Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 5 (The False Prophet, Part 38: “Misguided Mercy Toward the Homeless”)

By admin On July 7th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 5

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The False Prophet,

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Part 38:

“Misguided Mercy Toward the Homeless”

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

 

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“…the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel”

Proverbs 12:10

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgWhy are so many cities and towns falling into utter dystopian decadence and disarray?

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And why are so many cities filling up with homeless drug addicts and mentally deranged souls?

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And why are millions of non-citizens pouring over our borders, often bringing in deadly drugs to sell to these unfortunate addicts?

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And why are state governments beginning to legalize deadly hallucinogenic drugs, creating a drug addiction crisis, the likes of which has never been seen throughout history?

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“but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel”

Proverbs 12:10

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Now, if we listen to the political commentators, then we understand that a political power and its supporters have created and allowed this homeless/drug crisis to spawn and thrive.

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But why?

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“…Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away”

2nd Timothy 3:5

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Yes, why be complicit in this obvious self-destruction of society?

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Well, that particular political entity insists that such permissiveness is “the compassionate thing to do”.

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And of course, this same political power-group has spearheaded many similar (and costly) “compassionate” projects over the past decades. 

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Unfortunately, all this tender mercy has brought this society to its knees, socially, politically, spiritually, financially, and ultimately to its possible total collapse in the future!

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“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against…spiritual wickedness in high places”

Ephesians 6:12

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But before we begin pointing the accusing finger at the politicians who helped to create this existential crisis, we need to “give credit where credit is due”, as the old saying goes.

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Yes, the Bible forewarned of a beast-like power which would appear in the last days, “having two horns like a lamb, and speaks as a dragon”.

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Revelation names this beast-power as, “The False Prophet”.

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So, this False Prophet antichrist spirit is the 2nd Beast of Revelation 13…

…”And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb,

and he spoke as a dragon.”

Revelation 13:11

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So, this 2nd Beast-power is Satan’s deceptive spirit which counterfeits the Lamb of God, Jesus…

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…and yet he “speaks as a dragon”.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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THE FALSE PROPHET’S TWO HORNS: MERCY & JUSTICE

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Yes, the Bible reveals that this second beast has two horns like a lamb.

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And of course, the Lamb of God, Jesus has two horns of power, Mercy and Truth.

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But our focus today is only on the mercy horn of this False Prophet.

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And as we look out upon the political landscape, we can readily see that this False Prophet Beast’s “Left Horn” claims to be the arbiters and defenders of mercy and compassion.

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But unlike Jesus, who is the essence of true mercy and compassion, this false prophet beast is a terrible counterfeit of true mercy and compassion, thus repulsing the populace against even true compassion!

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“…and the cities of the nations fell”

Revelation 16:19

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And yet, just like what we’re seeing with the homeless crisis, the Left Horn’s mercy is extremely misguided!

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After all, by allowing drugs to freely pour over our borders, and into the hands of men, women, and even children…

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…we have created an entire class of dysfunctional drug-addicts, living on the streets throughout many cities and towns!

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And while the Left Horn’s permissiveness gives them the misguided notion (and bragging rights) that they are “the people of compassion”…

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…they are actually imprisoning thousands, maybe millions into Satan’s tangled web of deadly addictions!

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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And the Good News is that any man, woman, or child who desires to have true mercy and compassion…

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…can renounce and turn away from this “two-beast, antichrist world-system”…

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…and begin to follow Jesus as leads His sheep up the gently ascending Highway to Heaven…

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…all the while, presenting daily, an example of that true Christlike compassion to those in need!

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ABOVE PICTURE – winter – Orion the Good Shepherd – www.signsofheaven.org

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TO READ PART 39, CLICK HERE… 

June 26 (The False Prophet, Part 39: “Understanding the 2nd Beast & Today’s Political Divide”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

September 22 (“A World of Cuttlefish Compassion!”)…

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…or you can read this…

February 18 ( “3-dollar-bill Love!” CONTINUED)

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THE END

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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

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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;

and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns,

and seven crowns upon his heads.”

Revelation 12:3 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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So, we have this 7/10 numbering.

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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.

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

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READ MORE…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_hen_nesting_on_February_24,_2007.jpgTOMORROW…

July 6 (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 11 (“Bird’s Nest in Your Hair?”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 29 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 8: “Angels on My Shoulders?”)

By admin On June 28th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 29

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The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner,

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Part 8:

“Angels on My Shoulders”

To read Part 1, click here…November 3rd (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner!)

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ANGELS ON MY SHOULDERS

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Remember those cartoons in which a person has two little angels on his shoulder, each speaking in his ear…

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…one little devil urging him to sin, and a good angel warning him against committing that sin?

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Of course, Satan is extremely clever, and makes those ridiculous-looking cartoons to cause this atheistic world to mock such an absurd idea.

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But truth-be-told, angels “which are greater in power and might” are not sitting on a person’s shoulders, but these large and powerful, invisible beings actually do indeed minister to humans. 2nd Peter 2:11

Captain Marvel Fights His Own Conscience – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Are they (angels) not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”

Hebrews 1:14

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But this above verse from Hebrews 1:14 reveals that angels do indeed minister to God’s people!

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And the counsels and proddings which we often attribute to our conscience may indeed be thoseministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation…”

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“…Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another”

Romans 2:15

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scale_of_justice_2.svgOne of the easiest things to do, is to judge others! It’s almost like breathing! It takes no effort.

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And wherever we are and no matter what we are doing, we are judging, whether consciously or not! 

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We judge that item in the grocery store.

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We judge what clothes we buy.

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We judge people’s looks.

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We judge the words they speak.

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We judge who our leaders will be, and how they perform their office duties.

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It’s seemingly countless, the number and types of judgments we humans make in a single day!

Scale of justice – by Wikimedia & user-DTR – Public Domain

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“So, God created man in His (God’s) own Image”

Genesis 1:27

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This ability to judge between good and evil is only possible because God create humans were created in the image of God, the Supreme Judge of the universe!

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradise_Lost_3.jpg“Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might…”

2nd Peter 2:11

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If we had supernatural vision, we would be utterly shocked to realize that good angels and evil angels are urging to sin or to not sin.

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But these are not little cartoon figures!

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No, rather, these myriads of majestic giants, both good and evil, work invisibly in the shadows, advising and warning us, even as we go about our daily routines!

Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

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A book was published some decades ago titled, “In His Steps”.

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And the basic premise of that book was the admonition to always ask one’s own self “What would Jesus do?” in every questionable situation.

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And actually, that is a very correct way at looking at life. “What would Jesus do?”

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Now, the Bible admonishes us in this manner…

…”And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee,

saying, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it,

when ye turn to the right hand,

and when ye turn to the left.'”

Isaiah 30:21

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Now, this passage is not saying that we will hear an audible voice, as many erroneously suppose.

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But rather, it is merely saying that when we begin to take a wrong course, our conscience will tug at us to return to the correct course.

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“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts…”

1st Corinthians 4:5

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And so, whenever we come to a circumstance in which we must make a decision concerning right or wrong, good or evil, there will most likely be a choice to be made.

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And for Christians with a sensitive, enlightened conscience, the choices presented to us are more vivid and clear.

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For example, if we encounter a drunken street person, the urge may come over us to scorn or mock or criticize that person.

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But then, we may also feel a tug to empathize with that lost soul, knowing that he (or she) is also a victim of Satan’s hateful assaults on mankind, via his vast, unseen armies.

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And thus, myriads of choices are presented to us in countless situations of everyday life.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-06831.jpg“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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The Good News is, that God has provided a Way for each and every one of us to become increasingly more in tune to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

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Bible study, Bible contemplation, and unceasing prayer will help us greatly, to make the right choice in all situations concerning right and wrong.

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

August 12 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 9: “God, Motherhood & Apple Pie”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish proud judging! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become meek and lowly on heart…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

 January 20th (3-Finger Judgment-Day)“…

…or you can also read… 

“September 30th (How To Spot The Biggest Sinner!)”

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

 

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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“For from within, out of the heart of men,

proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications,

murders, Thefts, covetousness,

wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness,

AN EVIL EYE, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 

All these evil things come from within,

and defile the man.”

Mark 7:18-23 

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Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose?

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(Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

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

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This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.

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Or maybe a wolf.

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Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?

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Maybe even a dog.

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Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn.

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As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.

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He is very moral, you see!

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

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TOMORROW:

July 30 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 3: “Ye Shall Be as God’s!”

 

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: July 28 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet . Part 16: “The Words of the Wicked”)

By admin On June 21st, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 28

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Cuttlefish & The False Prophet

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Part 16:

“The Words of the Wicked”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here…APRIL 1 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet)

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“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood:

but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”

Proverbs 12:6

 

 

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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 it can just glance at its environment and instantly change its body to imitate that environment!

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As a matter of fact, whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly begins to change into a similar color and shape of that undersea object!

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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN

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Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner-workings of the unseen kingdom of Satan.

(As this little 26 second video below reveals, the Cuttlefish has the amazing ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect!)

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Certainly, Satan and his unseen armies love their invisibility…

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…which allows them to work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world, without its inhabitants becoming alarmed…

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And isn’t it true that the fleshly pleasures and glittering treasures of this world, like the cuttlefish’s strobe-hypnotizer, have a mesmerizing effect upon us?

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Proverbs 27:6

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Truly it can be said, we live in a “Cuttlefish World”.

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Yes, like that incredible impostor, this world was changed into a seemingly benign and beneficent society, to a great degree.

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Oh yes, there has always been many underlying dangers and evils lurking out there!

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But Satan is now coming as “The False Prophet”, spoken of in Revelation 13, 16, 19, and 20.

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And as with most false prophets, Satan is deceiving the world’s inhabitants, which explains why he has given this, his antichrist world-system a make-over into a seemingly “nice place”, offering many “good things” to enjoy and pursue.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DDLI.png“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood”

Proverbs 12:6

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Have you noticed, as of late, how society is forcing a change in language. It’s amazing how rapidly is society’s downward spiral into abject wickedness.

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And considering how the western nations prided themselves as being the defenders of “freedom of speech”, it becomes even more amazing to see them refute that very foundation of liberty: the freedom to speak openly concerning religious/political ideas.

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AMERICA, THE SAFE-HAVEN FROM EUROPEAN TYRANNY

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This nation was originally founded to be a refuge for Christian pilgrims, fleeing from religious and secular tyranny and persecution in Europe during the centuries which were known as “The Dark Ages”.

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For centuries, the apostate church-state system in those European nations made life difficult and dangerous for Christians who loved the Bible.

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And so, finally came a mass exodus across the waters to the wilderness of North America.

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And even though this new, fledgling nation, The United States, was intended to be a Christian nation there was to never again be any one denomination exerting control of the populace, as was the case in Europe.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_york_times_square-terabass.jpgTHE AGE OF ABUNDANCE

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What Christians did not realize was, that the world was going to experience a gigantic paradigm shift from a world of scarcity to a world of abundance.

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And thus began the industrial/science/technological revolution which turned the former Protestant Reformation nations of Europe and America into cornucopian super-societies!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A120310censorship.jpgINTERNET: THE ULTIMATE APOCALYPTIC WEAPON!

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And because of the industrial/technological revolution, many new inventions flooded the world.

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And as a result, society has been given the ability to control, and even censor speech and the free-flow of information, the advent of the high-tech devices are rapidly becoming Satan’s ultimate apocalyptic weapon.

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In other words, this current-day “public square” can instantly cancel anyone who says or advocates anything contrary to what is allowed by the unseen rulers of the world.

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/mark-of-the-beast-seal-of-god/“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name”

Revelation 13:17

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The leaders of this movement to change what is deemed to be acceptable, and not acceptable, are working hard to punish and cancel anyone who does not bow down to the speech maxims.

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And because the Internet is able to control each individual’s ability to be heard or not heard, and to even control who can buy and sell, speech is just one more way to persecute anyone who refuses to bow down to this antichrist world-system.

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Thus, will be coming the long-afore-promised mark of the Beast in which “no man might buy or sell” should they refuse to bow down to the dictates of this antichrist world-system beast-like authority!

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Ephesians 2:2

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This above verse from Ephesians 2:2, reveals that the unsaved citizenry of this fallen world are indwelt by the antichrist spirit, of “the Prince of the Power of the Air”, Lucifer, now titled “Satan” and “The Devil”.

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And because they are indwelt by his antichrist spirit, they must do his bidding in traveling along in “the course of this world”.

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And thus, it is nothing short of amazing to see how readily society is willing to accept, even applaud all the changes and paradigm shifts now occurring in the world!

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

Christopher Columbus Statue Torn Down at Minnesota State Capitol – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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“but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”

1st Corinthians 10:13

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The Good News is when we consider that God will provide “a way to escape” the heavy trials which are already beginning to be implemented.

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What each of us must do is to continue to hide God’s “exceeding great and precious promises” in our heart and live daily by those promises.

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These promises are the stepping-stones on the heavenward pathway!

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“Concerning the works of men,

by the word of thy lips

I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer”

Psalm 17:4

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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway with Bible passages as steppingstones – Bible www.signsofheaven.org

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO ON CUTTLEFISH…

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

Prayer – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

October 4 (“Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”)“…

…or you can also read…

…March 29 (“Will The Real Nazi/Fascist/Racist/Etc., Please Shout the Loudest!”)

