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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – June 1

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Strong Delusion in Scripture,

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Part 3:

“Deceiving Even The Elect!”

To read the beginning of this topic of drinking, click here…APRIL 27 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 1)

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“For there shall arise false Christs,

and false prophets,

and shall show great signs and wonders;

insomuch that, if [it were] possible,

they shall deceive the very elect.”

Matthew 24:24

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Examine the above verse from Matthew 24:24. Do you notice the brackets around the words, “it were”? Those brackets are included because the King James translators added those two little words to the above sentence, so as to make the sentence sound more complete.

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The fact is, they figured that it would be absolutely impossible to deceive the “very elect” people of God!

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Evangelist Preaching – Church – Audience hands – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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CAN CHRISTIANS BE DECEIVED?

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Well, the King James translators were partly correct!

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Satan will not be able deceive the very Elect, to the point of damnation.

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And yet, we must not think that Satan cannot deceive the very Elect for a while!

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In other words, while Satan cannot cause the Elect to lose their Salvation, that doesn’t mean that the very Elect are never ever going to be deceived by Satan.

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Paul Converted – www.thebiblerevival.com

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“A FORM OF GODLINESS”

2nd Timothy 3:5

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This world is filled with many deceptions!

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Isn’t it true?

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Take the world of literature, for instance. Most Christians have no problem seeing the delusion in such books as, “Heather Has Two Mommies”.

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But when it comes to such literature as say, the Complete Works of Shakespeare, many Christians are easily fooled! Or what about the writings of Mark Twain? Many Christians think his books are wonderful!

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And yet the Bible clearly warns us… “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this Word, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah 8:20.

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Heather Has Two Mommies cover – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

Shakespeare – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Huckleberry Finn with rabbit – wikimedia – public domain

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SENSUAL MUSIC

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Or take the area of music.

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Most Christians have no problem understanding that the sensual music of the world, is not from God.

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But replace the secular lyrics with some quasi-Christian lyrics, and many Christians will likewise be fooled. And many Christians do not realize that music is a language in itself! Yes, music can send out its own message, without any lyrics whatsoever!

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Music can be very seductive, all by itself, even if it has seemingly benign lyrics!

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Rock Music Christian CHURCH – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“PHILOSOPHY & VAIN DECEIT”

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“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” Colossians 2:8

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Or take the world of psychology.

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For one thing, the great fundamental basis of psychology is, that it presumes to understand the human mind, when the Bible clearly reveals that…

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“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9

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And one other aspect is that psychology almost completely denies the spiritual battle between good and evil which goes on daily in every man’s mind.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Battle for the heart – www.signsofheaven.org

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A CASUALTY OF THE FREE-WILL GOSPEL

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Now it is probably true that such deceptions are due in part by our acceptance of the so-called, “Free-Will Gospel”. This is the idea that mere humans have the innate ability to choose to serve Christ. Of course this, “Grace + Works Gospel” is based on the idea that there exists a little bit of goodness in Mankind!

Of course, this crazy notion of Jacobus Arminius (and others) is sheer madness, since the Bible clearly reveals…

“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

There is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God.

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable;

there is none that does good, no, not one.”

Romans 3:10-12 (To read entire quote, click here… Romans 3:10-18)

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Jacobus Arminius – by Hieronymus van der Mij – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TIME TO GET ON-BOARD

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Well, the Good News in all this is, that the door of Salvation is still ajar! Yes, all may get into the Ark while mercy’s door remains open! This is the Ark of Salvation which has been waiting to take all up to Heaven for the past thousands of years.

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So please make haste to get on-board this Gospel Ship! We know not how much time remains until those doors finally shut, and we begin our maiden-voyage up into the Heavenlies!

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TO READ PART 3.5, CLICK HERE…

June 2 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 3.5: “Deceiving Even The Elect!” Hermeneutic of Literalism)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me of Thy Holy Spirit, as I give Thee my entire life! Let me not be deceived by a false spirit. But bring me up the narrow pathway of truth…

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“March 1st (A Designer Jesus!)” or you can also read…April 1 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets)

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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REVELATION 12 WOMAN & NARROW GATE STARS

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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter. Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story). Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).

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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here,“Orion The Reaper”.)

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Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches. The stars are not in their exact place. However, they are close enough to find them in the night sky. But as with most stars, it takes persistence to finally locate them.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Revelation 12 Woman & The Narrow Gate Stars (Orion’s Gate to Heaven)”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW…

“JUNE 2 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 3: “Deceiving Even The Elect!” Hermeneutic of Literalism)”

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO STUDY IN JEREMIAH 

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS STUDY #517 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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