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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 19

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Dealing With An Unbelieving Spouse,

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Part 2:

“Can I Save My Spouse?”

To read Part 1, click here…May 18th (Dealing With An Unbelieving Spouse)

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A number of radio question/answer talk-show hosts often get asked the following question…“I’m afraid that my spouse is unsaved, even though we both faithfully attend church together!”

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And almost without fail, the answer comes back…“Just pray and be patient, and don’t give up your hope for your spouse!”

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“Blessed is every one that…walketh in His ways…Thy wife (spouse) shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house…” (parenthetical comment by website editor)

Psalm 128:1, 3

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The fact is, there are a whole lot of very faithful churchgoers who have an unsaved spouse, whom they have been constantly praying for throughout the years of their marriage.

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And so, many talk-show callers are struggling for an answer to that one burning question…“Can I save my spouse? And if so, then just how can this be accomplished?”

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of Heaven Constellation hanging from the Altar Constellation

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“FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED”

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Well, as most all of us understand, the Apostle, Paul, makes abundantly clear that it is only by the grace of God that any soul can be saved. Yes, as Ephesians 2:8 reveals…“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.”

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So then, the obvious answer to today’s burning question is, “No! There’s absolutely nothing that any husband or wife can do to save their own spouse!”

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Paul Converted – www.thebiblerevival.com

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“Let us search & try our ways & turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:40

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But wait a minute! That’s not exactly an accurate answer.

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Actually, the correct answer to that burning question is a lot more complex than a simple, “Yes!”, or, “No!”

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Listen to the following hope-filled passage from Jeremiah’s little book, Lamentations…

“For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 

But though He cause grief,

yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies…

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:31, 32, 40

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This above “exceeding great and precious promise” can very aptly apply to those faithful churchgoers who are grieving for their unsaved loved-one!

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A Prayer for those at Sea – by Frederick Daniel Hardy – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:”

Hosea 4:6

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But the reason why many church-attendees never seem to see their tear-filled prayers for their spouse get answered is most likely found in the last verse of the above citation from Lamentations…“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.” Lamentations 3:40

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The fact is, this above sentence from Lamentations 3:40 gets largely ignored by most parishioners in today’s super-affluent society.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Let us search & try our ways & turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:40

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You see, it is not uncommon for a dedicated seeker-of-the-Lord to NOT follow through with the above command.

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In other words, far too many church parishioners allow their unsaved spouse to dictate the lifestyle which they both live. And instead of being 100% devoted to the Lord, these earnest ones go through life with one foot in Heaven and the other foot in the world.

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Simply put, far too many parishioners try to have the best of both worlds. Oh yes, they may read their Bible each morning. They may shoot up little prayers throughout the day. They tithe and faithfully attend church each week, even attending the Wednesday night prayer meeting. Many also serve on church committees.

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But the sad fact is, they pretty-much spend the remainder of their daily hours living for this selfish world: they have never fully renounced this cornucopian world in their hearts. And they and their spouse live (as already stated) with “one foot in church and the other foot in the world”.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel 

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“Ye cannot serve God and mammon!”

Matthew 6:24 & Luke 16:13

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But Jesus says to all worldly-minded churchgoers…

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses,

know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world

is the enemy of God.”

James 4:4

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God purposely allows an unsaved loved-one to remain in an unsaved condition, so as to hopefully drive that worldly-minded church parishioner to his or her knees, crying out for a deeper 100% devotion to Heaven.

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“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep!”

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But again, we must remember that Salvation is the gift of God, “…if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth…” 2nd Timothy 2:25 

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Nevertheless, the needy soul must put his or her own self in the proper environment for God’s Salvation.

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And just what is that proper environment? 

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Listen as James, Chapter 4 continues…

“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and He shall lift you up…in due season.”

James 4:9, 10 & Galatians 6:9

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The needy soul must continue in this kind of heart-felt supplication until the assurance of Salvation is fully realized!

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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“Many pastors have destroyed My vineyard,”

Jeremiah 12:10

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Unfortunately, in today’s apostate church-community, this truth is not being properly emblazoned upon the hearts of parishioners, even as it is written…“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” Isaiah 3:12

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Yes, today’s churches are misleading their flocks, causing them to remain in ignorance of the true Heaven-blessed remedy for their unsaved loved-one!

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Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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But for those who dare come out of the current church-wide apostasy, they just might begin to finally and fully renounce this, the Devil’s kingdom of selfishness.

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And having done this, they just might begin to claim the following great and precious promise…“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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And once upon the upward pathway, away from this doomed world, they just might begin to see God working in the hearts and lives of their unsaved loved ones!  

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Upward Pathway – cropped and altered image – by böhringer friedrich for – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

 

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me wisdom to know how to lead my family like a gentle shepherd. Give me great knowledge of Thy Word. Give me great patience. Give me great faith. Mold me and make me into Thy likeness…

Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…February 4th (“Why Doesn’t My Christianity Work?”) or you can also read… “May 14th (The Greatest Mission-Field: My Own Soul!)”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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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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THE FLOWER OF HEAVEN CONSTELLATION

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REVELATION 12 WOMAN ON ALTAR AND FLOWER OF HEAVEN

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This constellation almost appears as a vine, as it projects out from the Altar/Ark Constellation . This constellation appears in mid-winter (in the pre-dawn hours, looking west), through late-spring (in after-dark hours). As you can see in this sketch, the Altar/Ark

Constellation is also known as Leo Major , and the stem or vine of the flower is made of stars of the Virgo Constellation, and the flower itself is made of the Corvus Constellation.

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PSALM 128: WONDERFUL PROMISE!

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This Flower of Heaven Constellation reminds us of 128th Psalm. And it begins with an amazing promise to anyone who, with child-like faith, refuses to give up on his disobedient family.

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God states… “Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.”

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What a promise! And Jesus, though His own bride-to-be has been very stubborn and rebellious, refused to give up on her. He has tenderly sought her, and has tried to woo her back into His loving arms. But alas, the Signs Of Heaven presents a portrait of the Virtuous Revelation 12 Woman finally choosing to enter the Narrow Gate.

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Grape vines – wikimedia commons – share-alike-license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…The Flower of Heaven Constellation

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TOMORROW:

October 20 (“The Valley of Dry Bones”)

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones – Gustave Dore – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – (897) The Open Forum Harold Camping January 6, 2003 – YouTube

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 18

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Almost All Is Vanity,

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Part 7

“It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World!”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…April 22nd (Almost All Is Vanity (Meaningless)! Part 1)

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Even amidst all the tragic news accounts in this very troubled and hopeless world, our three “best friends” (the Internet, the radio, or the television) would have us to believe that all is well, and things will continue to go on, just like it has for the past millennia.