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

 

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

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

Valley of Decision w/names

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

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

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

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Look eastward in the early summer through fall.

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Find the Cassiopeia Constellation.

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Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.

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In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. 

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

READ MORE…

The ‘Valley of Decision’ Constellation

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CaptMarvelAdventures31.jpgTOMORROW:

July 29  (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 8: Angels On My Shoulders”) 

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 27 (Apocalypse Now! Part 28: “Do All Things Really Continue as They Were from the Beginning? (A Look at 2nd Peter 3:4)”)

By admin On June 2nd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 27

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Apocalypse Now!

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Part 28:

“Do All Things truly ‘Continue as They Were from the Beginning’?”

(Examining 2nd Peter 3:3, 4)

To read Part 1, click here… “AUGUST 3 (Apocalypse Now! Part 1: Silencing the Gospel!)

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“Knowing this first,

that there shall come in the last days scoffers,

walking after their own lusts,

And saying, Where is the promise of His coming?

for since the fathers fell asleep,

all things continue as they were

from the beginning of the Creation”

2nd Peter 3:3, 4

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There are many in society today, who look at the horrific events happening right now, and simply dismiss them, by saying,

…”Oh well, these kinds of things have always been happening

all the way down throughout history.

Nothing new under the sun!”

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Atheist Bus Campaign creator Ariane Sherine and Richard Dawkins at its launch in London.

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“O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

Matthew 16:3

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And yet, what these scoffers are not aware or perhaps are ignoring altogether, is this…

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…there are certain things now occurring which have never been witnessed on a worldwide scale, prior to this generation.

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And these things are definite signs that we are indeed in the last hours prior to the grand finale of great tribulation which Christians have endured throughout the persecution of the Church.

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

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WORLDWIDE RISE of the SIN of SODOM

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Although there has always been sodomy throughout history, yet never before has there been nearly a world-wide movement to embrace the sin of Sodom!

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And this reminds us of Luke 17:29, 30…

…“But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom

it rained fire and brimstone from heaven,

and destroyed them all.

Even thus shall it be in the day

when the Son of man is revealed.

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(And even today you can search the area around the Dead Sea, where Sodom once was and find balls of brimstone! Click here to see short video)

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Picture – Lot Escapes – Public Domain.

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WORLDWIDE DECLINE IN MORALITY

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“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

2nd Timothy 3:13

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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”

Matthew 24:12

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Since the advent of radio, television, and Internet, a rapid decline in morality has been taking place on a world-wide scale.

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These two verses each prophesied of the future, even these very last days prior to Christ’s Return.

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WORLDWIDE ABILITY TO CONTROL WHO CAN BUY & SELL

“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name”

Revelation 13:17

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Never before has mankind had the ability to control who can buy or sell.

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And this above prophecy concerning “buying and selling” was penned two thousand years ago, giving it a much greater impetus!

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WORLDWIDE ABILITY TO CENSURE SPEECH

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The Internet seems to be the perfect apocalyptic weapon for the forces of evil against the human race!

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In other words, this now gives the Devil and his willing accomplices the ability to censure and control what can be said, or not be said, or who it can be said to.

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But Internet can even discriminate between each and every individual, by use of “bots” and “algorithms” which search the world-wide-web for “violators of acceptable speech and approved ideas”!

Child and Computer – TV – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License

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WORLDWIDE ABILITY TO READ THE BIBLE PROPHECIES CONCERNING THESE END-TIMES

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“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached

in all the world for a witness unto all nations;

and then shall the end come”

Matthew 24:14 

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This above verse foretold of a day in which the Bible would be a “witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come”.

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And by means of radio, television and Internet, that worldwide witness is now possible!

Television in Pyongyang – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”

Daniel 12:4

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This above verse prophesied of this very day in which instant communication and rapid-travel would be a product of an increase in knowledge.

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Oh yes, this above verse may have other implications, but it sure seems to be fulfilled in this very day in which knowledge is instantly accessible, and many people are running “to and fro”, both literally, physically, but also intellectually, via “smart devices”!

Computer hacking – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS NOW REVEALED

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“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars…

then look up, and lift up your heads;

for your redemption draweth nigh.”

Luke 21:25, 26

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Never before has Luke 21:25 been fulfilled until this very day in which the signs written “in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars”.

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

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THREE ANGELS MESSAGE NOW REVEALED

https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-08-10/revelations-book-revelation.

Listen to Revelation, Chapter 14, concerning the last-days messages of the three angels to the world…

“And the third angel followed them (the first two angels),

saying with a loud voice…

“If any man worship the beast and his image,

and receive his mark in his forehead,

or in his hand,

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,

which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation;

and he (whoever receives The Mark)

shall be tormented with fire and brimstone

in the presence of the holy angels,

and in the presence of the Lamb…”

Revelation 14:9, 10

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WORLDWIDE ANIMUS AGAINST CHRISTIANS

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“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,

and shall kill you:

and ye shall be hated of all nations for My name’s sake.”

Matthew 12:9

This above verse is concerning the end-times just prior to Christ’s Return.

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And right now, for the very first time, the hatred of Christians (and Jews) has spread through the majority of the nations…

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…including the very nations which once lovingly and enthusiastically embraced the Christian Reformation!

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WORLDWIDE PUSH TOWARD A ONE-WORLD, TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT

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“And he 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.

And he causes all, both small and great,

rich and poor, free and bond,

to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

And that no man might buy or sell,

save he that had the mark,

or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

Revelation 13:13-15

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http://www.creationism.org/images/DoreBibleIllus/aGen1106Dore_TheConfusionOfTongues.jpgSince the building of the Tower of Babel, mankind’s dream of a one-world government has never been within the grasp of humanity…as it now is, today!

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And of course, the Bible foretold of this day, concerning the totalitarian control which causes the entire world to receive the mark and image of the antichrist world-system.

General Assembly of the United Nations – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license 

by G. Dore’ – The Confusion Of Tongues in Babylon – from www.creationism.org-public domain

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WORLDWIDE ANGER

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Never before have we seen such pandemic hate!

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And with the advent of Internet and cell-phones, this hatred has even been magnified!Here in this above verse, we see that our current pandemic of anger and hate is a sign that we are now witnessing

Thy (God’s) wrath is come,

and the time of the dead,

that they should be judged”

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Listen to this prophecy about mankind’s multiplying hatred and The Day of Judgment…

“And the nations were angry,

and Thy (God’s) wrath is come,

and the time of the dead,

that they should be judged”

Revelation 11:18

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Here in this above verse, we see that our current pandemic of anger and hate is a sign that we are now witnessing…

“…Thy (God’s) wrath is come,

and the time of the dead,

that they should be judged”

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George Floyd protests – Portland Oregon – cropped image – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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FULFILLMENT OF HABAKKUK 1:8

“Their horses also are swifter than the leopards…”

Habakkuk 1:8 

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But as of late, something has drastically changed.

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There is now occurring a sinister paradigm shift throughout the world.

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And it seems as if the world is no longer content to maintain this deceptive “friendship” with God’s people.

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As a matter of fact, the changes now occurring are beginning to speed up with leopard-like rapidity to the point that people are scratching their heads and saying,

…”What in the world is going on here!?

Why is this planet getting so crazy-evil…

…and so swiftly!?”

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This above verse from Habakkuk 1:8 is finding its fulfillment via the instant communication-devices now in the hands of the world’s multitudes!

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“…the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

Proverbs 27:6

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Yes, it seems that Satan is now on the march!

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He and his vast army of unseen evil angels are goading the world’s inhabitants to turn against all that is good and godly, it seems.

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Oh yes, the world has its own form of pretentious goodness, often referred to as, “Political Correctness”.

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But even here, these politically protected entities are even being manipulated to oppress the freedoms which Christians have long enjoyed for many decades.

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

 

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Well, as the prophet Habakkuk forewarned, it is now time for Christians to “RUN!”

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And many similar Bible warnings likewise tell us to “flee to the mountains” in these last moments of time.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-06831.jpgAnd so, knowing that “all things work together for good to those that love God” (Romans 8:28), let’s not ignore this incredible societal wake-up call, and begin to use any remaining time to good account, as we “cram for our finals”, so to speak!

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No, there is no more time to dilly-dally in the world as we have been doing for much too long!

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As the Bible tells us…

“Flee out of the midst of Babylon,

and deliver every man his soul:

be not cut off in her iniquity;

for this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance;

He will render unto her a recompense.”

Jeremiah 51:6

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

USMC – prayer-before-study – Wikimedia – Public-domain

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Starry_Night_at_La_Silla.jpg“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars;

and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;

the sea and the waves roaring;

Men’s hearts failing them for fear,

and for looking after those things

which are coming on the earth:

for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud

with power and great glory.

And when these things begin to come to pass,

then look up, and lift up your heads;

for your redemption draweth nigh”

Luke 21:28

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand the hour we are now in, and to prepare myself to stand in this coming battle…

Prayer – Brooklyn Museum – Saint James the Less – by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

April 2 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 10: “Television, Swifter Than Leopards!”),

or you can also reade…

January 7th (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

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 This phenomenon begins in late October, in the pre-dawn hours.

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It then begins a little earlier each night, and lasts for several months, until they both appear to lie down once again.

The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart.

This Wikipedia star-chart to the left, has this Orion Constellation sketched in.

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You must locate Orion, when it is mid-sky, between east and west.

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You’ll be facing southward most likely, unless you are far south.

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Try to imagine it as a Cross on a steep hill.

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The 3-star belt of Orion becomes the crest of the hill.

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The 3 very faint stars that make up Orion’s head become the very top of the Cross.

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Next, locate the 7 Stars Constellation.

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This 7 Stars Constellation is seen by facing northward.

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It stands upright a little later in the night.

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Eventually, Orion will lay down and no longer be seen as an uplifted Cross!

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Beginning in November, the 7 Stars (AKA Big Dipper) can be seen as a Cross a little bit later in evening.

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When you are comfortable in locating Orion & The 7 Stars Constellations, then show a friend.

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This can be a great witnessing tool!

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

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TOMORROW…

July 28 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet . Part 16: “The Words of the Wicked”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 26 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 36: “Why Have the Cities of the Nations Fallen?'”)

By admin On May 29th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 26

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 36:

“Why Have the Cities of the Nations Fallen?'”

(Revelation 16:19 Explained)

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

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“And the great city was divided into three parts,

and the cities of the nations fell:

and great Babylon came in remembrance before God,

to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath”

Revelation 16:19 

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This above passage from Revelation 16:19 makes three prophecies:

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1 – The great city would be divided into three parts.

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2 – The cities of the nations would fall.

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3 – Babylon would be ripe for God’s judgment, receiving the cup of the wine of the fierceness of God’s wrath.

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Most likely, all three of these prophecies are speaking of Babylon: Babylon, being this antichrist world-system, and Babylon, the apostate churches.

ABOVE ENGRAVING: Whore – Babylon – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – this old engraving shows that the Church once realized that the Babylon Mother of Harlots was actually the apostate churches – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Martin,_John_-_Satan_presiding_at_the_Infernal_Council_-_1824.JPG“…the king of Babylon…How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning…which didst weaken the nations!”

Isaiah 14:4, 12 (condensed for brevity)

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And so, just what is Babylon?

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Since Lucifer, now given the office of “Satan…the Accuser”, is referred to as “The King of Babylon” in Isaiah 14:4, 12…

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…then we can assume that this invisible being, whom 2nd Corinthians 4:4 refers to as “the god of this world”, is the true “King of Babylon”…

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…Babylon being this antichrist world-system!

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

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But also, because Revelation 17:5 refers to “MYSTERY BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”, then we might also conclude that Babylon also includes the harlot churches.

(To explore this truth about the churches being “Mystery Babylon”, click here…Today’s Devotional – August 16th (Mystery Babylon, The Harlot Church!)

ABOVE ENGRAVING: Whore – Babylon – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – this old engraving shows that the Church once realized that the Babylon Mother of Harlots was actually the apostate churches – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“Babylon is fallen is fallen”

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This duality of the world/apostate-churches seems to explain very well why Revelation 18:4 says, “Babylon is fallen is fallen”.

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In short, this prophecy seems to speak both of the world-system, but also, the world-loving church-system as being TWICE FALLEN, as is written, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen”!

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And there are many articles on this website which reveal the apostasy of today’s churches and denominations.

(Read this 63+ article series, May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 1)

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Well, Revelation 16:19 says so…“And the cities of the nations fell.”

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So, have the cities of the nations fallen, as this above verse prophesied they would?

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CITIES ARE NOW RAPIDLY DEVOLVING

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Perhaps the cities of the nations have not yet totally fallen.

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But it appears as if their condition is rapidly deteriorating!

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Just look at the major cities in the USA! In just a few short years, those once-great and thriving cities are rapidly declining!

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And even many cities which have not yet literally crumbled have fallen into crime, vice, and immorality.

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Drugs, drunkenness, theft, violence, murder, abortion, prostitution, gambling, drugs, kidnapping, slavery, pornography, street-gangs, divorce, adultery, sodomy, vagrancy, thievery, and an untold list of similar sinful activities are running rampant in many or most large cities around the world!

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“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter”

Isaiah 59:14 

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Now, if one watches the Internet, there is a call now being trumpeted to once again return to the law and order of decades past.

