Daily Devotional, Year 2 – AUGUST 23 (Apocalypse Now! Part 8: “These Things in the Churches”)
By admin On February 2nd, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – AUGUST 23
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Apocalypse Now!
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Part 8:
“These Things in the Churches”
THE FOLLOWING DEVOTION IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE SIGNS OF HEAVEN ARTICLE… Mark of the Beast–“They Have No Rest, Day Nor Night”
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“I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you
these things in the churches.”
Revelation 22:16
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“And the third angel followed them,
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saying with a loud voice,
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If any man worship the beast and his image,
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and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
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The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,
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which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation;
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and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone
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in the presence of the holy angels,
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and in the presence of the Lamb:”
Revelation 14:9, 10
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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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Unfortunately, today’s earthy and sensual churches have been deceived by a very crafty Devil!
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“And what”, you ask, “is that deception?”
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Satan, “the god of this world” (2nd Corinthians 4:4) has introduced into those churches a false, unbiblical hermeneutic which demands a literal interpretation of the Bible, as far as possible.
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And so, by this totally non-biblical hermeneutic, their teachers and theologians have locked up a great portion of the Bible, because a great portion must be understood allegorically.
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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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REVELATION IS FOR AND ABOUT THE CHURCHES
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One very tragic example of this is the sealing up of the Book of Revelation. Yes, the 
general consensus today is that the last 19 chapters of Revelation is not for the Church, but for literal Jews. In other words, Satan has successfully locked out a great portion of professing Christians from understanding that book.
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And so, when they read the following verse, “I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches.” Revelation 22:16, it does not register with them that the Book of Revelation is actually for and about the churches. In reality, it is a composite of the entire Bible. And the entire Bible is for the Christian, whether Jew or Gentile. But the Bible is largely written in veiled allegorical language. And the sensual, world-loving churches just cannot see the spiritual nature of Revelation…
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John on Patmos – Wikigallery – public domain
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THE NATURAL MAN
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Listen to what God says about carnal teachers and parishi0ners… “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know
them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1st Corinthians 2:14
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Yes, the sensual portion of the Church simply cannot understand that when Revelation speaks of “Jews”, it is actually speaking of all true Christians, both Jew and Gentile alike! Such an idea is blasphemy to the apostate portion of the Church.
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They ignore what Paul says…“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:12, 13
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This and so many other passages from Paul’s Epistles, refer to Christians as the true Jews, and the true “Commonwealth of Israel”. But Satan is using the theologians of the apostate portion of the Church to wage war against this truth! They will, “seduce, if possible, even the elect.” (Mark 13:22)
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Therefore, Satan is very intent on keeping much of the Bible, a closed book, including the Book of Revelation.
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TORMENT OF REVELATION 14:9
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Now, since time is short, it is necessary to “cut to the chase”, so to speak, as far as this devotional is concerned.
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Today’s devotional is concerning the torment meted out in Revelation 14…
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Listen… “And the third angel followed them, 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 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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Now, this above passage has traditionally been understood to be speaking about abject unbelievers, and their punishment during the very last days prior to Christ’s return.
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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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TORMENT OF THE LUKEWARM
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But this above passage is really speaking of the punishment of lukewarm Christians. That’s right! God will allow Satan and his evil angels to torment God’s people who have greatly neglected our commission to purify our hearts and conform our lives to the life and character and holiness of Christ.
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The entire world will turn against such Christians. They will be assailed from every direction and by every weapon in Satan’s arsenal! Family, friends, government, high-tech devices, evil angels, dreams, and whatever else the Prince of the Power of the Air can use against Christians will be implemented to accomplish God’s ultimate purpose in purifying His people and killing their love for this selfish world!
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Oh yes, Satan meant it for evil, “but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” Genesis 50:20
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God orchestrates the powers of evil in such a way that will be an ultimate spiritual blessing for each and every Christian.
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Listen…“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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But what about unbelievers? Won’t they too be punished?
