Today’s Devotional – July 25th (Look For the Light, Part 2: Conservative Gospels)

By admin On July 20th, 2013

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Today’s Devotional – July 25th

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Look For The Light At The End Of The Tunnel!

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Part 2:

“Conservative Gospels”

To read part 1, click here…April 12th (Look For The Light At The End of the Tunnel! Part 1: Judging Others!)

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Do you see the optical illusion? Doesn’t this web photo appear as a tunnel? If you go surfing through the world-wide web for pictures of spider webs, they often do have the appearance of being a tunnel (well, the good ones do).

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And it is not hard to imagine that this 3-dimensional, tunnel-like, optical-illusion, deceives the little bug into thinking that he (or she) is going through a tunnel, when he (or she) is actually flying into a deadly trap!

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Spider Web – wikipedia – public-domain

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SPIRITUALISM

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SpiderWeb.jpgAnd also, have you ever heard that well-known saying by those who are involved in spiritualism: “Look for the light at the end of the tunnel”? It kind-of reminds one of this photo of a spider-web, with its host. 

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And just like this spider-web, so also, those who dabble in such magic arts will eventually discover that the light and also the tunnel of their spiritualism, was just an optical illusion too, just like this spider-web photo.

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https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/arthropods/spiders/Page-1.htmWEB OF DECEIT IN GOD’S HOUSE

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Well, the occult isn’t the only place which is an optical illusion like the spider web! Even in Christian gospels, that wily old spider, Satan, has spun his deadly web in the form of counterfeit gospels.

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Oh yes, those prosperity-driven gospels, today, promise to be a light at the end of the tunnel, but are merely a cleverly designed trap: a web of deceit, to ensnare and entangle the unwary soul, who naively flies right into them!

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Orb spider web – NPS Photo – J Schmidt – 1977 – Wikipedia – Public Domain.

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LEFT OR RIGHT WING: 2 WINGS ON SAME BIRD

Black-headed Gull - St_James Park London GNU Free Doc. License

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But it’s not just the far-out liberal prosperity gospels, which promise you riches, health, and family-peace, if only you “plant your seed” in the form of generous financial offerings!

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Black-headed Gull – St James Park London – GNU Free Doc. License

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SINS OF SODOM IN TODAY’S CHURCH

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But the fact is, even the so-called “Conservative” gospels are mostly a devilish deception as well. They too, are a cleverly designed web of entanglement. Oh no, these conservative gospels do not promote the notion of planting seed money in some get-rich “Heavenly” Ponzi-scheme! No, no! They scoff at those liberal gospels that preach such nonsense!

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But the conservative, prosperity-driven gospels preach about having an, “entrepreneurial spirit”, and about honesty and patriotism, and good citizenship, etc..

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But just like the “Name-it-and-claim-it” gospels, they too, promote the same self-seeking for financial affluence which led to the decadence and ultimate destruction of Sodom! Yes, it was Sodom’s opulence and pride which led Sodom to eventually embrace its abominable perversions.

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“Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, FULLNESS OF BREAD, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.” Ezekiel 16:49

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And it is the same pride and love of opulence which destroyed Lot’s wife, and is just now leading our present culture down the same path as Sodom! And so, the bottom line to both these groups, conservative or liberal, is an earthly prosperity-driven gospel!

(Oh yes, these prosperity ideologies may be fine for the people of the world to pursue, but the Christian’s great focus and chief desire is now to be Heavenward, seeking to be transformed into the image of Christ.)

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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FLEE THE OPULENCE OF SODOM

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Listen to Paul, as he describes the apostate condition which can overtake many professing Christians…“(church-goers) supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.” 1st Timothy 6:5

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Yes, there are many who suppose that gain is godliness. This has more or less become the condition of today’s church-world, either liberal or conservative. And Paul here says to withdraw yourself from such!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PaulT.jpg

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Listen as Paul continues…“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” 1st Timothy 6:6-8. Now just how often do we here this being preached or followed? Not very often!

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And Paul continues on to tell us the horrible results of our seeking after earthly opulence…“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, flee these things;” 1st Timothy 6:9, 10

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – public domain

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NO ROOM FOR DIVIDED HEART

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And so, those of us who think we can serve the Lord, while at the same time live for the pleasures, prosperity, and proud pursuits which this opulent society also seeks after, we are as caught in sin as much as the proverbial fly is caught in that spider’s web!

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And so, the morale of this little devotional is, that whatever heavenly concept which happens to be preached in a congregation is meaningless, if the congregation is not personally striving for that same heavenly quality of spiritual life!

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Because, truth, when mingled with the worldliness, becomes seven times more deceptive than blatant, overt sin!

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

November 16th (Look For The Light! Part 3)

Finger pointing – Wikimedia – Public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to flee from the opulence and decadence which has consumed the church-world. Help me to flee to the Mountain of God…

Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Fleeing to the Mountains: The Abomination in the Church, Part 1” or you can also read… “Fleeing to the Mountains, Part 3: The Abomination in My Heart”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU 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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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Rev. 12:3 

.Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation

In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not. But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars. The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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But before we explore the floods, let’s look at one more number from that same passage in Revelation…

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7 STARS RIDING IN THE CRADLE

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“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” James 1:6

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As of November, 2012, it has become evident that there is another very frightening aspect to this wave of water. As you can see in this sketch, there are seven stars which comprise the trough or valley, or cradle of this wave. This area of the wave, is where an object would logically be swept away or carried away by an actual wave of water in the ocean. Since there are seven stars (letters a,b,c,d,e,f,g) in this valley or cradle, this would indicate that seven stars are probably symbolizing God’s people being swept away by Satan’s Wave of Lying Waters Constellation.

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Now, at this point, someone would object to this assertion, saying, the Church has not been deceived. The answer to this question could be explored by the three following articles… “Floodwaters of Atheism & Psychology” and “Fleeing to the Mountains-Part 2-The Abomination In Churches” and“Television: The Image That Speaks”

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Flood Waters of Satan-Introduction” 

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pandava.laminata.female.-.tanikawa.jpgTOMORROW:

“July 26th (Satan’s Number “8″).”

Spider – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license

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