Today’s Devotional – November 4th (“…And The Devil By Any Other Name…”)

By admin On November 11th, 2013

 

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TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL – NOVEMBER 4TH

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“…And The Devil By Any Other Name…”)

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There is an old saying which goes, “A rose by any other name is still a rose!” Actually this saying (somewhat morphed over the centuries) has been attributed to Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet”, back around 1600.

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And really, for coming from this unsaved, antichrist world, it’s a pretty good saying!

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Red Rose Against Black Background – by Amardipghosh – at Wikipedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradise_Lost_3.jpg“The Devil By Any Other Name…”

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Perhaps one might also say, “The Devil, by any other name is still the Devil!” Not exactly as sweet sounding as Shakespeare’s saying, to say the least!

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But truth-be-told, this wily deceiver has gone by many other names, through the centuries! Yes, Lucifer, now called “The Devil” and “Satan”, has gone by many aliases as he has worked through countless humans to create many inventions throughout history!

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Even some notable playwrights of the past.

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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“Ye are of your father, The Devil!”

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“We be Abraham’s seed…Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. Ye are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Martin,_John_-_Satan_presiding_at_the_Infernal_Council_-_1824.JPGof your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.” John 8:33, 39, 44

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Lucifer knows that in order to have himself worshipped, doesn’t require the world to believe that he even exists. It only requires for people to love his attributes. The Bible points out, that a mere name has no power. It’s the qualities of character that determine just who our God is.

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When the children of Israel claimed to be children of Abraham, Jesus plainly pointed out that it is useless to invoke a name, and yet deny the character behind that name.

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Listen… “They answered and said unto Him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham…Ye are of your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. ” John 8:39, 44.

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These were God’s professed people, whom Jesus called the children of the Devil! Because even though they invoked the name of God, they possessed the selfish attributes of the Devil.

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – wikipedia – us public domain

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A WORLD OF SELFISH TOKENS (IDOLS)

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And so, this invisible spirit-being works in the shadows, so as to make the world believe that he doesn’t exist. And thus, having “erased himself out of existence”, he then creates a world, filled with idols…which actually are tokens of his attributes. By so-doing, he accomplishes his grand scheme…to gain the praise-filled homage he desires, by causing Earth’s inhabitants to love this present sinful and selfish world that Lucifer has designed; a world with all its desires of the flesh, desires of the eyes, and all its proud attainments (see 1st John 2:16).

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Listen… “And they (the people of the world) worshipped the dragon (Satan) which gave power unto the beast (this antichrist world-system): and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?” Revelation 13:4.

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And so, this passage is fulfilled, simply by the people of the world loving this antichrist world, with all its selfish wares and proud ways.

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

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WHOSE CHARACTER DO WE LOVE?…

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“If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1st John 1:6, 7

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This above verse lays out plainly, just what the Lord expects from His followers. But this passage also is a dividing line between those who serve God and those who don’t.

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And so, we don’t need to bow down to a statue of a pagan idol, in order to pay homage to Lucifer. He doesn’t need us to sign some contract, to sell our soul, as this picture to the right shows!

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Simply by pursuing the things of this, the Devil’s world; by conforming ourselves to the customs, vanities and behaviors of this unbelieving world, are we not worshiping the author of this present evil Antichrist-World-System…Lucifer, whom Scripture refers to as “the prince of this world” John 14:30?

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Saint Wolfgang and the devil – by michael pacher – c. 1473 – wikimedia – public domain

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“GOOD NEW FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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So, just where’s the Good News, if there is any?

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Well, there is definitely much Good News! Yes, nobody has to serve and worship this Master-Deceiver!

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No, rather, any man, woman, or child can renounce this, Lucifer’s antichrist world-system (i.e., the antichrist-beast-world-system spoken of in Revelation, Chapters 13 & 17) and join the end-time exodus out of this present hopelessly doomed planet.

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Yes, we can embark on a spiritual sojourn, onward and upward toward the everlasting “New Heaven and the New Earth” in which we will be forever young!

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And this coming kingdom will be the totally happy, beautiful, and intriguing “Promised Land”, unmarred by sin and sorrow and all the tragic results which Lucifer’s kingdom of selfishness has unleashed on this present fallen world! 

ABOVE PICTURE: The Upward Pathway to Heaven – wwwsignsofheaven.org

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otto_Greiner_Betende_H%C3%A4nde.jpgTODAY’S PRAYER

“Dear Lord, help me to ever be on that upward pathway out of this doomed world, making my pilgrimage to the heavenly Promised Land…

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

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For further study:

2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15, Matthew 15:8

To read today’s article, in its entirety, please click here… Television & The Image That Speaks“. You may also wish to read the following Daily Devotional…AUGUST 4 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 2: “That Other Guy Named Shakespeare!”)

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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A WORLD OF SELFISH TOKENS (IDOLS)

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And so Satan works undercover, so as to make the world believe that he doesn’t exist. And thus, having “erased himself out of existence”, he then creates a world, filled with idols…which are tokens of his attributes. By so-doing, he accomplishes his grand scheme…to gain the praise-filled homage he desires, by causing Earth’s inhabitants to love this present sinful and selfish world that Lucifer has designed; a world with all its desires of the flesh, desires of the eyes, and all its proud attainments (see 1st John 2:16).

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Listen… “And they (the people of the world) worshipped the dragon (Satan) which gave power unto the beast (this antichrist world-system): and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?” Revelation 13:4.

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And so, this passage is fulfilled, simply by the people of the world loving this antichrist world, with all its selfish wares and proud ways.

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

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WHOSE CHARACTER DO WE LOVE?…

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“If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1st John 1:6, 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Pacher_004.jpg

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This above verse lays out plainly, just what the Lord expects from His followers. But this passage also is a dividing line between those who serve God and those who don’t.

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And so, we don’t need to bow down to a statue of a pagan idol, in order to pay homage to Lucifer. He doesn’t need us to sign some contract, to sell our soul, as this picture to the right shows!

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Simply by pursuing the things of this, the Devil’s world; by conforming ourselves to the customs, vanities and behaviors of this unbelieving world, are we not worshiping the author of this present evil Antichrist-World-System…Lucifer, whom Scripture refers to as “the prince of this world” John 14:30?

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Saint Wolfgang and the devil – by michael pacher – c. 1473 – wikimedia – public domain

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otto_Greiner_Betende_H%C3%A4nde.jpg

TODAY’S PRAYER

“Dear Lord, help me to ever be on that upward pathway out of this doomed world, making my pilgrimage to the heavenly Promised Land…

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

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg

For further study:

2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15, Matthew 15:8

To read today’s article, in its entirety, please click here… Television & The Image That Speaks

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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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THE REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads…And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,” Revelation 12:3, 7http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DracoCC.jpg

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THIS DRAGON IS NOT DRACO! First, let it be stated, that this Dragon Constellation is not the same constellation commonly referred to as “Draco” (photo to right is Draco, AKA Ursa Minor).

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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.

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Draco, Ursa Minor – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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LOCATION…

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THE DRAGON OF REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION. The star-charts below are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, which the editor has sketched over with these three constellations, as they appear when in the west. Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.

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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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WAVE OF WATER

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The Wave of Water is primarily composed of the Constellation Auriga. The are two more less bright stars which are closest to the Dragon’s mouth. These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water.

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THE REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:We_Can_Do_It!.jpgTOMORROW:

“November 5th (Rosie/Riveter World)”

We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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THIS IS STUDY #306 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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