Is Seeing Believing? Take a New Look

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What if we were shown an image and told this is true? The image went along with a story, and the artist took liberties to make it in what his imagination showed. Then literally millions of people saw the image and grounded their reality on that image, even though it was far from the truth. I’d like to show you the description of the tree of wi...
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The Horse and His Rider: Clarity from God

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As I read Job, there was a wonderful intercession from God Himself in the last few chapters. I loved God's own description of how perfectly He created the horse, with all its noble qualities. From Job 39 19 Hast thou invested the horse with strength, and clothed his neck with terror? 20 And hast thou clad him in perfect armour, and made hi...
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The Evil Holiday

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With Halloween just around the corner, I felt compelled to disclose more on this topic. The search assist, when asked what is a name for celebrating evil, gave me this: A name often associated with a celebration of evil is Halloween. Halloween, though appearing to be a fun family event, may have generational implications of family tradition an...
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Sparrows’ Prophetic Visitation

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Yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice sparrows at the window, seemingly trying to get into the office during class. Again this morning, as I prepared for class, 4 sparrows were very active in the bush by my office window, seemingly looking at me and chirping. Maria Laura: I heard the birds yesterday during class, and I was going to mention abo...
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Who were Job’s daughters?

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When Job was 70, an evil interference, the Devil, who was a fallen guardian angel, changed to an evil appearance speaks to God implying there are no faithful among the sons of man. And God sites Job, who was also known as Jobab, as completely faithful and true, his heart and soul are Gods. The Devil is allowed to take away his material possessions,...
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God’s Protective Detail

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In this week's lessons, we’ve had the chance to observe “the angels of the Lord.” As I initially read these verses, I witnessed who these angels were, in appearance and role. I heard them entering the throne room with a captive (the devil) in the middle of their ranks. The devil had shown up at God's Heavenly throne room, and they, the angels...
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God Opens the Gates of Heaven to Reveal Two Dreadful Angels

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17 When the Jews saw this, they uttered a loud cry to heaven, so that the adjacent valleys resounded, and caused an irrepressible lamentation throughout the army. 18 Then the all-glorious, all-powerful, and true God displayed his holy countenance and opened the gates of heaven, from which two angels, dreadful of form, came down and were vis...
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The Role of the Young Women in the Old Testament

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What are young women especially good at? Nowadays, texting, chatting, DM’ing their friends. Am I right? Young women have a great natural-born talent for communication, excitement, and even for stirring up a bit of chaos. God made women’s brains to excel in social-emotional areas. This can be a result of the influence of hormones like estrogen ...
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Appearance of Divine Young Men, Beautiful Warriors in Scripture 

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2 Maccabees 3 & 5 There is an angel type that appears more as a human man, not having wings, yet a heavenly presence, otherworldly, beautiful, perfect. This week I read of several occasions they appeared. 1. The First Appearance - 2 Maccabees 3 The first appearance was to stop the pillaging of the temple treasury. The first is mention of ...
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Who Is Jesus Christ Versus Christ Consciousness?

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Let me start by saying these are not the same. If you embrace the Bible as God’s word, you likely embraced Jesus Christ, Son of God. If you reject the Bible as God’s word, it is likely you may have been drawn to the idea of Christ consciousness as an ideal you embrace. With this ideal, you will likely look at Jesus as an ascended master, not u...
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What Does Scripture and the Word of God Say About Entering Heaven?

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Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man comes to my Father except by me. Lamsa Bible John 14:6 Yeshua said to him, “I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Way and The Truth and The Life; no man comes to my Father but by me alone.” Aramaic Bible in Plain English John 14:6 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be sav...
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Divine Beauty as the Full Armor of God for a Woman

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Beauty becomes a weapon of war God uses to defeat evil. In the stories of Judith and Esther, these women are called upon to use the tools they have available to overcome great evil. The beauty that comes from God includes: A woman of prayer A woman of humbleness A woman who is pure, aligned with God A woman who is wise, and I would ...
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The Wisdom and Beauty of Judith – Heroine of the Bible

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In the story of Judith, the men are making plans to surrender to the enemy's army and be destroyed. They are without hope. Judith, a God-fearing widow, hears the cowardice of the men and says she will address the issue at hand. She goes into a time of prayer. Judith emerges and prays for the safety of her people, who are slated for total annihilati...
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Giants

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I am reading in Chronicles and discovering more details about the giants experienced in the time of King David. We know absolutely that King David came up against the giant Goliath and won the battle with his slingshot. That is the first giant mentioned in relation to David. There are at least 3 mentions of the Giants Valley. 1 Chronicles ...
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The Girl who was Sacrificed

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Being in the mindset of curiosity when reading the Old Testament can help you deepen your understanding and awareness of God and His plans. When we look through our own human eyes, we may think, How could God let this girl be sacrificed? But when we pause and contemplate, ask God for guidance and understanding, our questions and our responses becom...
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