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Yes, the prophets of the airwaves are ever available to sooth our fears, make light-hearted jokes, and pat us on the back, reassuring us of “a brighter and more prosperous tomorrow”! 

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“There’s nothing to worry about”, they confidently assure us…“Tomorrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.” Isaiah 56:12

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pied Piper of Television – www.signsofheaven.org

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“WE WON’T EVEN BE HERE!”

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Now that we are living in the day when the False Prophet of Revelation 13 is ruling and reigning over the earth, we are hedged in on every side by the false comforters who keep us from getting too alarmed!

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“Oh, you don’t have to worry”, they assure us, “God is going to remove His people so that they won’t have to go through the Great Tribulation!”

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And so, we return to our daily labor and to the life which we love, confidently telling ourselves, “Yes, it’s a bad world, but my little corner of it is still flourishing!”

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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org

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IT’S A SAD, SAD, SAD, SAD WORLD!

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And as we go about our daily routine, we become oblivious to the heartache, loneliness, sadness, injustice, and misery all around, in every direction.

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And all the while, the False Prophet (working through Hollywood) keeps churning out feel-good movies: movies like that old one called, “It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”, which the entire family loved and laughed at, when in truth, it’s a sad, sad, sad, sad world!

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Mad world poster – Wikimedia – Fair Use Rationale

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SAD YOUNG PEOPLE

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We are currently seeing an extremely tragic phenomenon in today’s society in which young people are so unhappy that a growing trend of self-mutilation in hopes of finding happiness by supposedly changing one’s gender.

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But when these poor deluded ones realize that they were lied to by the corrupt societal leaders, they often turn to suicide!

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After all, if a person isn’t happy as a certain gender, they won’t find happiness pretending to be another gender.

Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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OUR DAILY DISREGARD

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We get out of bed in the morning, barely cognizant that half the world’s inhabitants are really suffering, for one reason or another!

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We drink our morning coffee, without a thought for the millions who are being kidnapped and sold into slavery, both in this society and around the world!

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And as we drive down to the mall, we hardly consider how many elderly ones are sitting alone at home, in their dark room, hurting and suffering in one way or another.

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And we turn our head the other direction to avoid meeting eyes with that beggar on the corner, whose body and mind has been ravaged by years of alcohol or drug abuse. 

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And as we wander from shop to shop, there are many living with little or no hope, all because that cruel iron citadel known as “atheism” has left them without any hope for the future!

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We place our order at the drive-thru window, with little thought for the starving multitudes who can just barely hang on for another day, merely existing in their world of stark and cruel scarcity, sometimes even eating the dung of animals, just to survive!

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And we hurry home from church service to catch that big game, blissfully ignorant that hundreds of thousands of unsaved souls are slipping down into their Christless graves each and every day, hopelessly lost for all eternity!

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And as we lie down each night seemingly safe and secure in our nicely appointed homes, we do not realize that a great portion of the world are being savagely displaced by Satan’s cruel armies, having to flee to wherever they can find refuge, often ending up slaughtered by heartless monsters, merely devil-possessed-human-bodies!

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ISIS murder – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

Kidnapping – Abduction – Hostage exercise – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Drunk Panhandler-wikipedia-public-domain

Orphan on Mothers Grave – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

Starving little girl – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Old Jewish Cemetery – Prague Czech Republic – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

ISIL – Execution of man – September 2014 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“FOR VAIN THE HELP OF MAN”

Psalm 60:11 & 108:12

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Yes, it truly is a sad, sad, sad, sad world!  

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And the world’s inhabitants can do little, or nothing at all, to turn things around!

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As a matter of fact, the more that the world attempts to solve its own problems, the worse things get!

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And the wise man still calls out daily to this busy work-a-day world…“Meaningless, meaningless! All is meaningless!” Ecclesiastes 1:1

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Dore – Solomon – Proverbs – Wikipedia – Public domain (2)

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A RAY OF HOPE IN THE DARKNESS 

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But there is a bright ray of hope piercing through the Stygian darkness of this hopeless world!

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Yes, the Lord is now calling out a people to enter into His service as kingly priests to stand before His Mercy Seat on behalf of all those who are held captives in the chains of darkness which envelop this sad world!

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Yes, God has called us to enter by faith into His heavenly throne room, to be co-priests with Jesus as He ministers before the Ark in the Most Holy Place!

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Oh what a joy the Holy Spirit places in our heart as we lay down our lives for the One who laid down His life for us!

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And as we joyfully dedicate the rest of our lives to His service of unceasing prayer and constant meditation of His Word, we can take comfort that our prayers will be answered on behalf of those who cannot pray for themselves!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Prayer – Wherefore He is able to save to the uttermost…” Hebrews 7:25

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

Prayer – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Behold, bless ye the LORD,

all ye servants of the LORD,

which by night stand in the house of the LORD. 

 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,

and bless the LORD…

to minister before the ark continually,

as every day’s work required:”

Psalm 134:1, 2 & 1st Chronicles 16:37

 

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TO READ PART 8, CLICK HERE…

May 13 (All Is Vanity, Part 8: “It’s a Wonderful Life! Or NOT?”)

It’s A Wonderful Life- Wikipedia – Public domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to give myself unto prayer throughout my each and every day…and night…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…June 16th (God’s Royal Priesthood Today!) or you can also read this shorter article… DECEMBER 9 (Almost All Is Vanity! Part 3: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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THE 7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

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“Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.” Psalm 67:5-7

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Jesus came to this Earth to give His life a ransom for many. But He also came to take up His Cross as the example of how we should also love one another. He was (and is) the living breathing Word of God, for all the heavens and earth to behold! And when His ministry was finished, He returned to Heaven. But He left instructions for the human family.

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And He says to us all… “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15.

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This concept is written in the heavens. God has placed the stars in such a way that tells this marvelous concept of lifting up the Cross of Christ: self-sacrificing love for Mankind.

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First, Orion, representing Christ, lifts up the Cross. Then, just a little later, the 7 Stars Constellation, representing God’s Church finally lifts up the Cross, seemingly in response to Orion’s prior example.

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These two constellations are the two brightest and most prominent constellations in the winter-night sky. And they represent the two greatest concepts of life: Christ and His Church. No, not a particular denomination. But God’s True Worshippers, wherever they may be interspersed among the inhabitants of the world.

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(The sketch to the above left is ‘Orion’ as it is seen, beginning in October in the pre-dawn hours, in mid-sky. The sketch to the right is of the ‘7 Stars’ Constellation as it is seen through the first half of winter, as it imitates Orion. These above two sketches are both rough drafts of those two constellations, Orion as well as the 7 Stars. And while they are not completely accurate, they are close enough to the actual constellations, for website guests to hopefully be able to locate them in the night sky. ) 

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Cross of Orion – www.theheavensdeclare.net

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’“

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TOMORROW…

October 19 (Dealing With An Unbelieving Spouse, Part 2: “Can I Save My Spouse?”)

Man Husband & Married Wife on swing – Fraternal love (Prehispanic sculpture from 250–900 A.D., of Huastec origin) – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – (888) The Open Forum Harold Camping January 3, 2003 – YouTube

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 17

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 17:

“Crucifying The Messenger!”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It!)

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KILLING THE MESSENGER

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Well, the world has its sayings! And one of them is the following…“If you can’t kill the message, then kill the messenger!”

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And of course, in his role as Satan, Lucifer even “demonized” the Lord Jesus, so much so, that this deceived world hatefully hung the “Lord of Glory”, “The Prince of Life” upon the cruel Cross of Calvary! (1st Corinthians 2:8 & Acts 3:15

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (constellations found on Wikipedia and Bible constellations drawn in by this website) – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

 

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CRUCIFYING THE MESSENGER TODAY

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Needless to say, Satan is the master of “crucifying the messenger”!

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And even in today’s political and social realms, it is not uncommon to see this same tactic being successfully used to destroy one’s political enemies.

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And daily as we witness the venomous hatred continually growing between this political group and that social group, demonizing one’s enemies seems to have now become one of society’s favorite sports! 

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Every day we hear that this or that person or this or that group are “Nazis”, or “Fascists”, or “Hitlerian”, or “communists”, or “bigots”, or “racists”, or some other derogatory tag!

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Protest – Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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‘CRUCIFYING THE MESSENGER’ IN THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

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Well, if this sad practice were just confined to the secular world, one might only shrug the shoulders and confess, “Well, the unsaved world is merely behaving as one might expect the unsaved world to behave!”

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But this ungodly practice of “killing the messenger” is also occurring within today’s Christian community!

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Yes, even the Christian world is now engaging in the very same unholy practice of demonizing the supposed enemies of the so-called “orthodoxy”.

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Beware of dogma – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY”: A SCARLET LETTER

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For instance, the mainstream Christian leaders have concocted such derogatory terms as “Replacement Theology”, as a sort of “Scarlet Letter” to hang around the necks of all those who dare to teach that the true Israel of the New Testament is comprised of both Jews and Gentiles who have begun to trust in Christ as their Savior.

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And because this man-contrived term has been hammered into unsanctified consciences on a 24/7/265 basis via both Christian TV and Christian radio.

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These leaders of the people know they can’t biblically destroy the message, and so, they merely destroy the messenger!

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They did it to Christ, and they’ll do it to His people as well!

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

Paul persecuted by Pharisees & Sadducees – www.thebiblerevival.com – US Public Domain

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PAUL, THE ORIGINAL “REPLACEMENT THEOLOGIAN”

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Of course, there was no greater advocate of “spiritual Israel” than the Apostle, Paul.

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But his many various references to “the Commonwealth of Israel” and other such similar terms are all but ignored by most of today’s pastors and parishioners alike!

(for greater insight, please read the little 3-part series, “Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian!”)

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And they take this demonization even one step further by saying that these so-called “Replacement Theologians” are doing so out of hatred for literal Israel over there in the Middle East!

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But nothing could be further from the truth!

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Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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Many Consciences Are Now “seared as with a hot iron”

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And so, the advocates of “spiritual Israel” have become successfully “demonized” in the minds of the majority of church-attendees, to the point that it is nearly impossible to reach out to those hardened hearts whose consciences have been “seared as with a hot iron”, by their leaders. (see 1st Timothy 4:2)

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Branded – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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

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“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

2nd Timothy 3:13 

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Well, this is merely one example of the demonization now occurring within Christian community. And as the Day of the Lord begins to further escalate, one can only expect this unholy practice of “killing the messenger” to increase both in frequency, and also in intensity!

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

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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But amidst all this unhappy news, there is some very Good News for God’s people! Yes, as sin abounds in the world, the “grace did much more abound!” (see Romans 5:20)

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And as Satan and his fallen angels turn their “guns” on God’s tried and true little flock, the grace of God will abound in their hearts, as they victoriously deflect Satan’s fiery darts with their highly polished “shield of faith!” (see Ephesians 6:14-18)

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Yes, Satan will increasingly work through unsanctified minds to demonize God’s people by any means possible!

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And yet, as the last trumpet sounds, the enemies of God will ultimately drop their weapons in speechless and terrified awe, as they witness the true remnant Church of God successfully resist this massive attack by Satan’s vast armies, as God’s true little flock finally lifts up the Cross of Christ for all the onlooking world to behold!

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And that uplifted Cross will ultimately vanquish and destroy the armies of Satan, bringing this long night of Hell’s rebellion against Heaven to its final climactic end!

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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain 

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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TO READ PART 18, CLICK HERE…

December 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 18: “Satan’s War Against Sincere Christians”)

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent regarding this very deceptive world. Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, nor of his power over this world…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It!), or you can also read this shorter article…March 14th (Paul the Ultimate Replacement Theologian!)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

 

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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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THE 7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION

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Jesus came to this Earth to give His life a ransom for many. But He also came to take up His Cross as the example of how we should also love one another. 

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And He says to us all… “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15.

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This concept is written in the heavens. God has placed the stars in such a way that tells this marvelous concept of lifting up the Cross of Christ: self-sacrificing love for Mankind.

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First, Orion, representing Christ, lifts up the Cross. Then, just a little later, the 7 Stars Constellation, representing God’s Church finally lifts up the Cross, seemingly in response to Orion’s prior example.

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These two constellations are the two brightest and most prominent constellations in the winter-night sky. And they represent the two greatest concepts of life: Christ and His Church. No, not a particular denomination. But God’s True Worshippers, wherever they may be interspersed among the inhabitants of the world.

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(The above sketch is ‘Orion’ as it is seen, beginning in October in the pre-dawn hours, in mid-sky. The sketch to the right is of the ‘7 Stars’ Constellation as it is seen through the first half of winter, as it imitates Orion. 

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Cross of Orion – www.theheavensdeclare.net

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“‘7 Stars’ Imitate ‘The Cross of Orion’“

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TOMORROW…

 October 18 (Almost All Is Vanity, Part 7 – “It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World!”)

Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – The Open Forum Harold Camping January 2, 2003 (youtube.com)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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Daily Devotional, Year 3, October 16

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 63:

“Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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“And after these things I saw

another angel come down from heaven,

having great power;

and the earth was lightened with his glory. 

And he cried mightily with a strong voice,

saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen

And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her, My people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins,

and that ye receive not of her plagues”

Revelation 18:1, 2, 4

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So, in this little series, the subject of those noble Bereans has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s review the key Bible passage…

“And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea:

who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,

in that they received the word with all readiness of mind,

and searched the scriptures daily,

whether those things were so.”

Acts 17:10, 11

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

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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Okay, so those in Berea were more noble, because they:

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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”

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2. “And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

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And so, the Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.

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Thus, there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!

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CAMPING AND WHITE BOTH IN AGREEMENT

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Well, it’s too bad that Harold Camping didn’t understand Ellen White’s ministry.

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Yes, Harold Camping thought Mrs. White to be a false prophet.

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But had he explored her ministry more closely, he would have discovered that she taught many similar truths which he also taught!

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES

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Though Ellen White’s and Harold Camping’s ministries both seemed out of time, especially Ellen White’s, given far back in the 1800’s, it is nonetheless true that their messages were compatible with each other, and with this current 3rd Angel’s message, revealed in the Sun, Moon, and stars. (See Luke 21:25 for “Sun, Moon, and stars” reference)

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In other words, even though their messages were valid for their respective times, they are likewise even more relevant and even more valid for these closing hours of history when the churches are rapidly becoming fully apostate, and the unbelieving world is sinking in total depravity!

3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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VERY DECEPTIVE COUNTERFEIT

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Oh yes, there seems to be an excitement in many churches, and yet it is an excitement not borne of the Holy Spirit, but rather of a counterfeit origin, even as it is written…

“For false Christs and false prophets shall rise,

and shall shew signs and wonders,

to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.”

Mark 13:22 

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Yes, the Bible forewarned of a last-day counterfeit Holy Spirit movement, working within the fallen churches!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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“For such are false apostles…And no marvel; 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…”

2nd Corinthians 11:13-15 

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Again, it is written of the False Prophet Beast…

“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan,

with all power and signs and lying wonders,”

2nd Thessalonians 2:9

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Satan must raise up a counterfeit holy spirit within the apostate churches, so as to cover up the church-wide apostasy as best as he can. And actually, his counterfeits will “deceive, if possible, even the elect!” Mark 13:22

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And so, these are very clever and deceptive counterfeits!

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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Camping & White Both in Agreement

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But both Harold Camping, and even Ellen White, back in her day saw that apostasy, and trumpeted the call, that “Babylon is fallen is fallen”…

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And even though Ellen White’s 70-year ministry presented all three angel’s messages to a certain degree, Harold Camping’s 50-year ministry further amplified those three messages.

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And, of course, these messages are even further amplified by the 3rd Angel’s message, revealed in the Sun, Moon, and stars! (See Luke 21:25 for “Sun, Moon, and stars” reference)

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES FOR THIS VERY HOUR

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But make no mistake, the Three Angel’s Messages, though first presented in former decades, yet are primarily for these present closing hours, as we now enter into the last portion of the Great Tribulation, which will be followed by the Second Coming of Christ “on the Last Day!”

(See John 6:39, 40, 44, 54,  for “on the Last Day!” reference)

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In other words, the message of the 3rd Angel will be heard with “a loud voice”, and will be the final plea and call to repentance to the human race. (See Revelation 14:9 for “loud voice” reference)

3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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“With the pure Thou (God) wilt shew Thyself pure; and with the froward (wicked) Thou wilt shew thyself froward (unsavory)”

Psalm 18:26 

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This above verse reveals that while those who are pure in heart will see God in His purity, yet the wicked will only see God as unsavory.

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Well, even though there seems to be some contradictions between those three messages, they all finally agree, howbeit, giving “two different sides of the same coin”, as the old saying goes!

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For one thing, just like the Bible has seeming contradictions, so do these three messages. One reason for this is to fulfill 2nd Thessalonians…“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” 2nd Thessalonians 2:11

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As this above verse reveals, God purposely allows the spirit within each person to see God as that spirit dictates: either a good and pure God, or an evil and unsavory God.

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword”

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Yes, the Word of God is like a powerful two-edged sword, just as it is written…

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful,

and sharper than any twoedged sword,

piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,

and of the joints and marrow,

and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Hebrews 4:12

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The Word of God cuts both ways, like a two-edged sword: cutting to save, or cutting to destroy!

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But those who are the Elect of God will receive and take heed to these three messages and are counseled to make decided preparations to come out of the apostate church-world…Babylon, “the City of Confusion!” Isaiah 24:10

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PROOF POSITIVE OF CAMPING’S AND WHITE’S MINISTRY

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But the very Good News is, that this agreement between Camping’s ministry and White’s ministry puts a great big giant exclamation mark on the validity of both these two ministries!

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Yes, they both are indeed a dramatic fulfillment of the prophecy found in Revelation 14 concerning the messages of the three angels!

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Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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TO READ PART 64, CLICK HERE…

December 14 (Noble Bereans? Part 64 “Are Ellen White’s Writings Reliable?”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…

ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…August 2 (Noble Bereans, Part 16: “The Signs Of Heaven?”) or you can also read…NOVEMBER 23 (Noble Bereans, Part 20: “Re-thinking Ellen White Regarding Her Old Testament Statements”), or you can also read…October 30 (Noble Bereans, Part 26 – “The Message of the Third Angel of Revelation 14”)

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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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THESE SIGNS ARE MENTIONED

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From time to time, the Book of Revelation mentions stars. But when we get to Revelation Chapter 12, it speaks of two “great signs in heaven”. First, it speaks of the sign in heaven of a woman with child. Then it speaks of the sign in heaven of a great red dragon, with a tail that sweeps one-third of the stars and casts these stars down to the earth. So we get the sense that this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens. And these two signs in heaven, a woman, and a dragon, are a big part of this website, Signs Of Heaven.

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And so this phenomenon that the Apostle John was seeing, was closely intertwined with the starry host of the heavens.

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What really gives validity to this idea, is that God created the Universe in such a way, that if one looks at the major constellations, then this Revelation 12 scenario can be seen. So please read on. And if you really want to see this heavenly battle, you just might. It will take some real effort on your part. But through prayer, faith, and study of the site, God may just graciously open your eyes to see this amazing story written on the heavenly scroll above. But don’t wait! This heavenly scroll will soon be rolled up, just as it is written… “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;” Revelation 6:14

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…Woman of Revelation 12 (Flees to the Wilderness)

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TOMORROW…

October 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 17: “Crucifying The Messenger!”)

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – (867) The Open Forum Harold Camping September 27, 2002 – YouTube

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 15

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The False Prophet,

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Part 20:

“The Santa Clauses of The Ecumenical Movement”

To read Part 1, go here…JANUARY 26 (The False Prophet: Lying Eyes!)

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Jolly Old Saint Nick is loved by nearly everyone in the world! And why not!?

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After all, he’s always jolly!

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He’s got a 100% positive and upbeat personality!

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He’s never offensive!

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And he flies around the world giving gifts!

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What could be more likeable and lovable than that!?

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Well, unfortunately, there are some real bad aspects to this mythical character whom the world adores.

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

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A MODERN-DAY SANTA

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A certain popular “Christian” speaker in today’s religious scene has developed his own version of the Gospel in which he has eliminated most all of the negativity of the Bible.

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He doesn’t criticize any individual, nor any religion.

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He’s extremely pleasant.

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And in a spiritual sense, he’s loaded with a giant bag of gifts which he hands out to all who will listen to his gospel.

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

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

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So let’s examine this man’s gospel for a moment.

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A POLLYANNISH GOSPEL

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First of all, this very well-mannered and extremely polished speaker has developed his own gospel in which most of the negativity found so often in the Bible has been all but eliminated.

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Actually, he is also much like that charismatic and precocious little girl in the movie (and book), Pollyanna, who decided to develop her own gospel based on the supposed 800 totally positive: 100% happy verses which she removed from the otherwise negative book, the Bible.

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Of course that number, “800”, all-happy Bible verses, is a totally fabricated number, made up by the author of the book, “Pollyanna”

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“PROPHESY NOT…RIGHT THINGS, SPEAK UNTO US SMOOTH THINGS…DECEITS”

Isaiah 30:10

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Yes, this popular evangelist has his own version of Christianity in which he has eliminated just about anything that is offensive to the world, and to the other religions of the world.

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And that fact could very well be compared to Santa’s bag of gifts!

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In other words, this evangelist brings out something for everyone!

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For the Eastern religions, he has mingled some spiritualism into his gospel.

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For the Christian look-alike denominations, he speaks of lighting candles and ringing bells, etc…

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For socialists, he’s all about giving to those in need!

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For those who want to pursue money, material goods, and ambitious careers, his own personal lavish lifestyle only proves that he has no problem with that!

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And for those who love their sports and hobbies, so does he, spending hours per week engaging in his own favorite sport!

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And for those who want to cling to their sexual lifestyles, he thinks that those “2,000 year old writings” (this is how he refers to the Bible), should be set aside to accommodate the ever-changing social mores of our current-day society.

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Yes, this “smoother-than-butter” evangelist accepts just about any and every thing which society accepts!

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

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

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“THEY DO ALSO (WREST) THE OTHER SCRIPTURES, UNTO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION”

2nd Peter 3:16

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And to complete his very own “designer gospel”, this man has masterfully interpreted the Bible to accommodate his own ecumenical beliefs.

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Yes, he even has gifts for those who try to faithfully adhere to the Bible, to some degree.

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And he speaks “reverently” about the Bible quite often, all the while wrestling away the true meaning of many verses and twisting scripture until it almost seems to come out supporting the current-day popular ideologies, philosophies and politically-correct maxims of this modern society.  And he surrounds his lies with enough truth to deceive many naïve ones, who are not so well-versed in scripture.

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

ABOVE PICTURE – Adding to or taking from God’s Word, the Bible

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“AS HE (CHRIST)…IS HOLY, SO BE YE HOLY IN ALL MANNER OF CONVERSATION (LIFESTYLE)”

1st Peter 1:15

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Now in contrast to this religious figure, is the life of Jesus, the life of Paul, as well as Peter and the rest of the apostles.

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While this politically-correct evangelist has twisted the Bible to accommodate society’s selfish and erroneous ways, the true followers of Jesus, such as Paul, etc., conformed their lives to the life of Jesus.

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They did not interpret the Bible by philosophizing about it, but strictly compared scripture with scripture, “spiritual things with spiritual”, “precept upon precept” in hopes of transforming their lives into the image of Jesus Christ. (See 1st Corinthians 2:13 & Isaiah 28:10)

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wikimedia – Santa’s Portrait – TNast – 1881

Paul Shipwrecked – Acts 27:41-44 – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Public Domain

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ECUMENISM TODAY

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Unfortunately, there is a growing ecumenical movement afoot today, which is sweeping away various denominations which once attempted to faithfully adhere to sola-scriptura, “the Bible only”!

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And the particular evangelist spot-lighted in today’s devotional is just one of many other evangelists who are likewise attempting to merge all denominations and religions together.

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Oh yes, such “Santa Claus” preachers are obviously going to attract large followings when they preach such a Pollyannish, “feel-good” gospel!

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“COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM, AND BE YE SEPARATE!”

2nd Corinthians 6:17

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But this phenomenon called ecumenism (and those who advocate such an unbiblical “coming-together”), is just one more reason why God is calling out His true worshippers to “Come out of her (spiritual Babylon), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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And though the remnant people who do join this end-time exodus will no longer enjoy the social advantages of their local congregation, they will nevertheless find an abundant supply of heavenly bread and spiritual waters upon the mountains of refuge in the day of their flight!

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ABOVE PICTURE – The whore city, Babylon, the apostate church-world – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“And there shall be upon every high mountain,

and upon every high hill,

rivers and streams of waters

in the day of the great slaughter,

when the towers fall…

He shall dwell on high:

his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks:

bread shall be given him;

his waters shall be sure.”

Isaiah 30:25 & 33:16  

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TO READ PART 21, CLICK HERE…

November 26 (The False Prophet, Part 21: “The World’s Most Dangerously-Deceptive People!”)

Marilyn Manson performing Antichrist Superstar – Share-Alike License – cropped/altered image – Wikipedia

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me a love for truth, so much so, that I begin to search the Bible for truth, no longer listening to these “feel-good” preachers of the prosperity-driven gospels…

Prayer at Day’s End – Angelus by Jean-François Millet – Wikipedia – 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 this shorter article…  March 1st (A Designer Jesus!)

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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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LOCATION of The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation

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The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries  and Pisces. 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. The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus . 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. 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 

October 16 (Noble Bereans, Part 63: “Ellen White & Harold Camping on Coming Out of Babylon”)

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – (861) The Open Forum Harold Camping September 26, 2002 – YouTube

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 24

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A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day,

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Part 3:

“How To Quit Judging”

To read Part 1, click here…January 20th (3 Fingered Judgment-Day)

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THREE FINGERS POINTING BACK

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God has designed nature to be functional.

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But in His infinite wisdom, He has also designed nature to teach spiritual lessons. And the human hand is no exception! Beside being a marvel of functionality, the human hand teaches us lessons.

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And even this unbelieving world sees the truth about finger-pointing.

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And that lesson is, that when a person points the accusing finger at another, then there are three other fingers on his own hand, which point right back! This is a common saying in the world…“When you point your finger at another, there are three fingers pointing back at you!”

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Well, haven’t you heard this saying before? 

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GOD THREATENS US ABOUT JUDGING!

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God tells us plainly… “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.” Romans 2:1

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With such an indictment as this above verse points out, how can we still point the accusing finger at others? Yes, whenever we point the accusing finger at somebody else, there are indeed, three fingers pointing back at us! And of course, the number “three” is the very number of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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JUDGING ANOTHER’S HEART! NOT GOOD!

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Oh, don’t we humans love to judge others!? It’s like falling off the proverbial log! It comes almost as naturally as breathing!

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Whether at home, or in the field, or walking through the mall, we erring humans are constantly judging others!

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WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS?

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Now one would think that once we become Christians, all that judging would instantly go away! After all, now we are supposedly born again into the fellowship of God’s Holy Spirit!

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And once we climb out of the baptismal pool, aren’t we now supposed to be safe and secure from the evil hand of Satan and his unseen evil-angelic armies!

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So why do we still judge so easily?

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“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”

Galatians 5:17 

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Yes, why do Christians still judge others?

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Well, simply put, Satan doesn’t just go away, once we find our names on Heaven’s roster!

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No, Satan will come at us any way he figures that he will find success in making us stumble and fall!

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And because Satan well understands how reprehensible to God is the sin of judging others, Satan will first attempt to get us to begin judging others, even before tempting us in other types of sins. 

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“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” 

Jeremiah 17:9

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After all, we cannot know any individual’s heart! We don’t even know our own self-deceptive heart!

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And neither do we know just how Satan is warring against any and every soul,

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Yes, the Enemy of Souls is destroying this entire human race by bringing upon us manifold devastating life-issues and addictions!

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“(Jesus) Who gave Himself A RANSOM FOR ALL, to be testified in due time.”

1st Timothy 2:6

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One very helpful means of stopping our judging is to consider that Christ bled and died for each and every human soul!

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He died for the rich and also for the poor! Christ died for the rich man, poor man, beggar man, and thief!

Cross of Jesus Christ – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“JUDGE NOT, AND YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED!”

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Listen…“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven” Luke 6:37

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Now if this verse doesn’t send chills through our soul, nothing will! It is a command with an implied threat! In other words, if we don’t want to be judged nor condemned by God, then we had better put away all judging of any other individual’s heart!

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And even if we believe that it is our duty to blow the trumpet and declare the iniquity in God’s house, we should only do so in the spirit of great fear and trembling, knowing that we too have the same sins in our own heart!

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SATAN STEALS OUR PERFECT PEACE

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One great problem with listening to Satan’s whisperings, is that this is how this “Accuser of our brethren” gains access into our hearts and minds. And once we allow him access, he often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings” about the motives of others. (Revelation 12:10 & 1st Timothy 6:4) 

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We must remember the Wise Man’s advice…

“Keep thy heart with all diligence;

for out of it are the issues of life. 

Put away from thee a froward mouth,

and perverse lips put far from thee.

Let thine eyes look right on,

and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Ponder the path of thy feet,

and let all thy ways be established.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:

remove thy foot from evil.”

Proverbs 4:24-27

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Yes, to guard the avenues to the soul, not allowing Satan any access, is our first and foremost duty!

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“PRAY FOR THEM WHICH DESPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU!”

Matthew 5:44

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But today’s devotional would like to offer one little practical tip which might help during some temptation to judge another soul.

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Whenever we catch ourselves judging some individual, try to begin to pray for that person’s Salvation.

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For example, when walking through a store, and I realize that I’m judging another customer or employee, I need to instantly begin quietly asking the Lord for that person’s Salvation! And hopefully, that might just bring my judging to a speedy end! And this same technique can hopefully be employed at every time and in every circumstance in which I find myself judging any other erring soul for whom Christ died.

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Now, if I can only turn such a quick defense against the Devil’s wiles into a lifetime habit, I just might achieve victory over such a pernicious habit, thus driving away any demonic forces from my presence at that moment.

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Well, it’s worth a try, isn’t it?

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“But the tongue can no man tame;

it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Therewith bless we God, even the Father;

and therewith curse we men,

which are made after the similitude of God.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.

My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”

James 3:8-10

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

November 20 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 4: “Every Man A Liar”)

fake news – Wikipedia – This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1 1928.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to crucify that “Old Man” within. Drive out the proud Pharisee which scorns others. Humble me. Break me. Crucify me with Christ! Set my feet upon a Rock. Make me to hear joy and gladness. Let my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 2nd Face: The Pharisee Scorner” or you can also read… “Fleeing to the Mountains, Part 3: The Abomination in My Heart”

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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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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

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Do you see an angry look? His right eyebrow is raised as if he is judging.

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This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn. Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below. He is very moral, you see.

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Moon – 2nd face Scorner – highlighted & rotated photo – Blue moon of 31.08.2012 – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Creative-Commons – CC0-1.0-Universal-Public-Domain-Dedication

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Moon Into Blood Trilogy: 2nd Face: The Pharisee Scorner”

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TOMORROW:

October 25 (Why Doesn’t My Christianity Work? Part 5: “It’s Not How Much I Study, But Rather It’s ‘Why Do I Study?’”)

US Navy – Chaplain Lt. Jason Gregory reads Bible on weather deck – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – The Open Forum Harold Camping January 10, 2003

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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 “Complete List of Daily Devotionals”

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 24

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The Psalms’ Power Over Evil Spirits, Part 2: “Who Are My Enemies in Psalms?”

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Many readers of the Bible are perplexed when it comes to the Book of Psalms.

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After all, so often, the Psalms speaks about

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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“Dear Lord, Help me to make my little corner of the world into a little corner of Heaven! Help me separate myself, as far as possible from the corrupting ungodly influences all around me…

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READ MORE…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…Floodwaters of the False Prophet: “Atheism & Psychology”, or you can also read…March 6th (How To Find Perfect Peace!)

