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But when we are fully cleansed, we will finally be able to say, along with old Job… “…when HE hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23:10
For those who suffer the scorn and ridicule from this mocking world, there is a promise of joy to come…
“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him.”
Psalm 126:5, 6
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Yes, one day soon, when we finally cross that dark river, we will hear the distant sounds of the innocent laughter of little children, and the joyful songs of the Redeemed, as we enter into that Everlasting Promised Land…
…that Land spiritually flowing with streams of milk & honey…where we will be forever happy, and forever young!
Here is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Cross/Scepter Constellation.
The stars in this star-chart are accurately placed, and 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.
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.
But this scepter also appears as a Cross.
And this constellation has been named, the Cross/Scepter constellation.
It can be seen in January, in the pre-dawn hours.
Each night, it appears a little earlier, as it slowly inches its way westward.
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.
Jesus is represented by that glorious Star.
And His death on the Cross is truly His scepter of authority.
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For instance, one particular movie portrayed the secular hero of the story as a handsome, intelligent, worldly-minded, “voice of reason”, individual!
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And this, “worldly wise-man”hero found himself in a monastery filled with weird, monkish characters who were fanatical, pathetic, grotesque-looking, and just plain down-right evil!
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This typical Hollywood hit-piece movie was set in the backdrop of the Dark Ages, when Europe was controlled by the evil apostate churches.
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And so, the producer of this movie did not need to exaggerate too much, in his portrayal of this reclusive set of monks!
Christianity was truly in an apostate condition, back in those times!
But what we must keep in mind is, that back in those days, Satan could not take advantage of modern-day technology!
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And so he had to prejudice the people of Europe by literally raising up that hideous religious system!
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And in this manner, he prejudiced the mostly naive and un-schooled masses of Europe against Christianity, simply by creating that, “Straw-Man” deception: the apostate Christianity of those by-gone days!
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That was Satan’s straw-man, designed to cast dirt on the truth.
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In other words, for the most part, the corrupt and wicked church of those days, was all that the commoners ever knew about Christianity.
But today, Satan has already completed most of his homework, so to speak.
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Yes, Satan has long ago engaged in centuries of smear-tactics against true Christianity by this counterfeit religious power of Europe!
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And so today, all he needs to do is to make a movie about those evil times, resurrecting that old Straw-Man of the Middle Ages: the apostate religious system of those earlier centuries.
But Satan is not content to merely re-create this exaggerated and grotesque Straw-Man.
And so, to strengthen his case against the Bible, he has gone far beyond, “foolish talk and jesting”, and made it seem as if even mere, “laughing” is condemned by sincere Christians!
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But this is a lie straight from Hell! The Bible says… “there is…A time to weep, and a time to laugh;” Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4
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“there is…A time to weep, and a time to laugh;”
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4
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Yes, there is a time for laughing in this otherwise sad world.
For instance, when the exciting announcement that a new baby is on the way, there is laughing and rejoicing by both family and friends!
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Or there is laughing when we hear Good News like this…
“When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion,
we were like them that dream.
THEN WAS OUR MOUTH FILLED WITH LAUGHTER,
AND OUR TONGUE WITH SINGING:
then said they among the heathen…
The LORD hath done great things for us;
whereof we are glad.”
Psalm 126:1-3
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Yes, on the soon-coming day of our final deliverance from this selfish and dying world, our mouths will be filled with laughter and singing!
Here is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Cross/Scepter Constellation.
The stars in this star-chart are accurately placed, and 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.
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.
But this scepter also appears as a Cross.
And this constellation has been named, the Cross/Scepter constellation.
It can be seen in January, in the pre-dawn hours. Each night, it appears a little earlier, as it slowly inches its way westward.
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.
Jesus is represented by that glorious Star.
And His death on the Cross is truly His scepter of authority.
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Now if we were the persecuted Church of the Dark Ages, one might be able to make a case for signs and wonders being bestowed upon God’s persecuted and martyred people.
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But sadly, today’s Church is steeped in materialism and pleasure-seeking.
And why are they finding such dismal statistics concerning the Church?
Simply because we are just too busy in the world.
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We have been duped by the Devil into believing his prosperity-driven gospels, preached from the pulpits in many congregations, both liberal and conservative!
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And we have been flooded with high-tech devices and television and radio and all the other time-consuming, Holy-Spirit-grieving distractions.
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And statistics reveal that most Christian children attend a public school!
Yes, Satan has successfully separated the various congregations from God, by our Lukewarm spiritual condition.
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And after many decades of this condition, the Holy Spirit has finally been taken out of the midst.
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Listen… “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work:
only he who now lets, will let, until he be taken out of the way.
And then shall that Wicked be revealed,
whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth,
and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
2nd Thessalonians 2:7-9
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So here in this above passage is described the condition of the church-world just prior to Christ’s Return.
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The Holy Spirit having been removed, and Satan replaces Him with a counterfeit “signs & wonders gospel”, which is exactly what we see in today’s church-world.
Now these “lying signs and wonders” can come in the form of tongues, voices, visions, dreams, “falling backwards”(“slain in the spirit”), and any and every other counterfeit manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit!
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And thus, by making Christians think that God is working miracles marvelously through them, the Enemy of Souls deceives countless Christians!
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”
Revelation 12:1, 3, 15
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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The Cuttlefish is, by far, one of the most amazing creature in all the earth!
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This little sea creature has been given the ability to instantly change shape, color, and spots, to imitate its surroundings!
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It takes on the image of whatever environment it happens to be in!
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Not only this, but in addition to camouflaging itself, to creep up on its victim, it begins to flash like a neon strobe-light, right before it sends out its long tongue at lightning speed to snatch up its hypnotized prey!
So let’s look into what the bible has to say about images…
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Listen… “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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And so, this above verse from Revelation foretells of a day in which the False Prophet will cause all the inhabitants of the world to bow down to the image of the 1st Beast of Revelation 13.
Right now, the Enemy of Souls is working around the clock to create a society which must conform to his proud and selfish character.
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But the greatest achievement in his weapons arsenal, are the various electronic devices which are now on the scene.
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The Bible says… “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” 1st Corinthians 15:33
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As this above little verse warns, whatever unchristian communications we watch or listen to, will have a corrupting effect upon our behavior and lifestyle.
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ABOVE PICTURE: TV indoctrination – www.signsofheaven.org
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SURROUNDED
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Now we are living in the midst of a society which is fully immersed in watching, and listening to high-tech devices!
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And whether we like it or not, we are becoming imperceptibly changed by that culture which surrounds us!
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And this is what the image of the Beast is all about!
But God, through Paul, also has another wonderful passage for us!
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Perhaps one of the most joyful verses in the Bible!
And it is found in 2nd Corinthians 3:18…
Listen…“But we all, with open face
beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image
from glory to glory,
even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2nd Corinthians 3:18
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What could be more wonderful than to behold the image of Jesus?
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Because it tells me, that not only should I constantly behold my precious Lord Jesus, but by so-doing, I will be more-and-more changed into His glorious image, day-by-day, week-by-week, month-by-month!
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Just think of it! To be changed into Christ’s image (by God’s Spirit)!
“Dear Lord, I pray that you would keep me from spending precious time in front of television or viewing or listening to those things which are not a godly influence…
a woman…And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
havingseven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads…
And the serpent cast out of his mouth
water as a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.”
Revelation 12:1, 3, 15
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars. The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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“How are they (the wicked) brought into desolation, as in a moment!
they are utterly consumed with terrors.
As a dream when one awaketh;
so, O Lord, when Thou awakest,
Thou shalt despise their image.”
Psalm 73:19, 20
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The Cuttlefish is perhaps the most amazing creature in all the earth!
This little sea creature has been given the ability to instantly change shape, color, and spots, to imitate its surroundings!
It takes on the image of whatever environment it happens to be in!
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Not only this, but in addition to camouflaging itself, to creep up on its victim, it begins to flash like a neon strobe-light, right before it sends out its long lightning-fast tongue to snatch up its hypnotized prey!
So let’s look into what the bible has to say about images…
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Listen… “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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And so, this above verse from Revelation foretells of a day in which the False Prophet will cause all the inhabitants of the world to bow down to the image of the 1st Beast of Revelation 13.
Yes, we have all been duped by our church leaders who tell us that we don’t need to worry about the Beast and his image!
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They confidently tell us…“Oh no, the Church will be long gone by the time that the Antichrist Beast finally appears!
We’ll all be in Heaven when that happens!”
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Well, what most Christians do not realize is, that this present antichrist world-system is Satan’s kingdom, and is the very Antichrist Beast spoken of in Revelation!
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Yes, the Bible sometimes uses various beasts to symbolize kingdoms!
(For example, listen to Daniel 7:23…“Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth…”)
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WORLD-WIDE INDOCTRINATION
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Now if we observe this Antichrist world all around us, we are beginning to notice that Satan is becoming very proactive of late, in his attempt to indoctrinate Christians and their children.
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This invisible deceiver is conforming us into the Image of the Beast right under our noses!
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But someone will say… “How in the world is the Devil indoctrinating Christians and their children?”
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Well, today’s devotional is dealing with just one aspect of this indoctrination: our school systems.
But today, public schools are increasingly indoctrinating young children into secularism:
Evolution, socialism, psychology, psychiatry, and other atheistic sciences are taught, while history is being diminished.
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And so, our children are growing up with almost total ignorance of the Christian persecution and the Christian Reformation and all the rest of Church history. (not to mention the sexual gender confusion which is currently beginning to be pushed on our children in many schools!)
This Narrow Gate Daily Devotional, while presenting many unhappy truths, has always tried to end on a happy note.
And so, about the only encouragement that can be offered is concerning the time we still have remaining, to correct our lives.
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And even though it may be too late for parents to raise their children in the Way, the Life, and the Truth, we can indeed chasten our own selves before the Lord.
We can begin to pray for our wayward children and grandchildren.
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And if, through our 100% devotion, we can cling to the Bible promises about blessing our children…
“Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks 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 fears the LORD.”
Psalm 128:1, 3
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But now, right under our noses, Satan has been busy perfecting his engines of indoctrination.
“Dear Lord, Give me wisdom to know what I can do to save myself and my family by this overspreading of wickedness, which desires to control the minds of Christians…
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He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him.
Add thou not unto His words,
lest He reprove thee,
and thou be found a liar.”
Proverbs 30:5, 6
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There once was a TV show, called, “Highway To Heaven”.
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And in this weekly series, an angel-come-down-to-earth and performed good deeds, which ultimately brought some form of redemption to a misguided or problem-plagued person (however, not salvational redemption).
We need to clear away the rubbish and debris which has been strewn along that highway!
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No king would want to travel on a litter-strewn highway!
That would be an embarrassment!
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And so, we must do a litter-patrol, and remove all the unbiblical theological jargon, and non-biblical Church-doctrines which have, “crept in unawares”, into the Church over the years and centuries!
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But today’s devotional, Part 2 will focus on the analogy of litter patrol.
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Because some special attention must be given to all the litter of false doctrines and other foreign objects which have so greatly cluttered the Highway of Holiness.
And consequently, it’s almost impossible to travel that Heavenward pathway without stumbling!
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So, exactly what kind of litter and debris are we speaking of?
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For instance, just think about all the non-biblical jargon which we now accept as being biblical: such theological names as, “The Rapture”, “The Trinity”, “Christmas”, “Easter”, “Pre-Tribulation”, “The Millennium”, “Soul-Sleep”, “Post-Tribulation”, “Calvinist”, “Armenian”, “Futurist”, “Replacement Theology”, “Eternal Torment”, “Prosperity-seeking”, etc….
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THE CITY OF CONFUSION!
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Now just why is this such an important problem?
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What difference does it make whether I use these names?
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The great problem is that all these names (plus many more, not mentioned), are causing great confusion in God’s house!
And because the Word of God does not specifically teach these doctrines, there is a great division over these doctrines and over the jargon used to describe them.
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Yes, this is greatly the reason why God refers to the Great Harlot, Babylon, The Mother of Harlots.
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We have become a spiritual Babylon… “The City of Confusion” Isaiah 24:10
This is the message which all of us must heed in this fearful hour!
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But unfortunately, we cannot expect the churches to come along with us in this reformation!
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But we must realize that God is calling us out of Babylon…
“And I heard another voice from heaven,
saying, Come out of her, My people,
that ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
Revelation 18:4
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TIME FOR REPAIRS
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And so, God’s people must now begin to joyfully engage ourselves in the reconstruction of that Highway Of Holiness, as we prepare for our soon-coming King!
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That highway must become holy, once again!
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord,Let me clear away all the rubbish out of my heart!
Keep me on the straight and narrow highway that leads to the Celestial City of God…
This article will discuss this great paradox of these two women, found in the Pleiades, and what it means scripturally to us: we who comprise the global community of Christians.
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Because this constellation (or should we say Constellations, plural), has very much to do with us: those of us who are living right now on the threshold of eternity.
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And as you might expect, if you are at all familiar with this website, the Bible holds the key to understanding all this!
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THE PLEIADES: WHAT IS IT ABOUT?…
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What is this mysterious “little” cluster of stars in the night-sky all about?
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Notice in the sketch to the right, that the Pleiades is shaped like the furry tassel at the tip of a lion’s tail.
Here is further proof that the Pleiades is the tip of the tail of this Dragon Constellation!
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And why, in the sketch to the right, does the Goodly Horse Constellationappear to be gazing intently at this Pleiades-cluster, as if mesmerized…or perhaps as if it’s something to be feared…or even with jealousy, as if perhaps, it’s something to be retrieved?
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And so it is today! Only this Village called Morality is now a full-grown city!
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Yes, a great portion of today’s Christendom has become just that, the City of Morality!
Yes, there are many Christians who, like Bunyan’s pilgrim, have been duped by that old deceiver, Worldly Wiseman!
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And still, he’s busily misdirecting biblically-challenged Christians into going to the City of Morality instead of continuing onward and upward to heavenly Zion, the eternal City of God!
Now having said all this, there is a concept which has been well-stated in the following saying… “If Satan isn’t coming against you, then perhaps you both are traveling in the same direction!”
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Now this is not a Bible verse, but still presents a very biblical truth!
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In other words, you mistakenly assume you’re on the right road to Heaven, because you are not currently experiencing troubles and trials.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org
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“BAG OF TRICKS”
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But the fact is, when a Christian begins to travel that gently sloping upward pathway to the Celestial City, the Devil becomes enraged.
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And so he must try to derail that Christian, any way he can!
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Now, Satan has his “bags of tricks”.
This bag consists of all the various tricks and gimmicks designed to lure the Christian back into the world…
…and into his prison-house of sin and selfishness!
Now the current prosperity-driven gospels, and seeking after earthly riches, is just one many diversions which naive churchgoers can be lured into.
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Yes, the Devil convinces many in the Christian world that God wants us to be financially affluent, through a life of hard work and devotion to the attainment of earthly prosperity!
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And so, this artful deceiver can thereby keep Christians so busy that they place their heart-purification on that proverbial, “back burner”!
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But God has counseled Christians… “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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THE DAY OF THE LORD
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O Pilgrim, the Devil knows just how close we are to Armageddon!
Listen… “And take heed to yourselves,
lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with…cares of this life,
and so that day come upon you unawares.
For as a snare shall it come on…the whole earth.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always,
that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things…”
Luke 21:34-36 (condensed for brevity)
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This above passage stands as a warning to all of us who are now standing on the brink of that, “Great and the terrible Day of the Lord”! (Joel 2:31)
But those who are wise, will always endeavor to, “keep the main thing, the main thing!”
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No matter what fiery dart that the Wicked One shoots at the Believer, that Christian pilgrim will tenaciously cling to the right and true pathway: the purification of the heart!
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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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Yes, to hide God’s Word and His precious promises in our heart, and to separate from all forms of selfish-worldly influences must be the primary focus of each and every Christian!
And so, dear Pilgrim, don’t let that old rascal, Worldly Wiseman, detour you into the City of Morality, away from the true focus of your relationship with Jesus!
“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps,
and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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And five of them were wise,
and five were foolish.
They that were foolish took their lamps,
and took no oil with them:
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.”
Matthew 25:1-4
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WIKIPEDIA STAR-CHART
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This constellation was identified on May 22nd, 2014.
It is simply five stars, two from the Serpens Constellation, and three from the Hercules Constellation.
