Daily Devotional, Year 3 – August 3 (Revelation 16:1, 2: “The First Plague”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – August 3

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Revelation 16:1, 2:

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“The First Plague”

To read Part 1, click here… “July 4th (Look Up & Lift Up Your Heads!)”

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“And I heard a great Voice out of the temple

saying to the seven angels, Go your ways,

and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth;

and there fell a noisome and grievous sore

upon the men which had the mark of the beast,

and upon them which worshipped his image.”

Revelation 16:1, 2

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“LET MY PEOPLE GO”

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The plagues poured out in Revelation 16 are similar to those poured out upon the Egyptians in the Book of Exodus.

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But what was the purpose of pouring out those plagues?

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Listen to God as He speaks to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron…“Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:”

Exodus 10:4

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This was the promise of plagues, and was repeated with the various other plagues.

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But the point is, these plagues was to cause Pharaoh to finally allow God’s people to leave Egypt to serve God alone, no longer held in bondage to slavery.

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Likewise, the plagues prophesied in Revelation are to drive Satan (the true King of Egypt) out of the hearts of God’s people, allowing His people to serve God-and-God-alone!

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And so, this whole nonsense that all the torment and plagues mentioned in Revelation are for the mere sake of causing fallen Mankind to suffer, is a product of unsanctified theologians.

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Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“But…the things of the Spirit of God…are spiritually discerned.”

1st Corinthians 2:14 (Condensed)

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There are many modern-day Bible teachers and theologians who attempt to interpret the Book of Revelation as literal as possible.

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And so, when they read, “And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast,” they cannot see the spiritual nature of this passage.

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Therefore, they confidently say, “Revelation cannot be unfolding! After all, do the people of the world have noisome and grievous sores on their bodies? Of course not!”

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ABOVE PICTURE: 7 Stars pouring out bowls of wrath

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“SPIRITUAL THINGS MUST BE SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED”

1st Corinthians 2:13

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And this is the argument used elsewhere in Revelation, to deny that it is already unfolding. “Do you see every mountain and island moved out of their places? Absolutely not!” (see Revelation 6:14)

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But the fact is, the Book of Revelation must be interpreted spiritually to make any real sense.

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magnifying glass on puzzle – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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SORES, NOISOME BEASTS, FAMINE, PESTILENCE

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And this passage from Revelation 16, concerning the first plague must likewise be interpreted spiritually, to make any real sense.

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Listen to Ezekiel’s similar statement…

“For thus saith the Lord GOD;

How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem,

the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence,

to cut off from it man and beast?”

Ezekiel 14:21

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This above verse from Ezekiel is very similar to our signature passage from Revelation 16:1, 2…

“And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial upon the earth;

***and there fell a noisome and grievous sore* *upon the men which had the mark of the beast,***

and upon them which worshipped his image.“

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Do you see the similarity? Yes, even back in Ezekiel’s day, God’s judgments were being poured out upon Jerusalem, because of their world-loving ways!

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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I HAVE NO LOATHSOME SORES!

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Now of course, many Christians will protest, saying, “I’m a child of God! I don’t have the beast’s mark! Nor do I worship his image! Nor do I have a noisome and grievous sore!”

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But the question is, “Do I have the noisome (wicked) and grievous sores of sin in my life?”

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

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DAVID’S DISEASE OF SIN

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Listen to David’s complaint…

“For mine iniquities are gone over mine head:

as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly;

I go mourning all the day long.

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease:”

Psalm 38:4-7

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**David’s “loathsome disease” was the disease of sin.**

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And this was akin to the sore judgments poured out upon Jerusalem in Ezekiel’s day, “sword, famine, the noisome beast and pestilence”.

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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IMMERSE MYSELF IN HEAVENLY THINGS!

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And so, dear darling soul for whom Christ bled and died, let’s plead with God to hide us, and then plead that He will keep us there, “till the indignation is overpast”! Isaiah 26:20, 21.

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Let’s stay in His Word throughout our every day, while at home, or at work, or while at recreation with our family!

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Let’s continue in unceasing prayer.

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And by all means, let’s keep ourselves from leaving the safety of our secret hiding place in the Lord, by allowing Satan to tempt us back out into the world!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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And by hiding ourselves in Him, we may each say along with the Psalmist…

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“I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:

my God; in Him will I trust.

Surely He shall deliver thee…from the noisome pestilence…

and under His wings shalt thou trust:

His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night…

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;

nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday…

neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.”

Psalm 91:2-6, 10

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me victory over television and secular radio! Help me to begin looking upward, looking unto Jesus…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

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COULD THERE BE A GREATER SIGN?”

In the opening verse…

…”And I saw another sign in heaven,

great and marvellous,

seven angels having the seven last plagues;

for in them is filled up the wrath of God.”

Revelation 15:1,

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This is a direct reference to the Signs In Heaven, which God is just now graciously revealing.

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**Notice that this above verse says… “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous“.**

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If ever there was a great and marvelous sign in Heaven, this 7 Star Constellation seems to be just that!

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And it is the easiest of all constellations to locate (excepting for those in the southernmost latitudes of the Earth who cannot see it).

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It seems to stand alone in the northern sky, outshining any other constellation in the night heavens!

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As for its significance, it is easy to see the message for which it was created to bring.

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It looks like a bowl. A giant bowl!

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And in the winter, it begins to slowly tip through the night, as if it is finally spilling out its contents upon the earth, as stated in Revelation…

…”And the first (angel) went,

and poured out his vial upon the earth”

Revelation 16:2.

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And so it is not hard to see the message which this constellation presents.

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In the summer it begins to slowly tip.

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But in winter it does fully appear to pour out its contents upon the Earth.

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

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TOMORROW…

August 4 (Nature’s 7 Witnesses, Part 9: “The Signs Of Heaven”)

Starry Night at La Silla – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS TALK SHOW – – The Open Forum Harold Camping May 20, 2002 (youtube.com)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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