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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JULY 18

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The Devil’s Angels: Us!?!

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“Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand,

Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,

prepared for the devil and his angels:”

Matthew 25:41

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So this above verse says the everlasting fire is, “prepared for the devil and his angels:”

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Now most every Bible teacher concludes that lost mankind being cast into everlasting fire is an after-thought of God, since that fire was originally intended only for the Devil and his angels!

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It was only intended for the Devil and his angels.

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But now, lost mankind will be cast there too, along with the Devil and his angels!

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

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HUMANS ALSO CONSIDERED ANGELS

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But there is another interpretation to this verse. Yes, when this verse reveals that the everlasting fire is prepared for, “the Devil and his angels”, it could very well be including lost mankind in the number of the Devil’s angels. That’s right, it truly makes perfect sense that the lost multitudes in this world are considered by Heaven as “angels of the Devil”!

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After all, the inhabitants of this world are Antichrists in rebellion against Heaven’s authority! So why is it inconceivable that they are also considered as “angels of the Devil?”

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Saul attempts to Kill David – by Gustave Dore – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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MANY THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD

2nd Peter 3:16

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Oh no, the Bible doesn’t come right out and say that the wicked and unsaved of the world are numbered as the Devil’s angels. But it must be remembered that God doesn’t always come right out and spell out every truth in the Bible. Many truths are veiled. Many truths have been concealed, only to be revealed at the appointed time.

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Listen… “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.” Proverbs 25:2

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As this above passage reveals, God has chosen us to be kings. And one of the duties of kings is to search out the things which God has concealed in Scripture.

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For instance, God does not come right out and condemn gambling. And yet, the Bible is filled with various principles, which when applied to one’s life, leads the Believer to shun gambling altogether! 

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US Navy – Chaplain Lt. Jason Gregory reads Bible on weather deck – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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ANGEL = “MESSENGER”

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We have to remember that the name, “angel” can also be translated, “messenger” And truly, the people of the world are in league with Satan, whether they know it or not. They are his “workers of iniquity”. Whether they know it or not, the people of the world are being used daily by the Devil to promote his kingdom, and lead others to reject Heaven. (“Workers of iniquity” Luke 13:27, Proverbs 12:9, etc…)

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And Jesus made this following summation concerning the world’s inhabitants… “He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gathereth not with Me scattereth abroad.” Matthew 12:30

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So here is seen that all those who have not yet been “Born again” are not neutral, as if they are mere fence-sitters. No, as this above verse from Matthew 12:30 reveals. a man, woman, or child is either working for Jesus, or is working against His kingdom! Nobody is neutral! (“Born again”, John 3:3, 7 & 1st Peter 1:2, 3)

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Anti-Christian movement – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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REVELATION 2 & 3 SPEAK OF HUMANS AS ANGELS

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In this next verse God refers to His own people as angels…

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Listen… “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write…because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth.” Revelation 3:14, 16

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So here we see this cannot be speaking of an angel of Heaven, since angels of Heaven will not be vomited out of the mouth of Jesus! This must be speaking of people! And yet God refers to them as “angel”.

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And so, if God refers to His people as angels, it seems logical that Satan’s people are also considered to be “angels” (“messengers”).

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The Exhortation to the Apostles 1886-94 – by James Tissot – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Burning Man 2013 Photo chapel – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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THE WORLD LOVES SATAN

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Listen again as God reveals the true love and worship of humanity for their god… “and ALL THE WORLD wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon (Satan) which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast,” Revelation 13:3, 4

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So here it is revealed that all the people of the world worship the dragon (Satan).

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Yes, the people of this world love Satan’s kingdom of selfishness. Thus, their true allegiance is to Satan, whom the Bible refers to as, “the god of this world”. (2nd Corinthians 4:4)

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

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SPIRIT OF SATAN INDWELLS HUMANITY

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Now here is one more passage which reveals what spirit indwells the people of the world…

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Listen… “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” Ephesians 2:2

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So here it is revealed that even we Christians were once filled with the spirit of “the prince of the power of the air, that spirit that now works in the the children of disobedience!”

