Daily Devotional, Year 3 – June 11 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 21: “Will I Die In The Mountain?”)

By admin On February 16th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – June 11

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Flee To The Mountains,

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Part 21:

“Will I Die In The Mountain?”

To read part 1 of this article, click here… May 30th (Flee To The Mountain!)

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“The sinners in Zion are afraid;

fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites.

Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?

…He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly…

He shall dwell on high:

his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks:

bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty:

they shall behold the land that is very far off.”

Isaiah 33:14-117

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**This above passage from Isaiah was written specifically for this very hour, in which God’s people are waking up to the realization that the long-awaited Time of Trouble is now upon us.**

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Yes, many sincere Christians had been duped into believing that God was going to remove His Church from the Earth prior to this great and fearful day.

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The Late, Great Planet Earth cover – Wikipedia – Non-Free Media Rationale

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“THE SINNERS IN ZION ARE AFRAID!”

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But God, in His great wisdom, has reserved this Time of Trouble as a giant chastening and purifying process for His extremely sin-ladened people.

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And now, the terrifying words of Isaiah, “The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites.”

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This prophecy concerns us today as we awaken from our spiritual slumber to realize that the “Evil Day” is now upon us! Yes, we had mistakenly, “put far away, the evil Day” Amos 6:3

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**But now that “Evil Day” is here, and we are surprised, to say the least!**

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PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – companys-coming

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SPIRITUAL MOUNTAINS

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Listen to this very revealing passage from Psalms…“They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people from henceforth even for ever.” Psalm 15:1, 2

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So now, just what are we to do? After all, the Bible commands us to “Flee to the mountains”.

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And we are beginning to comprehend that these are the spiritual mountains of God, as this above Psalm reveals…“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people from henceforth even for ever.” Psalm 15:2

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ABOVE PICTURE: Heavenly Mount Zion Constellation ( aka Cassiopeia)

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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And likewise, we are beginning to understand that when God commands us to…“Come out of her, My people, lest you partake of her sins, and receive of her plagues”, He is referring to the “end-time exodus” out of the apostate church-world.

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And God has appropriately named the current apostate church-world, “Mystery Babylon, the Mother of Harlots”. Revelation 17:5

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Yes, the current, apostate condition of today’s church-world has led the Lord to consider it to be the Harlot Church spoken of in Revelation 17, as well as other places in the Bible.

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

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“ESCAPE TO THE MOUNTAIN!”

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But there are many who are so intertwined with their local church, that they are afraid to come out of their beloved congregation!

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Well, God foreknew of this current dilemma long, long ago! As a matter of fact, the story of Lot as he fled from the doomed city of Sodom, was written expressly for our very day.

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God commanded Lot to, “escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.” Genesis 19:17

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Yes, God commanded Lot to flee to the mountain, just hours prior to God’s fierce wrath upon that disobedient and wicked city!

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The Sodomites are smitten with blindness – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“I CANNOT ESCAPE!”

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And it was Lot’s duty was to flee Sodom.

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But He was afraid!

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Listen to Lot’s response to God’s command… “Oh, not so, my Lord… I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die” Genesis 19:18, 19

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Lot was afraid to obey God’s warning, to escape to the mountain.

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS!”

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Now this command to flee to the mountain was a veiled and hidden prophecy concerning the very time we are now in! Lot was commanded to, “escape to the mountain.”

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And God is just now commanding us, His Elect people, the very same thing…“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:” Matthew 24:15, 16

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**Here above, written in spiritual, allegorical language, is a warning to God’s Elect, to flee to the mountains, when we behold the Abomination of Desolation standing in the Holy Place.**

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Do you see the remarkable resemblance between this command, and the command given to Lot?

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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“LORD…I CANNOT ESCAPE TO THE MOUNTAIN!”

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But just like Lot, God’s people are fearful of having to vacate their local congregation. “How will we be spiritually fed?”

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“How will our children handle not being able to go to their little children’s class each week at church?”

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“And what about their friends, and our friends?”

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“Who will we be able to fellowship with if we must leave?”

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Well, these are very real fears! And God fully understands His people’s fears.

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Speaker with audience – Church – Audience hands – cropped/altered – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“RIVERS & STREAMS OF (LIVING) WATERS”

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But God has given us great and precious promises concerning this day, such as Isaiah 30:25…“And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of (living) waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers (the apostate churches) fall.” (parenthetical comments by this website)

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Here is a great and precious promise, howbeit written in allegorical language! God will supply an abundance of living waters for His people, as they arrive on those spiritual mountains!

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Elakala Waterfalls Swirling Pool Mossy Rocks – cropped – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“BREAD SHALL BE GIVEN!”

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And for further confirmation of this truth, our signature Bible passage for today promises to each and every Christian that…“his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.” Isaiah 33:16, 17

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Here is a wonderful promise for God’s people! Our spiritual bread and our spiritual waters shall be sure!

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And in those munitions of rocks, we will see the King in His beauty! And we shall behold the Promised Land that is very far off!

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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped/altered – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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TO READ PART 22, GO HERE…

June 12 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 22: “Will I Die In The Mountain? CONTINUED”)

Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand just where we are! help me to study these things out, that I can be fully assured of my duty…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC 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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LOCATION

This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter. Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story). Orion , the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).

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And at this point it is apparent that the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the two bright stars, known as Castor and Pollux (sketch to below left). But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan. The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.

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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark). While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions. It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.

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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars. The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle. The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here). The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch to right).

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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The R eaper”.)

Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches. The stars are not in their exact place. However, they are close enough to find them in the night sky. But as with most stars, it takes persistence to finally locate them.

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TOMORROW…