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But the question to be asked is this:

…”Why are the city, state, and federal governments seemingly helpless

to bring about a return to sanity, civility, and morality?

Why can’t this downward spiral be stopped, even reversed?”

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The deep-down problem is, the politicians of city, state and federal government have attempted to solve the human dilemma without the help of God!

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And because these secularists have rejected Heaven’s help, they have been left to solve all those crises by themselves.

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ELLEN WHITE’S VISION OF THE FUTURE

To read her entire article, click here…”Ellen White’s 911 Vision”

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“There are not many, even among educators and statesmen,

who comprehend the causes that underlie the present state of society.

Those who hold the reins of government are not able to solve the problem of moral corruption, poverty, pauperism, and increasing crime.

They are struggling in vain to place business operations on a more secure basis.

If men would give more heed to the teaching of God’s Word,

they would find a solution of the problems that perplex them.”

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Here is seen that the root cause of the world’s hopeless condition is due to mankind’s rebellion and refusal to return to Heaven’s Way.

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“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God”

Psalms 9:17

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Oh yes, God has greatly helped, even blessed this nation in the past, in many ways.

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But there comes a time when iniquity surpasses God’s merciful forbearance.

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And morality has devolved so greatly that even little children are increasingly being targeted by parents and teachers and even some doctors, to be sexually groomed…

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…the very persons who should be safe-guarding children from all such monstrous attacks!

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Oh yes, we are ripe for judgment! And Judgment Day has now arrived!

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“His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber”

Isaiah 56:10 

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But the problem goes even deeper than secular societal depravity!

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The problem even goes right down to the church-world!

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Yes, the Christian community has fallen into “a dead sleep” (See Psalm 76:6)…

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…thus, giving sway to church-entertainment, worldly aspirations, earthy chatter, selfish pleasure-seeking, and such-like abominations! 

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After all, society has become a cornucopia of decadent pleasures, world-seeking treasures.

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And tragically, the church has joined in with the world, allowing Satan to steal a march on us at every turn!

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And so, we have allowed Lucifer and his visible and invisible armies to bring us to the great hour of Judgment which we are now entering into.

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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…”Awake, ye drunkards, and weep;

and howl, all ye drinkers of wine,

because of the new wine;

for it is cut off from your mouth

Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests:

howl, ye ministers of the altar…

cry unto the LORD, Alas for the day!

for the day of the LORD is at hand,

and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come”

Joel 1:5, 6, 13-15 (condensed for brevity)

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Yes, God is calling us sleepy-eyed saints to wake up from our death-like slumber and begin to weep and howl for the destruction coming upon the land!

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We must cry out for deliverance and watchfulness! We must plead and beg for mercy and repentance!

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And even though we may not be able to turn back the overflowing tsunami of evil coming upon the land, we might find refuge and safety for ourselves and our family!

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“HIDE…FOR A LITTLE MOMENT”

Isaiah 26:20, 21

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As a matter of fact, the Bible counsels us to…

…”Come, My people,

enter thou into thy chambers,

and shut thy doors about thee:

hide thyself as it were for a little moment,

until the indignation be overpast.

For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place

to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity…”

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Here is revealed a hiding place from the approaching storm.

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

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March 14 (The Devil Made Me Do It Part 37: “The Dancing Plague of 1518”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent regarding this very deceptive world. Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, nor of his power over this world…

Morning Prayers – Ebenezer Newman – Downard – 1860 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

November 23 (The Two Spirits In The World)…

…or you can also read this shorter article…

March 13th (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island!)

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON CONSTELLATION

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FIRST APPEARS IN MID-SUMMER

Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation

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This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours…

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…as he spews his floodwaters northward toward the Revelation 12 Woman in Travail (not pictured in this chart).

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

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

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These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water, but are not part of the Auriga Constellation.

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READ MORE…

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

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TOMORROW…

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July 27 (Apocalypse Now! Part 28: “Signs of the End”)

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<h3><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a style=”color: #9ea3d9;” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0VoPGkCGec” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 4-MINUTE PROPHECY (youtube.com)</a></strong></span></h3>
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 25 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 10: “The ‘Behold, I Come as a Thief’ Hoax!”

By admin On May 23rd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 25

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Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture,

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Part 10:

“The ‘Behold, I Come as a Thief’ Hoax!”

To read Part 1, Click here… “January 25th (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 1)”

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“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard,

and hold fast, and repent.

If therefore thou shalt not watch,

I will come on thee as a thief,

and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Revelation 3:3

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“…they that are unlearned and unstable wrest (wrestle), as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction”

2nd Peter 3:16

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Today’s Bible teachers and theologians try their best to deny and cover up the fact that historical records give Cyrus I. Scofield credit for popularizing this false doctrine of the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”…

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…first invented by another 19th-century false Bible teacher, one John Darby of The Plymouth Brethren denomination.

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Today’s Bible teachers/theologians would love you to believe that the name, “The Rapture”, is the proper biblical name for Christ’s Return.

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John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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The Coming of the Lord”

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But the fact is, in the New Testament, centuries prior to these two men, the God-given, biblical name, The Coming of the Lord” was correctly used by all Christians. (See 1st Thessalonians, 4:15

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In other words, the so-called “Rapture” is a “Johnny-come-lately” name, relatively speaking. Prior to Darby in the early 1800’s, it was unheard of! Darby coined that name!

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“…they that are unlearned and unstable wrest (wrestle with Paul’s epistles), as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction”

2nd Peter 3:16 (condensed for brevity)

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What Scofield and Darby did, was to presumptuously take the two words from 1st Thessalonian 4:17, the words, “caught up”, and their Greek counterpart, “harpazo”…

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…and changed “harpazo” into its Latin counterpart, “ripere”, taken from an obscure Catholic Latin Bible).

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But ripere is the Latin root for another English word, “rapture”, which, originally, was most commonly defined as being “in a state of euphoria”.

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Then, they morphed “caught up”, a verb into a proper noun, creating a new, exotic-sounding title, “The Rapture”.

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Thus, by such a phenomenal and heretical wrestling-match with Scripture, Darby/Scofield were finally able to squeeze out a second return of Christ, instead of the one biblical Return on the “Last Day” (see John, Chapter 6)

John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation”

Hebrews 9:28

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And so, by such twisting of Scripture, Scofield/Darby now invented TWO second “Coming(s) of the Lord”, instead of the Biblical pronouncement of only one!

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And thus was coined the name, “The Pretribulation Rapture”, adding it to the only true biblical Return of Christ!

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This biblical “Last Day” event is correctly named by God, “The Coming of the Lord” on “the last day” (John, Chapter 6)

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Consequently, the Christian world was now being taught that there were, not one, but TWO separate returns of Christ!

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And if you missed out on the Christ’s first return, “Voila!!” You now would have a second chance!

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Very clever…and yet, very devilish!

John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a Thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”

Revelation 3:3

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Those Bible teachers who are heavily invested in this Pre-Tribulation Rapture” church-doctrine will misappropriate this above verse from Revelation 3:3, in order to prop-up and bolster the false doctrine given the non-biblical name, “The Pre-Tribulation Rapture”.

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Of course, this is just one of many passages which these “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” Darbyites/Scofieldites will wrestle with, in attempt to push their false narrative of two separate returns of Jesus.

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What rapturists fail to tell their followers is that this above verse (Revelation 3:3)  was proclaimed to a church which existed around the 1st Century, A.D..

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In other words, Jesus was warning His professed people that if they were not faithful, He might come as a thief, and take away their Heaven-given blessings.

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Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame”

Revelation 16:15

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Yes, these above two verses (Revelation 3:3 & 16:15), concerning Jesus’ coming as a thief, not only apply to us today, but has likewise applied to churchgoers throughout the past 2,000 years!

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If a churchgoer is unfaithful in that which the Lord has entrusted him or her with, there is a danger of God’s Judgment upon that unfaithful individual.

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And such a judgment can happen at any time in history!

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We’ve all seen some seemingly faithful churchgoer suddenly lose his or her faith and belief in Christ.

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Such an apostasy will take on various forms:

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1: a falling back into former ungodly lusts and worldly pursuits:

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2: Getting offended out of church-attendance for some reason:

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3: Deciding to switch over to some obviously false gospel:                                                                                             

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WRESTLING WITH SCRIPTURE

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Well, all this confusion begins to make sense when we read 1st Peter 3:16…

…”they that are unlearned and unstable wrest(le),

as they do also the other scriptures,

unto their own destruction.”

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Yes, when those in the apostate church-world begin to teach some false doctrine,

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…then begins the wrestling match, as they feverishly try to twist other scriptures in hopes of attaining some level of agreement between related scriptures.

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And this is what Darby & Scofield did to invent this totally unbiblical doctrine with the man-contrived name, “The Rapture”.

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

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The true, God-given name is found in 1st Thessalonians 4:15-17…

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“For this we say unto you

by the word of the Lord,

that we which are alive and remain

unto ‘THE COMING OF THE LORD’

shall not prevent them which are asleep…

For the Lord Himself shall descend

from heaven with a shout,

with the voice of the archangel,

and with the trump of God:

and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

then we which are alive and remain

shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,

to meet the Lord in the air:

and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

1st Thessalonians 4:15-17

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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And all this wrestling with Scripture by theologians and Bible teachers, is just one more reason why God is calling His people out of “The City of Confusion”, mystery 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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Yes, this entire false doctrine concerning the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” is just one more heresy among many, which the apostate church-world teaches.

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And this is why there is an end-time exodus occurring away from the harlot churches!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seven_sleepers.jpgTO READ PART 11, CLICK HERE…

June 24th (Darby’s & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture Theory, Part 11: “The War Nobody Prepared For!”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to study my Bible for myself, and let me not by led astray by the errors which have overtaken today’s church-world…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

“What Is “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”?”,

or you can also read…

” June 25th (The War Nobody Prepared For!)”

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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THE 5 OFFICES OF ORION

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But like most of the other Signs which this website reveals, Orion too, has much more to say as he changes his position in the sky.

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And this Soldier in the Heavens puts on different garb, as he presents the five awesome aspects of his various offices.

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From ‘Orion the Soldier’,

and ‘Orion the Reaper’,

…and ‘Orion the Archer’,

…and ‘The Cross of Orion’

…and last but certainly not least, “Orion, The Good Shepherd”. 

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This amazing constellation presents a very complex revelation of the God’s magnificent love for a fallen planet.

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So read on and discover, “things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Matthew 13:35

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

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July 26 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 35: “Why Have the Cities of the Nations Fallen?’”)

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<h1 class=”style-scope ytd-watch-metadata”><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong>Maranatha!: “Christ’s Appearance at His Second Coming”– </strong></span></h1>
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<h3><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a style=”color: #9ea3d9;” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbHCNEvdk1A” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 4-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL  – – Maranatha!: “Christ’s Appearance at His Second Coming”– (youtube.com)</a></strong></span></h3>
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 24 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 15: “Kiddie-Land Transforms into Groomer-World”)

By admin On May 23rd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 24

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Cuttlefish & The False Prophet

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Part 15:

“Kiddie-Land Transforms into Groomer-World”

To read Part 1 of this “And He Spake As A Dragon” series, click here…January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/flood-waters-of-satan/“Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful”

Proverbs 27:6

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

 

 

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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 it can just glance at its environment and instantly change its body to imitate that environment!

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As a matter of fact, whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly begins to change into a similar color and shape of that undersea object!

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Proverbs 27:6

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Truly it can be said, we live in a “Cuttlefish World”.

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Yes, like that incredible impostor, this world was changed into a seemingly benign and beneficent society, to a great degree.

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Oh yes, there has always been many underlying dangers and evils lurking out there!

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But Satan is now coming as “The False Prophet”, spoken of in Revelation 13, 16, 19, and 20.

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And as with most false prophets, Satan is deceiving the world’s inhabitants, which explains why he has given this, his antichrist world-system a make-over into a seemingly “nice place”, offering many “good things” to enjoy and pursue.

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“And he (The False Prophet) had power to…cause that as many as would not worship the image of the (antichrist) beast should be killed”

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And then there was television, which more or less seemed to likewise be on our side, having a form of godliness and morality, even though it had a lot of shows we wouldn’t dare expose ourselves nor our children to.

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But we tried to view only the “good shows”.

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KIDDIE-LAND TRANSITIONS INTO GROOMER-WORLD!

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And then each year, society went on vacation, maybe taking the family to some theme-park, which we believed to be “family-friendly”.

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But little did we know that the great and artful Deceiver, that ultimate cuttlefish imposter, Lucifer…

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…now given the office and title of “Satan” and “The Devil”, is actually “the god of this world”. (2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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And little did we realize that we were merely being deceived into believing the world was on our side and had our best interests at heart!

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We simply didn’t remember God’s warning…“The kisses of an enemy are deceitful!”

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sepia1.jpg“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world….”

1st John 2:15

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Yes, Christians are appalled at the deviancy now being pushed on our young people!

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But truth-be-told, our child-focused institutions have always a tool and weapon in Satan’s deadly arsenal!

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Yes, from its very inception, “Kiddie-Land”, like so many other creations of mankind, have always promoted love for this self-seeking world!

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It has always groomed young children into becoming world-loving, God-hating antichrists, by glorifying Satan’s kingdom of sin and selfishness.

