Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 9 (Noble Bereans? Part 40: “Martin Luther”)
By admin On January 13th, 2018.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4: January 9
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Noble Bereans,
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Part 40:
“Martin Luther”
To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”
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In the 55 minute audio reading of this chapter on Martin Luther (scroll down to almost the bottom of today’s devotional to hear), Ellen White recounted how Martin Luther had a life-long love affair with God’s Word, the Bible!
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Yes, from the first time Luther discovered that Latin Bible chained to a monastery wall, Luther used every little bit of free time, to read God’s Word!
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He even regretted the time spent eating his necessary food, because it prevented him from eating that heavenly bread, God’s infallible Manna, The Bible!
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Luther – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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HAROLD CAMPING: A LOVER OF GOD’S WORD!
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Well, Luther wasn’t the only one who loved God’s Word to that degree!
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Yes, in the past decades, God raised up another servant who loved the Bible every bit as much as Luther!
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Fast-forward a few hundred years, to Alameda California, and to one slender man named Harold Camping!
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Yes, Harold Camping, founder and CEO of Family Radio, spent 5 or 6 hours daily studying God’s Word. On his daily call-in talk show (scroll to page-bottom to hear), Camping often mentioned that he tried to study the Bible as if he were cramming for a final exam in college! Comparing scripture with scripture, and “spiritual things with spiritual”, Camping worked tirelessly each day, attempting to fit this incredible God-given “jig-saw puzzle” together, known as “the Bible”.
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Harold-Camping
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MUCH “HIDDEN MANNA!”
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Yes, the Bible is a type of jig-saw puzzle in which God has veiled many deep truths within 
the various stories and parables found throughout its pages!
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Because the Bible says…“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.” Proverbs 25:2
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Here is one of the foundational principles which God lays down, as to how the Bible must be studied. Oh yes, there are many truths laying on the surface. But many other truths have been concealed by God, and must be searched out, as digging for hidden treasure!
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Jigsaw puzzle – Wikimedia Commons – Public Domain
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BABYLON: “THE CITY OF CONFUSION”: “COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”
Isaiah 24:10 & Revelation 18:4
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And both Luther and Camping were given the grace to do just that!
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These two dedicated servants worked tirelessly to seek for and search out the very truths which the apostate theologians have so greatly obfuscated over the past decades and centuries.
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And in a very confused church-world, God raised up these two men to lead God’s people out of the dense fog of confusion which lay heavily upon Christendom, back then, and even today still!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.
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STUDY, BEREAN, STUDY!
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And at the bottom of each day’s devotional is a 25+ minute audio sampling of Harold Camping’s daily radio shows.
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And those who consider themselves to be “Noble Bereans” should prove to themselves that they are truly open-minded lovers of truth by listening, not only to Camping’s audio, but also to the wonderful chapter on Martin Luther from Ellen White’s historical account of the church-age, “The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan.” which is also toward the bottom of this page.
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TO READ PART 41, CLICK HERE…
January 19 (Noble Bereans, Part 41: “God’s Prophetic Timeline”)
Bible prophecy chart – Wikipedia – Public Domain in US
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be an Noble Berean, that is, 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 – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…May 30th (Flee To The Mountain! Reader is encouraged to read all “Flee To The Mountain” articles) or you can also read…January 6 (Noble Bereans, Part 21: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding Proper Bible Interpretation”), or you can also read…October 23 (Noble Bereans, Part 22: “Re-thinking Harold Camping Regarding The Spirituality of the Bible”)
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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WHAT THIS PAGE IS ABOUT…
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This page is concerned with the Glorious Crown (a.k.a. Corona Borealis Constellation), as is written… “And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven; a woman…and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.” Revelation 12:1.
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This rather dim constellation follows behind that bright and beautiful star, Arcturus , as Arcturus leads a heavenly ambassage through the heavens each night in summer.
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many crowns happen to be studded with precious jewels. Well this heavenly crown is no exception! And though these “jewels” are stars, they represent the precious jewels spoken of throughout Scripture, when speaking about God’s people.
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But this constellation is not nearly as high-profile as, say, the 7 Stars Constellation (a.k.a., The Big Dipper). It is relatively dim, compared to those two bright constellations.
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LOCATING THIS CROWN…
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This constellation begins to appear in late December (just before dawn), but is best seen, mid-sky when this group of constellations can be seen when facing west. In March-April, very late in the pre-dawn hours, this Summer Constellation group begins to be seen when facing west, and continues to be seen in the west until fall.
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The Crown follows almost directly behind that great star, Arcturus, as you can see in the sketch.
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Repeat: it is somewhat easier to study the 12 stars of this constellation when it is in western half of night-sky (when you have to see it as you face westward). So when these Summer Constellations are in the western half of the sky, simply follow the handle of the Big Dipper till you locate Arcturus. Then the Crown is following Arcturus. You will only see the wreath-like 7 stars plus 1 star (in middle) until you get away from all city lights. Then you can make out the other 5 stars, which makes it appear like a full crown.
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COMBINATION OF BOTH CORONA BOREALIS & BOOTES
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This constellation is a combination of both Corona Borealis plus several stars from the Bootes Constellation.
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The stars, Alkalyroos-Bootis and the Delta-Bootis Star are both combined with the other stars from the Corona Borealis community, to make this 12-star (plus 13th star in middle).
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Wikipedia Star-Chart – Corona Borealis
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read…“The 12-Star Crown Constellation of Revelation 12“
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TOMORROW…
January 10 (Mark Now Given? Part 10: The Mark: Visible or Invisible?)
ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BY ELLEN G. 
WHITE
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this 44 chapter audio book is a brief history of the Church, from the Cross of Christ forward to the Return of Christ.
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Chapter 7 – Luther’s Separation From Rome
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Martin Luther – 95 Theses – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM 
QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #58
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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.
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