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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – June 14

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The False Prophet,

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Part 32:

“Evangelicalism: The False Prophet?”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here… “JANUARY 26 (The False Prophet, Part 1: Lying Eyes!)”

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The Book of Revelation speaks of a beast which is identified in Chapters 13, 16, 19, and 20 as “The False Prophet”.

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Now, contrary to popular opinion, this false Prophet is not merely one single individual, but represents Satan’s modus-operandi in these last centuries.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel 

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So this present-day antichrist world-system is the 2nd Beast of Revelation 13, which the Bible names, “The False Prophet”.

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But just what or who is that 1st Beast of Revelation 13?

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Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE 1ST BEAST

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Well, Satan originally came as the 1st Beast of Revelation 13 during the Dark Ages, persecuting, torturing, and killing all those (and sometimes even their family members), who clung to their Bibles in opposition to the demands of the great apostate Church of that era, which used the civil governments as their enforcers.

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ABOVE PICTURE – The whore city, Babylon, the apostate church-world, as she rides the Beast, the antichrist world-system – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

Torture devices – The Wheel – Calas Chapbook – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE 2ND BEAST

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But after this brutal 1st beast received his deadly wound by a sword (the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God: Ephesians 6:13, 14), which was the printing press and all the Bibles it produced, Satan altered his modus-operandi, establishing a new and improved Beast.

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The new beast, the False Prophet, was actually Satan’s antichrist spirit working in and through the unsaved members of the church as well as the entire unsaved world to deceive the earth’s inhabitants, causing them to worship the 1st beast.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel 

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THE TWO HORNS OF THE FALSE PROPHET

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But before we get into some very tall weeds, let’s back out and focus on just one of this beast’s two horns. Yes, the Bible reveals that this second beast has two horns like a lamb. And of course, the Lamb of God, Jesus has two horns of power, Mercy and Justice.

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And our focus today is on the Justice horn of this False Prophet.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel 

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“All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth”

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Now it doesn’t take too much effort to see the two great horns of power out there in the world: the Conservatives and the Progressives, or the Capitalists and Socialists.

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The Conservatives/Capitalists stand upon the pillars of law and order while the Progressives/Socialists stand on the pillars of mercy and compassion.

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These seemingly opposing ideologies are a clever counterfeit of the Lamb of God’s two horns…“All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His Covenant and His Testimonies.” Psalm 25:10

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THESE IDEOLOGIES ALSO IN CHRISTENDOM

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Now, these two opposing ideologies (‘Conservatives/justice’ and the ‘Progressives/compassion’) are very visible in the forefront of society. They are in the various media each and every day, fighting for dominance over one-another.

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But if one examines today’s church-world, these two groups can also be seen, hard at work, shaping and hewing the minds of parishioners within the various organizations of Christendom.

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And so, this two-horned antichrist spirit can be seen both in the world, but also in the church-world.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel 

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They, “shall…seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.”

Mark 13:22

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And let’s face it, the apostasy of the conservative portion of the churches is much more deceptive than the liberal portion, so much so, that they, “shall…seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.” Mark 13:22

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Yes, the many popular radio Bible teachers we hear each day seem to teach right from the Bible. And yet, the King James Bible (and perhaps even a few other versions) makes a revealing statement about true and false Bible teachers.

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Listen…“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little…To whom He said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.” Isaiah 28:10 

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Here is the true means whereby a Believer can and must arrive at truth: by carefully comparing the various Bible passages on any particular subject, allowing them all to line up in such a way as to bring them all in harmony.

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“…fall backward…broken…snared, and taken.”

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But the Lord complains through His prophet, Isaiah, that His disobedient children refused to enter into His truths which bring spiritual “rest unto your souls”.

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No, but rather, Isaiah 28:13 goes on to say…“But the Word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.”

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Here we see that the current-day apostasy was foretold even far back in Isaiah’s day!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel 

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“This people…honour Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me.”

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And just as Isaiah says, today’s church-world will string together their own set of Bible verses (“…line upon line, precept upon precept…”), all in hopes of allowing the apostate parishioners to continue to pursue the pleasures and ambitious pursuits of the world, while paying mere lip-service to Jesus, even as it is written…“This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoureth Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me.” Matthew 15:8

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Thus, the prosperity-driven gospels thrive, not only in those liberal churches and denominations, but likewise in the so-called conservative churches as well.

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And even though there are a myriad of false teachers in the church-world today, the Bible refers to them collectively as “the False Prophet” as spoken of in Revelation, Chapters 13, 16, 19, and 20

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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“Come out of her (spiritual Babylon), My people”

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The Good News (but also sad news) is, that God is calling His people to separate themselves from the overpowering influence of these false teachers, even as it is written…“And I heard another voice from Heaven, saying, Come out of her (spiritual Babylon), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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

The Two Babylons – Alexander Hislop – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Who is on the LORD’S side?” 

Exodus 32:26 

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Yes, God is now calling His faithful ones to engage in an end-time exodus, lest we suffer the various plagues soon to be poured out upon this False Prophet which the evangelical churches have finally become…“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2nd Timothy 4:3, 4

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The day has finally arrived when this above prophecy is now fulfilled!

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The question that remains to be answered is this: “Will you also come out of her, this spiritual Babylon?”

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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TO READ PART 33, CLICK HERE…

March 31 (The False Prophet, Part 33: “The Right Horn/7th Head of Antichrist: Morality, Counterfeit of Christianity”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent in regard to the great deception going on in today’s world…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…September 22 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 6: “A World of Cuttlefish Compassion!”) or you can read this…February 18 (A Form of Godliness, Part 5: “3-dollar-bill Love!” CONTINUED)

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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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.” Rev. 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. 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. 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”

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TOMORROW…

June 15 (What’s An Aristaphagist!? Part 3: “What Did Jesus Eat?”)

Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MINISTRY OF HEALING, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the practical aspects of everyday living, such as diet and child rearing…

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Chapter 23 – “Diet and Health”

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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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 #215, 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 – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 

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