Wikipedia Star-Chart – Corona Borealis
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What gives this constellation impetus and significance is that it appears as five evenly positioned stars, in a slight oval pattern, as if they were sitting in a meeting, listening, or perhaps watching someone.
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Second, they appear to be gathered in front of The Crown of Revelation 12 Constellation. (just below Corona Borealis in this Wikipedia star-chart, in which the editor of this site sketched in these two constellations)
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The Bible speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven as, “a land flowing with milk and honey;” Exodus 3:8
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But when God speaks of honey, He has much more in mind than merely literal honey…
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Listen again… “My son, eat thou honey, because it is good;
and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul…”
Proverbs 24:13, 14 (Condensed)
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So God here is connecting “the knowledge of wisdom” to “honey…and the honeycomb.”.
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…AND THE HONEYCOMB
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A number of times, God compares His Word to honey and the honeycomb… “How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103
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Now isn’t it interesting that the honeycomb is made of a cluster of little six-sided pockets called, “cells”.
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What spiritual significance could there be in that?
Now, the honeybee and its honeycomb present a very basic Bible principle, concerning Christians and God’s written Word.
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Oh yes, there is much wisdom in all of nature…
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Listen… “But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee;
and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee:
and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee…”
Job 12:7-10 (Condensed)
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Yes, as this above passage alludes, the whole earth and all its living creatures are to be our teachers.
They all have been created to be allegories of spiritual truths concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ… “The heavens declare the glory of God” Psalm 19:1.
Just as the little bee stores the sweet honey in this six-sided storehouse, called “the cell”, so too, the Christian is to gather sweet nectar from God’s Word, and store it up in our hearts.
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And it is no accident that most honeycomb cells are six-sided.
In the Bible, the number, “six”, represents, “man”…
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Listen… “So God created man…And the evening and the morning were the SIXTH day.” Genesis 1:27, 31
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And so, each little six-sided cell represents a human…mankind.
And so, the bee storing its honey in this six-sided cell, is a marvelous picture of storing God’s Word in our human mind…
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“Thy word have I hid in mine heart,
that I might not sin against Thee (God).”
Psalm 119:11
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From this above verse, we might begin to see the comparison between the bee, hiding its honey in the little cell, and the Christian hiding the honey of God’s Word in our heart!
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What a wonderful metaphor God has given us!
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BUSY AS BEES!
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And so, as workers together, God doth beseech each of us to be busy as bees, collecting the sweet nectar of His Word, converting it into honey, to share with the world via our Christlike example!
“And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven; a woman…
And she being with child cried, travailing in birth,
and pained to be delivered.
And there appeared another wonder (sign) in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon…
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven,
and did cast them to the earth…
And the woman fled into the wilderness…
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon…
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle,
that she might fly into the wilderness…
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood…”
Revelation 12: 1-4, 6, 7, 14, 15 (condensed)
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Star-chart – Ursa Major – Wikipedia – Share-alike License
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WITNESSING IN TRIALS
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The Woman with Eagle Wings appears to be casting seed as she goes.
This would be the precious seed of the Gospel.
Can you see the seeds coming from both her hands and feet?
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“He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psalms 126:6.
She is casting the seed both from her left hand and from her left foot.
The left hand and left foot being the passive hand and foot, seems to symbolize that our most effective witness is when we’re not even aware that we are witnessing.
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Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
2nd Thessalonians 2:8, 9 (condensed)
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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!
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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish!
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The reason why this creature is so incredible, is that whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly begins to change into the same color and shape, of that undersea object!
Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner working of the kingdom of Satan.
(As this little 26 second video below shows, the Cuttlefish has the ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect! Amazing!)
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Certainly, Satan and his unseen minions love to make themselves invisible!
And then with strobe-like flashes, satanic forces mesmerize us with the glittering tinsel-like treasures and earthy pleasures of this deceptive world!
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This is the manner in which, they can deceptively work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world!
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Yes, without Satan’s invisibility, deceptions, and mesmerizing allurements, the world’s inhabitants would become alarmed, which would cause us to rebel against Satan’s kingdom, as we flee to God for refuge and safety!
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SATAN WORKS UNDERCOVER
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Now, God has created this amazing creature’s camouflaging abilities, to illustrate how Satan works undercover within the Church!
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Listen…
“And then shall that Wicked be revealed…
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
2nd Thessalonians 2:8, 9 (condensed)
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As this above passage reveals, Satan will counterfeit the workings of God, to deceive God’s people, until the day he is revealed to God’s Elect!
Now as we stand back and observe the current state of Christianity, we see the prosperity-driven gospels have taken over both the liberal churches as well as the conservative churches!
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Listen… “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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Yes, the days of a self-denying, Christlike Church, laying down their lives for the furtherance of the Gospel, are long gone!
And yet, we see a great excitement in the churches, in the form of signs and wonders!
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Indeed, in almost every congregation, many people are receiving visions and voices and dreams, and tongues (unintelligible babbling) and falling backwards (being, “slain in the spirit”).
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By observing all this, you would think that God is extremely happy with His people!
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It is as if God is placing His seal of approval on His people, via all these signs and wonders!
“Examine yourselves, whether …Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates…”
2nd Corinthians 13:5
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And so, just how can I be assured that my relationship with God is real?
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Both you and I must examine ourselves and prove to ourselves whether we are truly in the faith, or perhaps, have just plain been deceived by this satanic Cuttlefish-counterfeiter!
Will a world-loving Christian receive signs and wonders while he or she is still, more or less, living in the flesh?
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Listen… “For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:7, 8
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If a so-called Christian is still seeking after the things of the world, and yet wanting to receive the gift of tongues, this above passage puts the “Kibosh” on such a notion!
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for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1st Thessalonians 5:18
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For the most part, Christians have been taught that the Book of Revelation is all about God’s wrath on the people of the world!
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“Revelation, Chapter 4, through Chapter 22 has nothing to do with Christians, because Christians are not appointed to wrath”, say the advocates of this theory.
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The popular theory today is that true Christians will be removed from the earth, prior to all this happening, via the Rapture!
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And so, this, “day of wrath” will be for Jews, or so they say…
But listen to Revelation… “I beheld…a great multitude…
of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood…before the Lamb, clothed with white robes…
These are they which came out of great tribulation,
and have washed their robes,
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”
Revelation 7:9, 13, 14
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Now does this above passage sound as if it is speaking only of 144,000 Jews?
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No, it is speaking of, “a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,” Revelation 7:9
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And furthermore, this great multitude of all nations kindreds, people and tongues have “washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!”
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And so, let’s get rid of this notion that the coming Great Tribulation is only for the purpose of God’s wrath!
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It is for the spiritual purification of God’s people!
And just like that computer game, each and every daily situation which arises requires us to have our Christian armor on!
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And with God’s, “sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God”, we can battle against every…
…”every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;”
2nd Corinthians 10:5
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And with, “the shield of faith,” (Ephesians 6:16), we can put to rest all fears, and overcome all assaults which Satan brings upon Christians in everyday life!
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And by having on our feet, the shoes of the preparation of the Gospel of peace, we can be instantly ready to give an answer to every person who might be ready to hear about the joys of Salvation!
Now this is an abbreviated study into this concept of giving thanks for all things!
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Yes, an entire Book could be written on this subject!
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And so, I must put on the armor of God, and begin to walk that faith-walk which is right now coming daily upon all God’s people!
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And if I don’t delay, but become fully engaged right now, then this coming Time of Trouble will actually become a time of joy, as God’s people walk by faith, having previously done all our homework!
“Dear Lord, Help me to fully grasp this concept of giving thanks in both the good as well as the bad things that happen. Help me to understand that nothing can happen to me, either good or bad, unless you allow it to happen…for my benefit…
. I didn’t understand all that Ephesians 6 was talking about.“What does it mean to put on ‘the breast plate of righteousness'”?
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This was very puzzling to me… “How does a person just put something like that on?”
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This was a concept above my comprehension.
. “And how does a person ‘put on the helmet of salvation'”, I thought to myself…“especially while Satan is condemning and accusing every moment?”
. And how do you put on the shoes, ‘with the gospel of peace’?
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I couldn’t understand these concepts. I was too new in the faith.
. ONE CONCEPT THAT DID MAKE SENSE…
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But there was one thing I could understand.
