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Today’s Devotional, Year 4, December 1

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And The Nations Were Angry!

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Part 14

“Satan: Ye Shall Know Him by His Hate!”

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“And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come,

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and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,

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and that thou shouldest give reward unto Thy servants the prophets,

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and to the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great;

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and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
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And the temple of God was opened in heaven,

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and there was seen in His temple the Ark of his testament”

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Revelation 11:18, 19 

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Ark Constellation in Heaven – (aka Sagittarius) – Summer – Wikipedia Star-chart with ark drawn in by this website – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license

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The Book of Job (pronounced with a long “O”) was an inside look at how “the god of this world”, Lucifer, now titled “Satan”, created circumstances designed to cause Job to angrily lash out at God.

(2nd Corinthians 4:4 for “god of this world” reference)

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First, Satan caused Job to lose all of his vast wealth.

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He then killed all ten of Job’s children who were together, celebrating a sibling’s birthday.

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Then, if all that wasn’t horrific enough, Satan covered Job’s body with puss-filled boils.

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And if that wasn’t enough, Job’s three friends came and began to accuse and criticize Job, saying he deserved all his troubles!

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Job rebuked by his friends – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“Now all these things happened (to God’s Old Testament People) for examples: and they are written for our admonition…”

1st Corinthians 10:11

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As this above verse from 1st Corinthians reveals, all those Old Testament stories were orchestrated by God to be examples of the evils which everyday people also must encounter in this world of sin.

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“In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.”

Job 1:22  

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And just as Satan attempted to provoke Job, so too, Satan will likewise attempt to provoke all humans, especially Believers to become angry at God.

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Quite often, secularists will point out all the bad things in the world as an example of why there cannot be a loving God.

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“And if there is a God,” they often say, “He must be a horrible monster-tyrant!”

Protest – Atheists in Pride Parade – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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SATAN’S FOOTPRINTS & FINGERPRINTS PROVE HIS EXISTENCE!

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As we behold all the evil, tragedy, sorrow, and suffering in the world, it should wake us up that there is, indeed, a literal personage called Lucifer, the Devil, and Satan!

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And just look at how well orchestrated much of the evil is!

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All of a sudden, some new evil arises, all over the world!

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This too, is evidence that such phenomena are being orchestrated by unseen evil agencies.

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OPPORTUNITY FOR MATURITY & GROWTH

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While humanity is obviously perplexed by all the wickedness in this fallen world, Christians are encouraged by God to take advantage of the situation.

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In other words, as each Christian encounters various acts of evil during each day, they may use each and every adverse incident to their own advantage and Christian growth.

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Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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“whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”

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For example, when a rude cashier insults us, we can react with Christlike silence, patience, and forgiveness, remembering Jesus’ words…

…”But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil:

but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek,

turn to him the other also.” 

Matthew 5:39

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Supermarket- grocery store – check-out-wikipedia-public-domain

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Or as we encounter some drug-addicted street-person causing a public spectacle, we can, instead of condemning them, sympathize with their unfortunate life of poor choices…

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…bad choices caused by the “Enemy of Souls” who has beaten them down at every turn throughout their life!

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Drunk partier – Bastille Tumble 2010 Toulouse Wine – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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Or when we read of some unjust word, deed, or lawlessness committed by political leaders, we can cry out to God, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!” Luke 23:34

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Twemoji2 – crossed fingers – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license

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“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience…But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”

Romans 5:3 & James 1:4

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In conclusion, God has allowed evil to continue for a number of reasons.

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Not only is God showing mankind that selfishness only leads to unhappiness, suffering, and death…

…but He also uses mankind’s evil to teach us patience, forgiveness, sympathy, and understanding for all lost souls.

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And even our own sins teach us that we are no better than others, and desperately in need of God’s grace and mercy!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME, I’M JUST A-PASSIN’ THROUGH!”

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It might do well for us to learn this above song, “The World is not My Home, I’m Just A-passin’ Through”, and sing a few lyrics every time I’m tempted to get angry over some injustice in this world.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to look up and lift up my head to remember that this world is not my home, and that it is actually Satan realm…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

“December 11 (“This World is Not My Home!”)”

or you can also read…

February 1st (In Every Thing Give Thanks!?!)

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

 

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THE DRAGON OF REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION. 

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The star-charts below are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, which the editor has sketched over with these three constellations, as they appear when in the west.

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Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.

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LOCATION…

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The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.

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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield.

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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.

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The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces. 

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Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape.

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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus. 

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The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night.

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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation” 

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TOMORROW…

December 2 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 38: “Antisemitism: Satan’s Hatred Exposed!”)

Arthur Szyk – 1894-1951 – Jewish Children To Be Shot as Dangerous Enemies – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 5-MINUTE DEVOTIONAL – – Maranatha!: “Beware of Satan’s Agents”– By Ellen G. White

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