Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 10 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven? Part 2: “A Marked Trail”)

By admin On February 13th, 2021

.

Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 10

.

How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?

.

Part 2:

“A Marked Trail”

To read Part 1, go here…January 2nd (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?)

.

“Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?

or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?”

Job 38:32

.

Since the beginning of time on earth, a portion of mankind has sought out new and unexplored territories in which to live.

.

Perhaps, because of the dangers from hostile enemies…

.

…or because of famine or pestilence…

.

…or merely from the desire to explore and discover new places…

.

…no matter the reason, humans have always yearned to blaze new trails!

.

Oregon Capitol Steps – Wikipedia – Public Domain

.

MARKED TRAILS

.

Now, quite often, those trailblazers have left markings along the way, to guide others who were to follow.

.

Maybe they left cuttings in trees.

.

Or maybe they left various rock formations.

.

Many of them made crude maps of their journey.

.

But whatever the markings, these became a great assist for those who followed.

.

Oregon state capitol building pioneer on top – Wikipedia – share-alike license

.

THE BIBLE A MAP

.

Now the Bible itself is a type of map.

.

It shows us the way to Heaven.

.

Yes, in a very real sense, there is a pathway which God’s people must walk, that leads to the Celestial City of God.

.

Holy Bible – CROPPED IMAGE – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

.

“AN ENEMY HATH DONE THIS!”

Matthew 13:28

.

The great problem is, that the Enemy of Souls has obscured that well-marked pathway to Heaven, with many misleading signposts!

.

In other words, Satan has introduced many false doctrines which have greatly confused the true heavenward pathway!

.

And as a result, God’s people have left the true pathway, and have taken a wrong turn on a spurious pathway which the Bible calls, “The Broad Way that leads to destruction!”

.

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel

.

THERE SHALL BE SIGNS”

Luke 21:25

.

But God is faithful, and has carefully placed some “trail markings” along the true pathway to the Celestial City!

.

Oh Yes, and God has foretold of these signs…“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars;” Luke 21:25

.

ABOVE STAR-CHART – Early Winter in the east – Orion, Revelation 12 Woman (AKA Ursa Major) – Revelation 12 Dragon (AKA Hyades, Pleiades, etc.) – Goodly Horse in Battle with Rider (Camelopardelis, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, etc…) – www.signsofheaven.org – Not for profit use!

.

“THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES FOUGHT…”

Judges 5:20

These great signs are not merely a bunch of obscure stars!

.

No, these are made of the greatest constellations: Orion, Ursa Major, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Corona Borealis, The Big Dipper, The Pleiades, are among the chief constellations on this website.

.

But when looking at them correctly they appear vastly different than what the ancient cultures saw them as!

.

ABOVE CHART: Summer Constellations with Doves (Sagittarius) & Woman (Ursa Major) & Cross/Scepter (stars from Ophiuchus & Serpens) & 12-star Crown (Corona Borealis & stars from Hercules) & Arcturus Star & Flower of the Field (Scorpio)

.

“LOOK UP & LIFT UP YOUR HEADS!”

Luke 21:28

And so, these signs in the heavens have been given by God to mark the heavenward trail for His faithful remnant people.

.

And accompanied by the explanations found on this website, God has once again made straight the narrow pathway which leads out of this world, and onward and upward into the very heavens!

.

And so, you the reader, are invited to come along on this heavenward sojourn.

.

ABOVE PICTURE – Starry Night at La Silla – cropped – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

.

TO READ PART 3, GO HERE…

May 22 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven? Part 3: “A Matter of Desire, Or Desire-Not!”)

ABOVE PICTURE – Starry Night at La Silla – cropped – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

.

TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the desire to immerse myself in this message. Help me prove this message against the Bible. But open my eyes, that I might see these heavenly signs…

Marine Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

.

THE END

.

TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

.

A HEAVENLY HOBBY

.

“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars…

…and when ye shall see these things,

look up, lift up your heads…”

Luke 21:25

ABOVE PICTURE – Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

**There is one hobby which every ‘Noble Berean’ may take up, which only compliments the pursuit of the heavenly Prize.**

.

**Yes, Signs Of Heaven becomes a wonderfully rewarding hobby which, unlike many less meaningful hobbies, pays off with rich, heavenly rewards. Everlasting rewards!**

.

And unlike the person in this photo with equipment, all you need is fairly good vision, and a dark, starry night.

.

And once a person really gets to know these heavenly messengers, it will become very apparent that the message connected with these signs is truly a message to be heeded.

.

Astronomy Amateur – cropped image – Wikipedia – share-alike license

.

FIRST FIND ORION & 7 STARS

The very first step in finding these many constellations, should be to find the two main constellations: Orion, and the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper).

.

These two constellations represent Christ (Orion), and His Church (7 Stars).

.

And just as these are the easiest constellations to find, so too, the first place to begin studying the Bible is the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).

.

These four books present Christ and His Church, when He walked the earth, just as Orion and the 7 Stars represent Christ and His Church, as seen up in the heavens.

.

Then, once you are comfortable finding these two constellations, you can begin to locate the next closest constellations, and so on.

.

ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc.) – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

.