Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 2 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 10: Has Judgment Day Begun? (Continued))
By admin On December 13th, 2023.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – November 2
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Apocalypse NOW!
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Part 10:
“Has Judgment Day Begun?” (Continued)
To read Part 1, click here…SEPTEMBER 5 (Apocalypse Now! Part 9: Has Judgment Day Begun? Part 1)
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There are many who are running “here and there”, in attempt to prove just how close we are to that great and notable Day of the Lord.
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After all, don’t we now see a great interest within the church-world for Bible prophecy concerning these things?
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Prophecy seminars, and popular international television and radio ministries dedicated solely to Bible prophecy?
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But there is a general consensus among all these Bible teachers concerning 2nd Thessalonians, which warns that The Day of the Lord cannot come, until two certain signs are first witnessed in the world…
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TWO EVENTS MUST FIRST HAPPEN!
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Yes, 2nd Thessalonians, 2:2 makes very clear… “for that day shall not come, except there come:
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1. “a falling away first, and…
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2. “that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”
2nd Thessalonians 2:3, 4
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Now here above is seen that two things must first occur, prior to the Day of Christ: “a falling away first” (an apostasy), and the “man of sin be revealed…that he as God sits in the temple of God”.
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“…even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time”
1stJohn 2:18
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Now in the last installment (click here to read) of this little series of devotionals titled, “Apocalypse NOW!”, it was presented that the “Man of Sin” has already been revealed.
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Yes, contrary to today’s popular consensus in the church-world, Satan, working through the unsaved multitudes, has already come in the form of the Antichrist Beast.
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THE GREAT APOSTASY
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But it was not discussed in the Year 2, September 5th devotional (click here to read), regarding the other
sign which must also be seen, before that day can come…
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Listen…“for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first…” 2nd Thessalonians 2:3
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Now, this above verse speaks of a falling away, a “forsaking”, which must first come.
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WHAT IS “A FALLING AWAY”?
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Well, to find the answer to this question, the Bible is the only place to search for the answer…
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Listen…
“…and these (who built their house on sand) have no root,
which for a while believe,
and in time of temptation FALL AWAY.”
Luke 8:13
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So here is seen the meaning of the words, “fall away”.
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FURTHER BIBLE CONFIRMATION
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And for further confirmation, the Book of Hebrews says…
“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened…
If they shall FALL AWAY,
to renew them again unto repentance…”
Hebrews 6:4, 6
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ANY DIRECT PROPHECIES?
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So then, the next question is, “Does the Bible ever prophesy of the day when the churches will all fall away?”
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Oh yes! Listen again to Paul as he foretells of the day when the churches will fall away…
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,
and shall be turned unto fables.”
2nd Timothy 4:3, 4
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So here is seen that the Christian churches will turn away from the truth, and from sound doctrine.
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ARE WE THERE YET?
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Now the next question to be asked is this… “Have we arrived at that day, when the great apostasy foretold in Scripture has already occurred?”
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Well, just about any biblically well-versed conservative Christian understands that a great portion of the churches have now embraced a prosperity-driven, pleasure-focused gospel.
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BOTH EVENTS FULFILLED
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Now whether the Reader agrees or not concerning the totality of today’s apostasy, it is generally acknowledged that those churches who have embraced the prosperity/pleasure gospels.
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And so, the bottom line to all this is, we can now finally see the two events transpiring before our very eyes:
1. The apostasy (falling away) of the Christian world…
2. And the revealing of just what is and who is the Antichrist Beast.
After all, Revelation 17 reveals this multi-faceted beast as having various “kings and kingdoms”, which means this beast is symbolic of Lucifer’s antichrist world-system.
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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pleiades: Mystery Babylon: Mother of Harlots – www.signsofheaven.org
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AND SO, ARE WE THERE YET?
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And so, the signature question of today’s devotional remains, “Have we arrived at 
the day which is called, The Day of the Lord?”
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Well, this website offers much more information on these things.
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And so, please keep reading these devotionals (and “Signs Of Heaven.org”) to gain a fuller understanding of just where we are in time!
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ABOVE PICTURE: The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only
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TO READ PART 11, CLICK HERE…
DECEMBER 2 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 11: “Pre-Trib Rapture, The Ultimate ‘House of Cards!’”)
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to study, study, study, that I may know for a certainty about these things…
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…”The Abomination in the Apostate Church”,
or you can also read this shorter article…February 9th (Waiting For The Church to Shine!)
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads.”
Revelation 12:3
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
Because the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Flood Waters of Satan-Introduction
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TOMORROW…
November 3 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 17: “Revelation’s Now-Unfolding Prophecies”)
Revelation – www.pri.org/stories/2011-08-10/revelations-book-revelation – courtesy www.pre.org
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Last Day Events Ellen G White Audio book Chapter 1 Earth’s Last Crisis
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 10-MINUTE MESSAGE…Last Day Events Ellen G White Audio book Chapter 1 Earth’s Last Crisis
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