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Daily Devotional – FEBRUARY 25

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Cease Ye From Man! 

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Part 2,

“Preachers”

To read Part 1, click here… “August 21st (Cease Ye From Man!)”

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“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…

O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err,

and destroy the way of thy paths.”

2nd Corinthians 11:13-15 & Isaiah 3:12

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This day in which we now live, could truly be called, “The Age of Airwaves!”

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Yes, with the advent of radio, and television, and now Internet, this planet has transformed itself into a world-order, like none other throughout history!

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Child and Computer – TV – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License

TV – highquality – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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INTO ALL THE WORLD!

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Now, the Church has also entered into the Information Super-Highway!

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And so, in the Christian community, we are now able to preach the Gospel to the whole world, via these modern means of communication!

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The Earth seen from Apollo 17 – NASA & Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN SLUMBERS NOT!

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Now of course, Satan is a vigilant foe!

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And he has wasted no time inserting himself into these various mediums of communication!

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The Bible even refers to Satan as, “The Prince of the Power of the Air”. (Ephesians 2:2)

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And so, Satan and his ministers are “transforming themselves into ministers of righteousness”. (2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15)

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MUCH TRUTH IN SATAN’S LIES!

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And Satan knows well, how to insert his lies into Bible truths, so as not to be discovered!

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Yes, that old analogy about mouse poison is appropriate: that a mouse won’t eat the poison, unless it is mingled with 99% oatmeal!

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And so, the Devil, makes very sure that his ministers “will deceive, if possible, even the Elect!” (Matthew 24:24)

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Oatmeal copyrighted but permissable for use – Wikimedia Commons

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Now, having said all this, today’s devotional will mention a few things to beware of, when listening to these “Preachers of the Air”.

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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CEASE YE FROM MAN!

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First, beware of any teachings which lead away from the Bible, and into the writings of men!

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Good Bible study will inspire the student to do more Bible study!

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And beware of ‘study Bibles’ which have fallible, erring men’s opinions added, such as The Scofield Bible!

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The Bible warns us… “Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?” Isaiah 2:22

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The less we depend upon man, the better off we will be!

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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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SENSUAL “CHRISTIAN” MUSIC!

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Now, another “danger signal” to watch for, is if these preachers surround their ministry with sensual music combined with quasi-Christian lyrics!

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Yes, if a preacher cannot even comprehend that sensual music has a leavening effect upon the hearers, then just how can we place any confidence in what he teaches?

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The Bible clearly warns… “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” 1st Corinthians 15:33

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This above verse is one of those “Be not deceived” verses. 

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Rock Music Christian CHURCH STP 2010 Pomona – Wikimedia – public domain

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PREACHER-COMEDIANS

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Still another danger signal, is when the teacher is given to humor and jesting!

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Listen… “Therefore thus saith the LORD…

if thou take forth the precious from the vile,

thou shalt be as My mouth:

let them (apostate church-members) return unto thee;

but return not thou unto them.”

Jeremiah 5:19

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As this above verse reveals, God’s Spirit is grieved by joking and jesting and quipping, by His ministers!

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“THY WORD HAVE I HID IN MY HEART, THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST THEE”

Psalm 119:11

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Now, last but not least, we cannot allow ourselves to merely get all our information from the airwaves (or books)!

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We must study the Bible and become so knowledgeable, that we can discern when something is not right!

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The Bible commands us to not rest satisfied until we attain to ‘teacher status’! (See Hebrews 5:12)

 

Listen… “Concerning the works of men,

by the word of thy (God’s) lips

I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.“

Psalm 17:4

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And so, it is by hiding the Word of Christ in my heart, that I have a safeguard against Satan’s lies and deceptions!

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Chaplain reads Bible – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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STUDY FOR OUR OWN SELF!

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The fact is, when we really think about it, we actually don’t even need to be listening to any human if we possess a Bible!

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Listen…

“But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you,

and ye need not that any man teach you:”

1st John 2:27

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As this above verse reveals, we are not obligated to allow any person to become our spiritual authority!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain

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TO WALK AS JESUS WALKED

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“He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.” 1st John 2:6

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And let’s always keep this above verse in mind as the primary reason for Bible study!

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And the Bible, if studied for that purpose, is really so much more profitable than the mere ideas and questionable interpretations of fallible humans!

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St Paul Preaching in Athens (Raphael, 1515) – Wikipedia – US public domain

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

June 4 (Cease Ye From Man! Part 3: A Heath in the Desert!)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to spend my remaining time on earth, studying and meditating on Your Word, as much as I possibly can…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

February 20th (Picture of a Very Grave Man, Part 1),

…or you can also read…

 “August 21st (Cease Ye From Man!)”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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THE MILKY WAY RUNS THROUGH

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THIS HOLY-GHOST-RIDER

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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.

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And the question that must be asked is, “What biblical implications does this constellation/Milky Way connection have?”

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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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ABOVE CHART: Early Winter Constellations in the east with Orion – Dragon (Hyades, Pleiades, etc.) – Glorious Horse (Perseus, Andromeda Constellation, etc.) – Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation (Camelopardalis, etc.)

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WHY IS THIS CONSTELLATION SO INCOMPLETE IN APPEARANCE

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So why is this constellation merely an outline?

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Well, it does show his back, rear end and leg…and arm.

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But unlike, say, Orion, this constellation is very vague, even mysterious in appearance.

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Almost vacant in appearance.

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Yes, this horseman represents Christ. But even more than this, it represents the Holy Spirit of Christ.

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And as we all know, the Holy Spirit is very, very, un-intrusive, almost impossible to detect His presence.

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ABOVE PICTURE – Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation – winter

 

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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…

February 26th (“Here Comes The Totalitarians”)

From George Orwells Futuristic book 1984 – Wikimedia – Free-Art License

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