Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JANUARY 28 (The False Prophet, Part 3: The Image That Speaks!)

By admin On November 13th, 2014

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Daily Devotional – JANUARY 28

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The False Prophet,

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Part 3:

The Image That Speaks!

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

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http://theheavensdeclare.net/flood-waters-of-satan/“And I beheld another beast (the False Prophet) coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb,

and he spake as a dragon.

And deceives them that dwell on the earth

by the means of those miracles

which he had power to do in the sight of the (first) beast;

saying to them that dwell on the earth,

that they should make an image to the (first) beast,

which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

And he (the False Prophet) had power to give life unto the image of the beast,

that the image of the beast should both speak,

and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”

Revelation 13:11, 14, 15

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ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet, (the 2nd Beast) – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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This above passage from Revelation 13, concerns the second beast, The False Prophet.

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This speaks of satanic power which arose out of the earth.

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But there are two beasts described in Revelation 13.

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THE FIRST BEAST

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Now the first beast of Revelation 13, rose up from the sea (the sea of nations), ruling over the European nations through the Dark Ages via the apostate churches. And this tyrannical apostate church used the civil powers of those nations as its “Enforcers”, to banish, torture, and kill Bible-believing Christians, along with their Bibles!

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Now, this above scenario was the common understanding of the Book of Revelation regarding the apostate European churches throughout the Dark Ages! And as you can see, this 500-year-old engraving depicts the first beast of Revelation 13, being rode upon by the Mystery Babylon Harlot of Revelation 17, and 18.

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The whoring woman represents the apostate portion of the Church. The beast seems to represent the kings and kingdoms which have ruled over Satan’s kingdom, this world.

The woman being the world-loving churches riding this antichrist world-system.

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This first beast tried to crush out both Bible-loving Christians and destroy the Bible as well! This reign of terror went on for many centuries until the Reformation finally delivered to the 1st Beast its deadly wound via the printing press, now churning out Bibles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Santo_Domingo_y_los_albigenses-detalle.jpgby the thousands!

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No longer could those apostate churches enforce their oppressive tyranny and unbiblical doctrines upon the peoples of Europe! The common people could now read the Bible for themselves!

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Yes, it was God’s “glittering sword”, the Bible, which ultimately delivered the deadly wound to this first beast. (See Deuteronomy 32:41 & Ephesians 6:17)

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Whore – Babylon riding Antichrist Beast – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

Burning at the Stake – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Book Burning – Santo Domingo y Los Albigenses – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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THE SECOND BEAST

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http://theheavensdeclare.net/flood-waters-of-satan/But Satan was not ready to concede! No, he had another beast which rose up out of the earth, via the industrial revolution, which produced goods made from the things in the earth! While the power of the first beast came from the sea of nations and the peoples of the Old World, the second beast’s power came from the decadent wealth, and the hedonistic materialism which resulted from that industrial/technology revolution in the New World!

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Of course, this False Prophet now preaches a gospel of prosperity to the entire world! Combined with false miracles, this quasi-religious beast preaches a type of Christianity mingled with materialism and wealth: a compromised gospel having “another Jesus…another gospel…and another spirit” than that of the Bible-only! (See 2nd Corinthians 11:4) 

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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FIRST BEAST IN SATAN’S IMAGE

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Martin,_John_-_Satan_presiding_at_the_Infernal_Council_-_1824.JPGNow the Bible says that this second beast will command the entire world to make an image to the first beast, who received the deadly wound by the sword of God! And this first beast, being in the image of the Revelation 12 Dragon, is actually in the image of Satan (compare Revelation  12:3 with Revelation 13:1).

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And these various heads, horns, and crowns on both the Dragon and the Beast are a symbolic picture of Satan’s kingdom!

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And Satan’s kingdom is really all about Satan’s character: And this first beast’s character, depicted by his duplicate appearance, is obviously a very close, “carbon copy” of the Dragon’s (Satan’s) character!

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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AN IMAGE THAT SPEAKS

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Now before this gets any more complicated, let’s focus on the verse… “And (the second beast) deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the (first) beast; saying to them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GoldCalf.jpgthat dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the (first) beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he (the second beast) had power to give life unto the image of the (first) beast, that the image of the (first) beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the (first) beast should be killed.”  Revelation 13:14, 15  

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Now in all of earth’s history, there has never been an image which could speak! All the idols throughout history were dumb idols of stone, wood, or metal. The Bible says… “They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.” Jeremiah 10:5

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And so, this above passage describes the lifeless idols of yesteryear which could not talk, nor walk, nor do good, nor do any evil!

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Picture-Gold Calf-Wikipedia-public domain

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But Revelation 13 tells of an image which now can speak and cause that people should be killed!

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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A RISE TO POWER

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Now as we look through Christendom, we can see a spirit which slowly rose up to power through the Twentieth Century. And this spiritual power came in the form of the so-called “Pentecostal” prosperity-driven gospels.

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One hundred years ago, this was merely a tiny phenomenon. But in the 1960’s this miracle-working power began to become mainstream, eventually being embraced by almost every denomination on a world-wide scale!

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Now one great tip-off that this is a counterfeit movement is the lawlessness connected with it! Yes, it seems that the more lawless these prosperity-driven churches are, the greater are the so-called miracles in those same religious bodies!

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Laying on of hands – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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FOLLOWING LOWLY JESUS

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And one of the counterfeit miracles in those churches is that the, so-called, “holy spirit”, is speaking to these churchgoers in their minds! And by speaking comfortable words, via a nondescript voice in the mind, millions of Christians all over the world are connected to this faux-religious spirit.

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One of the problems with all this, is that this prosperity-driven gospel can never have the blessing of the Christ of the Bible! Because the Christ of Scripture plainly declares… “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33

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And as this above verse reveals, when a man, woman, or child desires to become a disciple and follower of Jesus, the Savior tells us… “Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven: and come and follow Me.” Matthew 19:21

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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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TRUE CHRISTIANITY

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When a person becomes a Christian, the true Holy Spirit comes into the heart of that new Christian, causinghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Braet_von_%C3%9Cberfeldt_woman_with_bible_1866.jpg him or her to lose interest in the things of this selfish world. And materialism is one of those lusts that just seems to fall away from the desires of the Christian.

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And instead of seeking the pleasures and treasures of this present world, the Christian now spiritually views life through the eyes of Jesus! And the salvation of souls and the desire to become changed into the image of Christ now becomes the paramount desire of the Christian!

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Oh yes, the Christian feels a great responsibility to provide for the needs and the contentment of his or her family! And so, the Christian now cheerfully carries out the mundane duties of life, providing housing, food, and contentment, while trying to gently raise the children in the “nurture and admonition” of the Lord! (Ephesians 6:4)

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Braet von Überfeldt – Woman with Bible – 1866 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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A WORLD-LOVING GOSPEL

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But this above description of the Christian life is a far cry from today’s prosperity-driven gospels!

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Rather, their carnal hearts are bent on gaining the earthly mammon which their prosperity-driven religion focuses on! And this speaking spirit-voice within, gives them soft quasi-biblical counsels, as they go through their world-loving day! And so, such deceived ones think that God is working marvelously through them! But this counterfeit spirit is none other than the spirit of devils, working counterfeit miracles, imitating the true Holy Spirit.

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Listen… “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with ALL POWER SIGNS AND LYING WONDERS,” 2nd Thessalonians 2:8, 9

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Here is a very brief description of this miracle-working False Prophet. And he has power to counterfeit all the signs and wonders of the true Holy Spirit! He talks to them! He helps them find their lost car keys! He gives them excitement in their worship services! He even helps some of them acquire the treasures of earthly mammon which their hearts lust after!

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“THE SPIRIT OF ERROR”

1st John 4:6

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But this mammon-loving gospel is altogether foreign to true Christianity! Listen to Jesus… “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24

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So, in light of this above passage, how in the world can these people be so deceived? Well, 2nd Thessalonians, Chapter 2 holds the answer…

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Listen… “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2nd Thessalonians 2:11, 12

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The unholy spirit who talks to them, also causes them to misread the Bible, bringing them into strong delusion! And instead of conforming themselves into the image of Christ, this counterfeit holy spirit causes them to become conformed to image of Satan: impatience, anger, greed, dishonesty, lust, money-seeking, joking/jesting and cheap common talk are just some of the qualities which rule over those who are under the authority of this talking image impersonator!

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ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet, (the 2nd Beast) – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Now is there any Good News here? Is there any hope for such deluded individuals?

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Yes, God is willing to receive all such who come to Him in true repentance and genuine, heart-felt contrition!

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And those who are willing to let go of this proud and selfish world, and begin to follow lowly Jesus, can become true disciples of Master!

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But we must be willing to let God crucify us! We must be willing to walk through the fires of tribulation, so that our earthly dross may be burned away, that we may ultimately come forth as pure gold!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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LYING SIGNS AND WONDERS

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http://christianimagesource.com/prophet_jeremiah_g341-prophet_jeremiah__image_2_p2281.htmlTHE READER IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 25-MINUTE AUDIO BIBLE STUDY FROM JEREMIAH, CONCERNING FALSE SIGNS AND LYING WONDERS IN TODAY’S APOSTATE CHURCHES. THIS STUDY IS CONDUCTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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ABOVE PAINTING: The Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain

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To read Part 4, click here…

JANUARY 30th (The False Prophet, Part 4: Age of Accountability)

Huckleberry Finn with rabbit – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully understand these two beasts of revelation 13. Help me to search Thy Word concerning all this… 

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Floodwaters of the False Prophet: “Atheism & Psychology””, or you can also read… ” March 23rd (1st Beast of Revelation 13)” 

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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THE END

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

 

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LOCATING THESE TWO CONSTELLATIONS

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 This phenomenon begins in late October, in the pre-dawn hours. It then begins a little earlier each night.

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This Wikipedia star-chart to the left, has this Orion Constellation sketched in. You must locate Orion, when it is mid-sky, between east and west. You’ll be facing southward most likely, unless you are far south. Try to imagine it as a Cross on a steep hill. The 3-star belt of Orion becomes the crest of the hill. The 3 very faint stars that make up Orion’s head become the very top of the Cross.

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Next, locate the 7 Stars Constellation. This 7 Stars Constellation is seen by facing northward. It stands upright a little later in the night. Eventually, Orion will lay down and no longer be seen as an uplifted Cross! Beginning in November, the 7 Stars (AKA Big Dipper) can be seen as a Cross a little bit later in evening.

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When you are comfortable in locating Orion & The 7 Stars Constellations, then show a friend. This can be a great witnessing tool!

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ABOVE CHART: The Cross of Orion Constellation star-chart – wikipedia star-chart with orion drawn in by this website – not for commercial use

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magnifying_glass_on_book_icons

READ MORE…

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

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TOMORROW…

“JANUARY 29 (Sodom Rising, Part 4: Why Have Our Chickens Come Home?)”

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

 

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20 MINUTE+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY IN JEREMIAH 

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS STUDY #393 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…

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The Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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