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A CUTTLEFISH WORLD

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuttlefish_-_Sepia_prashadi.jpgWhat we didn’t realize was that this cuttlefish world had been merely camouflaging itself to appear benign.

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But now, it no longer was pretending to be our friend!

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Yes, we completely forgot that Ephesians 2:2 warned us that this world is held captivate, under the bewitching power of…

“the prince of the power of the air,

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

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And now we realized that Isaiah 33:14 is being fulfilled at this very moment, in which…

…”The sinners in Zion are afraid;

fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites!”

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Tissot_Habakkuk.jpgHABAKKUK SAYS ‘RUN!’ 

Habakkuk 2:2

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And the prophet, Habakkuk, prophesied of this very day…

“…for the wicked doth compass about the righteous;

therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”

Habakkuk 1:4

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The book of Habakkuk presents the problem: the all-consuming indoctrination of society (especially of young people).

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RUN, CHRISTIAN RUN!

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis19-17.jpgAnd so, in these last days prior to Christ’s Return, the call goes out for Christians to “run”.

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Listen again to Habakkuk…

…”The LORD God is my strength,

and He will make my feet like hinds’ feet,

and He will make me to walk upon mine high places.”

Habakkuk 3:19

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Yes, this above verse says, in rather allegorical language, that we must fill our mind (our “high places”) with the “exceeding great and precious promises” found in God’s Word! 2nd Peter 1:4

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And to make the Lord our all-in-all, hiding ourselves in Christ’s everlasting “rest unto your souls”! (2nd Peter 1:4 & Matthew 11:28-30)

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO ON CUTTLEFISH…

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GiantCuttlefish6.jpgTO READ PART 16, CLICK HERE…

July 28 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet . Part 16: “The Words of the Wicked”)

Giant Cuttlefish – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

Prayer – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

October 4 (“Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”) 

…or you can also read…

March 29 (“Will The Real Nazi/Fascist/Racist/Etc., Please Shout the Loudest!”)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP

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

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

Valley of Decision w/names

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

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

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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

Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

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Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations

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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours.

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These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left)…

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…and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley on left)…

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…Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount)…

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…and Aquarius, (Destroying Mount on right)…

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…and Pisces (Broad Way to Hell).

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The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy

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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group.

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Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.) 

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FURTHER READING…

The ‘Valley of Decision’ Constellation

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ScofieldCI.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_DarbyTOMORROW:

July 25 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 10: “The ‘Behold, I Come as a Thief’ Hoax!”

 

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Then Shall That Wicked Be Revealed

By admin On May 22nd, 2023

The Man of Lawlessness
2Th 2:1  Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 2:5  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
2Th 2:6  And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
2Th 2:7  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

As we survey the societal landscape there are many signs which reveal that the Holy Spirit is being “taken out of the way”.

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By admin On May 19th, 2023

Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 14 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 7: “Over the Rainbow? Or Stay Down Here?”)

By admin On May 17th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 14

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Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads,

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Part 7:

“Over the Rainbow? Or Stay Down Here?”

To read Part 1, click here… “July 4th (Look Up & Lift Up Your Heads!)”

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Wizard_of_Oz_Judy_Garland_1939.jpg“There’s no place like home! There’s no place like home!”

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Remember those words?

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Well, perhaps the Reader of this article is too young to know about the movie which popularized those words, “There’s no place like home!”

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Wizard of Oz Judy Garland – 1939 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE WIZARD OF OZ

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And for those who are too young to know, that movie, The Wizard of Oz, was a blockbuster mega-movie starring that fresh-faced young lady named Judy Garland, who played Dorothy of Kansas.

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And in this incredible movie, young Dorothy was taken up in a Midwest tornado-whirlwind…

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…soon finding herself in a colorful wonderland in which she and three fellow seekers begin an arduous journey to find The Wizard of Oz…

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…in hopes of asking him to give to each of these four sojourners, that one thing which was lacking in each of their respective lives.

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Dorothy, of course, was wanting the Wizard to help her find her way home, back to Kansas.

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And in the end of this charming movie, Dorothy is told to keep repeating the words, “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home…”

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And lo and behold, when she opens her eyes, she finds herself back home in Kansas, now appreciating her home and humble circumstances like she never had done so before!

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

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So, what’s the point of this article?

At a loss by George Shucklin – wikimedia – share-alike license

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http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pilgrim%27s_Progress_2.JPGSUSPICIOUS RESEMBLANCE TO PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

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The point is, that this movie, which has captured the hearts of successive generations since it first aired in 1939, had a very suspicious resemblance to the book, Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan.

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Yes, The Wizard of Oz was obviously, the secular world’s answer to that incredible allegorical tale by Bunyan…

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Pilgrim’s Progress, a heaven-inspired allegory, which also won the hearts of, and greatly encouraged millions of Heaven-bound Christian pilgrims since it was first penned in the mid-seventeenth century!

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Pilgrim’s Progress Enters The Wicket Gate – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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WHICH WORLD WILL YOU CHOOSE?

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The big difference between those two tales, is that in Bunyan’s book, the focus was on the Pilgrim’s sojourn to the Celestial City (Heaven).

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On the other hand, The Wizard of Oz movie only proved that this present world is the best place to be…a mirror-opposite of Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress”.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dear_Santa_Claus.jpgSANTA CLAUSE & THE WIZARD BOTH INSPIRE UNBELIEF

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And just like that old mythical character, “Santa Clause”, that great fraudster, “The Wizard of Oz” likewise had a very suspicious resemblance to God, The Father.

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Yes, when Dorothy’s dog pulled back the Wizard’s curtain, it was discovered that the wizard was just a mere mortal man, deceitfully posing as a Wizard.

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So why bring all these things to light?

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“Look Up; Lift Up Your Heads!”

Luke 21:28

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Well, that mega-movie is a very great example of how Satan masterfully uses the various media to get people’s eyes focused downward.

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On the other hand, Bunyan’s tale, Pilgrim’s Progress, got its readers eyes focused upward, to Heaven!

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Yes, even moviegoers cannot escape the battle between Heaven and Hell (that is, the Hell of this present world).

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And The Wizard of Oz has been one of Satan’s most successful Hollywood indoctrinations, for the above stated reason.

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/flood-waters-of-satan/“THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR…”

Ephesians 2:2, 3

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Oh yes, Satan is very subtle!

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He was subtle when he first deceived Mankind in the Garden…

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…and he is even more subtle today, in the ways that he deceives the world’s citizens, even erasing himself!

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The Bible declares that “Satan…deceives the whole world” Revelation 12:9.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel

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ATHEISM, THE 6TH HEAD OF ANTICHRIST

(to read more on this, click here)

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And as charming as that movie was, it nevertheless was a very subtle assault by that unseen Master Deceiver Antichrist spirit, to further cause moviegoers to disbelieve in the existence of God!

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It exposed the great Wizard of Oz as a complete fraud!

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Yes, Satan has used the modern media to convince much of this world that God is nothing more than a mythical character…

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…thus, deceiving a great portion of the earth’s inhabitants into thinking that there is no way of escape out of this sad and hopeless world of death!

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THE PROMISED LAND AWAITS!

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But the very Good News is, that there is indeed a way of escape from all this pandemic madness!

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Yes, “Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high”, there actually exists a “Promised Land”…

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…a beautiful land which is infinitely more wonderful than any fictional tale which any storyteller or movie producer could ever possibly imagine!

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And that Promised Land is waiting for the arrival of all Pilgrims who are weary of this sorrowful world of sickness, death, and hopelessness!

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

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http://christianimagesource.com/prophet_jeremiah_g341-prophet_jeremiah__image_2_p2281.htmlEND-TIME EXODUS

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And the Reader is encouraged to also join the exodus out of this “City of Destruction”, the world…

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…and begin the Pilgrim’s sojourn to that Land in which there will be

…”no more death,

neither sorrow,

nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain:

for the former things are passed away”.

Revelation 21:4

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And while lying in bed, one might even close their eyes, look up, and keep repeating the phrase…

…”There’s no place like Heaven!

There’s no place like Heaven…”

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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tin_Woodman.pngTo read part 8, click here…

December 6th (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 8: “A New Heart For The Tin Man?”)

Tin Woodman – William Wallace Denslow – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes, that I may see the veracity of this message, and keep me from allowing Satan to bring my focus back down to earth…

Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

February 9 (“Which World Will You Choose?”),

or you can also read…

May 27 (“Somewhere Over The Rainbow?”)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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THE ARK, CROSS/SCEPTER & FLOWER OF THE FIELD

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“And the temple of God was opened in heaven,

and there was seen in His Temple the Ark of His Testament…”

Revelation 11:19

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Ark of the Covenant & Cross/Scepter & Flower of the Field Constellations-you may share

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The below sketch is of the southernmost constellations:

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The Ark of the Covenant,

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the Flower of the Field,

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and the Cross/Scepter Constellations

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…and as you can see in the sketch, the two stars in this Ark of the Covenant Constellation, (on either side of the Ark) do not look like these two angels.

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This sketch is just an overly generous rendering of this constellation.

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This sketch does however, present a view of the Ark, as it might have appeared (somewhat) in Solomon’s temple.

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This constellation is commonly known as “Sagittarius”.

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Why the ancients saw this as a centaur (man/horse figure) is a mystery.

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Maybe someone knows.

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READ MORE…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Posing_with_the_drag_queens_(6323437534).jpgTOMORROW:

July 15 (Taking Back This Nation for God! Part 22: “The Death of Common Sense”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 24, (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 8: “Left Behind: Myth or Misunderstood?”)

By admin On May 6th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 22

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Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture,

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Part 8:

“Left Behind: Myth or Merely Misunderstood?”

To read Part 1, Click here… “January 25th (The Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 1)”

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“But as the days of Noe (Noah) were,

so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

For as in the days that were before the flood

they were eating and drinking,

marrying and giving in marriage,

until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 

And knew not until the flood came,

and took them all away;

so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

Then shall two be in the field;

the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

Two women shall be grinding at the mill;

the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

Watch therefore:

for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known

in what watch the thief would come,

he would have watched,

and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 

Therefore be ye also ready:

for in such an hour as ye think not

the Son of man cometh.

Matthew 24:37-44

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“…they that are unlearned and unstable wrest (wrestle), as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction”

2nd Peter 3:16

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Today’s Bible teachers and theologians try their best to deny and cover up the fact historical records give Cyrus I. Scofield credit for popularizing this false doctrine of the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”, first invented by another 19th-century false Bible teacher, one John Darby of The Plymouth Brethren denomination.

Cyrus Scofield - 1920 - Wikipedia - US Public Domain

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Today’s Bible teachers/theologians would love you to believe that the name “The Rapture” is the proper biblical name for Christ’s Return. But the fact is, in the New Testament centuries prior to these two men, the God-given, biblical name, The Coming of the Lord” was correctly used. (See 1st Thessalonians, 4:15)

John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“As also in all his epistles, (Paul) speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction”

2nd Peter 3:16

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What Scofield and Darby did, was to presumptuously take the two words from 1st Thessalonian 4:17, the words, “caught up”, and their Greek counterpart, “harpazo”, and changed “harpazo” into its Latin counterpart, “ripere”, (taken from an obscure Catholic Latin Bible), which is the Latin root for another English word, “rapture”, which, originally, was most commonly defined as being “in a state of euphoria”. Then, they morphed “caught up”, a verb into a proper noun, creating a new, exotic-sounding title, “The Rapture”.

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Thus, by such heretical wrestling with Scripture, Scofield/Darby then began to promote the idea that Christ would “rapture” His Church out of the world, just prior to the prophecies of Revelation being fulfilled.

John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation”

Hebrews 9:28

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And so, by such twisting of Scripture, Scofield/Darby now invented TWO second “Coming(s) of the Lord”, instead of the Biblical pronouncement of only one! And thus was coined the name, “The Pretribulation Rapture”, and the second return, using the God-given name for the event, “The Coming of the Lord” on “the last day”.

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Consequently, the Christian world was now being taught that there were, not one, but TWO separate returns of Christ! And if you missed out on the Christ’s first return, you now would have a second chance!

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Very clever…and yet, very devilish!

John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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So, let’s just “cut-to-the-chase”, as the saying goes, and somewhat dissect our signature verse…

“But as the days of Noe (Noah) were,

so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

For as in the days that were before the flood

they were eating and drinking,

marrying and giving in marriage,

until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 

And knew not until the flood came,

and took them all away;

so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

Then shall two be in the field;

the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

Two women shall be grinding at the mill;

the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

Watch therefore:

for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known

in what watch the thief would come,

he would have watched,

and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 

Therefore be ye also ready:

for in such an hour as ye think not

the Son of man cometh.

Matthew 24:37-44

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So here it says that the Coming of the Son of Man will be like the days of Noah: it was “business as usual” in the world: eating drinking, marrying, etc….

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And then, the flood came and took them (the rejecters of God’s plea to get into the Ark) all away in that watery deluge.

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But Jesus now compares this to the Coming of the Son of Man: “…so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.” 

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Okay, so who was taken away in Noah’s flood?they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away;”

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So, it was those who continued enjoying the things of the world, being too busy to be bothered with getting aboard the Ark of safety. These worldly-minded ones were taken away!

