Today’s Devotional – August 23rd (Sodom Rising! Part 2: “How To Flee!”)
By admin On February 2nd, 2021.
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Today’s Devotional – August 23rd
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Sodom Rising!
Part 2:
“How To Flee!”
TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE… “August 22nd (Sodom Rising!)”
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As this opulent and hedonistic society falls under the judgment of God, He is just now giving us over to our lusts, as is written… “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:” Romans 1:24
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Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License
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SIGN OF THE END
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Yes, this society has been given over to fleshly sins, among which is the sin of sodomy.
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Now while every sin is a grievous abomination and offence against a Holy, sin-hating God, the sin of sodomy is right up there along-side the sins of fornication and adultery and bestiality!
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And just as surely as people are not born with the sin of bestiality, so too, nobody is born with inherent sodomy.
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The Sodomites are smitten with blindness – wikipedia – US public domain
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ALL CONCEIVED IN SIN
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However, having said that, it also must be stated that ALL humanity is born with an inherent love for sin!
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The Scriptures reveal that… “The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.” Psalm 58:3.
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Newborn babies are inherently sinful, and quickly learn to manipulate parents, to get their way.
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And so, even a young child may display a desire for these sins, or a host of other sins!
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Baby yelling – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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NO GREATER SINNERS THAN WE ARE!
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Now those who are caught up in the sin of Sodom are no greater sinners than anyone else!
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We are all on equal footing before a sin-hating God!
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If eating that forbidden fruit has resulted in all this woe and misery, then we know that all sin, big or small is an abomination to Christ!
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So we must never mock or scorn those who are caught in that sin, as if they are greater sinners than we are!
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And it is such sins as the sin of Sodom which, in many cases, causes great shame and embarrassment as Satan torments them over their sin!
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SATAN ENHANCES PLEASURES OF SIN
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The Scriptures tell us that… “Lest Satan should get an
advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” Corinthians 2:11.
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Yes, we are not ignorant of Satan’s different devices!
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Everyone instinctively understands that Satan enhances the pleasures of sin.
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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council wikipedia US public domain
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SODOMY: A SIN OF THE FLESH
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Now the Devil is an evil genius with powers and intelligence far beyond what we humans can comprehend!
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And for his own purposes, Satan has chosen the modern-day deception of making those who are given to the sin of Sodom believe that they have some sort of physical deviancy which hopelessly locks them into the sin of Sodom.
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Gay Parade – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License
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“the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2nd Timothy 2:26 
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And let’s face it! The Devil works through this decadent and hedonistic society to convince naïve humans that if they are even tempted with a sodomic desire, then that means they are hopelessly born to be a Sodomite forever!
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But such a vicious and deceptive lie is perpetrated by the same Devil who is the unseen one who has all along been the actual tempter of those poor souls!
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In other words, their homosexual thoughts and dreams were merely the product of evil spirits and never the innate DNA of those tempted ones!
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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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GOD HAS GIVEN THE WORLD UP!
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Three times in Romans, God repeats Himself… “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves…For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections…burned in their lust one toward another…And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind…” Romans 1:24-28
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In other words, this new world-wide phenomenon of the sin of Sodom is a sign that God has finally washed His hands of this world! We are at the end!
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Oh yes, God is still saving individuals. And God is the lover of souls, so much so, that He gave Himself up on the Cross to save them!
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But no more is He restraining Mankind’s lust for sin! Judgment is now upon us!
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Birmingham Gay Pride – cropped image – wikimedia – share-alike license
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SUICIDE AND DEADLY DISEASES
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And like all sin, the sin of Sodom is a very self-destructive lifestyle, often ending in suicide, substance-abuse, or early death from sexually-transmitted diseases.
