Daily Devotional, Year 3 – March 18 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 5: “Satan’s Army of Mockers!”)
By admin On February 10th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – March 18
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The Devil Made Me Do It!
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Part 5:
“Satan’s Army of Mockers!”
To read Part 1, click here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 1)
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Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me:
fight against them that fight against me…
With hypocritical mockers in feasts,
they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?
rescue my soul from their destructions,
my darling (my soul) from the lions.”
Psalm 35:1, 16, 17
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WAR IN HEAVEN
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As Revelation 12 reveals,
“there was (and is) war in Heaven:
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon;
and the dragon fought and his angels,”
Revelation 12:7 (Parenthetical comment by Editor)
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Yes, we live in a world which has become a spiritual battlefield between the invisible armies of Heaven and the unseen armies of Hell (“Tartaroo”, the Greek name translated as “Hell” in modern versions).
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But the weapons of this spiritual war are quite often merely the words of men, as Satan uses them to destroy the efficacy of the Gospel and weaken the Church of God.
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MOCKERS AGAINST JESUS
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Yes, the war between Heaven and Hell is largely a war of words!
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For instance, when Jesus hung there on the Cross, He was assaulted by many onlookers, as today’s signature passage reveals, from Psalm 35…“fight against them that fight against me…With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.”
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Even the people of the world understand just what a powerful weapon that mockery can be.
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Yes, if you want to decimate your enemies, there is nothing like mockery to do the job!
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Mocking of Jesus Christ – 1617 – Gerrit van Honthorst – cropped image – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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SOLDIERS FOR SATAN!
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And today, Satan has a large company of mockers who make fun of Heaven and the Church.
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Just look at some of the shows on television and Internet which are dedicated to mockery. Of course, these mockers are now called comedians. And they direct their mockery at many various subjects, including Christianity.
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But make no mistake! These professional jesters are merely soldiers in Satan’s army, indwelt and inspired by the, “Prince of the Power of the Air”! (see Ephesians 2:2)
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Laughing Fool – possibly Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen – circa 1500 – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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EMPOWERED BY SATAN
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And if one could pull back the spiritual curtains, it would be discovered that evil angels are the true unseen power and inspiration of these comedians, freshly supplying them with a daily barrage of verbal bullets.
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Now this special company of mockers and jesters is nothing new!
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No, they have been a special force in Satan’s army for a very long time!
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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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NOAH MOCKED
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Yes, Satan has used mockery for many long centuries!
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For instance, just imagine how many of these mockers must have been around, back in the days before the Great Flood, laughing and mocking Noah as he constructed the ark! And like today’s professional mockers, Satan, no doubt worked within them to spew out their sarcastic jests like the proverbial “Gatling Gun”!
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And no doubt, those critical mockers must have been successful, since only eight souls boarded that Ark and were saved from destruction from the flood!
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The Great Flood – G. Dore – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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THE GOOD NEWS!
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Now amidst these continuing bad reports of this world’s terminal condition, there still exists some very Good News!
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Yes, God is still calling all those who are ready and willing to make an Exodus out of this Babylon world!
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And the door of mercy is still ajar, waiting for the last group of ex-patriots from this condemned planet to come aboard the Ark of Salvation, which is about to leave this planet enroute to the Celestial City of God!
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SAME MOCKERY TODAY!
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But as Christians construct their own spiritual Ark, preparing their hearts to become pure and holy vessels for the service of Heaven, Satan has his army of mockers, and critics, and counterfeit Christian fanatics, to cast dirt upon Christianity, to nullify whatever good that Christians might accomplish!
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NOT TO GET DISCOURAGED!
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But God is encouraging His faithful remnant to keep going in spite of the continual barrage of verbal assaults designed to make fun of, thus discouraging them from finishing the work!
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Yes, Satan has his mockers and scorners both in the world and also in the worldly churches.
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And he supplies this vast army with an arsenal of stinging rebukes and jests, all designed to turn away any curious onlooker from joining the ranks of these modern-day-Noahs who are getting ready to depart from this doomed planet!
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Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License
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All they that see me laugh me to scorn:..
They gaped upon me with their mouths,
as a ravening and a roaring lion…
For dogs have compassed me:
the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: …
Save me from the lion’s mouth…
in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee.”
Psalm 22:7, 13, 16, 21, 22
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TO READ PART 6, GO HERE…
(The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 6: “A Demon-Possessed World!?”)
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent regarding this very deceptive world. Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, nor of his power over this world…
The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Vanity Fair” & The False Prophet, or you can also read this shorter article… “March 25th (Lucifer’s Music Solo)”
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Revelation 12:3
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Flood Waters of Satan-Introduction
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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TOMORROW…
March 19 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 6: “The Futility of Political Change!”)
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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM
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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.
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Harold Camping Open Forum January 8, 2007 (youtube.com)
above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain