Daily Devotional, Year 3 – June 20 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 6: “The Moral Majority in the Churches”)
By admin On February 16th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – June 20
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The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner,
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Part 6:
“The Moral Majority in the Churches”
To read Part 1, click here…November 3rd (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner!)
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Why should it be such an unbelievable phenomenon that God has etched three faces in the Moon, representing the three factions within the church-world?
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After all, the Gospel is inscribed in every aspect of nature!
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From the tiniest atom, to the greatest galaxy, and even beyond, God has inscribed some aspect of the Gospel!
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Full moon over 96th St – by ed yourdon – cropped – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY
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For instance, the little caterpillar and its metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly is a wonderful picture of becoming “Born Again”!
(To explore this, click here…“The Chrysalis Christian!”)
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South American Butterfly – cropped – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License
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SATAN’S WEB OF DECEIT
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On the other hand, the spider and its diabolical trap it spins to catch unsuspecting little bugs, is a fitting representation of how Satan ensnares the souls of unsuspecting humans!
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Spider Web – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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“THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD”
Psalm 19:1
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And so, these are just two examples of the millions, no trillions-of-trillions of other metaphors created in nature which have some aspect of the Gospel inscribed in them by their Creator!
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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license
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“THE MOON INTO BLOOD”
Joel 2:31
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But the Moon is our object lesson for today.
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And each of its three faces were purposely inscribed by God to teach us about our own self.
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3rd Face in Moon-scavenger-www.signsofheaven.org
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“BEWARE OF DOGS, BEWARE OF EVIL WORKERS, BEWARE OF THE CONCISION!”
Philippians 3:2
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Take for instance the second face: the wolf, or perhaps a fox, or a dog.
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This wolf-like face with one eyebrow raised gives us a fitting portrait of a scornful, judgmental human.
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And it reminds us of the Old Testament sect, known as The Pharisees, or “Dogs…the Concision”. Philippians 3:2
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Yes, those Pharisees were a very judgmental group, who took pride that they were very moral and upright, and looked down upon others whom they supposed were not so morally upright.
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MANY PHARISEES TODAY!
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Well, the fact is, the church-world today is filled with a vast throng of church attendees who fit into this category: being very moral!
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As a matter of fact, morality is a great substitute for Salvation…
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…because morality’s “correct” behavior usually masks the undone heart-condition of all those who appear to be outwardly righteous, and yet, have not become “born of the spirit”. John 3:8
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James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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THE GREAT PRETENDERS
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Yes, there are multitudes in the church-world who do a pretty good job of being “pretenders”.
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They faithfully attend church each week, sitting well-behaved each week as they sing, pray, and listen to the preacher…
…They pay their tithes…
…They prayerfully do their 30-minute Bible study each morning…
…They may even hold a church office…
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And yet, they have never been truly broken before God, nor received a new heart, via the Holy Spirit.
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Tragically, they are still under the spirit of Antichrist, that is, the Devil.
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And their heart still goes after the pleasures and treasures of this proud and selfish world.
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They attempt to serve Heaven while still hanging on tightly to the things of the earth!
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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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“HE SHALL SIT AS A PURIFIER OF SILVER”
Malachi 3:3
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Well, the Good News is, God is very willing to remove the Pharisaism from us, if we so-choose.
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And so, we have our work cut out for us! But God promises that…
…”He which hath begun a good work in you
will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”
Philippians 1:6
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Yes, it is actually God who sits as the purifier of hearts and will bring us forward to the Day of Jesus Christ…
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…that Day in which our hearts will be purified like precious gold and like purified silver. (see Malachi 3:3 & 1st John 3:3)
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“SATISFIED…WITH THY LIKENESS”
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And as we see that blessed day approaching, we will shout for joy, saying…
…”As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness:
I shall be satisfied,
when I awake, with Thy likeness.”
Psalm 17:15
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Yes, to finally become changed into the likeness of Christ is the greatest hope and highest joy for every true worshiper of God!
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Second Coming – Resurrection Morning – Jan Luyken – Bible – Wikipedia – US Public Domain (2)
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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…
April 3 (The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner, Part 7: “God Is No Respecter of Persons!”)
Homeless man reading Bible – Wikimedia share-alike license
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish proud judging! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become meek and lowly on heart…
USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“ January 20th (3 Fingered Judgment-Day)“…
…or you can also read… “September 30th (How To Spot The Biggest Sinner!)”
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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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”
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“For from within, out of the heart of men,
proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications,
murders, Thefts, covetousness,
wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness,
AN EVIL EYE, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the man.”
Mark 7:18-23
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Please tilt your head to the left.
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Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose? 
(Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)
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Do you see an angry look? His right eyebrow is raised as if he is judging.
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This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox.
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Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog.
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Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.
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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn.
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As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.
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He is very moral, you see!
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 2nd Face: The Evil-Eyed Pharisee Scorner”
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TOMORROW:
June 21 (Habakkuk Says “Run!”, Part 11: “Living In A Sexualized World!”)
Woman in Mediterranian – Wikigallery – US Public Domain.
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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM or BIBLE STUDY
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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS BIBLE STUDY or 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…The Open Forum Harold Camping June 17, 2002 (youtube.com)
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.