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN 

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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First, let it be stated, that this Dragon Constellation is not the same constellation commonly referred to as “Draco” (photo to right is Draco).

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This Revelation 12 Dragon from Signs Of Heaven, has not been previously recognized. But you will discover that it is a very intricate and complex constellation, once you are comfortable locating it (picture below, right).

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Draco, (Picture right) Ursa Minor Wikipedia share-alike license

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 REVELATION 12 DRAGON  

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The star-charts below (below, right) 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. 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. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. 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. The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus . 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. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .

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READ MORE…

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

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TOMORROW 

NOVEMBER 11 (Who Are The 144,000? Part 1)

 

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END OF THE CHURCH AGE STUDIES ON AUDIO

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THE READER IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING AUDIO BIBLE STUDY BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING OF FAMILY RADIO.

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THIS STUDY IS PART 7, CONCERNING “THE END OF THE CHURCH AGE”

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 14

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Sodom Rising,

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Part 14:

“The Defeated Church & The Victorious Church!”

To read part 1 of this article, click here… “August 22nd (Sodom Rising!)”

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Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not

inherit the kingdom of God?

Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,

nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind…

shall inherit the kingdom of God. 

And such were some of you:

but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified,

but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus,

and by the Spirit of our God…

What? know ye not that

your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost

which is in you,

which ye have of God,

and ye are not your own? 

For ye are bought with a price:

therefore glorify God in your body,

and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

1st Corinthians 6:10, 11, 19, 20 

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One popular evangelist has been calling for the Church to accept homosexuality as well as same-gender marriage.

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Of course, because of his currently popular stance on this issue, this erring Bible teacher has found great acceptance and even praise from the secular world.

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“CEASE YE FROM MAN”

Isaiah 2:22

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And so, the question of the day is, “Just where is this man going wrong?”

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Oh yes, of course the Bible condemns the sin of Sodom in “going after strange flesh”. (see Jude 1:7) And right here, this man’s false teaching proves to be nothing less than heresy.

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But this pastor defends his error by saying, “Are some 2,000-year-old writings more important than the needs of humans living right now? Are we going to deny these people the right to love another human (of the same-gender)?”

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And by this man’s own human reasoning, many churches are beginning to accept homosexuality and even same-gender marriage in their church!

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

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“BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD WAS UNTO THEM…THAT THEY MIGHT GO…BACKWARD, AND BE BROKEN, AND SNARED, AND TAKEN…”

Isaiah 28:13

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Well, by his own words, this erring teacher condemns himself, for another very critically important reason.

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And just what is that critically important reason?

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Oh yes, by calling the Bible, “some 2,000-year-old letters”, this popular Bible teacher reveals his true stance concerning God’s infallible Word of truth: he really doesn’t trust it, nor believes it to be “the Word of God”!

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

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“(GOD) IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK…”

Ephesians 3:20

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But there is another great error by this false shepherd which is much bigger than just his own ministry. As a matter of fact, this great error can be found in a growing number of churches and denominations.

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What this poor man does not understand, and what many or perhaps most churches today do not understand, is that Kingdom of Heaven is all about living the victorious life over sin! Christianity is all about overcoming the world, the flesh and the Devil!

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And these churches who want to capitulate to the currently popular societal dogma concerning sodomy, are defeated, “before they even get out of the gate”, (to use an old expression). In other words, rather than encouraging their parishioners to strive for victory over sin, they instead take the attitude that these sins are impossible to conquer!

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

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“FOR WE ARE WELL ABLE TO OVERCOME IT!”

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This current-day situation is reminiscent of the true historical account from Numbers 13, in which God’s people lost their courage to go in and take the Promised Land…

“And Caleb stilled the people before Moses,

and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it (the Promised Land);

for we are well able to overcome it.  

But the men that went up with him said,

We be not able to go up against the people;

for they are stronger than we.”

Numbers 13:30, 31

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These current-day teachers who are ready to lie down and accept these sins, are committing the very same sin as those defeated spies who told the Israelites that the giants in the land were too big, too bad, and too strong to ever hope to conquer!

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And today’s secular world is so forcefully pushing these abominations upon the society, and especially upon children, that the Church, to a great extent, is ready to roll over and accept defeat.

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Joshua – Parting Advice – www.thebiblerevival.org – Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the Good News is that God is ready to bring His people into total victory over sin! Yes, the Church, the true Church-elect is about to “shine forth as the sun”. (Matthew 13:43)

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And while the apostate portion of the Church is about to go down in utter defeat, God’s true sheep are about to receive God’s great blessing in the sight of the whole on-looking world!

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And all those who have been lied to concerning these sins of Sodom, are invited to join God’s faithful remnant, as they take the true Promised Land just before us!

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ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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“He that overcomes shall inherit all things;

and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.”

Revelation 21:7

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to read part 15, click here…

November 24 (Sodom Rising, Part 15: “Woe To You Who Offend These Little Ones!”)

Jesus with little children – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Creative Commons Attribution – Non-commercial use

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent concerning the power and influence of the modern-day Bible teachers. Spare me and my loved ones from all the lies and deceit now prevailing in the current-day church-world…

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…July 13th (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: Alone With God), or you can also read… February 9th (Waiting For The Church to Shine!

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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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ORION GETS THE VICTORY

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Now if you will stay up all night, you will see that the tables turn very dramatically for our three warriors.

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This is because, as night progresses, and this constellation group moves to the west, God has designed this threesome to now be in the opposite circumstance. Now it is Orion and his Horse who are atop the Dragon. Now Orion is about to cut off the Dragon’s head with his two-edged sword, while the Horse is stomping on his tail. And of course, there needs to be no explanation, because this picture tells the whole story. Jesus wins in the end! God’s people are victorious at last! No wonder the Bible calls this story…“The Good News”!

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ABOVE STAR CHART: Wikipedia star-charts – winter constellation in West with Orion –

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Orion Phenomenon”

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TOMORROW…

October 15 (The False Prophet, Part 20: “The Santa Clauses of The Ecumenical Movement”)

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – The Open Forum Harold Camping September 25, 2002 (youtube.com)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – October 12

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Revelation 16:12-15:

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Part 1

“The Sixth Plague & Armageddon”

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“And the sixth angel poured out his vial

upon the great river Euphrates;

and the water thereof was dried up,

that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs

come out of the mouth of the dragon,

and out of the mouth of the beast,

and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,

which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world,

to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Behold, I come as a thief.

Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments,

lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”

Revelation 16:12-15

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This above passage foretells of the Sixth Vial of God’s wrath. And this vial is poured out upon the great River Euphrates which flows through spiritual Babylon, the mystery harlot city.

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But this Heaven-ordained action only seems to raise Satan’s ire, causing him to send forth miracle-working spirits of devils, through his own self in his three-fold office of The Dragon of Revelation 12, as well as the two Beasts of Revelation 13…

“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs

come out of the mouth of the dragon,

and out of the mouth of the beast,

and out of the mouth of the false prophet.”

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And these miracle-working frog-like evil spirits have purposed themselves to gather together the entire world to the battle of that great day of God, “which is called in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon.” (see Revelation 16:16)

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation – winter – Signs Of Heaven.org

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“BEHOLD I COME AS A THIEF!”

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Now in this solemn warning of Revelation 16:12-15, the Lord proclaims that “Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”

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But His coming “as a thief” is not to be confused with Christ’s coming in the clouds of glory on the last day, when “every eye shall see Him”. But rather, Christ here is coming as “a thief in the night” to put His blessing or His curse on those who profess to love and serve Him. You could perhaps say that they are merely two phases of the same event: “the coming of the Lord” 1st Thessalonians 4:15

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To the first group He is coming as “the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings.” Malachi 4:2.

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Peter says the same thing in this way…

“We have also a more sure word of prophecy;

whereunto ye do well that ye take heed,

as unto a light that shineth in a dark place,

until the day dawn,

and the day star arise in your hearts:”

2nd Peter 1:19 

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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – companys-coming – revised

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“LET MY PEOPLE GO”

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The plagues poured out in Revelation 16 are similar to those poured out upon the Egyptians in the Book of Exodus. But what was the purpose of pouring out those plagues. Listen to God as He speaks to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron…“Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:” Exodus 10:4

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This was the promise of plagues and was repeated with the various other plagues.

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But the point is, these plagues were to cause Pharaoh to finally allow God’s people to leave Egypt to serve God alone, no longer held in Bondage to slavery. Likewise, the plagues prophesied in Revelation are to drive Satan (the true King of Egypt) out of the hearts of God’s people, allowing His people to serve God and God alone!

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And so, this whole nonsense that all the torment and plagues mentioned in Revelation are for the mere sake of causing fallen Mankind to suffer, is a product of unsanctified theologians.

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Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE!”

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But for all those who refuse to join the exodus out of spiritual Babylon, Christ says “Come out of her, My people, lest ye partake of her sins and receive of her plagues” Revelation 18:4

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Here is the great dividing line which Malachi 3:18 describes thus…“Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not.”

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Yes, while in one group, the “wise virgins”, the “day-star shall arise” in their hearts, yet of the other in group, the “foolish virgins”, the Lord will profess unto them…“I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.” (see Matthew 25:1-13 & 2nd Peter 1:19 & Matthew 7:23)

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE FOOLISH CANNOT ENTER

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While the wise virgins go in to the marriage feast, the foolish virgins have run out of holy oil, and cannot enter in to that feast, but “the door was shut!” Matthew 25:10

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How sad!

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But it doesn’t have to be this way!

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Five Wise Virgins – Matt 25 – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

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WHICH WORLD WILL YOU LIVE FOR?

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No, it doesn’t have to be such a sad ending! Because the Good News is that we are still living in a day in which the doors of mercy are open to all who will come in!

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But what must take place is for each and every professor of Christ to decide which world they will live for: this present fallen world of bondage to sin, or to the unfallen city above, The New Jerusalem, the mother of all true worshipers of God! (see Galatians 4:21-26)

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ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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“EXAMINE YOURSELVES, PROVE YOUR OWN SELVES”

2nd Corinthians 13:5

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And then, let each man, woman and child show by their 100% devotion, that they truly mean business with God, and not merely giving God “lip-service”! (see Ezekiel 33:31)

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And so, the great question in today’s devotional is this: “Am I truly ready to lay down my entire life on the altar of self-sacrificing love for Jesus? (Romans 12:1, 2)

And am I ready to spend my day in unceasing prayer and contemplation of God’s great and precious promises? (Psalm 1:1-3 & 1st Thessalonians 5:17)

And even though I still must cheerfully carry out my mundane daily chores and obligations, are my eyes looking “steadfastly into Heaven?” (Acts 7:55) 

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These are the questions that must be asked and answered in this fearful hour of judgment. And may the Lord give each one of us insight into our true condition, and strength to respond joyfully and whole-heartedly! 

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – late winter – Woman on the Altar & Flower of Heaven Constellation w/leaves

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And this following passage gives us the Heaven-prescribed remedy for our double-minded worldliness…

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“Ye adulterers and adulteresses,

know ye not that the friendship of the world

is enmity with God?

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world

is the enemy of God…

Submit yourselves therefore to God.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 

Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.

Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;

and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

let your laughter be turned to mourning,

and your joy to heaviness. 

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

and He shall lift you up…in due season.”

(James 4:4, 8-10 & Galatians 6:9)

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

June 24 (Revelation 16:19: “And the Cities of the Nations Fell”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me an undivided heart that loves to serve Thee…

Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…July 30 (The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 9: “Rapture-Ready, or Earthly-Entangled?”), or you can also read…July 13th (Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Part 1: Alone With God)

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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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COULD THERE BE A GREATER SIGN?”

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In the opening verse, “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” Revelation 15:1, is a direct reference to the Signs In Heaven, which God is just now graciously revealing.

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Notice that this above verse says… “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous“.

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If ever there was a great and marvelous sign in Heaven, this 7 Star Constellation seems to be just that! And it is the easiest of all constellations to locate (excepting for those in the southernmost latitudes of the Earth who cannot see it). It seems to stand alone in the northern sky, outshining any other constellation in the night heavens! 

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As for its significance, it is easy to see the message for which it was created to bring. It looks like a bowl. A giant bowl! And in the winter, it begins to slowly tip through the night, as if it is finally spilling out its contents upon the earth, as stated in Revelation… “And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial upon the earth” Revelation 16:2.

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And so it is not hard to see the message which this constellation presents. In the summer it begins to slowly tip. But in winter it does fully appear to pour out its contents upon the Earth.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The 7 Stars & The 7 Bowls of Wrath

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TOMORROW…

October 13 (It’s A Throw-away World, Part 2: “Mojo-Magic or Devilish Design…or Both?”)

Karla LaVey satanist – Wikimedia – GNU license

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The Open Forum Talk Show with Harold Camping 

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE TALK SHOW – – The Open Forum Harold Camping September 23, 2002 (youtube.com)

Harold-Camping – courtesy Family Radio

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