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And so, who will be taken when Jesus comes as a “thief in the night?” Listen to Luke’s Gospel, as God makes a similar statement…

Luk 17:35  Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luk 17:36  Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luk 17:37  And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

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So in this passage, Jesus’ disciples actually ask “Where, Lord?” They obviously were asking where were the ones being taken.To this, Jesus replied…”Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.” In other words, the ones being taken were taken to be destroyed, consumed by eagles! And the ones being left were left in the field, or left grinding at the mill!

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…Today’s Devotional – May 8th (The Darby/Scofield Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 9 “The Church Hidden”)

 

Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 22 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 7: “The Heretical False-Teaching of a 2nd Chance”)

By admin On April 22nd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 22

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Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture,

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Part 7:

“The Heretical False-Teaching of a 2nd Chance”

To read Part 1, Click here… “January 25th (The Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 1)”

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“Behold, I show you a mystery;

We shall not all sleep,

but we shall all be changed,

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,

at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall sound,

and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed…

and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

1st Corinthians 15:51, 52 & 1st Thessalonians 4:17

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Ever since mankind’s very first act of disobedience, sin and sorrow have plagued this planet-in-rebellion!

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And for millenniums, life on this ball-spinning-in-space has continued to stumble & fumble along.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svg“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”

Matthew 24:12

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But now, this troubled world is beginning to unravel so rapidly, that God’s deceived people are starting to question…

…”Is all this mayhem and trouble actually the beginning events

of that great afore-promised “Time of Trouble”!

“Why is the world getting so bad,

so tragic, so crazy-evil,

and all so rapidly?!”

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THE SO-CALLED PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE

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Perhaps, the “best-kept-secret” in today’s “Christendom” is the acknowledgment of the fathers of the so-called “Pretribulation Rapture” theory.

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Yes indeed! Historical records give Cyrus I. Scofield credit for popularizing this false doctrine of the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”…

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…a theory first invented by another 19th-century false Bible teacher, one John Darby of The Plymouth Brethren denomination.

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But prior to the 1800’s, it was almost universally accepted that Scripture only speaks of one return of Christ.

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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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A CATHOLIC DOCTRINE

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…whose teachings were concocted to combat the Christian-community’s widely-held teaching that the authoritarian European papal religious system was the literal fulfillment of Revelation 13’s afore-promised Antichrist. 

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“…they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction”

2nd Peter 3:16

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What Scofield and Darby did, was to presumptuously take the two words from 1st Thessalonian 4:17, the words, “caught up”, and their Greek counterpart, “harpazo”…

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…and then, changed “harpazo” into its Latin counterpart, “ripere”, (taken from an obscure Catholic Latin Bible), which is the Latin root for another English word, “rapture”…

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…which, “rapture”, originally, was most commonly defined as being “in a state of euphoria”.

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Then, they morphed “caught up”, a verb into a proper name, “The Rapture”.

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Thus, by that incredible wrestling-match with Scripture, Scofield/Darby then began to promote the idea that Christ would “rapture” His Church out of the world, just prior to the prophecies of Revelation being fulfilled.

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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation”

Hebrews 9:28

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And so, by such twisting of Scripture, Scofield/Darby now invented TWO second “Coming(s) of the Lord”, instead of the Biblical pronouncement of only one!

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And thus, was coined the unbiblical name, The Pretribulation Rapture”.

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Consequently, the Christian world was now being taught that there were, not one, but TWO separate returns of Christ!

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And if you missed out on the Christ’s first return, you now would have a second chance, “on the last day”! (See John Chapter 6 for “the last Day references).

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Very clever…and yet, very devilish!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_exclamation_mark.svgNow, just why is it important to know if there ONE Second Coming or TWO Second Comings?

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THE DARBY/SCOFIELD DECEPTION 

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But the historical records reveal that in the centuries prior to John Darby, practically the entire church-world only taught one return of Christ, on the “last day”.

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As a matter of fact, for those who have read the Bible, not already indoctrinated into the “Pre-Trib Rapture” ideology, will only find references to one Return of Christ.

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In other words, it took some major wrestling with Scripture to come up with this convoluted church-doctrine!

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But Satan, knowing that two returns and a second chance would greatly disarm God’s naive people, cleverly led Darby and Scofield to discover those certain verses which could be misused to support two returns. 

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Don’t Worry! You Can Always Catch the Second Train Out of Here!

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One thing is for sure! There are many who have taken a relaxed attitude, simply because they have been deceived by Darby & Scofield’s heresy of a so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”, believing that they will be taken up PRIOR to the Great Tribulation!

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To show just how absurd this whole notion of two returns is, listen to this:

There are some, maybe even many others,

who are so deceived, that they actually are hoping to get “left behind

so that they can witness all the horrendous events of The Great Tribulation,

and the coming Antichrist and his buddy, The False Prophet!

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And this morbid and absurd desire has been bolstered by a lot of intriguing and exciting movies glamorizing those who got “left behind”.

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:1-4

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And this wrestling with Scripture, is just one more reason why God is calling His people out of “The City of Confusion”, mystery 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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Yes, this entire false doctrine concerning the so-called Pre-Tribulation Rapture is just one more heresy among many, which the apostate church-world teaches.

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And this is why there is an end-time exodus occurring away from the harlot churches!

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/orion-2/“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven:

and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,

and they shall see the Son of man

coming in the clouds of heaven

with power and great glory.

And He shall send His angels

WITH A GREAT SOUND OF A TRUMPET,

and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds,

from one end of heaven to the other.”

Matthew 24:30, 31

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/mark-of-the-beast-seal-of-god/TO READ PART 8, CLICK HERE…

July 24, (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 8: “Left Behind: Myth or Misunderstood?”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to study my Bible for myself, and let me not be led astray by the errors which have overtaken today’s church-world…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

“July 13th (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: “Alone With God!”)”

or you can also read…

” June 25th (The War Nobody Prepared For!)”

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE 5 OFFICES OF ORION

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But like most of the other Signs which this website reveals, Orion too, has much more to say as he changes his position in the sky.

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And this Soldier in the Heavens puts on different garb, as he presents the five awesome aspects of his various offices.

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From ‘Orion the Soldier’, 

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and ‘Orion the Reaper’,

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and ‘Orion the Archer’,

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and ‘The Cross of Orion’,

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and last but certainly not least, “Orion, The Good Shepherd”. 

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This amazing constellation presents a very complex revelation of the God’s magnificent love for a fallen planet.

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So read on and discover, “things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Matthew 13:35

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READ MORE…

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

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TOMORROW…

July 23 (The Whisperer, Part 5: “The Accuser of God”)

Eve & The Whispering Serpent – Signs Of Heaven – Share-alike License

 

 

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 1: (World of Lies, Part 18: “Escaping the City of Confusion”)

By admin On April 22nd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: July 1

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World of Lies,

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Part 18:

“Escaping the City of Confusion”

TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE…JANUARY 3 (World of Lies, Part 1: “The Femme-Fatale Firefly!”)

 

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“Ball of confusion

Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today!

…So, round and around and around we go

Where the world’s headed, nobody knows…

Just a ball of confusion Oh yeah,

that’s what the world is today!”

Song by The Temptations, lyrics provided by Lyricfind

File:The Temptations 1968.JPG – Wikimedia Commons

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Every now and then, a song comes along and “tells it like it is!”

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And this song from the 1970’s, “Ball of Confusion”, was one of those songs!

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After all, the Bible likewise calls this world, “The City of Confusion”. Isaiah 24:10

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And even though the lyrics say, “Ball of confusion, Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today”, the fact is, it’s always been a world of confusion!

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From the day in which evil came down to paradise, and took control, “confusion and every evil work” has been the order of the day (and throughout history!)

(James 3:16 for “confusion and every evil work” reference)

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Yes, there’s always been a full spectrum of philosophies, ideologies, religions, and governments, each one contradicting another: a veritable ball of confusion!…

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“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived”

2nd Timothy 3:13 

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…People can’t figure out what gender they!

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…Men now using “the little girls’ room”!

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…Men allowed to play girls’ sports!

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…Courts allowing unrepentant criminals to return to the streets!

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…Devastating drugs decriminalized, causing massive robberies and street-drug-addicts!

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…Parents given a week or so to decide if they wish to keep their newborn baby, or have it starved-to-death!

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…Churches having Drag Queens deliver the sermon!

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…The government simply printing up trillions for their ‘pet projects’, knowing full well that it will cause massive inflation, eventually destroying the entire economy…and nation!

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Yes, in addition to the “full spectrum of philosophies, ideologies, religions, and governments”, this world is inundated with a full spectrum of crimes and immoralities!

Unisex bathroom pictogram – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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

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Habakkuk 1:4

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Everywhere we turn, we and our children are being indoctrinated: the Internet, television, newspapers, books, schools, billboards, radio, smart-phones, games, sexualized toy dolls, movie theaters, etc., all have become a source of indoctrination!

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Society is becoming increasingly aggressive in its efforts to indoctrinate us and our children!

ABOVE PICTURE: TV indoctrination – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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Escaping the City of Confusion

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgNow having said all this, the main thrust of today’s devotional is “Escaping the City of Confusion”.

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And it’s not hard to see that this world is getting crazier and more chaotic and debased, by the day!

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A veritable “Ball of Confusion”!

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So, just how can I escape all the growing mayhem-n-madness?

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How can I save my children from getting swallowed up by the insanity and devolving morality of this evolving dystopian tyranny?

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How can we keep from getting brainwashed by this giant “re-education machine” (which this high-tech world has become)?

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Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

 

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FILLING OUR HEARTS WITH HEAVEN!

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For instance, those of us who have Internet can find a site which offers Celestial choir music!

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And combined with quiet Davidic psalms, we can imitate what the inhabitants of Heaven listen to!

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After all, we are going to live in Heaven for all eternity!

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So why wait for Heaven?

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PRAY WITHOUT CEASING!

1st Thessalonians 5:17

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Next, we can ask the Holy Spirit to graciously give us the desire to pray without ceasing!

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That way, the Christian can be sharing his or her thoughts with the Lord, all through the day!

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Whether at work, or while walking, or when at recreation with the family, or even lying in bed, the Christian can talk with our heavenly Father, and tell Him of all our needs, concerns, and desires!

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WALKING UPWARD!

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Well, there are many other ways in which the Christian can make life a little bit of heaven-on-earth, such as contemplating Scripture through each day!

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And through heart-felt prayer for wisdom and desire, we might receive that Spirit of Holiness, which we yearn for!

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And who knows? If we become totally immersed in heavenly thoughts, we might just one day begin to walk straight upward into the Celestial City of God!

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Well, that’s what Enoch did! That’s right! 

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Enoch so completely walked with God, that God eventually took Enoch!

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“And he was not! For God took him!” Genesis 5:24

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GiantCuttlefish6.jpgTO READ PART 19, CLICK HERE…

July 22 (A World of Lies! Part 19: It’s a Cuttlefish World! CONTINUED: “Kiddie-World Transforms Into Groomer-World!”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Separate me as far as possible from all ungodly influences, and give me the love for Your Word, that I might fully immerse myself in it…

Morning Prayers – Ebenezer Newman – Downard – 1860 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE

(TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE! Part 2: “Time To Get Out Of Our Schools!”)…

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…or you can also read…

April 27 (“Habakkuk Says ‘RUN’ From Schools!”)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE URSA MAJOR ‘MOTION PICTURE’ IN THE HEAVENS

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You see, in the spring, if you look to the north, the constellation commonly known as Ursa Major actually looks like a headless woman who is with child.

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And yet, as summer turns to fall, and fall turns to winter, this constellation slowly rotates until it is upside-down, now appearing as a running woman with upraised arms.

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But as winter progresses, this running woman slowly begins to lean forward until she appears to be flying: flying westward.

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

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July 2 (How to Breeze Through the Coming Crisis! Part 10: “They That Sow in Tears”) 

Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

 

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TESTIMONIES FOR THE CHURCH: VOLUME 9, PAGES 9-11

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This is the infamous prophecy concerning the 9/11 terror attack on New York City.

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Notice that the editors, 100 years ago, unknowingly placed this “9/11 vision” on Volume 9, Page 11 of the “Testimonies for the Church” collection.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN (16 MINUTES) Testimonies for the Church, Vol 9, pp 9 18 Day 448 (youtube.com)

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fulfillments of the two beasts

By admin On March 28th, 2023

came out of the sea

7 heads, 10 horns, ten crowns

received deadly wound by a sword

the express image of the dragon

Rev 13:2  And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and

the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

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The First Beast
Rev 13:1  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Rev 13:2  And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Rev 13:3  And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Rev 13:4  And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Rev 13:5  And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Rev 13:6  And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Rev 13:7  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Rev 13:8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Rev 13:9  If any man have an ear, let him hear.
Rev 13:10  He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

called the false prophet

came up out of the earth

two horns like a lamb

speaks as a dragon

makes fire come down from heaven in the sight of men

miracle-working

creates an image of the 1st Beast

causes all to receive a mark

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The Second Beast
Rev 13:11  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.
Rev 13:12  And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:13  And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Rev 13:14  And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 13:15  And he 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.
Rev 13:16  And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18  Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Daily Devotional, Year 4 – October 30 (Come Out of Her, My People, Part 63 “Jesus Revolution? or Devolution?”

By admin On March 22nd, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – January 24 

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Come Out of Her, My People

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Part 63

“Jesus Revolution? or Devolution?”

TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE…May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 1)

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SECOND “GREAT” AWAKENING

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But, the following revivals, such as the so-called, “Second Great Awakening”, brought in some very questionable doctrines, most notably, the “Freewill Salvation”, in which some people possess enough innate goodness to choose to follow Jesus.

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The next revival, the Azusa Street Revival brought in numerous signs and wonders…

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Then, there was the totally unbiblical idea that Jesus would come again, not once, but twice! This was originated by one, John Darby of the Plymouth Brethren in and later popularized by C. I. Scofield, J. Vernon Mcgee, and later by the 1970’s book, “The Late, Great Planet Earth”.

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The next “revival” began in the late 1960’s in which the church-world capitulated to the fashionable rock music and relaxed dress codes of that era.

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This movement was known as the Jesus Revolution and quickly spread elsewhere from its origin in Southern California.

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This movement was a combination of the Hippie movement of that era and combined “Flower-Power” with the love of Jesus.

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One Lonnie Frisbee, a closet homosexual and self-described “LSD-freak-turned-preacher” spearheaded this movement with the aid of various southern Californian pastors who were struggling to revive Christianity which was faltering in the western nations.

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This movement brought in popular music, casual dress, and a watered-down version of the Gospel, and various other worldly elements, such as comedy, rock-n-roll, etc….

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Lonnie Frisbee in the 1960s – Wikipedia – Non-free media information and use rationale for Lonnie Frisbee

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The point is, Christianity has been on a continuous downward slide.

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July 21 (Come Out of Her, My People, Part 64: “Teachers of Babylon”

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

“Dear Lord, Lead me to that water of life, and make me to drink freely! And then, help me to keep my eyes looking ever-upward, so that the things of earth will grow strangely dim…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

August 10 (Am I A Teacher of Babylon?) 

or you can also read…

NOVEMBER 7 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 25: “Did I Use Lightness?”)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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AS THE FLOWER…

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FALLS AWAY”…

1st Peter 1:25

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FLOWER OF THE FIELD IN HEAVEN

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This is perhaps one of the most amazing constellations that God has created.

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It truly looks like a flower, and appears to be blowing in the direction of westward.

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But as autumn draws near, this constellation appears to bow itself down, just like the flowers of Earth bow down, at the summer’s end.

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

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And these are not merely obscure stars. These are among the biggest and brightest stars in the night heavens.

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The Two Turtle-Doves Constellation is also known as Sagittarius .

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The Flower of the Field is also known as Scorpio .

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But there is another obvious aspect to this constellation group.

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Notice that the birds are flying in the same direction as the flower is bending; it is as if the east wind is blowing these heavenly messengers…

“The wind blows where it desires,

and you hear the sound thereof,

but canst not tell whence it comes,

and where it goes:

so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”

John 3:8.

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So here is another incredible Bible concept, written in the heavens! And God has spoken of these signs!

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Listen… “For ever, O LORD,

Thy word is settled in heaven.”

Psalm 119:89

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THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

By the way, it is not the purpose of www.theheavensdeclare.net to give any validity to the Zodiac or any pagan deities. But the common names of many constellations must be given, solely for the purpose of locating them on star-charts.

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WHY IS THIS FLOWER POINTING UPWARD?

flower of the field constellation (fixed)

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To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia.

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The editor of this site has sketched in the Flower of the Field Constellation on this constellation commonly referred to as the Scorpio Constellation (plus a few other close-by bright stars).

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Do you see the long blade of grass growing from the base of the Flower of the Field?

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This is made of the two highest stars of the Lupus Constellation, and the two lowest stars of the Libra Constellation.

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As this sketch shows, the flower appears to be pointing to Arcturus and the Revelation 12 Woman (shown in sketch below).

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Arcturus represents Jesus, as He leads His sons (and daughters) on a spiritual journey up a heavenward pathway, as is written…

“Canst you bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?

or can you guide Arcturus with his sons?”

Job 38:32.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Flower of the Field Constellation” or you can also read… “Flower of the Field Constellation, Part 3: “Signs of the World’s End””

ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)

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TOMORROW…

October 31 (Noble Bereans, Part 9: Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Life)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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<span style=”color: #808080;”>Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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Forevermore

By admin On March 18th, 2023

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will praise Thee forevermore!

 

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

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

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will love Thee forevermore!

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

Forevermore, forevermore, and I will live forevermore!

Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JANUARY 19 (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?! Part 10 “Why Does God Break Our Hearts?”

By admin On March 11th, 2023

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Daily Devotional – Year 2 – JANUARY 19

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In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!

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Part 10

“Why Does God Break Our Hearts?”

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

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“Slay them not, lest My people forget:

scatter them by thy power;

and bring them down,

O Lord our shield.”

Psalm 59:11

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Or you might also hear this similar remark…“If God is so loving, why doesn’t He just stop all the evil?!”

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Just why does God allow all the bad stuff?

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And God had two choices:

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Plan 1: To annihilate mankind, or…

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Plan 2: allow selfishness to play itself out to its ultimate results.

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And since God is a loving and merciful God, He chose Plan 2: He allowed mankind to continue existing in this fallen world, filled with all its lusts and selfish desires.

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Cole Thomas – Expulsion from the Garden of Eden – 1828 – Boston Museum & Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.”

Psalm 36:2

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But God also allowed our selfishness to manifest itself for what it truly is: a destructive government, resulting in human misery and death.

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Well, to put it concisely, even bluntly, God is trying to break our selfish hearts!

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In other words, He knows the hearts of humans, that we love our selfish ways! 

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And we love this self-seeking world!

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So, God must allow this selfish world-system to play itself out until humanity finally realizes sin’s horrific results.

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Psa_35:16  With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

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There are many unhappy citizens, even “gnashing of teeth” against God, crying out “If there is a God, then He’s a heartless monster!

“Just look at all the innocent children being trafficked,” they bitterly say, “being abused, getting cancer!

“And your wonderful God just sits back and says, ‘Tough Luck!'”

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Ecc_3:11  He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

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The problem is, that Planet Earth’s citizenry cannot see beyond this little life.

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This short little existence is all they are concerned with.

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They cannot see the Promised Land waiting beyond the grave of all them who put their trust in the Savior!

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“He hath made every thing beautiful in his time” Ecclesiastes 3:11

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“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes…”

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The very Good News is, that there is coming very soon a new day of which it is written…

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth…

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;

and there shall be no more death,

neither sorrow, nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain:

for the former things are passed away.”

Revelation 21:1, 4

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All those who put their trust in Jesus will “look up, and lift up your heads” and realize that God will raise up all those who suffered at the cruel hand of Satan.

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And they will rise from their graves, only to enter into that Promised Land in which they will be forever happy, forever healthy…and forever young!

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully grasp this concept of giving thanks in both the good as well as the bad things that happen…

…Help me to understand that nothing can happen to me, either good or bad, unless you allow it to happen…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

“July 13th (“Alone With God!”)”

…or you may also read…

MARCH 4 (“Why Does God Allow Suffering?”)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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GRASPING FOR SCEPTER AND A CROWN…

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This page however just deals with the Woman travailing in child-birth.

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When she is in labor, she appears to reach out her hand southward to grasp a The Cross/Scepter, which is coming from the South, out of an ark-like box.

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There also is a Crown of 12 Stars (13 counting a star in the center).

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But the Crown (the Corona Borealis Constellation) is not yet on her head.

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The crown is to the south of her.

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So, she is grasping for the Cross/Scepter.

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She doesn’t yet wear the crown.

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This reminds us of that well-known passage in Philippians which states…

…”Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended:

but this one thing I do,

forgetting those things which are behind,

and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

I press toward the mark for the prize

of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 3:13, 14

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And also, another verse of the apostle Paul…

…”Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,

which the Lord, the righteous judge,

shall give me at that day:

and not to me only,

but unto all them also that love his appearing.”

2nd Timothy 4:8.

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So, this woman with child is grasping, either for that Cross/Scepter, or perhaps that crown, or both.

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This is such an incredible scenario in the heavens!

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But this is a very complex concept.

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Because this headless woman-with-child, which turns upside down in winter to become the “Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12″…

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…and combine this with that Crown and that Cross/Scepter, of which she appears to be grasping for in summer…

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…and these various aspects present a great portion of what the Bible is about.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

READ MORE…

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

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Microphone_icons#/media/File:Icon_announcer.svgTOMORROW…

JANUARY 20 (Eternal Torment? Part 5: “The Talk Show”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 13 (Wake-up Call, 911! Part 2: “Why All the Insanity!?”)

By admin On March 10th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 13

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Wake-up Call, 911!

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Part 2:

“Why All the Insanity!?”

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

 

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“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness…”

Isaiah 5:20

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

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

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Don’t you agree?

Ground Zero, by Bobb Vann – Wikimedia -This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of…the cup at the LORD’S hand, and (God) made all the nations to drink…”

Jeremiah 25:16, 17

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Just look around! Just behold all the seeming mass-insanity!

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Boys declaring themselves girls!

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Grown men using “The Little Girls Room!”

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Criminals released back on the streets, unpunished and unrepentant!

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National borders illegally overrun by foreigners, bringing many deadly drugs, enslaved-children, ruthless gangsters, hate-filled terrorists, etc…!

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The mass media becoming a modern-day Orwellian “Big Brother”, spying, lying, censoring, intimidating, pitting various people-groups against each-other!

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Courts and judges making unjust decisions, disregarding the rule of law!

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The embracing of socialism which penalizes human achievement, eventually causing former productive persons to give up.

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Government leaders spewing “convenient” lies without the slightest twinge of conscience while the mass media goliaths cover up for their lies and hypocrisy!

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Deadly drugs being legalized!

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Cities becoming a crime-ridden dystopian hellscape while mayors and governors unable or unwilling to uphold the laws which would quickly solve the problem!

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Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

Unisex bathroom pictogram – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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

Mass Migration – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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“…yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live…”

Ecclesiastes 9:3

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As this above verse reveals, the Lord promised to expose this antichrist world-system for what it truly is: a crazy, confused, and misguided planet!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Posing_with_the_drag_queens_(6323437534).jpgAnd those who have renounced and rejected God’s Bible, have no anchor of truth to cling to!

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And as a result, “the god of this world”, Lucifer, now given the title of “Satan”, casts them unmercifully down into the bottomless pit of unutterable wickedness, and insane madness!

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And so, why should we be surprised to witness all the mayhem, confusion, and abject horror, which society is now displaying, as they “swirl round-and-down into Hell’s drain”, just prior to them disappearing altogether into the “bottomless pit”!

Minneapolis Riots – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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Amidst all this negativity concerning the great Judgment Day now upon us, there is much Good News!

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This is because there has been a way of escape provided for and every man, woman, and child…

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…all who desires to escape the tsunami of madness and destruction now overtaking the world!

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And all those who renounce this, Lucifer’s fallen, antichrist world-system, and begin their trek up the Highway to Heaven, they will soon enter onto the soft, green grass of the Earth-made-new, in which…

“…God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;

and there shall be no more death,

neither sorrow,

nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain:

for the former things are passed away.”

Revelation 21:4

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In that glorious Promised Land…“the land flowing with milk and honey” (Numbers 14:8, etc…)…

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…there, the true bells of liberty will resound through the ever-winding meadows…

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…and echoing against the everlasting hills, in which the joyful sounds of innocent laughter and grateful praise for our Saviour will never cease!

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And there, we will be ever-learning, ever-loving, and forever young!

ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway with Bible passages as steppingstones – Bible www.signsofheaven.org

Monet painting Pathway in Monets Garden at Giverny – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

JULY 17 (Sodom Rising, Part 8: “Good Warning, Sodom!”)…

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…or you can also read…

January 7th (Time To Get Out of Dodge?)

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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REVELATION 12 FLEEING WOMAN CONSTELLATION

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WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…

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

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

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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.  

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This is seen in springtime in the northern skies. 

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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).

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

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars.

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

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READ MORE…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judy_Garland_Over_the_Rainbow_2.jpgTOMORROW…

July 14 (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 7: “Over the Rainbow? Or Stay Down Here?”)

Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 12 (A 3-Finger Judgment Day, Part 16: The World’s Most Oppressed People-Group)

By admin On March 6th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 12

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A 3-Finger Judgment-Day,

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Part 16:

“The World’s Most Oppressed People-Group

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

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Aren’t you amazed!?

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

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

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“YOU’RE OPPRESSING ME!”

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

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

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

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A WHOLE LOT!!!

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WHO’S THE MOST OPPRESSED?

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgNow, with all the seemingly countless people-groups in the world, one might wonder just which particular group happens to be the most oppressed.

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

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

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

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

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Well, just think about it!

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This entire world is suffering the wrath and persecution by the “the god (and Prince) of this world”, Lucifer, now entitled, “The Devil” and “Satan”!

(See 2nd Corinthians 4:4 and John 12:31, 14:30 & 16:11)! 

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Listen to God’s Word, the Bible…

How art thou fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning!

how art thou cut down to the ground,

which didst weaken the nations!…

16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee,

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

that did shake kingdoms;

17That made the world as a wilderness,

and destroyed the cities thereof;

that opened not the house of his prisoners…

Isaiah 14:12, 16, 17

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

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And this entire fallen world and all its inhabitants are truly the most oppressed!

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

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

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A WORLD OF MANY LUSTS!

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Just think about all the insane lusting going on here!

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And not just sensual lust or substance abuse!

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No, there are many who are driven to other insane lusts of various types:

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…Rich people driven to lust for more riches…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marilyn_Monroe_Lexington_Subway_Image_(14551832204).jpg…Talented and/or outwardly attractive people driven to achieve the spotlight and limelight in some way…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Affordable_uncontested_divorce_in_calgary.jpg…Spouses/parents are often satanically driven to some form of oppression against their spouse and/or their children…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Texting_closeup.jpg…Liars/cheats/scammers are unknowingly and helplessly being driven to even more lying, cheating, and scamming…

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SatanicMECHANIC3.jpg…politicians are often helplessly caught up in the madness and lies of politics and the insane pursuit of even greater power and authority than they currently possess…

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

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…Wicked local, state, and federal governments allowing deadly drugs which are destroying the lives of millions, casting them into the daily bondage of seeking after more drugs…

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

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Capricho_43,_El_sue%C3%B1o_de_la_raz%C3%B3n_produce_monstruos.jpg…So-called “mentally ill” persons are being used by “the rulers of the darkness of this world” to deceive the human race into believing that so-called “mental illness” is due to some chemical imbalance or childhood trauma…

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Posing_with_the_drag_queens_(6323437534).jpg…Sodomy and confusion is being forced upon young minds, and forced upon those who teach such abominations by a very cruel “Prince of the Power of the Air, that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2, 3)

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

Girl Texting – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

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

San Francisco Homeless Tents – wikimedia

Billy Sunday at the White House – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christianandapollyon.jpg“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”

Ephesians 6:12

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No, the “god of this world”, Lucifer, now given the title of Satan, and The Devil, is the true oppressor, as he works through the unsaved multitudes, to oppress the inhabitants of this, his fallen, antichrist world-system.

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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The extremely Good News is that you or I don’t have to remain in this hard bondage to sin and Satan! Jesus says to each and every one of us…

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him,

If ye continue in My Word,

then are ye My disciples indeed; 

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 8:31-34

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_crocodiles_eye_(7825799462).jpgTO READ PART 17, CLICK HERE…

October 23 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 17: “Crocodile Tears of the “Cry-Bullies”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

October 4 (“Summer of Love, Winter of Hate”)…

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…or you can also read…

JUNE 24 (“Made of One Blood, All Nations”)

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…or you can also read…

“April 27 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 5: “Name Your Prison!”)”

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Once_in_a_Blue_Moon_(40034339832).jpgPlease tilt your head to the left.

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Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose?

(Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

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

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This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.

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Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox?

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Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below. He is very moral, you see.

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Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

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READ MORE…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Posing_with_the_drag_queens_(6323437534).jpgTOMORROW

July 13 (Wake-up Call, 911! Part 2: “Why All the Insanity!?”) +

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: July 2 (How To Breeze Through the Coming Crisis! Part 10: “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy”)

By admin On March 5th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4: July 2

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How To Breeze Through the Coming Crisis!

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Part 10:

They That Sow in Tears Shall Reap in Joy!” 

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

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“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

He that goeth forth and weepeth,

bearing precious seed,

shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,

bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalm 126:5, 6

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

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And so, how in the world can this little 10th installment be subtitled…They That Sow in Tears Shall Reap in Joy!?

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It just doesn’t make sense!

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

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“AS SORROWFUL, YET ALWAY REJOICING!”

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

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

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

In stripes, in imprisonments…

AS SORROWFUL, YET ALWAY REJOICING;

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

and yet possessing all things.”

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

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Now this above passage has been condensed, but the point which Paul is making here is rather clear.

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That is, the Christian’s life will have many sorrowful moments, and yet, at the same time, will have a deep, ever-abiding, inner joy!

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Or at least it can hopefully be an ever-abiding-inner-joy, should we (through God’s grace) walk through our daily trials, big or little…

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…all the while holding fast to the “exceeding great and precious promises” which are found throughout God’s Word! (1st Peter 1:4)

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

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

2nd Corinthians 2:4 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PaulT.jpgThe Apostle, Paul, shed many tears throughout his long ministry.

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And yet, he also confessed…

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities,

in reproaches,

in necessities,

in persecutions,

in distresses for Christ’s sake:

for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

2nd Corinthians 12:10

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And of course, Paul counsels all Believers in Philippians 4:9…

…”Those things, which ye have both learned,

and received, and heard,

and seen in me (Paul), do:

and the God of peace shall be with you.”

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

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fritz_von_Uhde_-_Weib,_warum_weinest_du_(1892-94).jpg“THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION”

2nd Corinthians 5:18

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

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

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Old_Man_in_Sorrow_(On_the_Threshold_of_Eternity).jpgBut if we would merely go through this present “valley of tears” world in a blissful, rapturous euphoria, how could we even begin to comprehend the sufferings of others?

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How could we possibly comfort them if we ourselves were never ever sorrowful and tearful at times?

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

Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“…But joy cometh in the morning”

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

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Yes, we know that tears must fall, just as it says in so many Psalms of David. But God assures us…

…”It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed,

because His compassions fail not.

They are new every morning:

great is Thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22  

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

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

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

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“JESUS WEPT”

John 11:35

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read

“How To Be Hidden in the Day of Wrath”…

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February 1st (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!)

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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CASTOR AND POLLUX

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SKETCH:  EASTERN SKY

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Here in this sketch is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter. 

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Satan spews out his false worldly ideologies, which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness.

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On the other hand, the Strait Gate (Narrow Gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle.

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God’s Word, the Bible is that sickle.

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The true Strait Gate is God’s Word, the Bible.

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As a sickle harvests the wheat, so God’s Word will gather precious souls to Him. 

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

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgTOMORROW…

July 3 (“What Is True Grace?”)

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<h1><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><strong><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-40657 alignright” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sign-of-the-Son-of-Man-www.theheavensdeclare.net-Not-for-commercial-uses.jpg” alt=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” width=”103″ height=”218″ /></a>THE DESIRE OF AGES</span></strong></span></h1>
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<h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this </span></strong><strong style=”color: #cc99ff; font-size: 16px;”>chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.</strong></h3>
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<h2><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”><strong>Chapter 70 – The Least of These My Brethren</strong></span></h2>
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<h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubj55nI2mXU&amp;list=PLYuNObruxpw-PqFXmSL0UjDj-aId2akwy&amp;index=70″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>DA-70 – “The Least of These My Brethren” (Desire of Ages)</a></strong></h3>
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<a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/sign-of-the-son-of-man-in-heaven/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span style=”color: #808080;”>Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website</span></a>
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<h1><span style=”color: #9ea3d9;”><strong><a href=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe”><img class=”size-full wp-image-39718 alignleft” src=”https://theheavensdeclare.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/admin-ajax-8-e1499817833857.jpe” alt=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg” width=”103″ height=”173″ /></a>THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…</strong></span></h1>
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<h3><em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) </span></strong></em><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>are invited to listen to this</span></strong> <strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>90-minute nightly talk show… </span></strong></h3>
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<h3><strong><span style=”color: #cc99ff;”>This particular program aired in the last few years of this 50-year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding teachings on <em>”the end of the church age”…</em></span></strong></h3>
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<h3><strong><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Key78VBhEVY” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Open Forum Harold Camping October 22, 2004</a></strong></h3>
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Today’s Devotional – December 6th (Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads, Part 8: “A New Heart For The Tin Man?”)

By admin On February 18th, 2023

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Today’s Devotional – December 6th

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Look Up, Lift Up Your Heads,

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Part 8

“A New Heart For The Tin Man?”

To read Part 1, click here…July 4th (Look Up & Lift Up Your Heads! Part 1)

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

that he didn’t, didn’t already have”

1974 Song, ‘Tin Man’, by ‘America’

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

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

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

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But like so many other false ideas emanating from this world, Lucifer’s Kingdom of Babylon, the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Martin,_John_-_Satan_presiding_at_the_Infernal_Council_-_1824.JPGstory of the Wizard of Oz was no exception.

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

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

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Oh yes, that magical movie, The Wizard of Oz, captivated the hearts of movie-fans for decades, because it was so http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/File:The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress_by_Byam_Shaw05.jpgcharming, colorful, and masterfully-produced!

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

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And it was actually just the mirror-opposite of Bunyan’s book, in that it directed the movie audience back down to this present world, instead of upward, to Heaven, as did Bunyan’s tale.

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In other words, the far-away Land of Oz was really just a cleverly disguised version of this world.

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And the Wizard was nothing more than an atheist’s version of a non-existent God.

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And the Wizard telling the Tin Man that he didn’t need a heart because he already had one, was just another deceitful lie by the “god of this world”! (see 2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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Yes, there are multitudes who would like us to believe that we humans can have inherent goodness apart from God! 

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THE HUMAN HEART: DECEITFUL & DESPERATELY WICKED!

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tin_Woodman.pngIt’s just like some songsters sang back in the 1970’s, “But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man, that he didn’t already have!”

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But nothing could be further from the truth! No, just the opposite!

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The Bible informs us that the human heart, “is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9

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

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“…the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed”

Luke 2:35

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tin_Woodman.pngBut while many unconverted citizens of this, the Devil’s world, have been deluded by that Master-Deceiver into believing they possess a loving heart…

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…but there are many others who, like the Tin Man, realize they have a loveless heart.

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Often these heartless ones are diagnosed by the psychiatric community as being “sociopaths”, lacking any love and lacking a conscience to some degree.

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

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

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

Lamentations 4:10

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The Bible actually prophesy’s that parents will even be cannibalizing their own children and visa-versa…

…”Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee,

and the sons shall eat their fathers;

and I will execute judgments in thee,

and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.”

Ezekiel 5:10

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

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

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

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The Good News is, that it’s not too late to receive a heart filled with true agape love! Listen again to the Bible…

…”A new heart also will I give you,

and a new spirit will I put within you:

and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh,

and I will give you an heart of flesh.”

Ezekiel 36:26

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And as we know, Jesus, our Savior had a heart of infinite love!

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And He offers to share that loving heart with any man, woman, or child who calls on His name!

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https://theheavensdeclare.net/the-fleeing-revelation-12-woman-constellation-the-message-of-habakkuk/TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

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

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

“Dear Lord, Help me to have this experience. Let me become Thy Disciple and follower. Help me to think on Thy Word, as I go about my daily tasks…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

…May 27th (THROUGH JESUS’ EYES!),

…or you can also read…

…”JULY 2 (“Dwelling In Love!”)

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE ARK, CROSS/SCEPTER & FLOWER OF THE FIELD

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“And the temple of God was opened in heaven,

and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament:

and there were lightnings,

and voices,

and thunderings,

and an earthquake,

and great hail.”

Revelation 11:19

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The below sketch is of the southernmost constellations: The Ark of the Covenant, the Flower of the Field, and the Cross/Scepter Constellations.

Ark of the Covenant & Cross/Scepter & Flower of the Field Constellations-you may share.

As you can see in the sketch, the two stars in this Ark of the Covenant Constellation, (on either side of the Ark) do not look like these two angels.

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This sketch is just an overly-generous rendering of this constellation.

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This sketch does however, present a view of the Ark, as it might have appeared (somewhat) in Solomon’s temple.

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This constellation is commonly known as “Sagittarius”.

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Why the ancients saw this as a centaur (man/horse figure) is a mystery.

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Maybe someone knows.

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READ MORE…

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

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TOMORROW:

December 7 (Angel of Light)

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 21 (Come Out of Her, My People, Part 64: “Teachers of Babylon”

By admin On February 16th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 21

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 64:

“The Final Destruction of Babylon”

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen…
 

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication…

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 (Condensed)

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgThis above passage has most Bible teachers running in every-which direction…

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…trying to figure out just what and where is this “Babylon” which God commands His faithful ones, to “Come out of her My people!”…

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…maybe some city in the Middle East, such as Dubai…

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…or perhaps Rome…

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…or some world economic system…

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…or maybe it has not yet been built but soon will be.

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“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!”

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Well, those who believe Babylon to be this fallen, Luciferian World-System are actually fairly correct, to a certain degree.

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Yes, Isaiah, Chapter 14 gives us a big clue that Babylon is Lucifer’s antichrist world-system…

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

and say…How art thou fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning!

how art thou cut down to the ground,

which didst weaken the nations!

Isaiah 14:4, 12

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Yes, the true King of Babylon is actually Lucifer, the fallen rebel angel…

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Martin, John – Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – 1824 – Wikipedia – public domain

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“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 12:15 

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Just consider the various waves of evil which sweep over the nations, and how they all seem to be so well-orchestrated!

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Coincidence? Hardly!

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But rather, a vast army of unseen spirit-beings, following that original progenitor of evil, Lucifer…

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…and these demonic entities are orchestrating the various waves of evil deceptions which have deluged this world-system, since the beginning.

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…often portraying himself as some red-suited cartoon-character with tail & pitchfork…

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…or maybe some cat named “Lucifer”.

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“MYSTERY BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS”

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But let’s clarify this concept of Babylon even further.

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And thankfully, God gives us many clues as to just what and where is this infamous “city of confusion”! Isaiah 24:10

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

“And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira…

because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel,

which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach

and to seduce my servants to commit fornication,

and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”

Revelation 2:18, 20

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Now, obviously, Jezebel had been long deceased at the time Revelation was being penned (penned in the 1st century).

