Today’s Devotional, Year 4 – February 21 (Mark Now Given? Part 6: “Killing The Messenger”)

By admin On April 3rd, 2021

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Today’s Devotional, Year 4 – February 21

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Mark Now Given?

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Part 6:

“Killing The Messenger”

To read Part 1, go here… April 3rd (Mark Now Given!)

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“And that no man might buy or sell,

save he that had the mark,

or the name of the beast,

or the number of his name.”

Revelation 13:17

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In the years following the establishment of the New Testament Church, many Christians were forced to pinch off a tiny amount of incense and sprinkle it on a small altar dedicated to the queen of Heaven.

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If an individual refused, he or she suffered a cruel death in the Roman arena.

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The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“THE PROUD HAVE DIGGED PITS FOR ME”

Psalm 119:85

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But today, Satan is much more sophisticated in his assault against Christians!

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**Right under our noses, “the god of this world” is now implementing unjust laws and economic strategies…**

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…which will test each and every church, ministry, and individual regarding “who do I truly serve and worship?”

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“NO MAN MIGHT BUY OR SELL”

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One such stratagem appears to be the age-old practice of “killing the messenger”.

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In other words, as the old saying goes, “If you can’t kill the message, then kill the messenger!”

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“A KINGDOM DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF…CANNOT STAND”

Mark 3:24

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Just look at the world of politics.

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You don’t have to wait too long before you behold some political figure becoming the victim of what is commonly referred to as, “character assassination”.

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No, the world of politics has devolved into an increasingly toxic environment.

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The hatred between the two dominant “horns” of political power is becoming so fiercely venomous that it is frightening to behold!

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And don’t imagine for a moment that such cruel hate won’t be turned against Christians in the near future!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES”

2nd Peter 1:4

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Well, the Good News is, that we have many “great and precious promises” with which to cling to in the coming months… “Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.” 1st John 3:13

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Or how about this…

…”For I have heard the slander of many:

fear was on every side:

while they took counsel together against me,

they devised to take away my life.

But I trusted in thee, O LORD:

I said, Thou art my God.

My times are in Thy hand:

deliver me from the hand of mine enemies”

Psalm 31:13-15

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Yes, the Bible is literally teeming with such passages designed to comfort and strengthen the hearts of God’s people during the coming conflict.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHALL THE JUST BE DELIVERED”

Proverbs 11:9

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So, let’s be hiding these passages in our hearts so that we may say…

…”Concerning the works of men,

by the word of Thy lips

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

Psalms 17:4

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“It is time for thee, LORD, to work:

for they have made void thy law”

Psalm 119:126

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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…

May 20 (Mark Now Given? Part 7: “Masters of the Universe or Just Useful Pawns of Satan?”)

Chess-game – checkmate – by Friedriech Moritz August Retzsch – Wikigallery.org – Public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Keep me from neglecting my great commission of purifying my heart and transforming my life. Mold me and make me into Thy likeness…

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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 (below, right) are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations…

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…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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TOMORROW:

February 22 (And The Nations Were Angry! Part 3: “Planet Earth, An Experiment In Selfishness”)

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

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