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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 10

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How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?

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Part 2:

“A Marked Trail”

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

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“Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?

or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?”

Job 38:32

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

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Perhaps because of the dangers from hostile enemies.

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Or because of famine or pestilence.

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Or merely from the desire to explore and discover new places.

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Whatever the reason, humans have always blazed new trails.

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Oregon Capitol Steps – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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MARKED TRAILS

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

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Maybe they left cuttings in trees.

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Or maybe they left various rock formations.

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Many of them made crude maps of their journey.

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

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

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THE BIBLE A MAP

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Now the Bible itself is a type of map.

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It shows us the way to Heaven.

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

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

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“AN ENEMY HATH DONE THIS!”

Matthew 13:28

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

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

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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!”

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

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“ABOMINATIONS & FILTHINESS OF HER FORNICATION”

Revelation 17:4

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More and more, the Church has become filled with false doctrines and worldly pollutions.

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Earthy and sensual music. (James 3:15)

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“Foolish talk and jesting” and “mockery”. Ephesians 5:2 & Proverbs 14:9

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Earthly prosperity and mammon-loving gospels. (1st Timothy 1:6)

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Sensual dress and fashion. Fads and “hip” behavior. (1st Timothy 2:9 & Hebrews 13:8)

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Clubs and organizations. (2nd Corinthians 6:14)

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Television, games and entertainments. (1st Corinthians 15:33)

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False doctrines, such as “Eternal Torment”, “Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory”, “Free-will Salvation”, “False hermeneutics which forbid spiritualizing Scripture”. (2nd Timothy 3:16, 17)

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All these and a host of other unbiblical elements have been brought into Christianity in hopes of misleading and destroying God’s people from the true narrow pathway.

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It is Satan’s design to keep God’s people from making their spiritual exodus out of this world!

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And these aforementioned world-loving elements only keep God’s people prisoners in this lost world!

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Rock Music Christian CHURCH Pomona – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

ABOVE PICTURE: television & the image of Satan

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“AND THERE SHALL BE SIGNS”

Luke 21:25

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

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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

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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!

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“THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES FOUGHT…”

Judges 5:20

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

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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.

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

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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)

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“LOOK UP & LIFT UP YOUR HEADS!”

Luke 21:28

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

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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!

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

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

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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

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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

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… July 4th (Look Up & Lift Up Your Heads! Part 1), or you can also read… “February 17th (Examine Yourself!)“ 

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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LOCATING CASTOR AND POLLUX…

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These two sketches below are the same picture, one with stars only, the other with embellishments. These stars appear more or less like this when they are in the western sky, just before they sink below the western horizon (please excuse the less-than 100% accurate sketch). At the top of the sketches in the center is the Big Dipper. But with other surrounding stars, the Big Dipper is known as Ursa Major or the Great Bear. But as this website points out, Ursa Major is actually the Revelation 12 Woman. (Ursa Major appears much larger in the sky than this sketch shows. But in order to fit her into this drawing, the artist had to depict her much smaller) 

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IN THE WEST

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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter, and even into June at the beginning of night. It is seen best when it is the western part of the sky. Orion, the Dragon, and the Glorious Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon. And at this point it is apparent that the Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the Narrow Gate Stars as you can see just to the left of the mountain.

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ABOVE CHART : Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major & Big Dipper) swerving toward Narrow Gate (Castor and Pollux from Gemini Constellation) – late winter – signsofheaven.org

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A dark night is best for seeing this. It begins with the Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation going towards these two doors. The 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 (to the right of the mountain) are the two brightest stars of the Wave of Water (AKA Auriga Constellation) that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here). The stars that make up the Narrow Gate are about one-third less the width of the Wide Gate. The two bright stars which symbolize the Wide Gate are Capella and Menkalinan. These are the brightest two stars of the Auriga Constellation. (For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”. )

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Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches. The stars are not in their exact place. But they are close enough to find them in the night sky.

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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:

April 11 (Revelation 18:2: A Cage of Every Unclean & Hateful Bird! Part 6: “Parrots & Bible Prophecy!”

Sentinal Parrots – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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Harold Camping May 26, 2011 on The Open Forum (youtube.com)

above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain

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