Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 12 (Who Are The 144,000? Part 2)

By admin On February 9th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 12

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Who Are The 144,000?

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Part 2

To read Part 1, click here…NOVEMBER 11 (Who Are The 144,000? Part 1)

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“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion,

and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand,

having His Father’s name written in their foreheads…“

Revelation 14:1, 14, 15

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SO-CALLED “LITERALISTS”

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(CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY…CLICK HERE TO READ)

You see, it is very sad that the greater portion of Christendom have locked themselves out of much of the Old Testament because of an unbiblical false doctrine, named by theologians as, “The Historical-Grammatical Method of Interpretation”

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This false and unbiblical doctrine demands that Scripture must be interpreted literally, unless context demands a spiritual interpretation.

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But the problem with this idea is that it has no biblical support!

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BIBLE CLOSED OFF

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One of the great problems with this false hermeneutic is that large portions of the Bible have been closed up to the adherents of this bad hermeneutic!

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But the Bible is a spiritual book.

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And though there are many openly spiritual statements in the Bible, there are many earthly historical accounts and many symbolic statements in the Bible…

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Nazi Stabs Bible – Wikimedia commons – US Public Domain (2)

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BIBLE, A SPIRITUAL BOOK

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Of Jesus it is written…

“ I will open My mouth in a parable:

I will utter dark sayings of old…”

Psalm 78:1, 2

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Therefore, when we read of Samson, or of Job, or many other literal accounts, we must understand that those true historical events were orchestrated by God to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ, howbeit, veiled in types, symbols, and prophetic utterances.

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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OVERTLY SPIRITUAL STATEMENTS

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Oh yes, as already stated, many biblical statements are already overtly spiritual, and are not symbolic, such as this well-known verse…

“For God so loved the world

that He gave His only begotten Son…”

John 3:16.

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We don’t see anything symbolic here, do we? It is an openly spiritual statement.

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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HEAVENLY JERUSALEM

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But when we read the Old Testament prophets, much of their writings seem obsolete, because they are speaking of God’s people living in Old Testaments times.

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But if we will follow proper Bible hermeneutics, we discover that Paul refers many times to the Church as “The Commonwealth of Israel”, or, “Jews”, or as, “The Israel of God”, or, “Jerusalem above”.

(For these three biblical names, see Ephesians 2:12, Galatians 6:16, & Galatians 4:26)

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And so, by accepting these statements from Paul’s writings, we now see the spiritual meaning of those Old Testament prophecies, and how they spiritually apply to us.

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Book of Isaiah – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY

Of course, Satan would like the Church to remain in ignorance as to our true spiritual condition. And so, he has invented another false and unbiblical doctrine commonly referred to as, “Replacement Theology”.

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**And here again, this name, “Replacement Theology”, is found nowhere in Scripture, nor is this idea supported or confirmed anywhere in Scripture!**

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It is the false notion that anyone who takes Paul’s writings concerning New Testament Christians, both Jews and Gentiles now being, “The Commonwealth of Israel”, is guilty of adhering to, “Replacement Theology”, and is considered a heretic.

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Paul persecuted by Pharisees & Sadducees – www.thebiblerevival.com – US Public Domain

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DECEIVED BY SATAN

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Of course, this is sheer unbiblical nonsense. And the fact is, those who cling to such an unbiblical name (“Replacement Theology”), and disbelieve that we Christians are now the “Commonwealth of Israel”!

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In other words, to ignore all the many Bible passages which establish that New Testament Believers, both Jew and Gentile are now the true Jews, is to reject God’s Word.

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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DISPENSATIONALISTS

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**Now, there are many who call themselves, “Dispensationalists”, who believe that the last 19 chapters of the Book of Revelation deal only with literal Israel.**

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The Church has been Raptured into Heaven, according to them.

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Of course, they have to make excuses for Revelation 22:16, which clearly states… “I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things IN THE CHURCHES.”

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Yes, this verse indeed indicates that the things of the Book of Revelation do indeed concern events “in the churches”!

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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

NOVEMBER 13 (Who Are The 144,000? Part 3)

Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me spiritual eyes, that I may understand the many parabolic and allegorical accounts in the Bible…

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

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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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“Great is the LORD,

and greatly to be praised in the city of our God,

in the mountain of His holiness.

Beautiful for situation,

the joy of the whole earth,

is mount Zion, on the sides of the north,

the city of the great King.”

Psalm 48:1, 2

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This above passage sings of Mount Zion, in the sides of the North!

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But if one looks to the Northeast in late Summer and into Fall, there is a constellation which God created to be a heavenly picture of the Heavenly Mount Zion. And it is commonly known as Cassiopeia. But God has created it to symbolize the true Zion, which is in Heaven.

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Listen… “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,” Hebrews 12:22

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Yes, Jerusalem and Mount Zion here on earth are merely earthly types, to represent the true Heavenly Jerusalem and Mount Zion.

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LOCATING HEAVENLY MOUNT ZION

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But if the Reader will go out in August and well into November, this wonderful constellation can be seen in the Northeast night-sky. But don’t wait too long! Because once it enters the western sky, it flips upside down and can no longer be seen as a mountain.

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TOMORROW…