Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 4 (A World of Lies, Part 15: “Rascals Then, and Rascals Still!”)
By admin On April 4th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – April 4
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A World of Lies,
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Part 15:
“Rascals Then, and Rascals Still!”
To read Part 1, click here… “January 3 (World of Lies, Part 1: The Femme-Fatale Firefly!)”
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“AMONG SNARES”
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As one reads or listens to Ellen White’s, “Desire of Ages” chapter, “Among Snares”, it becomes apparent that the very same rascals who sought to ensnare Jesus are still around today. (scroll to nearly the bottom of this page to listen to Ellen White’s audio version of, “Among Snares”)
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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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“If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you”
John 15:20
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Did you know that the very same rascals who sought to ensnare Jesus are still around today?
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Oh no, Jesus is no longer carrying on His literal earthly ministry.
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But those very same types of characters who tried to ensnare Him and falsely accuse Him are busy engaging in the same deceptive practices today!
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Tissot – the Pharisees and the Herodians conspire against Jesus – www.joyfulheart.com
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THE WORLD OF POLITICS
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Take, for example, the shenanigans going on in the world of politics!
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The modern media is working hard to accuse their supposed political enemies of wrong-doing in any possible way. Even if they have to exaggerate, cover-up, or tell out-and-out lies, they will now do so without hesitation or shame!
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It’s truly amazing to witness the very same tactics which were once used against Jesus now being used against political foes! Character assassination for some perceived advantage is, and has always been Satan’s favorite modus-operandi, even as far back as in the Garden!
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“If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you”
John 15:20
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And so, don’t be surprised, O Christian soldier, when these same rascals turn their gunsights against the Christian community!
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Even now, these dishonest ones are beginning to play their deceptive and vicious games against various Christians and their businesses.
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But in the end, they will meet with the same fate that Christ’s enemies will suffer: they will each stand before the Divine Judge to receive their eternal reward for their misdeeds.
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Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia
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THE DESIRE OF AGES
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THE READER IS INVITED AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SCROLL DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO READING OF THE CHAPTER, “AMONG SNARES”, FROM ELLEN WHITE’S STORY-FORM BOOK ON THE LIFE OF JESUS, “THE DESIRE OF AGES”.
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THE OPEN FORUM
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ALSO, JUST BELOW THAT IS A 25 MINUTE AUDIO SEGMENT FROM HAROLD CAMPING’S NIGHTLY BIBLE-BASED, CALL-IN TALK-SHOW, “THE OPEN FORUM”
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Harold Camping on phone – Courtesy of Family Radio.org
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TO READ PART 16, CLICK HERE…
April 14 (A World of Lies, Part 16: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” CONTINUED)
William Randolph Hearst – 1906 – Wizard of Ooze – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to see and understand the great deception, which is the Planet Earth! Help me study Thy Word that I may become wise as a serpent, but harmless as a dove…
Morning Prayers – Ebenezer Newman – Downard – 1860 – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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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 much shorter article…January 31st (You Can’t Fix Hell!)
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 NARROW GATE STARS
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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 Reaper”.)
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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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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Revelation 12 Woman & The Narrow Gate Stars (Orion’s Gate to Heaven)
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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TOMORROW…
April 5 (“The Light of the World!” Part 2)
Transfiguration – Bloch – cropped – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain
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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.
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Chapter 50 – Among Snares
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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM 
QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this recording #144, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s 90 minute nightly talk shows. This particular program aired in the last few years of his 50 year radio ministry, and includes caller’s questions regarding his teachings on “the end of the church age”…
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons