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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – July 19

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 47:

“How The Grinch Invented Christmas!

CONTINUED”

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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BINDS HEARTS TO THE WORLD!

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(CONTINUED FROM JULY 12TH click here to read)

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…And let’s not forget how this incredible time of festive lights, fashionable music, lots of gifts, lots of fun, etc., only causes the hearts of our children to become even further entwined to this, the Devil’s selfish world!

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MANY ATHEISTS CREATED

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And also remember that the mythical, “Santa Claus” has created more atheists than perhaps any other invention of Satan, second only to the “Evolution” lie.

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In other words, once little children realize that Santa is a lie, they also begin to doubt the existence of God! Because they naturally equate Santa with God.

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Thus, they consciously (or unconsciously) reason with themselves… “If Mom and Dad lied to me about Santa, then they’re probably lying about God too!”

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Dear Santa Claus – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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ANGUISH AND HUMILIATION

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And it must not be forgotten that Christmas is often a sad and even humiliating time for many children (and adults) who got little or nothing in the way of presents, hearing their friends brag about their abundant harvest of extravagant presents.  

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And many poor children are embarrassed to admit to fellow classmates that their only gifts were donations by the kindness of strangers.

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Quite often, these disparities cause great anguish and shame in the hearts and minds of many children and adults, occasionally leading to a possible suicide in a few instances!

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Children In a Classroom-wikipedia-Public Domain

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30 DAYS OF JESUS, TOO MUCH FOR MANY!

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One more reason why Satan loves this holiday, is because by the time it finally is over with, many people of the world are completely fed up spending over a month listening to Christmas carols! Fed up with blowing their budget on food and gifts! Fed up with preparing complicated parties! And fed up with arguing with their spouse, etc…

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Therefore, many or perhaps most worldly-minded Christians (and secular persons too) have had enough of hearing about Jesus Christ’s birthday: enough to last them until next December!

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For the most part, only the most hardy and dedicated Christians are ready for more Jesus after December 25th is over!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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CHRISTMAS, ANTITHETICAL TO THE GOSPEL

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In many respects, this man-contrived holiday is antithetical to the Gospel.

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For instance, Christmas favors the wealthy, who have no trouble affording the many necessary expensive expenditures.

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On the other hand, the Bible is more acceptable to the poor, who have little to lose by forsaking all to follow Jesus! Money is not needed to serve Christ!

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Christmas mostly favors the strong and energetic who have no trouble making all the many necessary holiday preparations.

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The true and pure Gospel however, is just as accommodating to the weak and infirm who do not have much energy, and cannot do much physical labor.

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Christmas is more favorable to those with many friends and large families, who can get together for parties and celebrations.

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The uncompromised Gospel however, is more favorable for those who are lonely, who can draw close to Jesus as their only friend!

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Christmas is very conducive to partying, drinking, smoking, adultery, etc…

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The undiluted Gospel is just the opposite! It encourages temperance, abstinence and marital fidelity. Its joy is not derived from pleasure parties, but from one-on-one communion with God!

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Well, these are just a few examples of how Christmas could never have been the creation of God.

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It is very antichrist in nature, for these and many more reasons!

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Homeless woman in Toronto wikipedia public domain

However pressing his duties STM2-c James Lee Frazer always finds time to read a few chapters from his Bible each day. I – NARA – 520675 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Munch Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! cropped image  – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Snap-Bar – Restaurant – cropped image  – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES

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Well, the defenders of this holiday can no doubt point to the many positive aspects of Christmas.

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And indeed, there are many acts of love and kindness performed during the holiday.

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And there are many happy family moments on this holiday.

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But this does not negate the many other sad, even tragic circumstances which this man-contrived holiday has produced over the years and centuries.

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Yes, Christmas can be a very joyful time for many.

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But Christmas can also be a very sorrowful time for others.

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President Bush helping with Toys For Tots – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Soldiers Home For Christmas – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

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And so, the question to be asked is this: “Did the Grinch really steal Christmas?”

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And the answer comes back by some…“Naw! The actual, true “Grinch” is none other than Satan. He’s the true Grinch!”

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And this Master-Deceiver, Lucifer, has invented this unbiblical holiday, as well as countless other counterfeit Christian look-alike holidays and false doctrines!

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And Satan has given us such stories as “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, to make us feel too guilty to ever be able to absent ourselves from joining hands with the world and the apostate church for the entire month of December to celebrate this invention of man, with the help of, “the god of this world”, of course!

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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS

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And don’t forget which earthly organization that Satan worked through to bring us this “Mass” celebration!

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The “Christ-Mass” comes right out of the same apostate church organization which persecuted Christians for centuries, through imprisonment, torture, burning, etc…

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And this is the same organization which attempted to obliterate the Bible out of existence!

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And by our enthusiastic celebration of their creation, “Christmas”, they are thereby flattered, and encouraged!

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And those who enthusiastically embrace this pagan holiday may be guilty of paying homage to that organization!

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Torture devices – The Wheel – Calas Chapbook – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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DEALING WITH UNSAVED FAMILY

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Now, having said all this, those Christians who have families, may have to make a huge amount of concessions during this yearly festival.

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In other words, the best course to pursue is probably to “not rain on other’s parade”.

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And so, the Christian virtues of godly silence and forbearance, combined with making things as nice as possible for his or her unsaved family members is probably the best way to handle Christmas.

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But for those families in which both parents are in agreement about this invention of the church-apostate, an effort might be made to keep it as low-profile as possible, in attempt to keep it from getting out of hand.

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But by all means, just exercise Christian silence and allow the family have a joyful time during that month-long celebration.

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As a matter of fact, these holidays can provide an excellent opportunity to enjoy your time with your family!

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And let’s not forget that a true worshiper of God never should miss an opportunity to warn the world of the nearness of the end, and of the gift of everlasting life which Jesus offers to all.

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

Bringing Home A Christmas Tree – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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Well this is one more reason why God considers the church-world to now be Babylon, the spiritual Harlot Church.

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And the solution to our Babylonian captivity is found only in one direction: “Come out of her My people, lest you partake of her sins, and receive of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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Yes, the time has come for God’s people to make an end-time exodus away from the apostasy which has brought the Christian community down to the brink of Hell.

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And an important part of coming out of Babylon is to return back to the purity of the Gospel, purging out of our hearts, every non-biblical doctrine and all non-biblical jargon, and every non-biblical ceremony and false holy day!

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And let’s face it! These unbiblical “holy-days” have their origins in ancient Babylon!

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

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TO READ PART 48, GO HERE… 

July 23 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 48: “Christmas, The Ishmael of the Church!”)

Santa’s Portrait by T. Nast 1881wikimedia public domain

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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…

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…Fleeing to the Mountains, Part 3: The Abomination in My Heart or you can also read…December 16th (How To Celebrate Christmas), or you can also read…February 25 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 40: “Christmas With, ‘Another jesus’: Babylonian Holidays”)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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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REVELATION 12 WOMAN CONSTELLATION

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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).

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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

July 20 (Thy Will IS Done in Earth! Part 3: “Coping With An Infinite God”)

The Helix Nebula – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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