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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 18

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The Revelation of Jesus,

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Part 5:

“Understanding Daniel & Revelation”

To read Part 1, click here…October 3rd (The Revelation of Jesus, Part 1, Seeing Jesus in Prophecy)

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A radio Bible teacher was recounting a conversation which he had many years earlier with an elder pastor, who offered some sage advice.

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And at some point in the conversation, the elder pastor remarked… “I can fill up my church, by preaching on Bible prophecy, but I can empty the same church by preaching on the Book of Romans!” 

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And then, the elder pastor concluded his complaint by saying… “One thing you’re going to find out in your pastor-ship is, that most parishioners are more interested in Anti-Christ, than they are interested in Christ!”

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

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ITCHING-EAR-DRIVEN GOSPELS

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Another person said basically the same thing, but in a slightly different manner… “Far too many people who would travel over land and sea, to attend a Revelation seminar, wouldn’t even walk across the street to study the book of Romans!”

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TBN – Orlando Crucifixion – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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MANY “ITCHING EARS” GOSPELS TODAY!

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Well, these above comments were made decades ago. And yet, they are still as true today as they were back then!

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Yes, the sad truth is, that we current-day Christians mostly have itching ears!

And we long to have them scratched by spending our time hearing interesting and exotic things which, at best, bring little profit to the soul!

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Cat scratching – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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BIBLE WRONGLY INTERPRETED

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Perhaps, the greatest reason why Bible prophecy is so popular with many church-attendees is because it is not really about the Bible, but is actually about the world!

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“What!?’ Someone might say, “We’re wearing out the Bible’s pages in both the Book of Revelation and the Book of Daniel!

How could that be about the world?”

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Well, the simple truth is, perhaps as much as 99% of those who study Bible prophecy are doing so incorrectly, resulting in wrong interpretations.

That’s right, most Bible prophecy is being wrongly interpreted!

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And as a result, most of today’s popular theories about Revelation are incorrect, rendering most prophecy seminars next to worthless.

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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – – US Public Domain

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So just what is the problem?

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What in the world are we doing wrong!?

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

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SOLA SCRIPTURA NO LONGER FOLLOWED

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Well, for one thing, the vast majority of prophecy classes do not understand the proper method of Bible study, much less how to study Revelation.

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And the first great mistake is that Bible teachers and theologians attempt to decipher Revelation by means of history books and newspapers.

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In other words, instead of clinging to that old Reformation mantra, “Sola Scriptura (the Bible only)”, these erring men will attempt to read newspapers to find something out there in the world that is similar to the various images and actions in Revelation.

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And by this means, the Book of Revelation and Daniel are mostly looked upon as a mere prognostication of future world events.

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Old book asking Ridge Historica Society_wikimedia share-alike license

Newspaper reader – Santa Cruz Argentina – Wikimedia – Share-alike Lic.

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KING OF THE NORTH

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One prime example of this error is how the supposed “orthodoxy” interprets Daniel’s mention of the “King of the North”.

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Instead of searching scripture, theologians look on a world globe and determine Russia must be “the King of the North”, since it’s to the north of Israel.

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However, if using the Bible only, the King of the North turns out to be Babylon’s king, Nebuchadnezzar. And then, by comparing this to Isaiah 14, Nebuchadnezzar is called “O Lucifer, son of the morning”.

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Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzars Dream – www.wikigallery.com

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“LINE UPON LINE, PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT”

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The fact is, every Bible student must be looking for a revelation of the Gospel of Jesus, “comparing spiritual things with spiritual” if he or she ever expects to find truth (see 1st Corinthians 2:13, 14).

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Therefore, history books and newspapers will be of no value when attempting to decipher hidden truths in Daniel and Revelation.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS IS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY”

Revelation 19:10

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And so, instead of wearing out one’s Bible in only two places (Daniel & Revelation), the Bible prophecy student should instead be searching every “nook and cranny” of the Bible!

This is the only way to truly find a correct understanding of the Gospel and how it plays out in the world, past, present, and future, as it relates to the Church.

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In other words, whether it be the Old Testament prophets, or the Psalms, Proverbs, the four Gospels, the Epistles, or any and every other book of the Bible, it all is very relevant to gaining more and more insight into Bible prophecy.

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Because Daniel and Revelation are also about the character of Jesus and how He victoriously battles against the Devil and his followers.

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And the entire Bible is, “the Spirit of prophecy”! Revelation 19:10

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The Psalms – Wenceslas Hollar – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Book of John – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the ability to study the entire Bible for the purpose of seeing Jesus and His glorious character, in hopes of conforming my life into His wonderful image… 

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…June 22nd (The Natural Man & Bible Prophecy), you may also read…May 14 . . . . Noble Bereans? Part 58: “Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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 WOMAN ON THE ALTAR CONSTELLATION

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“Let my prayer 

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be set forth

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before Thee as incense;

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and the lifting up

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of my hands

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as the evening sacrifice.”

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Psalm 142:2

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION…

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This “Golden Altar” Constellation is only seen in winter through spring, in mid-sky. 

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It is to the south of the “Fleeing Woman Constellation” (AKA Ursa Major  or The Big Dipper).

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The “Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12” Constellation is in the northeastern sky in this sketch.

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You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way.

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The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky.

This altar itself is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Woman of Revelation 12, (“The Woman on the Altar”)

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TOMORROW…

November 19 (The Whisperer, Part 4: “The Accuser of the Brethren”)

Eve & The Whispering Serpent – wwwsignsofheaven – Share-Alike License

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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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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…The Open Forum Harold Camping February 14, 2003

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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