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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 7

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“Come Out of Her, My People!”

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Part 25:

“Did I Use Lightness?”

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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CITY OF CONFUSION

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Babylon was given its name during the building of that infamous Tower of Babylon, because God confused their speech…

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Listen… “Therefore is the name of it called Babel;

because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth:

and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad

upon the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 

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And so, the name, Babylon, actually means, “City of Confusion”.

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by G. Dore’ – The Confusion Of Tongues in Babylon – from www.creationism.org-public domain

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE”

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The Bible pronounces a curse upon all those who refuse to, “Come out of Her (Babylon) My people!”

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Yes, upon all those who refuse to join the Exodus out of this “City of Confusion”, the apostate churches, the following sentence is pronounced… “Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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But today’s devotional will focus upon another false and heretical doctrine now being taught in some of the more “conservative” churches, concerning our relationship with the world…

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Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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Listen to a notable reformer from yesteryear…

“They preach more to please the ear than to profit the heart…

False teachers handle holy things rather with wit and trifling, rather than with fear and reverence.

False teachers are soul-murderers.

They are like evil surgeons that skin over the wound—but never heal it…

False teachers are hell’s greatest enrichers.”

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Thomas Brooks on, “The 7 Chacteristics of False Teachers”

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Thomas Brooks – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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JOKERS IN THE PULPITS, NOTHING NEW!

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These above words from the writings of Reformation author, Thomas Brooks, show that this great sin of modern-day preachers and evangelists is nothing new! 

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And actually, even the Apostle, Paul, likewise warned against the use of joking (jesting)…

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,

let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Neither filthiness, NOR FOOLISH TALK OR JESTING, which are not convenient:

but rather giving of thanks….

Let no man deceive you with vain words:

for because of these things cometh the wrath of God

upon the children of disobedience.”

Ephesians 5:3, 4

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Here again, the Apostle totally agrees with Thomas Brooks on this sin within the apostate churches.

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Laughing – (cropped and color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“He (Paul) was not to be accused of levity and inconstancy, nor a contradiction between his words and intentions.”

(Above quote is from Matthew Henry’s comments on Paul’s statement concerning his “not using Lightness” in his ministry)

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But listen again to the Apostle, Paul, as he condemns using humor…

“When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness?”

2nd Corinthians 1:17

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Now the Bible condemns the use of lightness in several places, such as in Jeremiah 23:32…

“Behold, I am against them that…cause My people to err by their lies,

and by their lightness…”

[condensed for brevity]

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Yes, the pure and holy God condemns all use of lightness (sarcasm, mocking, frivolity, joking, and flippancy). And Paul used none of these in his ministry, nor in his personal, everyday life! 

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Paul Tentmaking – La Vista Church of Christ – Creative Commons License

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“FLEE FROM THE WRATH TO COME!”

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What God’s people must understand, is that we are standing on the very, “ends of the world”. (1st Corinthians 10:11) Our great commission is to warn the world of God’s impending Judgment!

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And so, should we put them at ease by behaving like them, using humor, sarcasm, mockery, flippancy and frivolity?

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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OUR HEAVENLY ROLE-MODEL

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Jesus came to save the world! 

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But Jesus came as a Heaven-sent Role-Model. He said… “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.” John 14:6

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And we never ever see either Jesus nor Paul engaging in any, “foolish talk nor jesting”. And these two men are to be our heavenly role-models in all things!

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 Transfiguration – Bloch – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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FLEE TO MOUNT SION

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And so, it is no wonder that God refers to today’s church-world as Mystery Babylon. It is filled with error and confusion.

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And this error regarding all the joking, and mockery, and silliness, and sarcasm, and flippancy in today’s pulpits, is just one more sign of the great apostasy in the churches.

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And God is now calling any willing soul (be it pastor, priest, or parishioner) to come out of this City of Confusion, and flee to the spiritual Mount Sion, to take their stand with all those who “follow the Lamb withersoever He goeth.” Revelation 14:4

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 26, CLICK HERE…

NOVEMBER 17 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 26 Which Spirit Will You Choose?)

Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Make me like Jesus! Take away these awful polluted worldly jokes, sarcasm and flippant remarks which roll off my tongue, like water over a falls! Make me and mold me until I fully reflect the image of holy Jesus…

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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…”April 7th (1 Preacher! 2 Sermons!)” , or you can also read…JANUARY 10th (How a Joke Killed!)

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 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”. These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars, 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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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars” 

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW 

NOVEMBER 8 (Silly Women, Part 2: The Seven Women of Isaiah 4)

Brooklyn Museum – The Foolish Virgins women- James Tissot – US Public Domain

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END OF THE CHURCH AGE STUDIES ON AUDIO

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THE READER IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING AUDIO BIBLE STUDY BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING.

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THIS STUDY IS PART 4, CONCERNING “THE END OF THE CHURCH AGE”

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