Daily Devotional, Year 3 – August 26 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 49: “Idolatrous Theological Names!”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – August 26

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 49:

“Idolatrous Theological Names!”

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

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“I know that, whatsoever God does,

it shall be for ever:

nothing can be put to it,

nor any thing taken from it:

and God does it,

that men should fear before Him.”

Ecclesiastes 3:14

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“(God) Give us help from trouble:

for vain is the help of man.”

Psalm 60:11

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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF PART 1… July 12 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 46: “How The Grinch Invented Christmas!”)

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A certain radio personality likes to defend this product of human wisdom, “Christmas”, by saying, “Oh, it’s a great time to witness to unbelievers! And much of the world joins in with this celebration each year! The name of Jesus is highly exalted by the world on this yearly festival!”

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announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain (2)

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MANY SEEMING BENEFITS

And maybe he’s correct to a certain degree. Maybe Christmas is a great time to witness to others.

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And it’s true that much of the world joins hands with the Church during that festival!

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And let’s face it! Christmas seems to have other benefits, as well.

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For one thing, it’s a time for families to get together, and enjoy one-another’s company.

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And Christmas has inspired many humanitarian efforts on behalf of those who are less fortunate and less affluent.

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Bringing Home A Christmas Tree – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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LOTS OF BAGGAGE TOO!

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And yet, Christmas brings with it, “a huge amount of baggage”, as the saying goes. Yes, Christmas has its downside too!

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For one thing, Christmas has brought in far more “false brethren” into the Church, than it has ever brought in true worshipers of God!

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**And the last two devotionals about Christmas have pointed out some other of those negative aspects of Christmas. (for reference, click here… “How The Grinch Invented Christmas! Parts 1 & 2”)**

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

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NOT THE HILL TO DIE ON!

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Now this website is by no means encouraging Christians to begin some crusade against this worldly festival.

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And for those with unsaved families, much Christian patience and quiet forbearance may be required, as we do not want to “rain on their parade”, as they often say.

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In other words, the Christian must attempt to make life comfortable and happy for his or her unsaved family during these holidays.

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**And Christmas is probably “not the hill to die on” as another saying goes. Find something else to crusade against (such as beginning a crusade against “my own sins!”)**

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Just exercise Christian silence and allow the family to have a joyful time during that month-long celebration.

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Johansen Viggo – Radosne Boże Narodzenie Joyful Christmas – wikimedia – US public domain

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“VAIN IS THE HELP OF MAN!”

Psalm 60:11

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But this man-contrived yearly holiday has one great over-arching problem about it. And the signature passage for today’s devotional reveals just what that great problem is.

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Listen again…

***“I know that, whatsoever God does,* *it shall be for ever:***

***nothing can be put to it,* *nor any thing taken from it:***

***and God does it,* *that men should fear before Him.”***

Ecclesiastes 3:14

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This above verse encapsulates just why Christmas has never been an overall benefit to Heaven’s government, and never can be!

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“ADD THOU NOT TO HIS WORDS, LEST HE (GOD) REPROVE THEE!”

Proverbs 30:6

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Now, it would be normal and expected for the people of the world to attempt to add or subtract from God’s finished works.

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But the Church of God should have known better!

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After all, God has given us some very unnerving accounts of what happens when humans attempt to add something to God’s Word.

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KJV – King Jame Version Bible – First edition – 1611 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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ABRAHAM ‘HELPED GOD OUT’

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Take for instance, the true historical account of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and Ishmael.

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God had promised to childless Abraham…

“And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven…”

Genesis 26:4

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But Abraham realized that Sarah his wife was too old to have children, devising their own plan to “help God out”.

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Yes so, Sarah told Abraham to conceive a child with her young handmaid, Hagar, the Egyptian.

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Sarah & Hagar – Foster Bible Pictures – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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AN ISHMAEL WAS CONCEIVED

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And Hagar did indeed have a child, whom they named, Ishmael.

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But this faithless act of human effort and human wisdom only proved a disaster for them.

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And it ultimately led to a delay in God’s promise and plan to give Abraham, “the child of promise”.

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Hagar Leaves Abraham by Peter Paul Rubens 1616 AD – wikipedia – public domain

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Well, just how does this true historical account of Abraham’s folly translate into today’s Christian community?

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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“THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDING GREAT JOY!”

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Oh yes, the Bible does record that there was a celebration of Christ’s birth.

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The wise men, and the shepherds witnessing the heavenly host, and Anna and Simeon in the temple. These were all moments of rejoicing.

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But never does the Bible encourage the world to begin a yearly month-long celebration, which the apostate portion of the Church named, “The Christ-Mass”.

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This non-biblical yearly festival was their ‘brainchild’! Not God’s!

As a matter of fact, these two holidays were originally of ancient Babylonian origin, and should never have been brought into the church! (see Hislop’s, “The Two Babylons”.)

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Wise Men See Star www.wikigallery.com US public domain

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CHRISTMAS: OUR ‘ISHMAEL’

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And just like Abraham’s and Sarah’s folly in trying to help out God, so too, the apostate church has created this giant man-conceived “Ishmael”, commonly referred to as, “The Christmas”!

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But there can be absolutely no “bottom-line gain” achieved by this invention of the apostate churches of yesteryear.

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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Well, this is just one more reason why God is now calling His people to, “Come out of her (the harlot churches) My people, lest ye partake of her sins and receive of her plagues!” Revelation 18:4 (parenthetical comment supplied by website editor)

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And those who truly love God’s Word will finally come to the point where they will reject, “Man’s word” concerning Christmas and other similar additions to God’s Word.

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

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“There is a way that seemeth right unto a man,

but the end thereof are the ways of death”

Proverbs 14:12 & 16:25

Pilgrim’s Progress – Then Atheist fell into a very great laughter – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 50, GO HERE…

August 27 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 50: “Signs Of The Times In The Heavens!”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Winter – Revelation 12 Woman with Eagle Wings

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand this present-day truth concerning the utter apostasy of the churches…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

Joel 3:14

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VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION

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LOCATING THIS VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP…

**Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation.**

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Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing.

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In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left.

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In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward. It has a snowcapped top.

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Then find the second snowcap to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south to the third snow-cap which is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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TOMORROW