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The Bible reveals that the human heart is “desperately wicked”. Jeremiah 17:9. Therefore, those who live in sin and selfishness can never experience, “the peace which surpasses all understanding” which true Christianity brings. Philippians 4:7
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But rather, those caught up in sin, at best only experience a morbid pleasure from their sinful and selfish lifestyles. They can never be truly happy, even though they may attempt to deceive the public into believing that their sinful lifestyle makes them happy and peaceful. Another lie!
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Girl – Depression by Danielzanetti for Wikimedia – cropped image – C.C. Share-alike License 3.0
Girl Sexting – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0
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WHAT’S THE ANSWER?
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So, just what are they to do: those who are caught up in this sin?
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And also, what are those to do who are trying to save their families from the growing tide of corruption rising all around us?
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Fortunately, we have a God who loves happy endings!
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But God, in His great mercy and grace, has also provided a way of escape for those who are caught in the snare of the Devil, with such grievous sins!
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And so, this little series of devotionals (Sodom Rising), will try to present the solution for anyone who desires that way of escape!
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CONTINUED IN TOMORROW’S PART 3 DEVOTIONAL…
“August 24th (Sodom Rising! Part 3)”
Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to become fully engaged in the process of purification of my heart! Keep back Thy servant from all ungodly associations, and instead to hide Thy Word in my heart. Give me a love for unceasing prayer and watchfulness…
Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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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)” or you can also read… “December 13 (The Christian: A Living Sanctuary)”
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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HOW THE GATES RELATE TO ORION & DRAGON
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This sketch below is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter (However, this constellation group can even be seen as early as July, in the pre-dawn hours).
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In the eastern sky, it’s not so easily seen which gate the Revelation 12 Woman will enter. The Wide Gate is made of the two brightest stars of this Wave of Water Constellation. Satan spews out the deadly water of his false worldly ideologies; which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness, but in some way are not in harmony; or perhaps these worldly ideologies add to the Bible, which is strictly forbidden (see Deuteronomy 4:2).
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On the other hand, the Strait Gate (narrow gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle. The true Strait Gate represents Jesus, the Word of God. Listen… “I [Jesus] am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” John 10:9
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THE TWO PATHWAYS
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“And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.” Jeremiah 21:8.
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As this above verse declares, God has set these two pathways before each human. And each human must decide which door he or she will enter. Nobody who has come into this world has been overlooked. Listen… “[Jesus] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” John 1:9.
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Now if this verse is correct (and it is), then Christ is the light that enlightens, “every man that comes into the world”. Christ is not just the light that enlightens SOME. But He is the light that enlightens EVERY man, woman and child who comes into the world; even those who have lived in remote places, throughout history. Every person has a conscience. And every man must choose who he or she will serve. This is what the Bible calls, “the way of life, and the way of death.” Jeremiah 21:8.
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THE DECEITFULNESS OF SIN…
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“There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Proverbs 14:12.
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It’s often difficult to know whether we are walking on the Narrow Way or whether we are on the Broad Way. This above passage from proverbs brings out this concept… “There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” This confusing world in which we live seems to offer us many opportunities and many material things, which often appear harmless…even good! And of course, we must work among them, and live among them. And so, these things greatly confuse the issue.
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If only the people of the world behaved totally evil, then there would be no confusion among Christians. But the people of the world have a “form of godliness”. Yet the Bible warns us concerning the people of the world who seem to have a degree of goodness, that…
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2 Timothy 3:5
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So this begins to get confusing! Are we supposed to embrace unbelievers, or separate from them? Well, this above verse says we are to turn away from those who have a form of godliness, but deny the power of God.
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The above sketch to right is an embellished drawing of the Revelation 12 Woman (aka Ursa Major)`veering toward the Orion’s Gate Stars (aka Castor and Pollux). The stars in this sketch can be seen in these positions, simply by laying on your back facing upward, with your feet to the east and your head to the west in winter, when these constellations are beginning to be in the western sky)
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Fleeing to the Mountains, Part 3: The Abomination in My Heart”
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TOMORROW:
“August 24th (Sodom Rising! Part 3)”
Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.
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