Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 24 (Revelation 18:2: “A Cage of Every Unclean & Hateful Bird! Part 4: The Social Club Gospel, Continued: Accepting A Form of Godliness”)
By admin On February 10th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 24
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Revelation 18:2:
“A Cage of Every Unclean & Hateful Bird!
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Part 4:
“The Social Club Gospel, Continued: Accepting A Form of Godliness”
To read Part 1, go here…January 15 (Revelation 18:2: “A Cage of Every Unclean & Hateful Bird!”)
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“And he (the mighty angel) cried mightily with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen,
and is become the habitation of devils,
and the hold of every foul spirit,
and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.”
Revelation 18:2
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Bat – cropped image – Wikipedia- Creative Commons 2.5
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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF YESTERDAY’S DEVOTIONAL. PLEASE READ YESTERDAY’S DEVOTIONAL FOR PROPER CONTEXT. GO HERE TO READ YESTERDAY’S DEVOTIONAL
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Bat – Livingstone’s Fruit Bat – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 License
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“FROM SUCH TURN AWAY!”
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[continuing from yesterday]…And so, to a great degree, today’s churches are filled with well-behaved and moralistic parishioners! And yet, because most are not truly converted, they are still under the power of the Antichrist Spirit which indwells the unsaved peoples of the world! (see 1st John 4:1-6)
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But notice what Paul’s advice is, concerning such wickedness enshrouded by a moralistic “form of godliness”! 2nd Timothy 3:5
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Paul warns us, “From such turn away!” 2nd Timothy 3:5.
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Worldliness combined with a degree of morality is by far the most deceptive form of evil there is! And such a worldly-minded morality is to be shunned and even departed from, by God’s people, whether it be in the world, or in the Church.
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Oh no, we cannot come completely out of the world! But we can come a good way out! And we can certainly come ALL the way out of the apostate churches!
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“From such, turn away!”, says Paul. (2nd Timothy 3:5)
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“BABYLON IS FALLEN”
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And this is the condition of today’s churches! To a great degree, there is no crucifixion with Christ in today’s churches!
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Oh well, there are many who would have us believe they are “crucified 
with Christ”. But if the Holy Spirit has vacated the churches, then such death-to-self is literally impossible, even though there may still be some who possibly do have a connection with the Lord!
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Listen…“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2nd Timothy 4:3, 4
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Here above is described a total apostasy in the church-world. The “itching ears” have prevailed! And such sobering messages as today’s devotional declares, are not at all tolerated in any of today’s congregations!
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And so, the result of all this is merely a congregation which is mostly filled with nice, friendly, and moral people who are somewhat zealous for Jesus! And yet, TRUE love for Jesus has largely been choked out by their love for this, the Devil’s deceitful and self-seeking world…
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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain
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PARABLE OF THE SOWER
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Listen…“He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the Word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the Word, and he becometh unfruitful.” Matthew 13:22
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Yes, the love for this world has choked out the Holy Spirit’s presence in today’s churches!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org
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WHAT BENEFIT IN WORLDLY-MINDED ASSOCIATIONS?
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So then, considering all this, just how is it going to be beneficial for our children to be surrounded by other children who have little or no love for God?
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Do you expect for them to be any encouragement to your children to follow Jesus? Oh yes, they may encourage your children to stay in church! But worldliness prevails in those dead bodies!
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And how is it beneficial to be in a church where probably not one in a hundred members, if any, have been truly crucified with Christ?
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You might as well be in a church where there is open idolatry, such as statue worship, and meaningless candle-lighting ceremonies! At least there, the wickedness will be plainly manifest!
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Children’s Street basketball during a church fair – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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OUR PRESENT-DAY GREAT TRIBULATION
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This is one great reason why God calls our current plight, “The Great Tribulation”! We are surrounded by
wickedness in the form of worldliness! There is nobody in the churches nor in the world to turn to for help!
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And once a Christian is awakened to this fearful situation, then and only then can he or she realize why today’s tribulation is called, “The Great Tribulation!”
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Yes, this present hour is a fearful hour!
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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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A LIVING FAITH!
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And yet, there is One in Heaven whom we can turn to for help! And His admonition, yea His command for us is to,
“Come out from among them,
and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean [thing];
and I will receive you,
And will be a Father unto you,
and ye shall be My sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.”
2nd Corinthians 6:17, 18
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This is what faith is all about! Yes, true and living faith is all about obeying God’s commands when human logic counsels us otherwise!
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ABOVE PICTURE – winter Constellations – Woman of Revelation 12 (Ursa Major) flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 – Dragon comprised of Hyades, Pleiades, etc…Valley of Decision mountain comprised of Cassiopeia, etc… (This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture since this mountain is not in this position, but is actually seen in the fall months)
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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”
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And so, by earthly wisdom, it may seem expedient to remain in the church-world for convenience’s sake where things still seem rather moral and normal.
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But God’s wisdom tells us…“And I heard another Voice from Heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4
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Here God is calling His faithful people, be they pastor, priest, or parishioner, to make an end-time exodus out of the fallen, apostate churches.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Hide Thyself in thy Chambers – inspired by Tornado Over Kansas by Curry
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A PLACE OF REFUGE
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Now the Good News is, that God has given us more than ample provision in the place we are to flee to!
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Listen to Isaiah 30:25…
“And there shall be upon every high (spiritual) mountain,
and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of (living) waters
in the day of the great slaughter,
when the towers [churches] fall.”
(Parenthetical comments by this Editor)
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These streams of waters are LIVING WATERS which will satisfy every thirsty soul!
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Yes, God is letting us know that our spiritual provisions will be abundantly provided on those high spiritual hills where we must flee to!
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And He will supply all our needs, as well as all our children’s needs in the mountainous strongholds of our refuge!
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Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain
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TO READ PART 5, GO HERE…
March 4 (Revelation 18:2: A Cage of Every Unclean & Hateful Bird! Part 5: “Clean & Unclean Beasts”)
Bat – Livingstone’s Fruit Bat – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 License
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to come out of this Babylon of confusion, and worship Thee 100%…
Prayer – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… March 1st (A Designer Jesus!), or you can also read this article…JULY 23 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 13: The Evangelical Cult!), or this next article… Fleeing to the Mountains: The Abomination in the Church, Part 1
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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“And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven; a woman…
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And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness”
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Revelation 12:1, 14
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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)
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TOMORROW…
January 25 (The Straw-Man! Part 6: Kingdom of the So-Called “Cults”)
Witnessing Casaemcasa wikipedia share-alike license by Steelman
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