Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 22: (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 5: “Truth Falling On Deaf Ears!”)

By admin On March 20th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – August 22

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He That Hath An Ear To Hear,

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Part 5:

“Truth Falling On Deaf Ears!”

To read Part 1, go here…February 1 (“He That Hath An Ear To Hear”)

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“My pastor is a great Bible teacher! Our church is growing and thriving! God’s Word is being freely preached each week around here! So don’t give me that lie that God is through with the local congregations!”

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Most churchgoers are unwilling to even consider that God is through with the local congregations!

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Yes, many in today’s local congregations are very much like old Mr. Obstinate, a character from Bunyan’s amazing allegorical tale, “Pilgrim’s Progress”.

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Old Mr. Obstinate just wouldn’t hear anything which contradicted his church traditions.

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Pilgrim’s Progress – 09, p29 – Obstinate – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Babylon the great is fallen…Come out of her, My people”

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And such is the condition of today’s church-world!

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Yes, today’s obstinance by a multitude of today’s churchgoers is all too common, even as the clarion call has begun to go out…

“Babylon the great is fallen…

And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her, My people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins,

and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

Revelation 18:2, 4

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This above passage has been greatly misunderstood by the church-world. Confusion abounds as today’s pastors attempt to assign this prophecy to Iraq or Dubai, or some other city of the world. But the fact is, spiritual Babylon is and always has been the name given to the apostate church-world.

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ABOVE PHOTO: church evangelist – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“A FAMINE OF HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD”

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But this website has many articles devoted to this subject. And the reader is encouraged to study those articles in the light of the Bible to gain a solid understanding of these truths.

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But what about this commonly heard debate concerning whether or not the true Gospel is still being faithfully preached in today’s congregations?

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Listen to this…“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.” Amos 8:11, 12

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Here is revealed that the time will come when God’s people will be cut off from hearing His Word.

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ABOVE PHOTO: church evangelist – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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HEAR WITH EARS BUT NOT WITH HEART

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But has that day of spiritual famine finally arrived? After all, the Bible is still an open Book, or so it seems.

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But listen to Jesus…“Why do ye not understand My speech? even because ye cannot hear My Word.” John 8:43

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Here Jesus was speaking to those who claimed to love and serve God. And yet, they could not hear His Word. Oh yes, they could audibly hear Him. But they could not comprehend the spiritual truths He was presenting!

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Even the well-respected teachers of the law, who thoroughly studied the Scriptures, could not truly hear the Word, because they had no spiritual ears to hear to the saving of their soul!

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Tissot – the Pharisees and the Herodians conspire against Jesus – www.joyfulheart.com

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“EVER LEARNING, BUT NEVER ABLE TO COME TO…TRUTH”

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Listen again…“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” 2nd Timothy 3:6, 7

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Here is described, in allegorical language, that false teachers are leading “silly women” astray. Now of course, this must be understood allegorically to make any logical sense. The silly women spoken of here are congregations who are ever learning from the Bible, but never able to truly come to the knowledge of truth.

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And now that the Holy Spirit has vacated the churches and denominations, it is impossible for parishioners to truly comprehend the deep spiritual message which the Bible teaches!

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Brooklyn Museum – The Foolish Virgins – James Tissot – US Public Domain

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TRUTH NOW MINGLED WITH WORLD-LOVING LIES!

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And let’s not forget that the truths being presently taught in today’s church-world are being mingled with the prosperity-driven gospels!

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And so, parishioners leave the church service, all revved up to begin a new week of going headlong after the selfish pleasures and ambitious attainments of the world!

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Multitask – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, there is Good News for all those who perceive that they are in need of repentance and restoration!

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Our heavenly Father says…“turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die…?” Ezekiel 33:11

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Yes, God calls us to return back to Him. And we can enter onto that Heaven-bound highway, as we turn our backs to this sad and selfish world, and begin to look up!

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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And then, we can say along with David…

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“And He hath put a new song in my mouth,

even praise unto our God:

many shall see it, and fear,

and shall trust in the LORD.”

Psalm 40:3

David the Shepherd Boy – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 6, CLICK HERE…

March 1 (He That Hath An Ear To Hear, Part 6: “Strong Delusion!”)

Audience hands – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me two ears to hear Thy Fatherly reproofs and corrections. Let me take account of my life each and every day, and turn away from my love for this present world, and begin to look steadfastly Heavenward…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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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 HOLY GHOST RIDER CONSTELLATION

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This newest Signs Of Heaven Constellation (Fall, 2013) is by far the faintest of constellations, but is a very incredible and awesome one in a number of ways (which this article will explain).

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It is primarily comprised of the Camelopardalis Constellation (head and upper back), plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars. It appears as an outline of a rider. Only the back of his head is detailed. And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed. Both sides of his arm are visible, and his hand is gripping the horses mane, and that is detailed by three stars (which are also part of the horse’s mane). The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse jockey. The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg. All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.

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Since this constellation has just been revealed, there may be more to this constellation in the coming months. But if you can locate the Goodly Horse in Battle Constellation, then you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating this Rider Constellation, provided you have excellent star-watching conditions.

The above picture is not a totally accurate, but hopefully close enough to locate these constellations in the night-sky. Scroll down this page to see actual star-charts.

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“HE THAT HATH EARS TO HEAR”

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“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;” Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22

Holy Ghost Rider (above western horizon)

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As you can easily see, this horse has some very big ears. Of course, this presents a very big concept. And since this Rider represents the Holy Spirit, it is obvious that He is leaning close, as if to whisper His words in the horses’ ears. And so what is He (The Spirit) whispering in this horses ears? Well, primarily the messages to the 7 churches, found in Revelation Ch.’s, 2 & 3.

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But not everyone has ears to hear. Listen to Ezekiel… “Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.” Ezek. 12:2. Yes, the rebellion amongst God’s professing people was great, and they had all but closed their ears from hearing truth.

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Well it’s the very same problem in the New Testament. Listen to Jesus… “If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.” Mark 7:16.

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So this Rider whispering into this Horse’s ears is a heavenly picture of this concept… “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;” Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22.

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Now the great lesson to be learned, is that there are certain truths, which those who are rebellious in God’s house, will not be able to hear. And these messages to the 7 churches are those very types of messages, that many “Christians” just do not like to hear.

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And so, what is the bottom line. Well, it would be a very good idea, for each and every one of us to humble ourselves before God, and plead with Him to give us spiritual ears to hear these deeper truths which God is trying to tell us.

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ABOVE PICTURE – Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation – later winter in the west

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TOMORROW…

August 23 (Noble Bereans? Part 58: “Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth”)

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

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CHRIST OBJECT LESSONS, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this sampler of the audio book about the Bible’s parables in which Ellen White relates them to every day practical living…

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Chapter 1 – Teaching in Parables

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The Five Wise Virgins – www.thebiblerevival.com– US Public Domain

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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 #183, 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”…