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And so, God must be speaking metaphorically, comparing Jezebel to a false prophetess, as her adulterous false-doctrines have been and are still misleading the church-world.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Thewicked city, Babylon, the apostate church-world – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

The True Upward Pathway-www.signsofheaven.org-share-alike license.

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The very Good News is, that we don’t have to remain in the confusion and apostasy which is overtaking the church-world.

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The call is now going out…

“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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The only way to truly come out of this twice-fallen city of confusion, Babylon, is to begin the upward sojourn out of this world of confusion.

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And by hiding God’s Word, the Bible in our heart, and shutting out the false church-doctrines, and the wares-n-ways of this erring world, only then can we enter into that “highway…called “The Way of Holiness” Isaiah 35:8

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burning_Man_2013_Church_Trap,_Burning_down_(9660393320).jpgTO READ PART 65, CLICK HERE…

December 10 (Come Out of Her My People, Part 65 “End of the Synagogues…and Churches too?!”)

Church Burning – Burning Man – 2013 – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to come out of this Babylon of confusion, and worship Thee 100%…

Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

“APRIL 12 (Seagulls & ‘No-Fear’ Teachers)”…

…or you can also read this next article…

“JUNE 12 (“Ye Need Not That Any Man Teach You”)”

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

 

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THE DRAGON OF REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION

https://theheavensdeclare.net/the-dragon/

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The star-charts below (below, right) are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, which the editor has sketched over with these three constellations, as they appear when in the west.

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

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LOCATION…

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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

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READ MORE…

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

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TOMORROW

July 22, Year 4 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 7: “The Heretical False-Teaching of a 2nd Chance”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – JULY 20 (Free-will? What Free-will? Part 6: “That One Unanswerable Question!”)

By admin On February 4th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – JULY 20

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Free-will? What Free-will?

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Part 6:

“That One Unanswerable Question!”

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

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

There is none that understandeth,

there is none that seeketh after God.

They are all gone out of the way,

they are together become unprofitable;

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

Romans 3:10-12

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There has been a 400+ year debate between those who follow John Calvin’s teachings on Election/Predestination…

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…and those who follow Jacobus Arminius’ teaching on Free-Will.

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This has been perhaps, the most controversial theological question in the history of the Church.

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

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

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

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BIBLE IS AMBIGUOUS

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

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For instance, the Calvinists point to such verses as this one…

“For by grace are ye saved through faith;

and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

Ephesians 2:8, 9

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

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And so, as you can see, there is enough ammunition for either side to use in this longstanding, 400-year debate.

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AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE!

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Now for some reason, the debates over this issue can get very lively, to say the least!

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And there have actually been fistfights which have resulted from heated debates over this subject!

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Certainly, many friendships have ended because of this question.

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

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THAT ONE UNANSWERABLE QUESTION!

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgBut there is one question which absolutely no “Free-Will Salvation” advocate can answer!

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

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And that one unanswerable question is this…

…”Why would some people desire Salvation,

while most others would not?”

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This question cannot be answered according to the Bible!

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And so, Free-Will advocates must avoid this question at all costs!

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_a_loss.svgThis is because there might be only three possibilities:

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1: Some people have some tiny spark of goodness which others do not possess…

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2: or perhaps they were just a little smarter…

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3: or they heard a much better-quality sermon, causing them to choose Salvation.

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So, which is it?

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THE GOODIES AND THE BADDIES

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Most definitely, Salvation is not the result of some people having some little spark of goodness while others do not.

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It can’t be! Just look at such verses as this one from Psalm 14…

…”The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

They are all gone aside,

they are all together become filthy:

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

Psalm 14:2, 3

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This statement from Psalm 14 directly contradicts those who say that “God looked down the corridors of time and saw who would like to be saved”

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No, Psalm 14 explicitly states that absolutely nobody seeks God…“no, not one!”.

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But those who believe in free-will salvation believe that there are some who do “seek after God”.

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And all such must engage in a wrestling match with these passages in attempt to make them say something other than the obvious meaning! 

Black sheep – Wikipedia & Jesus Solana – share-alike license

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JUDGMENT DAY WILL REVEAL

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For those who remain undecided about this question, can rest confident, that all such baffling questions will undoubtedly be answered on the Last Day…

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…answered when standing before the Judgment Throne.

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In the meanwhile, let’s not get caught up in human reason and simply put our trust in what the Bible says, not going beyond.

Christ Returns – Triumph of Christianity – by G. Dore – cropped image – www.christimages.org – Limited-use-license – see their website for restrictions (2)

 

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, graciously grant me the privilege of studying the Bible for my own self, and not put my trust in mere mortals to tell me what to believe…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

FEBRUARY 8 (Little Jack Horner Christianity),

…or you can also read this article…

FEBRUARY 9 ( Little Jack Horner Christianity, Continued)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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REVELATION 12 WOMAN ON ALTAR AND FLOWER OF HEAVEN

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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TOMORROW…

July 21 (Come Out of Her, My People, Part 62: “Teachers of Babylon”)

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ABSENT FROM THE BODY

By admin On February 1st, 2023

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

Daily Devotional, Year 4, July 19 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 16: “Doctrine Made of Straw?”)

By admin On January 26th, 2023

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

 

 

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

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 19

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Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture,

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Part 16:

“Doctrine Made of Straw?”

To read Part 1, Click here… “January 25th (The Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 1)”

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“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths”

Isaiah 3:12

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One of the best kept secrets in today’s “Christendom” is the truth about the origins of the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”.

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Today’s Bible teachers would like their followers to believe that the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” has always been taught by the Church forefathers. But this is simply not true. The fact is, today’s teachers purposely hide the fact that prior to John Nelson Darby in the 1800’s, virtually nobody taught this doctrine. Not only so, but even the unbiblical name, “The Pre-Tribulation Rapture” was coined in the 1800’s.

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And so, today’s deceptive teachers keep their congregations ignorant of the truth in attempt to keep the lie going of “two-separate-returns-of-Christ”.

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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And all this wrestling with Scripture by theologians and Bible teachers, is just one more reason why God is calling His people out of “The City of Confusion”, mystery Babylon…“And I heard anothhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tissot_The_Flight_of_the_Prisoners.jpger 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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Yes, this entire false doctrine concerning the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” is just one more heresy among many, which the apostate church-world teaches.

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And this is why there is an end-time exodus occurring away from the harlot churches!

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 17, CLICK HERE…

November 3 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 17: “Revelation’s Now-Unfolding Prophecies”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to study my Bible for myself, and let me not by led astray by the errors which have overtaken today’s church-world…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Crown of Revelation 12: What Is “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”?”, or you can also read…” June 25th (The War Nobody Prepared For!)”

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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THE 5 OFFICES OF ORION

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But like most of the other Signs which this website reveals, Orion too, has much more to say as he changes his position in the sky.

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And this Soldier in the Heavens puts on different garb, as he presents the five awesome aspects of his various offices. .

From ‘Orion the Soldier’, 

and ‘Orion the Reaper’,

and ‘Orion the Archer’,

and ‘The Cross of Orion’

and last but certainly not least, “Orion, The Good Shepherd”. 

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This amazing constellation presents a very complex revelation of the God’s magnificent love for a fallen planet.

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So read on and discover, “things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Matthew 13:35

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

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TOMORROW

JULY 20 (Free-will? What Free-will? Part 6: That One Unanswerable Question!)

resolution for victory

By admin On January 22nd, 2023

1: 90 ounces lemon water

2: walk/bus/ride bike

3: raw diet

4: garlic 3/times

5: nothing secular

6: low glycemic/high alkaline

7: thrice/daily prayer

8: 1 health video

9: no black tea

10: 1 meal per day

Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 18 (Here Come the Thought Police, Part 4: “Conquering By Fear”)

By admin On January 18th, 2023

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 18

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Here Come the Thought Police

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Part 4

“Conquering By Fear”

To read Part 1, click here…August 11 (“Here Come the Thought Police!” Part 1)

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“The fear of man bringeth a snare:

but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe”

Proverbs 29:25 

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One very popular thought-leader made the statement, “Tyrants use fear to obtain compliance”.

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Yes, more and more, we see our government using fear to keep the populace compliant.

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Never was this truth more evident than during the Covid lockdowns!

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Politicians with tyranny in their hearts rejoiced in their newly-found powers to place the fearful public under strict authoritarian control!

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“Tyrants use fear to obtain compliance” Jordan Peterson: “Watch QUICKLY before they censor me!”

PHOTO: Covid masks – Aegean Sea earthquake people – Wikimedia – Public Domain

 

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“Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury”

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www.thebiblerevival.comKing Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon used fear to force the citizenry to bow down to his likeness, that 60-cubit high statue made of gold…

…”whoso falleth not down and worshippeth (the golden image)

shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.”

Daniel 3:6

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But when the three Hebrews refused to bow, Nebuchadnezzar once again used fear…

https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/dore/gustave/bible/chapter50.html“Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury,

and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego:

therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.”

Daniel 3:19

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With a scary-looking, enraged countenance, the king then commanded the fiery furnace to be heated 7-times hotter.

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And so, here were two more attempts to intimidate the three Hebrews into submission.

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But as the story continues, the three still refused, and were cast alive into that furnace…

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…and yet Jesus joined them there, bringing them unharmed through that harrowing experience!

Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image and The fiery furnace – Daniel 3-12 – www.thebiblerevival.com

Fiery Furnace by Gustave Dore’ courtesy of adelaide.edu.au

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Well, fast-forward to our day!

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Just like history’s past dictators, today’s new breed of totalitarians use fear to gain power over the frightened masses…

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…telling them unless they submit to these power-hungry rulers, then the consequences will be frightening:

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“If you refuse to commit, you will lose your job!”

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“Submit to us or the planet will succumb to greenhouse gases!”

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“Your Christian beliefs will offend and discourage certain protected groups, possibly to the point of driving them to commit suicide!”

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“Capitulate, or government authorities might come and knock on your door to take away your children!”

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Policemen Strangle Girl for no mask – Wikimedia 

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The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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But our loving Savior warns us…

…”And fear not them which kill the body,

but are not able to kill the soul:

but rather fear HIM which is able

to destroy both soul and body in Hell.”

Matthew 10:28

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And yet, while Satan uses the fear of mankind to ultimately destroy our soul…

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…God, instead, often uses the fear to ultimately bring us back into a saving relationship with Heaven and Heaven’s Jesus!

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And the more we know about Him via our knowledge and understanding of the Bible, we can say along with the Beloved Disciple…

…There is no fear in love;

but perfect love casteth out fear”

1st John 4:18

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September 30 (Here Comes the Thought Police! Part 5 “The Sound of One Hand Clapping”)

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

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…March 29 (“Will The Real Nazi/Fascist/Racist/Etc., Please Shout the Loudest!”)

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…or you can also read…January 9 (“It’s A Bullying World!”)

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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CASTOR AND POLLU& THE NARROW WAY…

WIDE & NARROW GATES IN THE HEAVENS

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As the opening verse says…

…“Enter ye in at the strait gate:

for wide is the gate,

and broad is the way,

that leadeth to destruction…”

Matthew 7:13-14 (Condensed) 

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So, what are these two gates all about?

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And how can I choose the right door?

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But before we explore these questions, let’s take a look at why these two sets of stars represent these two biblical gates.

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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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HOW THE GATES RELATE TO ORION & DRAGON

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This sketch below is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter (However, this constellation group can even be seen as early as July, in the pre-dawn hours). 

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In the eastern sky, it’s not so easily seen which gate the Revelation 12 Woman will enter.

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The Wide Gate is made of the two brightest stars of this Wave of Water Constellation.

Revelation 12 Woman & The Two Gates

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Satan spews out the deadly water of his false worldly ideologies…

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…which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness, but in some way are not in harmony…

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…or perhaps these worldly ideologies add to the Bible, which is strictly forbidden (see Deuteronomy 4:2). 

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On the other hand, the Strait Gate (narrow gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle. The true Strait Gate represents Jesus, the Word of God.  

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Listen… “I [Jesus] am the door:

by Me if any man enter in,

he shall be saved,

and shall go in and out,

and find pasture.”

John 10:9

 

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garby_-_Do%C5%BCynki_01.jpgTOMORROW…

July 19 The Pre-Trib Rapture…Doctrine Made of Straw

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CHARLIE KIRK ON THE 7TH DAY SABBATH

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Truck repair

By admin On January 17th, 2023

1: adjust the injectors

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

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

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THANKS!

Gospel Mission January 15, Page 1

By admin On January 12th, 2023
I’VE GOTTA HOME IN GLORY-LAND
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REFRAIN: “Do Lord, oh, do Lord, do remember me
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, do remember me
Way beyond the Blue”
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VERSE 1 – “I’ve got a home in Glory Land that outshines the sun
I’ve got a home in Glory Land that outshines the sun
I’ve got a home in Glory Land that outshines the sun
Way beyond the Blue”
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SING REFRAIN: 
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VERSE 2 – “I took Jesus as My Savior, you take Him too
I took Jesus as My Savior, you take Him too
I took Jesus as My Savior, you take Him too
While He’s still calling you”
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GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

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

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

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

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REFRAIN: (Sing again twice)

 

Gospel Mission JANUARY 15 (Page 2)

By admin On January 12th, 2023

ROCK OF AGES

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

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

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

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

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AMAZING GRACE 

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

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

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

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

REPEAT 1ST VERSE