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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License
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“NO PEACE (REST) UNTO THE WICKED”
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Well in a sense, unbelievers are being punished each and every day, because they have no rest unto their souls. Unbelievers have no true spiritual rest, whether it is night or day. And oh yes, in the very last moments, unbelievers still living will be terrorized to see their beloved antichrist-world-system crumbling all around them.
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But for the most part, unbelievers, both secular and “religious” will not be punished. After all, what could be the purpose of God to torment them? It serves no purpose to torment a human for the mere sake of inflicting pain. If they have no eternal life, then that is their punishment. “The wages of sin is death!” Romans 6:23
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PS Krøyer – Hip hip hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen – 1888 – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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GOD’S ROD IS NOT ON THEM
Job 21:9
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As the Book of Job reveals…“Wherefore do the wicked live…Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them…They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.” Job 21:7, 9, 13
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As this passage reveals, all the abject unbelievers and false brethren in the churches will only enjoy prosperity and peace! It would serve no purpose to torment them. Their punishment will be to lose their own soul! Eternal death is their eternal wages! And so, in a moment all such will go down to their grave, their eternal resting place. Their thoughts will all perish, and they will have no “more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 9:6
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And so, they will enjoy this selfish world right up to the moment when they realize that their world is falling apart.
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And even then, their terror will be just for the moment.
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PS Krøyer – Hip hip hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen – 1888 – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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GOD’S SHEEP WILL SUFFER
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And all the while that God’s true sheep, as foolish as we have been, will be suffering the intense cruel torment which will ultimately purify their hearts from every trace of carnal dross, so that they become as purified gold!
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And as they pass through the tribulation fires, the apostate portion of the Church will be told that these suffering ones are merely fools, or mentally unstable.
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Gold smelting – Public Domain – wn.com
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“LET MY PEOPLE GO”
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The plagues poured out in Revelation 16 are similar to those poured out upon the Egyptians in the Book of Exodus. But what was the purpose of pouring out those plagues. Listen to God as He speaks to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron…“Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:” Exodus 10:4
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This was the promise of plagues and was repeated with the various other plagues.
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But the point is, these plagues were to cause Pharaoh to finally allow God’s people to leave Egypt to serve God alone, no longer held in Bondage to slavery. Likewise, the plagues in prophesied in Revelation are to drive Satan (the true King of Egypt) out of the hearts of God’s people, allowing His people to serve God and God alone!
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And so, this whole nonsense that all the torment and plagues mentioned in Revelation are for the mere sake of causing fallen Mankind to suffer is a product of unsanctified theologians.
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Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TO READ PART 9, click here…
SEPTEMBER 5 (Apocalypse Now! Part 9: Has Judgment Day Begun?)
.Judgment Day – by sweet media – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Hide me from the fiery tempest which is now coming upon the earth. Help me to put away any worldly traits and affections and lusts which I may still be clinging to. Let me take refuge under the shadow of Thy wings…
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… Ark of the Covenant Constellation, Pt. 2: How To Enter The Most Holy Place, or you can also read this shorter article…JULY 2 (Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 1: Dwelling In Love! (“John’s Victorious Life”))
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION
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This phenomenon begins in late October, in the pre-dawn hours. It then begins a little earlier each night, and lasts for several months, until they both appear to lie down once again.
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This Wikipedia star-chart to the left, has this Orion Constellation sketched in. You must locate Orion, when it is mid-sky, between east and west. You’ll be facing southward most likely, unless you are far south. Try to imagine it as a Cross on a steep hill. The 3-star belt of Orion becomes the crest of the hill. 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. This 7 Stars Constellation is seen by facing northward. It stands upright a little later in the night. Eventually, Orion will lay down and no longer be seen as an uplifted Cross! Beginning in November, the 7 Stars (AKA Big Dipper) can be seen as a Cross a little bit later in evening.
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When you are comfortable in locating Orion & The 7 Stars Constellations, then show a friend. This can be a great witnessing tool!
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ABOVE CHART: The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart – not for commercial use
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… ‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’
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TOMORROW…
AUGUST 24 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 5: 7 Last Plagues)
Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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