Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 11 (Noble Bereans, Part 13: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah” (continued)
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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – September 11
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Noble Bereans,
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Part 13:
“Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah” (continued)
To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”
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“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
1st Thessalonians 5:21
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To read Part 1 of this particular devotional, click here…
NOVEMBER 2 (Noble Bereans, Part 5: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Jeremiah”)
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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been 
introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.
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Let’s review the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11
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St Paul Preaching (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain
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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA
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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:
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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”
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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
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Yes, those Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.
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Thus, there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!
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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License
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A FAILED PREDICTION?
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A few years ago, a certain radio Bible teacher made the seemingly failed 
prediction that May 21st, 2011 would be the last day of earth’s existence, because of the long-promised return of Christ in the clouds of glory.
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And of course, when that day came and went, the world began throwing verbal stones at Harold Camping.
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Harold Camping – Wikipedia – copyrighted, not for free use
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WORLD ONLY KNOWS CAMPING BY HIS ERROR
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It’s too bad that the world was introduced to Harold Camping only on the back of his seemingly erroneous teaching that the Last Day was merely a 24-hour event.
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It’s too bad that the world could not have heard the many wonderful Bible studies that Camping conducted over a 50-year span.
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Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License
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SO WHERE’S THE NOBLE BEREANS?
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Yes, where’s all the Noble Bereans out there?
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Where are all the truth-seekers who don’t merely follow the crowd, but are willing to re-examine these teachings with an open mind?
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After all, Camping didn’t base his end-of-the-world teachings on a dream, or a vision, or a voice.
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No, but rather, he spent 5 or 6 hours per day, for years, searching the Bible, to hopefully and prayerfully gain a correct understanding!
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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License
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NOT FROM VOICES OR VISIONS!
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Yes, for many years, Camping carefully studied the Bible, in hopes of uncovering the deeper, hidden truths of God’s Word.
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And so, he wasn’t coming as some wild-eyed prophet, who received a dream or vision or voice. But rather, he was merely declaring what he believed the Bible teaches.
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Therefore, Harold Camping DOES NOT fall into the category of a false prophet; just a Bible teacher who had things almost figured out, but maybe not completely.
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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LISTENING TO CAMPING STUDIES
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Now, if there are any “Noble Bereans” who decide that these things are worth spending some serious time, searching out why Camping taught what he taught concerning the Last Day, there is an easy way in which to accomplish this…
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You may simply go to the bottom of each day’s devotional and click on the link and listen to some audio Bible study or talk show by Camping.
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Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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“O HOW I LOVE THY LAW!”
Psalm 119:11
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But today’s devotional would like to highlight a similarity between Harold Camping, in regard to Jeremiah’s love for the Bible.
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Listen to Jeremiah’s testimony regarding God’s Word, the Bible…“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16
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Here is revealed the love affair between Jeremiah and the Bible!
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Yes, God’s Word was the joy and rejoicing of Jeremiah’s heart!
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And if there was no other similarity between Harold Camping and Jeremiah, this one common virtue existed between them both!
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They both loved the Bible more than life itself!
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Prophet Jeremiah Dictates to Baruch – Wikiart.com – US Public Domain
Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio
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HUMAN TEACHERS MAKE ERRORS
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Oh no, Harold Camping was not infallible.
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Of course, there are errors in his 50-year teaching ministry, as with any other Bible teacher throughout time (with the exception of the Bible writers).
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But Harold Camping freely acknowledged that he too had “feet of clay”!
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And so, he constantly reminded his listeners to not trust him, but to search the Bible for themselves, the only infallible source of truth in this sinful world.
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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CALLING ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS”!
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Nevertheless, there are many wonderful truths which Camping taught over the decades.
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And many of these Bible studies are still available, not only on this site, but also on the Internet, specifically, YouTube.
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TO READ PART 14, GO HERE…
June 26 (Noble Bereans, Part 14: “Where Were All The ‘Noble Bereans’?”)
USMC prayer before study Wikimedia Public-Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… ” FEBRUARY 10 (The Deserted Island Theologian!)”, or you can also read…JUNE 13 (Why The World Didn’t End on May 21, 2011)
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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BIBLE VERSES PICTURED IN THE HEAVENS
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“With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.” Ezekiel 26:12
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THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellation (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation). Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star.It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky. It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west. In January, it is in the west after midnight. As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation. It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion. And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west. The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.
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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER
winter Constellations in the east
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Now one thing that is noticeable and makes this constellation even more dramatic, is the fact that the Milky Way runs right through it. And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?” Well, very simply put, if stars represent Believers, then this rider works in the world through His True-Worshippers, to a great extent.
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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE
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So why is this constellation merely an outline? Well it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm. But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance. Almost vacant in appearance. Yes this horseman represents Christ.
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But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ. And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence. Hence, this constellation is perhaps the faintest of all the constellations of Signs Of Heaven!
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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TOMORROW:
September 12 (Noble Bereans, Part 12: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding His Carefulness in Bible Study”)
Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO STUDY IN JEREMIAH 
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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
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THIS STUDY #111 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…
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above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain