Daily Devotional, Year 3 – July 14 (The Two Spirits In The World, Part 4: “The Fountain of False Christianity!)”

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – July 14

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The Two Spirits In The World,

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Part 4:

“The Fountain of False Christianity!”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here…November 23 (The Two Spirits In The World)

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“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan

with all power and signs and lying wonders,

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness

in them that perish;

because they received not the love of the truth,

that they might be saved.

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,

that they should believe a lie:

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,

but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

2nd Thessalonians 2:9-12

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“I love You Jesus! I worship You O Mighty God! And I will praise Your name forever!”

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Have you ever heard these lyrics? Or perhaps some similar praise song?

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Well, such a positive affirmation as this is really common these days! Yes, in today’s church-world, there is a seemingly endless flow of such praise songs coming out of today’s Gospel-Music-Machinery!

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And because of all the popular praise songs being churned out today, one might begin to assume that there’s a whole lot of “on-fire” Christians out there!

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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TRUE OR COUNTERFEIT?

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But is that the true condition of today’s church community?

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Is the current wave of enthusiasm observed today the real thing?

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Or is it merely a satanic counterfeit?

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A devilish delusion?

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Can there actually be such a thing as “counterfeit Christian joy”?

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

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TWO RULING SPIRITS IN THE WORLD

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In yesterday’s devotional (click here), it was pointed out that there are two sources of pleasure in the world: the “Holy Spirit” and the “spirit of the world.”

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These are the two ruling spirits in the world.

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And either we are of one spirit or the other. There is no neutral ground in this world!

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And with only two classes, one might get the idea that it would be easy to distinguish between just which is which.

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After all, those who attend church would comprise the class who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.

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And all the world’s citizens, who make no profession of being Christians are indwelt by the spirit of the world, the Antichrist spirit.

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ANGEL OF LIGHT & MINISTERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

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**Unfortunately, Satan, who was long ago given sovereignty over this world, now called, “the god of this world”, has “muddied the waters”, as the saying goes.**

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Yes, the Kingdom of God is the arch-enemy of Satan! And it is Satan’s obsession to do heavy damage to that heavenly kingdom.

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And he has discovered long ago, the best way to destroy a kingdom is to infiltrate that kingdom with his own people, pretending to be “loyal” citizens of that kingdom.

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Listen to 2nd Corinthians 11:13-15…“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”

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So here it is! This is God’s concise way of describing Satan’s modus-operandi in his effort to infiltrate and destroy as many of God’s professed people as possible.

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ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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1 EVIL SPIRIT OR 7?

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When speaking to the Pharisees, Jesus made this very incredible revelation…“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.” Matthew 12:43-45

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Now Jesus here was speaking in allegorical language. But the meaning of this is rather easy to understand.

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James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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BETTER TO BE AN ABJECT UNBELIEVER!

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In essence, Jesus was speaking to some very morally correct men, telling them that their morality was nothing more than a devilish deception. It would be better to have been some drunkard lying in the gutter with only 1 evil spirit, than to become a “morally correct” deceiver within the Church, with 7+1 evils spirits instead of just 1.

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In other words, the number “7” represents “religious spirits”. It was not that they actually have 7+1 literal evil spirits.

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So the bottom line is, that the morally correct ones in the Church may just be indwelt by Satan who comes as, “an angel of light”.

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Highbrow drunkard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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GOOD NEWS!

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Well, the Good News here is found in the little account of Nicodemus, a ruler of the Pharisee sect. Here was a man who was highly revered by the entire community. And yet, he had been living a lie. His morality was little more than a complete sham!

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But Nicodemus came to inquire of Jesus. And by so-doing, Nicodemus eventually turned from his false morality, and became indwelt by God’s Holy Spirit, now a saved man!

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And this same opportunity is available to each and every individual who realizes his or her spiritual bankruptcy, and comes to the Savior for Salvation!

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Nicodemus – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!

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Listen again to Joel…“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible Day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered:” Joel 2:31, 32

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This is a wonderful promise of Salvation for all those who are now standing on the threshold of eternity!

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to choose my master each and every day, as I choose to learn about Thee through the study of Thy Word and unceasing prayer…

Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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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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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP

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

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

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:1, 2

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward. It resembles a pyramid.

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

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

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These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) & Destroying Mount (right)), and Pisces (Broad Way to Hell). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.

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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)

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ABOVE WIKIPEDIA STAR-CHART – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations – Wikipedia Star-Chart with constellation drawn in by this website – Not for commercial profit use!

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TOMORROW…

July 15 (Eternal Torment? Part 25: “Is Jesus Watching Souls Tormented in Hell!?!”)

Hell’s Viewing Gallery- Signsofheaven.org – copyrighted – not for public use

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

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