There Is Hope For The Believers Faith 8/24/2020
Daily Devotions: by Christina FarrisRevelation 13:1-18 KJV
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he 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.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Greatest fear is to understand God gives the beast power to deceive the nations of the worlds. If we can understand God's power to do this is for a purpose, we can understand that the great falling away is more then a moment of time, but betrayal of humanity to follow after the signs and wonders of antichrist. Many have fallen into the trap of following after what they believe to be true, because of miracles and wonders done by many false faiths, and deceptions. Yet this power is given to anti Christ/beast for a time period to deceive and ensnare the people of the world. We want end days of Christ appearing, but I wonder are we really wanting all the events of Revelations to come crashing into our world. The destructive force of the beast is it ability to draw all people unto himself, to force everyone to trust in the beast and not God. To force man to worship the evil, and not God.
One of the destructive nature is the beast force everyone to worship him, even to receiving the mark of the beast. We live in a time frame were many fear the chip in credit cards and bank cards, they fear the tracking devices in vehicles and on their phone. They fear the ability to be known an traced at lightening speed all for our own safety. We are even able to be tracked to locations from churches, to school, to the store and if you carry a phone you tracked and traced into each isle whether you bought from that isle or not. However your grocery ticket tells what you bought and it is computer generated and tracked by any card you use. Cash is important to a degree but it will probably get phased out by a card. Already tools for easy transfer of money from one person account to another with a simple click on a phone.
Yet even though we can see how the beast can control people it does not mean that beast power is yet in power. Technology of our world, is only as vast as what we can conceive in our world today, but with technology we understand the ability to ensnare the world. Yet at the same time, it was tried in Germany and Hilter was defeated without technology of our world. Yet with one power of evil another will rise in its place. To understand God allows it to rise so when Christ returns we know the grace and love of God and his protection in our life and life and those around us. We know the ability to defeat the enemy will also arise.
Fear the ones that have the power to control the technology, no fear the God who is in heaven that knows how to destroy the enemy of destruction that he allowed to rise so he can destroy the technology without a virus or a cold flu in the system. Fear the one that can destroy people because they are bigots, and hate mongers. Be concerned when you hear hate speech from family, friends, neighbors, people on the street that have no compassion for the ways of God. Something is wrong in our world when these things are happening. There is no love or compassion when hate is being shown. Hate in words are often thoughts not always truth, but hate in action is. You see someone burning a flag, someone destroying something, there is hate there not of God. If you take your anger and use it to love and to show more compassion then what shown you despite how your words sound to your own ears, as a believer God's love will shine through you.
Give you example a fight over difference way of doing something is not always wrong, when the fight ends a solution between those things are solved. It is like drawing back from the drawing board after words spewed to lets go back and show how it can be reworked by both parties so a good decision or direction is made by both. A new thought or idea to change can be positive or negative. It is tabling an issue til one has time to consider the others ideas even if in a heated argument. Then the solution can be drawn to better the situation. Emotion runs high in any discussion or debate of any issue or project when it comes to different opinions, that not hate, only hate if it is an emotion of anger is acted upon.
Love is not murder, Love is not hate, love is not reaction of hate, love is not destruction through bigotry or disagreement of life styles. Some people will not change there idea of hate to destroy everything they do not agree with. The devil is bigot and hates anything not like him. The beast will destroy everything that is opposition to his way of thinking. Trump acts like a beast at times, because he does not like opposition to his way of thinking. It the one thing that kept me from voting for him. There people that are so determind that their views and ideas are the only way they murder, they theive and they destroy anyone in opposition, making them the bully.
There is a difference when evil is destroyed because evil harms people, has no respect for another person choice. It a continual blatancy for the law. It is when the law even is a law breaker of its own laws especially the constitution and the law makers refuse to stand up for the foundation of our government that scary. Our country is suppose be a country in God we trust and it seems further from the truth at times. It is because of division of faith in our country and even in our states. It is a scary reality. Standing for freedom of others even when we disagree is hardest thing we ever do, but it is the same freedom God gave man from the beginning. Yet God also guarantees a day of destruction of evil, but also allows evil to rise up so we understand why in God we trust, why Jesus we bow our knee. His rules his ways are safest road we can follow. Even people that live under God's rules without faith can show love and demonstrate it too. But evil that arises is not of God, and it is about control and about harming people, torturing people and killing people. This beast that arise will be bigger then what we understand. It comes out of the sea. Did Corona virus come from the sea, will in a way it did, but it has control our nation for eight months now. Think about that.
One more thought if God allows evil to arise he also considers those that follow evil worthy of death. God can forgive if you repent, but a person choose his ways, and his belief. Devil believes and trembles as well, but the righteous live by faith and live by action as well. The believers suffering is so that Christ power can arise again. The value of God's word is made clear for a time. For man chases after idols.
Dear Heavenly Father, give us understanding your destructive force comes after evil arises for a time, the evil you allow so the world can know your love. In Jesus precious name, Amen. Continual Scripture Study: Romans 1:17-32 KJV
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.http://www.turtle30cshell.com
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