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I knew what it meant to take the “sword of the spirit, which is the word of God”.
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Now I got it! Read the Bible! That’s a simple concept! Yeah!
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Well, this began a long love affair with the word of God.
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And by studying the Bible for myself, I came to understand what it meant to ‘put on the breastplate of righteousness’.
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And by hiding the, ‘Word in my heart’ (Psalm 119:11), I began to comprehend what it meant to ‘put on the helmet of salvation’.
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To put on the, ‘preparation of the gospel of peace’ …‘the shield of faith’.
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I already knew well what the fiery darts of the devil meant.
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But these other truths didn’t come all at once.
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The sketch above is Orion the Soldier and the Dragon of Revelation 12. They begin to rise in the east in the fall and gradually move westward, finally sinking in the west in the spring. Find Orion first. Look for his 3-star belt. Then find the 4 bright stars of his shoulders and feet. Then locate the Dragon’s mouth (AKA Hyades).
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And so, the lives of Jesus and Paul do not give credence to this socialistic gospel.
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Oh yes, Jesus feeds those who hunger for the Gospel of Salvation!
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And yes, Jesus clothes the spiritually naked with the clean and white garments of righteousness!
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And Jesus visits those who are in Satan’s prison-house of sin!
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And He heals the sin-sick soul!
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(And of course, if we occasionally encounter someone truly in need of financial or physical help, we would provide whatever immediate assistance necessary! And there are many dedicated Christians who visit those incarcerated in jails and prisons of one type or another.}
and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims,
and a flaming sword which turned every way,
to keep the way of the tree of life”
Genesis 3:24
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The above verse speaks of a “flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life”.
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Mankind was expelled from their paradise in the Garden of Eden. And a flaming sword “turned every way” to keep Man from re-entering that garden paradise.
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Now amazingly, there is a great constellation of a sword which turns in a circle through the span of a year, each and every year!
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“In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword
shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent,
even leviathan that crooked serpent;
and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.”
Isaiah 27:1
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This constellation is made of most of the constellations in this website.
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The upper portion can be seen in the winter, while the lower blade is visible in the warmer months.
(This constellation is actually in a semi-circle, as it appears in the night-sky. These pictures, however, show it as it would appear straightened out.)
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The only way that this constellation can be seen, is to become totally familiar with all the constellations on this website!
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There once was a TV show, called, “Highway To Heaven”.
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And this weekly series starred the late, Michael Landon, posing as an angel come down to earth…
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…this angel came to perform good deeds, and bring some form of personal redemption to some misguided or problem-plagued person (however, not salvational redemption).
Now this allegorical highway for our God seems to be a rather rough road, filled with “potholes” and ridges and sharp, winding turns!
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Listen again to this passage from Isaiah 40…
“make straight in the desert a highway for our God.’
Every valley shall be exalted,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low:
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough places plain:”
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And so, this passage is foretelling the ministry of John the Baptist, who proclaimed to the people of God their commission to prepare this highway for the coming King.
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And just like in days of olden times, whenever a king was to make a journey, there were highway crews sent ahead to repair the chosen route in which the king was to travel!
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And these highway crews worked feverishly to accomplish this task in time, so that the highway for the king became as straight and smooth as possible!
Yes, we need to once-again make that highway holy!
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That is, we need to make our hearts holy and undefiled, by purging out the worldly leaven, and replenishing our hearts with the pure Word of Christ, as revealed in the Bible!
Next, we need to clear away the rubbish and debris which has been strewn along that highway!
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No king would want to travel on a litter-strewn highway! That would be an embarrassment!
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And so, we must do a litter-patrol, and remove all the unbiblical theological jargon, and non-biblical Church-doctrines which have,“crept in unawares”,into the Church over the years and centuries!
And because the modern-day prosperity-driven gospels have detoured God’s professed people from the straight and narrow way, we must eliminate those, “get-rich” gospels, once and for all, which are sending His people in an entirely wrong direction!
And just as those road-crews from centuries past, worked intently to level out the highway for their earthly king, so too, we likewise must get rid of the high-places of our heart: pride, arrogance, prideful-careers, Mammon (lust for possessions), and every other aspect of the “pride of life” (1st John 2:16).
And so, God’s people must now begin to joyfully engage ourselves in the reconstruction of that Highway of Holiness, as we prepare for our soon-coming King!
“Dear Lord,Let me clear away all the rubbish out of my heart! Take away the high places and pitfalls along my own pathway! Keep me on the straight and narrow highway that leads to the Celestial City of God…
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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But for those who have discovered that the Bible is a totally spiritual revelation of the Gospel, they know that the City of Babylon actually represents the world and the worldly portion of the Church, the Mystery Harlot of Revelation 17 & 18.
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And the reader is encouraged to click on and begin reading this series of devotionals called “Come Out of Her, My People”,to gain a fuller understanding of just why God considers today’s churches to be spiritual Babylon.
Hollywood has loved to make movies that feature a rather drab and boring church which eventually gets a make-over and begins to have up-to-date and “cool” music and “hip” services!
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Well, these movies have not escaped the notice of the Christian community.
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And the Christian community has “got-on-board” as they say, becoming trendy and sensual.
Envyings…and such like: of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19-21 (condensed)
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This partial list of fleshly lusts are those which are involved in this current-day sensuality which has moved in and taken hold of the Christian world.
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And the results have been devastating!
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And even though most of the resulting sexual scandals have been greatly covered up from the public, they have been bad enough to send a sobering message!
The Christian must strive to remember the true purpose of becoming a Christian: to become changed into the likeness of Jesus!
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God is not wanting a compromised Christian, but a purified Christian! All earthly leaven is to be removed!
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Listen… “And every man that hath this hope in Him (Jesus), purifies himself, even as He (Jesus) is pure.” 1st John 3:3
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And this above verse, and many similar ones, encourage us to fully engage in the purification of our hearts and the transformation of our lives into His likeness!
But the very Good News is that the gates of Hell shall not prevail against the Church!
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No, God has determined that we are to finally come out of Babylon!
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Listen… “And he cried mightily with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen…
And I heard another voice from heaven,
saying, Come out of her, My people,
that ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
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 from what has already been discussed, we must begin the work of heart purification, which we have long neglected!
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The Christian is to come out of the worldly, Babylonish churches, and keep separate from sensuality, either in the churches, on the radio, or in the home!
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And with today’s vast resources, one can easily listen to non-sensual sacred music via the Internet!
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PICTURE – Constellation- Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains Mark 13:14 This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture
“Dear Lord, Give me the strength to come out of spiritual Babylon. Help me remove all sensuality out of my life, and become changed into the likeness of Jesus…
This page concerns the constellation which is commonly known as “The Big Dipper” and the “Great Bear”.
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It actually appears in the summer months as a woman travailing in childbirth. God has purposely given her no head. But God did this to present a very important concept.
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Yes, this woman represents the Church, the,“Jerusalem above, which is free, and is the mother of us all” (see Galatians 4:26).
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You see, the single star she is giving birth to typifies the Christ child.
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Reading in Ephesians that Christ is the “head” of the Church, this single star is logically going to become her head. But how will that be accomplished? .
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Well, the very first instance of gossiping occurred in the Garden of Eden, when that wily old serpent, Satan, whispered into Eve’s ear…
“And the serpent said unto the woman,
Ye shall not surely die:
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof (of the forbidden fruit),
then your eyes shall be opened,
and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Genesis 3:4, 5
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Yes, the Devil was already spreading vicious lies about the Lord, right there in the Garden!
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And of course, Eve with eager ears, listened to that vicious gossip, and acted upon it, and the rest is history!
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WHO IS OUR ROLE-MODEL?
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Now, knowing this story, you would think that Christians would be the last ones to be spreading vicious gossip!
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You would think that Satan, that Whisperer of old, would be the last person that Christians would want to imitate, and use as a role-model!
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But the Bible has much to say about whisperers…
“An ungodly man digs up evil:
and in his lips there is as a burning fire…
and a whisperer separates chief friends.”
Proverbs 16:27, 28
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Yes, a whisperer separates chief friends.
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And Satan separated the entire human race from God, by that one single act of vicious and untrue gossip!
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MODERN-DAY CANNIBALISM
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But the fact is, many “Christian” dinner parties have been served, with the main dish being some pastor, deacon, or fellow parishioner!
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Yes, and if we really think about it, vicious gossip is actually akin to cannibalism!
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Listen… “Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?
who eat up My people as they eat bread,
and call not upon the LORD.”
Proverbs 14:4
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We look upon pictures of those barbaric heathens in other lands, who roasted humans as a rare culinary delicacy!
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And yet, here it is revealed that God looks upon those who viciously gossip as being mere savage-like cannibals, “who eat up My people as they eat bread”!
One great problem with listening to Satan’s whisperings, is that this is how this “Accuser of our brethren” gains access into our hearts and minds.
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And once we allow him access, he often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings”about the motives of 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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GOOD NEWS!
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Now, in the midst of all this negativity, there is found some Good News!
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Yes, those of us who have been guilty of spreading malicious gossip, still have time to repent!
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And just like old Ebenezer Scrooge, we all need to awaken from our death-slumber, and begin to joyfully repair the damage we have done!
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Oh no, we cannot take back the slanders and half-truths we have spread like poison into the burning ears of our hearers!
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What’s done is done!
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And yet, we can cry out to God, to take away the spirit of gossip, which now gives us pleasure in our gossip, and plead for His faithful Spirit to take up residence within us!
And while there will be no gossips in Heaven, there will be many, who repented of their gossip while there was still time here on earth!
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And all those who died in faith, having forsaken our former sins (such as gossip), will be among the Redeemed, who will rise up out of their graves on Resurrection Morning…
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…they will live forever and ever in a glorious land, in which there will be no more vicious slanderous gossip, but will only be filled with sympathetic love and understanding and kind words for all others!
Gossips in the Altstadt in Sindelfingen, Germany – Sally Kennison – cropped image – Share-alike License – Wikimedia
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord,Help me to overcome my wicked tongue, and purify my carnal heart which delights to hear and speak malicious gossip. Get me ready to spend eternity in Thy everlasting kingdom of Heaven…
A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014.
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This constellation appears as a serpent (snake).
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Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon.
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It also has a small single star for an eye.
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Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”.
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These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars (AKA Corona Borealis), from the Five Wise Virgins Stars.
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But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!
Now another incredible aspect to all this is that this snake/serpent is winding its way around the backside of this Crown.
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And it is traveling in a direction away from the Crown!
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And one really phenomenal aspect to this, is that each jaw (composed of two stars each) is pointing in two directions.
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In other words, if you drew a line parallel with these two sets of stars (the head of Draco), they each go in two directions: one leading to the Valley of Decision Constellation, and the other going straight to the Broad Way to Hell Constellation (AKA Pisces).
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Now if one studies the Valley of Decision Constellation, it is soon discovered that the same concept, of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, is also depicted in this constellation group.
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The Five Wise Virgins being depicted by the Andromeda Galaxy, and the Five Foolish Virgins, looking like a wheel, rolling its way down into the Dragon Constellation!
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Now, before this gets too confusing, perhaps we should dissect each aspect individually, to get a basic understanding of just what all this means.
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A few decades ago, a certain band put out a record in which the question of life and its purpose was asked…
…But at night, when all the world’s asleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won’t you please (Oh won’t you tell me)
Please tell me what we’ve learned (Can you hear me)
I know it sounds absurd (Oh won’t you help me)
Please tell me who I am
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This plea for help resonated with that generation of young people. In fact, that particular song still gets plenty of air-play, even in today’s world.
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And why not?
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The fact is, we live in an atheistic culture! Our children are taught that there is no God, and that we are merely an accident of nature! And because we are merely highly-evolved pond-scum, many young people have no idea what the meaning of life is!
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And since that particular song is now about 50 years old, things have gotten even worse. Young people are so confused today, that many distraught young people are “checking out” of life altogether!
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The crippling ideology of atheism is not only a confusing ideology but offers no hope and no direction.
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Consequently, young people are being deceived by this antichrist society into believing that they can be gods unto themselves. And as a result, their world is crumbling. Oh yes, there are many young people who seem to be doing ok.
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me study Thy Word that I may discover just who I am, and what is my purpose…
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS STARS
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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014.
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This constellation appears as a serpent (snake).
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Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon.
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It also has a small single star for an eye.
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Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”.
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These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars (AKA Corona Borealis), from the Five Wise Virgins Stars.
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But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!
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Yes, this was a picture of what Christ, our High Priest will do to His Heavenly Temple in these last days.
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And since this heavenly Temple is comprised of each and every true worshipper of God, then this means that it is those of us living at this time, who are to be cleansed and purified.
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Listen… “As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire;
so shall it be in the end of this world.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend,
and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
Matthew 13:40-43
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This above passage is now to take place.
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There will be a separation.
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And the Elect will be separated from the false brethren.
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No more will God’s people have to endure the corruption which has defiled the City of God through the centuries.
But there is a further meaning to this above passage.
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Yes, not only will God’s people be separated from the chaff in the fallen church-world.
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But they will also be purged from the chaff which has defiled their own individual heart!
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Yes, God is going to undertake a work which will burn away the remaining pollution which remains in our defiled hearts!
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And this too is an integral part of what it means… “Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”
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CLEANSING HAS BEGUN!
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Now, this cleansing of the sanctuary is already beginning to take place.
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God is giving a separating message to His people.
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And those who are willing to separate from the fallen churches, will enter into the purifying process, in which God will sit as…
…”a refiner and purifier of silver:
and He shall purify the sons of Levi,
and purge them as gold and silver,
that they may offer unto the LORD
an offering in righteousness.”
Malachi 3:3
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Yes, we are the true Sons of Levi, as is written…
…”But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;
that ye should show forth the praises of Him
who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light:”
1st Peter 2:9
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PICTURE – Most Holy Place of the Heart – Signs Of Heaven
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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE!”
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And so, as a royal priesthood, we are to cooperate with the Lord in this cleansing of our heart.
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We must begin to purge out every defiling influence from our life.
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And in a day in which “the god of this world” is working overtime to flood this world with all the ungodly sights and mesmerizing sounds which ooze forth from every corner of society, our work is cut out for us!
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And so, God is now calling us to… “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
ABOVE PICTURE: Most Holy Place within the heart – Signs Of Heaven
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me the experiences that will cause me to seek after the purification of my heart! Immerse my world in Heavenly influences, and purge out every ungodly influence…
An easy way to find Arcturus is to follow the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper, in the spring through fall (these are the months in which Arcturus is visible).
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Picture right: constellations span the heavens (Ark in south, 7 Stars in north), and travel from east to west through the night.
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This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky.
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Yes, God’s people all through time have been strangers and pilgrims in this sad and selfish world.
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And each and every Christian has been called to become a sojourner on the Heavenward pathway, which leads out of this world, and into that Celestial City of God!
Now God has placed this heavenly story in the night-sky, to give us a heavenly portrait of how we must enter into the true Promised Land!
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You see, this Narrow Gate symbolizes the Door we all must enter, if we are truly serious about winning Heaven, and shunning Hell!
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Oh yes, Salvation is a gift of grace!
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But the evidence of that grace, will be seen as every true recipient of that grace, strives to overcome the world!
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The Narrow Gate & Wide Gate, as seen when lying down on ground looking up – www.signsofheaven.org- you may use with credit
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WORLD of MAMMON
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But God has allowed the Devil to design this current antichrist world-system to be filled with worldly riches and earthly pleasures, beyond anything the world has previously known!
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And God has allowed His children to indulge ourselves in all the pleasures and pursuits that our hearts could wish…
…Television, Internet, radio, magazines…
…clubs, holidays, rich foods, glamorous careers…
…time-saving inventions, unlimited sports, and hobbies…
…endless musical and theatrical productions…
…books, sciences, inventions, restaurants…
…vacation resorts, cars, planes, boats…
…trains, high-priced homes, beautiful gardens…
…and countless other indulgences!
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And all these selfish indulgences in a world where millions are literally starving!
And if ever there were a people who could say, “I’ve done it all! I’ve lived the good life!”, it is we who live in today’s high-tech industrial, cornucopian super-society!
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And so, we have, by experience, learned the lesson, that all this stuff does not bring true happiness!
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We know, by experience, that the Broad Way only leads to destruction: destruction of ourselves, destruction of our children, and destruction of our society!
