Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 6 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 8: “Judgment Day: What Were We Expecting?”)

By admin On May 30th, 2024

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Daily Devotional, Year 4 – March 6

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A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day,

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Part 8:

“Judgment Day: ‘What Were We Expecting?'”

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

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The great day of the LORD is near,

it is near, and hasteth greatly,

even the voice of the day of the LORD:

the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

That day is a day of wrath,

a day of trouble and distress,

a day of wasteness and desolation,

a day of darkness and gloominess,

a day of clouds and thick darkness,

A day of the trumpet and alarm…”

Zephaniah 1:14-16

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ABOVE PICTURE: The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only

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Judgment Day has only just begun!

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Yes, for all intents and purposes, it began a few years back, but will steadily progress and increase in intensity.

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And it seems as though this Titanic world struck an iceberg of sorts and has been taking on water ever since!

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And many are surprised that Judgment Day is more than merely a 24-hour day. Still others presumed that it wouldn’t begin until Christ physically returned in the clouds of glory.

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Titanic – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

The very Iceberg that possibly struck Titanic – US Govt. photo – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“THE CUP OF HIS FURY”

Isaiah 51:17

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But God is very merciful, “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2nd Peter 3:9

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And so, as our probation continues, this lawless world has been getting even crazier and even more lawless!

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Well, isn’t it? Can we not all bear witness that the world seems to be going berserk? Do we even need to enumerate all the crazy and unexplainable things which seem to be occurring with increasing frequency and intensity?

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

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“A DAY OF DARKNESS AND GLOOMINESS”

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Just listen to the following Bible description of that day from Joel’s fiery prophecy…“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the Day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness…” Joel 2:1,2

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Here is an extremely gloomy scenario that the prophet is painting: “A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness…” Joel 2:2

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Global Warning – Judgment – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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“The day of the LORD cometh…with wrath and fierce anger”

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And what about Isaiah? Listen to Isaiah 13:9…“Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and He shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.”

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So, did we really expect that Judgment Day would be a day of joy and gladness? Were we hoping for God to smile down upon us?

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No, just the opposite! This period of time, however long it continues, will probably grow darker and more evil.

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.Judgment Day – by sweet media – cropped image – Wikimedia –

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“Prophesy…not unto us right things, speak…smooth things…”

Isaiah 30:10

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And so, with these horrible descriptions, it is small wonder that those Christians who are attempting to blow the trumpet of alarm, may indeed come off as being very negative!

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And today’s softly appareled Christian community is not accustomed to hearing such harsh negativity. We demand “smooth things”! Isaiah 30:10

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But this is not a time for smooth sermons, joking preachers, and sensual crooners! No, it is finally time for God to arise and let the citizenry of this rebellious world hear just what He thinks about us. After all, He has been silent about His true feelings for so many centuries.

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Global Warning – Judgment – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But the Good News is, that even though Judgment Day may have already begun, it is still the day of mercy.

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Yes, mercy has not sailed away as yet! And so, let’s not be negligent in our repentance and turning away from our sins.

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And listen to this one last very hopeful passage…

“…for the Day of the LORD is great and very terrible;

and who can abide it?

Therefore…turn ye even to Me

with all your heart, and with fasting,

and with weeping, and with mourning…

….for He is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger, and of great kindness…

Who knoweth if He will return and repent,

and leave a blessing behind Him…?”

Joel 2:11-14

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

March 29 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 9: “Will The Real Nazi Fascist Please Shout the Loudest!”)

Anti-Trump Protests in Baltimore – Elvert Barnes PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHY elvertbarnes.com – protestphotography – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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THE DESIRE OF AGES

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THE BEREAN READER IS INVITED AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SCROLL DOWN AND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO READING OF A CHAPTER FROM ELLEN WHITE’S STORY-FORM BOOK ON THE LIFE OF JESUS, “THE DESIRE OF AGES”.

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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THE OPEN FORUM

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ALSO, JUST BELOW THAT IS A 25 MINUTE AUDIO SEGMENT FROM HAROLD CAMPING’S NIGHTLY BIBLE-BASED, CALL-IN TALK-SHOW, “THE OPEN FORUM”

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Harold Camping on phone – Courtesy of Family Radio.org

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

***“Dear Lord, Help me to prepare my heart for that day. Let me hide all those great and precious promises in my heart, so that I may walk by these through the* *soon-coming fire and tempest…***

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

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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 SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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.)

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

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.

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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad look of shock and awe (click here to see and read about); 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.

Moon – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

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THE PHARISEES…

“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Prov. 21:24

Yes this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee. They were the morality crowd. They were the finger pointers. They were the scorners. They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved of the world.

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TOMORROW:

March 7 (A Suffering Church is a Strong Church! Part 3: “John the Baptist”)

John the Baptist by Harold Copping www.wikigallery.com US public domain

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THE DESIRE OF AGES, BY ELLEN G. WHITE

This is a chapter of the audio book about the Gospel of Jesus Christ in His life and ministry.

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Chapter 21 – Bethesda and the Sanhedrin

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