Daily Devotional, Year 2 – May 4 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 3: “Drinking Wine” CONTINUED)
By admin On January 24th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – May 4
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Strong Delusion in Scripture,
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Part 3,
“Drinking Wine” (CONTINUED)
To read the beginning of this topic of drinking, click here… “May 3 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 2: Drinking Wine)”
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JESUS, NAZARITE, PRIEST, AND KING
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Among the many offices which Jesus held, three major offices were as Nazarite, Priest, and King.
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And as such, all three offices were each forbidden to touch alcohol.
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So, while Jesus no doubt drank new wine (unfermented), He was strictly forbidden from drinking fermented wine.
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And the Bible says concerning Believers… “But ye are a chosen generation, A ROYAL PRIEST HOOD, an holy nation, a peculiar people;” 1st Peter 2:9
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So, as 24/7/365 royal priests of God, churchgoers too should really consider why they are drinking alcoholic beverages.
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No, God may not execute them, as He did these two drunken priests in this picture.
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But they may find that they are terminated from being priests for God!
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Tissot – The Two Priests Are Destroyed – Wikipedia – Public Dom.
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NOT FOR KINGS TO DRINK
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“It is not for kings to drink wine;
nor for princes strong drink:
Lest they drink, and forget the law,
and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,
and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Let him drink, and forget his poverty,
and remember his misery no more.”
Proverbs 31:4-7
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This above passage warns kings against alcohol consumption.
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But rather it says to give wine to those who are ready to perish; to those who be of a heavy heart.
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MANY TESTS IN THE BIBLE
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There’s an old saying which goes, “Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself!”
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Well, God gives a Christian enough rope in the Bible, to hang himself, so to speak.
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Those Christians who are still worldly-minded will fall into the various pitfalls which are often found in Scripture.
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So, the Christian must be watchful and vigilant…
…”Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
1st Peter 5:8
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LIVING IN A CORNUCOPIAN SUPER-SOCIETY
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Alcohol is instantly available in today’s world, where in times past, it was much more difficult to find!
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Quite often, it was more difficult to even obtain grapes, and the waiting time for fermentation took weeks.
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Today, just go into any store, and pay a few dollars, and you’ll be drunk in 30 minutes or less!
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And so, the possibility of becoming a drunkard is far greater today, than it was back in the early days of the Church.
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Time – New York City Night-lights – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0 Generic License
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SHOW ME…AND I’LL SHOW YOU…
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“Show me a Christian who has decided to drink, and I’ll show you a Christian who…
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“…who probably is somewhat discouraged with the Christian life.
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“…who probably is not watchful and vigilant.
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“…who probably has lost his or her great love of Bible study and hourly contemplation of its words.
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“…who probably has one foot in Christianity, and the other foot in the world.
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“…who is possibly contemplating adding further worldly pleasures back into the daily life.
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“…Who is probably losing the battle of ‘overcoming the flesh’.
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“…who is possibly considering leaving Christianity, for the most part, and at best will just attend church each week as a nominal Christian.”
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Drunk partier – Bastille Tumble 2010 Toulouse Wine – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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CRUCIFY THE FLESH
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“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make not provision for the flesh,
to fulfill the lusts thereof.”
Romans 13:13, 14
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The greatest battle that the Christian will ever fight, is the battle against the flesh.
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This above passage exhorts us to holy living. This is not optional. This is a requirement!
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Listen… “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.” Galatians 5:24
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So where does alcohol drinking fit into this above verse? Simple! It doesn’t!
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Christian and Apollyon – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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.TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…
“OCTOBER 1 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 4: “4 Rules of Proper Bible Study”)”
Evangelist Preaching – Church – Audience hands – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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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…
Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…
July 24 (Wine Is A Mocker: “How To Get Off Alcohol, Etc…”)…
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…or you can also read…
January 18th (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets)
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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REVELATION 12 WOMAN & NARROW GATE STARS
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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
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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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And at this point it is apparent that the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the two bright stars, known as Castor and Pollux (sketch to left).
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But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”.)
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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…
“MAY 5 (Ants: Keeping the Main Thing, the Main Thing!)”
Worker ant carrying leaf – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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