Today’s Devotional – December 7 (“ANGEL OF LIGHT”)

By admin On February 8th, 2021

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Today’s Devotional – December 7

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“ANGEL OF LIGHT”

You may also want to read yesterday’s companion article…”Harvesters of Light”

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Scripture reveals that Satan has a counterfeit for every truth of God…

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“And then shall that Wicked be revealed…

whose coming is after the working of Satan

with all power and signs and lying wonders,”

2nd Thessalonians 2:8, 9.

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Notice it says this “Wicked” comes with “ALL power, signs and lying wonders”.

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**Yes, Satan and his fellow workers-of-iniquity even counterfeit the workings of Christ and His Holy Spirit.**

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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MINISTERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

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And today’s topic is all about Satan’s ability to counterfeit even that!

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And listen to what God says through Paul, the Apostle…

“For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed

as the ministers of righteousness;

whose end shall be according to their works.”

2nd Corinthians 11:13-15 (condensed).

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**This passage reveals the true nature of Satan’s work on earth: to fill the pulpits with as many False Shepherds as possible!**

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Oh yes, there may be some, or even many true shepherds still in the pulpits at the time of this writing.

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So even though the life in Christ is a life of simplicity, yet Satan works tirelessly to complicate the truth, and confuse, not only God’s people, but also confuse the whole world!

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

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THEY ARE OF THE WORLD

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The Lord makes a further distinction between the Church-Faithful and the Church-Apostate.

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Listen… “They (antichrists) are of the world:

therefore speak they of the world,

and the world hears them.

We are of God: he that knows God hears us;

***he that is not of God does not hear* *us.***

Hereby know we the Spirit of Truth,

and the spirit of error.”

1st John 4:5, 6.

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So, here it reveals that Antichrist churchgoers are of the world, and the world hears them.

Yes, an Antichrist is merely a worldly-minded person, whether in the church, or in the world!

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Castle of Disney – Wikipedia – Public Dom

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CRUCIFY THE “OLD MAN”

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And, just what is the solution to all this?

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Well, if you or I are still in the flesh, to a great extent, then we need to become fully engaged in crucifying the flesh…

“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh

with the affections and lusts.”

Galatians 5:24

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**The “Old Man with his deeds” has to be put to death, as Colossians 3:9 points out!**

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Nailing Jesus to the Cross – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:13

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The Good News is that if we make a complete surrender to Christ, and begin to fully engage in purifying our heart, then we have a promise…

“Being confident of this very thing,

that He which hath begun a good work in you

will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”

Philippians 1:6.

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And this must be my daily prayer, for God to give me the all-consuming desire and passion to become such a fully engaged Christian!

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Jesus – James Tissot – Brooklyn-Museum – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Please help me to make my calling and election sure. I am a weak Christian, and need Thy strength to fully engage in the purifying of my heart…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic 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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A STAR & SCEPTER ARISES IN THE NIGHT SKY

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Now, this 3rd brightest star in the night heavens, Arcturus, seems to very nicely fulfill the prophecy,

“there shall come a Star out of Jacob,

and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel”

Numbers 24:17.

But where would the scepter be in this prophecy?

After all, it speaks not only of a star rising, but also of a scepter.

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NOT THE NORTHERN OR SOUTHERN CROSS

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This is not the Northern Cross, nor is it the Southern Cross.

**This cross is made of stars from both the Serpens Constellation and the Ophiuchus Constellation.**

Here is a star-chart from Wikipedia, in which the editor of this site has sketched in this Cross/Scepter Constellation.

**The stars in this star-chart are accurately placed, and this Cross/Scepter Constellation stands out in brilliance, among the other stars in the night sky.**

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**The sketch below is the Summer Constellations, as seen when looking west.**

**Well, if you look just to the south (south is to the left in this sketch) of Arcturus, you will see what appears to be a scepter.**

But this scepter also appears as a Cross.

**And this constellation has been named, the Cross/Scepter constellation.**

It can be seen in January, in the pre-dawn hours.

Each night, it appears a little earlier, as it slowly inches its way westward.

Finally, this constellation dips below the western horizon, in the fall, not appearing again till January, back in the eastern sky.

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Now, as earlier stated, this wonderful prophecy (“there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel”) has its greatest fulfillment in the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Jesus is represented by that glorious Star.

And His death on the Cross is truly His scepter of authority.

Jesus died to save a world of rebellious sinners.

Sceptre_and_Orb_and_Imperial_Crown_of_Austria Wikipedia photo by Michal Maňas US public domain

Cross-Scepter Constellation – Also known as the Ophiuchus and the Serpens Constellations Website has taken liberty of drawing in this Cross-Scepter Constellation upon a star-chart found on Wikipedia

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TOMORROW:

“December 8th (Lead On Softly!)”

Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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