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We see our children getting ruined by their addiction to all the excess decadence, which has flooded this society!
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We see that we have become selfish and shallow, as we wallow in all this miry earthly mammon!
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We see our society falling apart, and being taken over by those who would like to destroy us!
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ENTER IN!
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So, what’s stopping us?
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What are we waiting for?
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There’s really nothing left for us here!
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We need to get into the Heaven-bound Ark, before the door forever closes!
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And the Promised Land that we are going to, is a good land: a land overflowing with milk and honey!
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Picture right: constellations span the heavens (Ark in south, 7 Stars in north), and travel from east to west through the night.
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This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky.
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“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath:
but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
Ephesians 6:4
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In John Bunyan’s earth-shaking tale, Pilgrim’s Progress, the main character, Christian, was on his way to the Celestial City, to get that great Burden off his back (the burden of sin).
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But on the way, he met a fellow named Worldly Wiseman, who informed Christian that such an arduous journey was not necessary.
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He told Christian that all he needed was to go to the Village of Morality.
Well, there could be volumes written about child-rearing, and there already are volumes which have been written!
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And there is no shortage of advice on the many techniques and little helpful hints which parents are counseled to implement in raising their children.
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And even some Christian ministries have compared today’s child-rearing techniques like going to the circus, because of all the fun activities and entertainment lavished on the children and parishioners!
“Dear Lord, Keep me from going to a moralistic, itching-ears gospel. Chastise me, so that I continue to fight the Good Fight of overcoming sin and self…
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In John Bunyan’s earth-shaking tale, Pilgrim’s Progress, the main character, Christian, was on his way to the Celestial City, to get that great Burden off his back (the burden of sin).
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But on the way, he met a fellow named Worldly Wiseman, who informed Christian that such an arduous journey was not necessary.
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He told Christian that all he needed was to go to the Village of Morality.
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And in so-doing, Christian could live in “peace and safety”, and in a look-alike lifestyle, very similar to true Christianity, yet without having to battle daily against sin, self
But the fact is, there are evil angels trying to disrupt each and every Christian home!
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And though Satan and his fellow evil-angels will attempt to erase themselves out of existence in the eyes of humanity, they nevertheless are very real, and very present, and extremely active!
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These evil spirits do not sleep, nor do they take vacations!
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They are on duty, “24/7/365”, as the saying goes! And fully dedicated to destroying the souls of Christians and their children!
In these last days, Satan employs a rather new strategy of causing unsanctified churchgoers to go to one extreme or the other.
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The laws of the land are currently bent to allow children to be fully indoctrinated into the world and into political correctness.
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And so, those parents who go to the extreme of allowing their children to be fully leavened with worldliness, will find themselves having no issues with the authorities of society.
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“Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.”
1st Peter 5:3
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But other churchgoers need to beware of allowing the forces of evil to drive them to the extreme of stark austerity in the raising of their children.
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In other words, Satan loves to have unsanctified churchgoers begin to deny their children every little indulgence they imagine to be “unchristlike”.
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And so, Christian parents need to beware of going to either of these two extremes.
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This requires much prayer and much Bible knowledge and experiential wisdom.
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It might be better to err on the side of the world, to a certain degree, and allow the children to enjoy some of the world’s less harmful pleasures and pastimes, more or less.
And so, it is of utmost importance for the Christian to likewise be very sober and vigilant, as the Bible warns…
…”Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the Devil,
as a roaring lion, walks about,
seeking whom he may devour:”
1st Peter 5:8
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Now, tomorrow’s devotional will explore how the above information should affect how we are to raise our children…
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The first two mountains on the left in this sketch are known are the Mounts of Blessing and Cursing, as found in Deuteronomy 27:11-26 & Chapter 28.
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The valley between these two mountains is called the Valley of Decision, as is written…
…”Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Decision:
for the day of the LORD is near in the Valley of Decision.”
Joel 3:14.
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The Valley of Decision is not a physical place, but a spiritual valley in which each person of the world will make up his or her mind, as to just whom they will serve: God or Satan; God’s kingdom or this world (Satan’s kingdom).
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From the Mount of Blessing are heard all the blessingswhich result from serving God.
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From the Mount of Cursing are heard all the curseswhich result from disobedience to God’s will.
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And those in the valley will listen to both sides, and make up their minds, just who will they serve.
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But does this story from the Old Testament have any relevance to the Church today? Of course it does!
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Listen… “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples:
and they are written for our admonition,
upon whom the ends of the world are come.”
1st Corinthians 10:11
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Yes, these Old Testament stories were written more for the Church, than they were for ancient Israel.
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APOSTASY NOW!
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But how in the world does this story apply more to us today?
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Well, it is Satan’s desire to entwine God’s people in as much of this world as he possible can!
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And so, Satan, “the god of this world” (2nd Corinthians 4:4), has filled this present-day world with as many interesting and alluring attractions and pursuits as he possibly can!
And then, this master-deceiver has surrounded God’s people with all these things…
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…and has infiltrated the Church with false shepherds and false parishioners who have encouraged the true sheep to go after these seemingly harmless pursuits…
…and countless other time-consuming, spiritually-debilitating pursuits which bind up God’s people, rendering us useless and irrelevant, to a great extent!
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MODERATION TO BE EXERCISED
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It’s not that an occasional vacation is a bad thing!
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A much-deserved vacation is wonderful!
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And a few hours a week with a hobby might be a great diversion from the pressures of life!
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And to own one’s home may possibly be a good thing.
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And to work at a job is a requirement for many or most!
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To celebrate birthdays is wonderful!
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Individually, these diversions may be just fine!
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But Satan’s desire is to fill up and complicate the life of Christians, to the point that the Gospel and the sanctification of the heart gets set aside…for the pursuit of all these earthly endeavors!
Their father, Jonadab reminded his sons to live, “in the land where ye be strangers.”
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And we too must remember that the Bible addresses God’s people as… “strangers and pilgrims, (who are to) abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;” 1st Peter 2:11
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And so, God was using these Sons of Jonadab as living portrait of what we Christians should be!
Now the Devil would like us to think that God just wishes to take away all our fun.
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And so, the Devil will whisper in our ears these kinds of accusations against the Lord!
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But God’s true desire is to replace our frivolous earthly pleasures and lusts with something far better: with the everlasting, “peace like a river…which surpasses all understanding”! (Isaiah 48:18 & Philippians 4:7)
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And besides that, God wishes to fill us with the kind of brotherly love, that the world cannot have, much less even comprehends!
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And to walk in this kind of peace and love and knowledge brings the true happiness that never ends: flowing like a never-ending river!
at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
Psalm 16:11
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord,Give me the mind-set of a Stranger & Pilgrim! Let me not become entwined with the tendrils of this present world! But keep me from getting too involved in the pleasures and pursuits of this world…
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The name, “baby” is said to have been derived from the name, “Babel”.
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In other words, just as those Babylonians in the days of the building of the Tower of Babel, became confused in their language, so too, babies all speak an unintelligible language…babbling!
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Yes, just as no Babylonian could understand one another, after God had confused their speech, so also, nobody can understand a baby’s language!
“for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”
2nd Corinthians 3:6
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Now are we any different from those Old Testament children of God?
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Yes, we have all been placed under a list of rules, at one time or another!
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Or maybe our church teaches obedience, as the keeping of various rules, ordinances, or laws.
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And most of us have found out by experience that, “lists of things to do”, are just not very inspiring.
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Because, a good part of the time, we just want to get things done as quickly as possible, so that we can return to our play…that is, so that we can return to our worldly pursuits.
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New Year Resolutions list – Wikimedia – courtesy of Public domain photos.com
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LEGALISTIC OFFERINGS
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“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly
shall reap also sparingly;
and he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully.”
2nd Corinthians 9:6
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For instance, the Old Testament speaks of giving 10% of our income for the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel.
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And so, like the Pharisees of old, we pinch out our 10% into the offering plate.
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And then, we use what’s left-over for our own personal selfish pleasures!
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Well, isn’t that the way it goes, most of the time?
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Are we not merely giving our 10%, in an attempt to keep the letter of the Law, instead of getting really excited about spreading the Good News of Salvation?
Or take the Sabbath! Too many of us close our shades and turn off the TV, one day per week, and try to keep that one day holy.
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And so, the Sabbath often becomes a vain attempt at how to kill time, waiting for the 24-hour day to finally end.
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But then, like a runner at the starting gate, many Christians (and/or their children) cannot wait until the day has ended, so that we can turn the TV back on, and once again resume serving our weekday idols!
are changed into the same image from glory to glory,
even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2nd Corinthians 3:18
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This above verse is from 2nd Corinthians, Chapter 3, which explains how the centerpiece of the Bible is no longer the Law, but Jesus is now our focus!
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2nd Corinthians, Chapter 3, also explains that we are no longer under the letter of the Law…
“(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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As these above two verses from 2nd Corinthians, Chapter 3 reveal, we are no longer to attempt at keeping the letter of the Law, but are to fix our gaze upon Jesus, imitating how He lived!
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And having the Spirit of Christ, we share in the joy of the Lord, as we begin to walk, even as He walked!
behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen His star in the east,
and are come to worship Him.”
Matthew 2:1, 2
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There exists a lot of intrigue regarding just what star did the Magi from the East follow, which led them to the First Advent of our Savior.
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The Bible speaks of Arcturus as a possibility…“canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:33.
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There’s nothing that is impossible for God!
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Arcturus may very well have been that star.
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Nobody knows for sure.
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RE-FULFILLMENT OF WISE-MEN OF OLD
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But there is a much greater question that confronts Mankind today.
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Because, just as a single star guided those wise men to the coming Savior, so also, God is just now giving us many stars, to guide us safely to the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior!
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And so, these starry signs seem to be the re-fulfillment of those wise men following the star, 2,000 years ago!
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GUIDE US TO HEAVEN’S GATE…
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And Arcturus is that brilliant star (3rd brightest in our heavens) which leads these Gospel constellations…
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…the Summer, Fall, and Winter Constellations, to present a picture story, a heavenly allegory of sorts…
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…these constellations, which together, tell of the incredible love of God.
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And Arcturus, our Host Star, will lead to an understanding of God’s Word, which will, in turn, guide God’s people up a narrow pathway; onward and upward through Heaven’s Gate itself, and ultimately into the very heavenly City of God.
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Oh, don’t doubt for a moment that God cannot or will not do this!
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Listen… “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23
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And Signs Of Heaven Website will direct the Reader to God’s Word in such a way as to bring out certain Bible truths not currently recognized or emphasized in most of the current Christian theological circles.
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Now, there are a variety of lizards throughout the world, which are no exception!
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In other words, these little dragons align themselves with the great biblical Dragon, Satan…
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Listen… “And there appeared another wonder in Heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads.”
Revelation 12:3
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And so, these varied species of dragons, while fascinating to study, are nevertheless given attributes which align themselves with the great Dragon, Satan, because they teach us about Satan’s attributes!
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CHANGING COLORS
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Now in today’s little devotional, only one aspect will be explored.
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Many of these little forest and desert dragons have the ability to change colors, depending on their surroundings.
Now here is one great big point that should not be overlooked!
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And this is the point to be made!
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There are many dedicated humanitarians, who have placed great trust in that certain political group which has for so long, stood for human-rights causes!
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But now, these dedicated humanitarians have been betrayed by this chameleon-like political group!
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Of course, many so-called humanitarians still cling to this chameleon-like political entity, making themselves appear disingenuous as well!
“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.”
Revelation 13:11
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This same political group once stood for freedom of speech.
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But now they are trying their best to squash the speech of all those who hold opposing political/religious views.
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And this same group once stood for non-violence, and yet they are becoming more and more physically violent towards those whom they oppose, politically/religiously.
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And so, it has become manifest to all, that their supposed mercy/compassion/tolerance/pacifism was never truly genuine, but merely was a counterfeit!
And even in the church-world, one can witness this same chameleon-like hypocrisy!
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Churches which long defended Bible truth have recently abandoned their strong biblical stance, merely to embrace currently popular politically-correct ideologies!
Yes, this ol’ world is now really beginning to show its true colors, as we see these humanitarian groups (and churches) betray their trusting constituents, by embracing things they once professed to oppose!
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But these surprising ideological turnabouts only help us to understand that Christ is the One who is totally trustworthy and faithful!
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“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man,
and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD…
The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.
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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’sshield.
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This Dragon’smouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.
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The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiadesand the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Ariesand Pisces.
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Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape.
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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus.
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The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the CetusConstellation.
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BODY HARD TO SEE
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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .
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Now, one thing that many of us have learned by experience, is that it is an exercise in futility to attempt to pull weeds without getting to the root of the problem!
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Because, it won’t be but a few days until a nice healthy weed grows back to replace the one you just pulled!
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Perhaps even two or three more will grow back in its place!
You see, if the weed can be compared to unwanted sin, then it begins to be understood that sin has a root, which must be removed, before it can be totally eliminated!
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In other words, a person may put away a certain sin.
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But if the root cause of that sin is not removed, then that sin will eventually return, in one way or another!
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And there are many Christians who feel the calling to correct the sins of unbelievers.
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And so, we will go on a crusade to correct others for their failings.
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Maybe we complain to a store manager about his bad-tempered cashier.
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Or we criticize an injustice in the world.
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Or we lecture some drunkard about his drinking.
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Well, it’s not difficult to relate all this to pulling a weed, without removing the root.
When Jesus came to this world, He was mostly quiet for 30 years.
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But then, when He began His 42-month ministry, He proclaimed the Good News of Salvation to this world!
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But Jesus had learned well the importance of getting to the root of Mankind’s problem.
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And so, wherever He preached, He went straight to the heart of Mankind’s sin.
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He was not merely trying to get people to behave!
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He knew that there must be a complete rebirth of the soul in Man!
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For instance, in the account of the Rich Young Ruler (see Luke 18:18-30), Jesus saw that it was useless for this young man to attempt to keep the Law, while his love for earthly abundance was greater than his love for God.
Or take the Pharisee, Nicodemus, who came to Jesus by night.
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Jesus did not mince words with that chief-Pharisee!
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No, but He directed Nicodemus to the heart of the matter… “Ye must be born again!”
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Now this revelation startled the Pharisee.
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And because Pharisees were mostly interested in correcting outward behavior, Nicodemus was shaken to the very core of his soul when he heard Jesus’ stunning words!
The Good News is, that I still have time to get busy and clean up the garden of my own heart!
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And so, as I read God’s Word, and hide those precious life-giving words in my own heart, God will begin to pull the weeds of sin from the soil of my soul!
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And when God begins pulling weeds, He gets the entire weed, root, stem, and all!
This constellation group can best be seen in spring through summer in the southern sky just above the horizon.
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Like all constellations, it slowly moves westward through the months, appearing a little earlier each night.
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It also appears to move through the sky westward each night.
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It can be easily seen under any degree of darkness.
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In other words, you don’t need a very dark night.
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In the sketch to the right, the ‘Flower of the Field’ Constellation `is in the lower part of the screen, directly under the Cross/Scepter Constellation.
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This constellation presents one of the most beautiful verses in Scripture.
Chamaeleo namaquensis Lizard (Namib-Naukluft, 2011) – Wikipedia – Share-alike License
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Many Bible students read this above passage, and wonder, “What in the world can this possibly be talking about!?”
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Perhaps it could be speaking of some city in Iraq, or perhaps the city which has recently sprung up called Dubai!
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But for those who have discovered that the Bible is a totally spiritual revelation of the Gospel, they know that the City of Babylon actually represents the world and the worldly portion of the Church, the Mystery Harlot of Revelation 17.
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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And so, God has given a great commission to each and every Believer…“And every man that hath this hope in Him purifies himself, even as He (Jesus) is pure.” 1st John 3:3
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WHY, WHY, WHY???
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Now at this point, someone might ask the question… “Well, why has God allowed His people to get so brainwashed by Satan’s kingdom of this world, in the first place?
Why didn’t He just take us out into the wilderness, like He did with His Old Testament ‘Church in the wilderness’?” (Acts 7:38)
Well, just as God allowed the, “Church in the wilderness” to eat their fill of flesh, to the point of vomiting through their noses…
…so has He done with us! (see Numbers 11:20)
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Yes, God has allowed His New Testament Church to get our fill of this Babylonish world, to the point where we loathe the ways of this Kingdom of Babylon, the world!