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So, while we are now filled with God’s Spirit of truth, yet prior to our conversion, we were filled with the spirit of Satan! The spirit of darkness. The spirit of Antichrist. Yes, we were once indwelt by devils, the antichrist spirits which indwell humans!

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Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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A FORM OF GODLINESS

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Now the question must be asked… “Why then are so many people well-behaved, and seemingly very law-abiding?”

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Well, two passages come to mind…

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First, when speaking of worldlings, Paul says… “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2nd Timothy 3:5

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Yes, the people of the world (and worldly Christians) have “a form of godliness”. And yet we are commanded to turn away from all such!

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Remember how the Pharisees and Sadducees were very outwardly correct and even very clean and neat and moral. And yet Jesus called them children of Satan! (see John 8:44)

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Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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JUDAS CALLED A DEVIL

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Jesus said to His disciples, “Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” John 6:70

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Here we see that Jesus “chose” Judas, His betrayer, “a devil”. And Jesus made this comment prior to the Last Supper when Satan entered into Judas!

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Yes, Jesus referred to Judas as “a devil”, long before the supper in the upper room, which was recorded in John, about 13 chapters later!

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Jesus and Judas – The-Last-Supper-large-WIKIPEDIA-US-public-domain

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GOOD NEWS?

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Now is there any Good News here? Oh yes, there is much Good News! You see, it is still the Day of Salvation. The Ark of Salvation is still waiting with open doors, for each and every person willing to forsake this world of selfishness, and come aboard this Heaven-bound ship!

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By forsaking this world and turning one’s feet toward Heaven, that person now becomes a pilgrim and stranger to this world, and becomes a messenger (Greek = “angelos”) for Heaven. No more is that person a loyal citizen of Satan’s government. No more is that person a useful pawn for Satan. And no more does that person worship the Dragon (Satan).

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Now that converted soul becomes a citizen of God’s kingdom of love and purity and righteousness and true holiness!

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Now that person becomes a child of God. And now that person has forever escaped being cast into the Lake burning with fire and brimstone, prepared for the Devil and his angels.

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Teach me to study these deeper truths of the Bible. Give me that hidden manna, that I may have a correct view of the world…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Vanity Fair” & The False Prophet, or you can also read this shorter article…January 31st (You Can’t Fix Hell!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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THE ‘FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS’ STARS

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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014. This constellation appears as a serpent (snake). Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon. It also has a small single star for an eye.

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Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The ‘Five Foolish Virgins’ Stars”. 

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These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars (AKA Corona Borealis), from the ‘Five Wise Virgins’ Stars. But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (with constellation drawn in by this website)- Serpent with Wise Virgins not Attached – seen late summer into fall only – Serpent Constellation – comprised of the head of Draco, plus stars from the Bootes Constellation – www.signsofheaven.org – not for profit use

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Now another incredible aspect to all this is that this snake/serpent is winding its way around the backside of this Crown. And it is traveling in a direction away from the Crown!

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And one really phenomenal aspect to this, is that each jaw (composed of two stars each) is pointing in two directions. In other words, if you drew a line parallel with these two sets of stars (the head of Draco), they each go in two directions: one leading to the Valley of Decision Constellation, and the other going straight to the Broad Way to Hell Constellation (AKA Pisces).

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Now if one studies the Valley of Decision Constellation, it is soon discovered that the same concept, of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, is also depicted in this constellation group. The Five Wise Virgins being depicted by the Andromeda Galaxy, and the Five Foolish Virgins, looking like a wheel, rolling its way down into the Dragon Constellation!

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Now, before this gets too confusing, perhaps we should dissect each aspect individually, to get a basic understanding of just what all this means.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The ‘Five Foolish Virgins’ Stars

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TOMORROW…

JULY 19 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 4: The Eternal Beauty Salon!)

Woman applying make-up – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 2.0

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