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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 5

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Flee To The Mountains,

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Part 18:

“It’s A 911 Wake-Up World!”

To read part 1 of this article, click here… May 30th (Flee To The Mountain!)

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“And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings;

and there was a great earthquake,

such as was not since men were upon the earth,

so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

And the great city was divided into three parts,

and the cities of the nations fell:

and great Babylon came in remembrance before God,

to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.”

Revelation 16:18, 19

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On that fateful morning of September 11th, 2001, the world received a wake-up call, which forever changed the way life is conducted on this planet!

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Those two towers had fallen, as if by an earthquake: a great east/west cultural fault-line!

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Multitudes flocked back into church, trembling because of the apocalyptic nature of that 911 earth-shaking event!

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And the world has never been the same since!

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9/11 World Trade Center attack – New York – cropped image – by UpsateNYer & Wikipedia – Share-Alike Lic.

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THIS SAD OLD WORLD!

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Oh yes, this world has always been a tragic place to live, to a great extent.

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Yes, through the long centuries, the world has always suffered disease, pestilence, famine, war, violence, calamities, sickness and death!

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And even prior to 911, the western societies had long been in decline, morally, economically, religiously, politically, and judicially!

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Burned at the stake – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“AND THE NATIONS WERE ANGRY”

Revelation 11:18

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But for some reason, in the ensuing months and years following that tragic 911 crash, it seems this earth has been plunged into a giant world-wide paradigm shift!

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Never before has there been such pandemic moral/social/religious/economic/political upheaval in this world, perpetuated even by this world’s very own ruling authorities!

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With just one glance, it’s obvious that things have been turned topsy-turvy, as they say!

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March – Protest – Thank God For Satan – cropped image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or later version

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JUST A COINCIDENCE?

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Yes, this post-911 world has seen a rapid decline, a free-fall, as never before witnessed!

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So perhaps it could be said that 911 marked a great earth-shaking paradigm shift around the whole world.

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Coincidence? Well, maybe an atheist might assign all this to chance.

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Millions of protestors in Tahrir Square – Wikimedia Commons – Share-alike License

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“AND HE SPOKE LIKE A DRAGON”

Revelation 13:11

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As evidence to this great societal metamorphosis, while Christians have enjoyed a peaceful co-existence with the world, this long-standing facade of “peace-and-safety” is now starting to crumble before our eyes!

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Christians are beginning to “feel the heat”, so to speak!

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Laws are even currently enacted, designed to make life difficult for those who truly desire to faithfully follow the Bible.

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Yes, it seems we are now living in a “911-wake-up-call-world”!

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Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License

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THE MARK NOW GIVEN

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And Christians understand from the Book of Revelation, that the long-promised day was foretold, when it may be impossible to buy-and-sell, except they receive the Mark, or the name, or the number of the name of the Beast. (see Revelation 13)

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And even now, Satan’s beast-like world-system is beginning to show its sharp fangs against those who are sojourning to that Celestial City of God!

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Yes, “the god of this world” is now working through this Antichrist world-system with the ultimate goal of making life unbearable, even impossible for Christians!

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Protests – Anti Christian sign in Federal Plaza Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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But Satan knows well that the day has arrived when God is calling His people out of this Babylonian world (and worldly churches).

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And no longer will God’s people be deceived by the pretentious friendship which the world has feigned toward the Christian community for so long!

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

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INTO THE FIERY FURNACE

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Oh yes, all those who remain in the churches, and refuse to “come out of her”, may still continue to enjoy friendship with the world.

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But all those who, like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, refuse to worship the golden image of Satan’s world-system, will be cast into the fiery furnace of afflictions. (see Daniel, Chapter 3)

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And just as those three Hebrew worthies remained unhurt by the fiery flames, so too, God’s people will discover that today’s fiery furnace will become God’s chosen means of purifying away every last trace of dross from their heart, so that they may come forth as brightly shining vessels of silver and gold!

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Academy Awards Ceremony – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share Alike Lic.

The fiery furnace – Daniel 3-12 – www.thebiblerevival.com

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“WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN”

Matthew 13:43

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And in that day, God’s people will shine forth as the Sun, because they will finally and fully reflect the glorious image of Christ to a world lost in sin and selfishness!

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Transfiguration – Bloch – Wikimedia Commons – US-public-domain

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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS!”

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And so, O Christian, if ever there was a time to cast away our idols, “to the moles and to the bats”, it is now! (see Isaiah 2:20, 21)

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And if ever there was a time to flee to the heavenly mountain of God (Mount Sion), it is at this moment!

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And those who do so will be delighted to discover that our heavenly bread and our pure, refreshing waters of grace are in abundant supply “upon every high hill and…mountain in the day when the towers (churches) fall! (see Isaiah 30:25)

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

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SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS, ARMOR UP! FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS AT HAND!!!

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TO READ PART  19, GO HERE…

May 1 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 19: “How To Escape The Big City”)

Time-New-York-City-Night-lights-Wikimedia-Creative-Commons-2.0-Generic-License-e1426597008396

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to clearly see and understand this message, and take heed to flee from the wrath to come…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…January 7th (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!) or you can also read… August 11th (Habakkuk Says “Run!”)

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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FROM WHERE & TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE?

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WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…

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This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ). However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen. It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.  This is seen in springtime. It is seen in the northern skies. 

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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward). The single star representing her birth-child (Christ) now becomes her head (“Christ is the head of the church.” Ephesians 5:23

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars. But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights. 

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These are star charts from Wikipedia, with sketches of the Woman added.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“Woman of Revelation 12 (Flees to the Wilderness)“

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW…

April 6 (Apocalypse NOW! Part 15: “Perfect Peace In The Fire!”)

Fiery Furnace by Gustave Dore’ courtesy of adelaide.edu.au

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

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