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And we weep to see how the Church has suffered under the cruel hand of the true “King of Babylon”…“O Lucifer, son of the morning!”Isaiah 14:3 & 12
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GOOD NEWS!
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But the very Good News is that the gates of Hell shall not prevail against the Church!
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No, God has determined that we are to finally come out of Babylon!
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Listen… “And he cried mightily with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen…
And I heard another Voice from Heaven,
saying, Come out of her, My people,
that ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
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 from what has already been discussed, we must begin the work of heart purification, which we have long neglected!
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PICTURE – Constellation- Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains Mark 13:14 This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture
“For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church: and He is the Savior of the body.” Ephesians 5:23
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This page concerns the constellation which is commonly known as “The Big Dipper” and the “Great Bear”.
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It actually appears in the summer months as a woman travailing in child-birth.
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God has purposely given her no head.
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But God did this to present a very important concept.
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Yes, this woman represents the Church, the,“Jerusalem above, which is free, and is the mother of us all” (see Galatians 4:26).
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You see, the single star she is giving birth to typifies the Christ child.
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Reading in Ephesians that Christ is the “head” of the Church, this single star is logically going to become her head. But how will that be accomplished?
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WOMAN FLIPS AROUND IN WINTER
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Now, if this Woman-in-Travail were all that the Lord created in the heavens, it would be nothing short of amazing!
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But God, in His infinite power and majesty, has made this a great sign in Heaven, just as Revelation 12 proclaims.
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Because as the summer passes, this constellation begins to slowly flip around, until the stars representing her arms now become her legs.
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And the stars that once represented her legs now become her arms.
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“And he (an angel) cried mightily with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen…
And I heard another voice from Heaven, saying,
Come out of her, My people, t
hat ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
Revelation 18:2, 4
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Many Bible students read this above passage, and wonder, “what in the world could this possibly be talking about?!”
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Perhaps it could be speaking of some city in Iraq, or perhaps the city which has recently sprung up called Dubai!
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But for those who have discovered that the Bible is a totally spiritual revelation of the Gospel…
…they know that the City of Babylon, the Mystery Harlot of Revelation 17, actually represents the world and the worldly portion of the Church.
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(To gain a fuller understanding of just why God considers today’s churches to be spiritual Babylon, read this series of devotionals called “Come Out of Her, My People”,)
But today, this article will examine how we Christians, for the most part, imagine that we can continually to live a compromised life, instead of the purity of Christ…
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Listen to God’s command to the prophet, Jeremiah…
“Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return,
then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before Me:
and if thou take forth the precious from the vile,
thou shalt be as My mouth:
let them return unto thee;
but return not thou unto them.”
Jeremiah 15:19
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In this passage, God is speaking to Jeremiah, warning him to separate himself from the apostate people of God of that day!
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And the second message in this verse is for Jeremiah to, “take forth the precious from the vile”, so that God can become as Jeremiah’s mouth.
In other words, we believe we can talk like the world, as long as we are kind to people.
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We believe that we can pursue the materialism of the world, as long as we pay our tithes and go to Church, etc….
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We have been convinced that we can spend hours each day indulging our minds in worldly amusements, such as TV, etc., as long as we don’t watch the “really bad programs”.
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We are under the notion that we can carry on our worldly fellowship with unbelievers, and not be affected by their world-loving ways!
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We think that as long as we pay our tithes, we can lavish ourselves with the rest of our rather large incomes, when instead, we could easily give 20% or even 30% to the Lord’s cause!
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We listen to quasi-Christian music, believing that the sensual earthiness of that music won’t have a negative effect on us.
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We build lavish church buildings, not realizing that if today’s apostate Church was truly faithful to our divine commission, that Satan would immediately tear apart or burn down those buildings!
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Many Bible students read this above passage, and wonder what in the world it could possibly be talking about!
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Perhaps it could be speaking of some city in Iraq, or maybe the city which has recently sprung up called Dubai!
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But for those who have discovered that the Bible is a totally spiritual revelation of the Gospel, the City of Babylon represents the entire world, as well as the worldly portion of the Church: the Mystery Harlot of Revelation 17.
Well, in the first place, the Book of Revelation has been a book for all generations!
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It is not (as many suppose), merely for the last few years of time.
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Revelation has been written for the Church (“I Jesus have sent My angel to testify unto you these things in the churches.” Revelation 22:16)
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Yes, the Book of Revelation has brought comfort and deliverance to those who were persecuted and murdered by the Anti-Christ church/civil powers of Europe, during the long centuries of Dark Ages!
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And so, the admonitions found in ALL 22 CHAPTERS OF REVELATION are not just given for a select few, but have been a great source of spiritual help for all generations of Christians, since it was first penned by John (“The Revelation of Jesus Christ…to show unto His servants things which must SHORTLY come to pass” Revelation 1:1)
Now, the command to “Come out of her My people”, can be looked upon as an admonition to literally come out of the apostate religious organizations, which constitute the “Mystery Harlot”!
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Or even to literally come out of the world, since this world is likewise considered Babylon (“Babylon is fallen, is fallen” Revelation 18:2).
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In other words, Babylon is twice fallen: The fallen world, and the fallen churches.
The problem is, merely removing ourselves physically from the apostate churches, or moving out to some country or wilderness location, does not completely solve the problem!
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There is an old saying which goes something like this: “In order to take the man out of the slum, you must first take the slum out of the man!”
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Well, this little proverb can very well apply to our coming out of Babylon!
We must purge Babylon from out of the midst of our heart!
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This is a work of transformation (Romans 12:2). This is our commission from God to, “Purify your hearts, ye double-minded!” (James 4:8)
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HOW TO REMOVE BABYLON?
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Now just where does one begin, in attempt to get Babylon out of the heart?
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Perhaps I can go on a food-fast, until Babylon is removed!
Or maybe I can just go into my prayer-closet, and not come out till God has removed Babylon out of my heart!
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Well, fasting is good! And unceasing prayer is also recommended in Scripture (see 1st Thessalonians 5:17)
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But to come out of Babylon, one must begin to un-learn the ways of this faithless world, and begin to learn the ways of Heaven!
When Jesus first began His earthly, public ministry He called His disciples, by saying… “And He says unto them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
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Here in the above verse, Jesus is calling, not only those few disciples, but all of Mankind to come, “Follow Me!
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But how do we follow Him, when we can’t even see Him?
And at this point, someone might stand up and object, saying, “But I live a pretty good life! I’m kind to people, and obey the laws, and try to do the right thing!”
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But the answer comes back to us… “The just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17
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Yes, it is true, that there are many who attempt to live correct lives in this world!
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But to live the life of faith, exceeds the standards of morality as, “light excels darkness!” Ecclesiastes 2:13
Jesus came to this world to show us how to live by faith.
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And He also laid down many teachings about living by faith.
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For example, Jesus said…
“You have heard that it has been said,
You shall love your neighbour, and hate your enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies…”
Matthew 5:43, 44 (Condensed)
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Now, this one little passage is presenting such a giant concept, that just implementing this one passage alone into the life, will radically change how a person lives!
But it takes faith to live this way!
It requires trust in God’s promises!
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And without trust in God’s promises, it would not be very long until that person reverts back to his or her old Babylonian ways!
This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).
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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.
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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.
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This is seen in springtime.
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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).
“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,”
2nd Corinthians 6:14-18
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There is a doctrine which has been blowing through the Christian world for many decades.
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It is the idea that Christians need to be building relationships with unbelievers, so that we can eventually win them over to Christ!
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Now this devotional would like to ask the question: “How in the world am I going to build relationships with unbelievers, and still remain a Christian?!”
But it seems as if the very ones who are most vocal about building relationships, are the very ones who are the least vocal about becoming changed into the glorious image of Christ!
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These worldly-minded individuals speak about loving our neighbor, but rarely speak about living the sanctified life!
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They have a worldly idea about loving one’s neighbor.
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They view neighborly love in much the same way that the world understands love!
So what are these two gates all about? And how can I choose the right door?
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Well, just read this article and these questions and more will be answered.
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This sketch, while not 100% accurate, gives a fair portrayal of how this constellation group appears at winter’s end and even into June, when above the western horizon.
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concerning Christianity. 
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It is as if they are changing colors, as a chameleon changes colors!
