Lily Among Thorns
Navigating Through the Challenging Biblical "Last Days"
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Eternity Collides with Time
Navigating Through the Challenging Biblical "Last Days"
Psalms 72:8, He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river and to the ends of the earth.
Lily holding a lantern glowing in the setting sun to giude Caleb her love back home to her.
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Eternity Collides with Time
Eternity Collides with Time in the 21st Century where the Holy Scriptures are coming to life in real-time in the romantic suspenseful novel Lily Among Thorns, the protagonist is a young Christian believer named Lily who finds herself in peril; for her foundation of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is in conflict to the rapid rise of a “Global Beast Cabal” as it is written in Revelation 13:7, And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all the kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
The cunning “Old Serpent”cast down from the heavenly realms knows he has but a short time and having nothing to lose. The Devil aka “Old Serpent” no longer is content to remain hidden in the shadow-lands of darkness and reveals his wrath of malicious intent through the subtle means of deceptions and falsehoods with dire consequences on the unsuspecting SOULS of earth as it is written in Revelation 12:12, Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
The clash of devotion begins for Lily one pleasant Sunday morning at a church service when an apostate is preaching at the pulpit the governments official line of propaganda in place of the kindly pastor’s familiar benevolent Sunday sermon from the Scriptures of the Holy Bible. Come the wee hours of the morning Lily is snatched away from a loving home to be incarcerated by a cruel authority for her stubborn tendency to believe in the infallibility of the Sacred Scriptures of the Holy Bible as it is written in 2nd Timothy 3:16, All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
And so begins Lily’s arduous journey of Faith in a society fashioned deliberately to destroy her sense of self, joy and the hope Lily cherishes above all else her Christian Faith.
All decent is crushed in the story Lily Among Thorns such as it is for amiable characters Lily & Caleb a faithful loving couple living in the swift rise of the new hellish regime of “That Man of Sin” as it is written in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3, Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. (Perdition: meaning destined for destruction or betrayer)
The days of servitude and bondage are mounting into months as Lily struggles to get through just one more day with the weight of forced labor weighing her down and unwarranted attention of crudeness from bad mannered guards. Lily’s source of strength is her promised “Blessed Hope” in the Lord Jesus soon appearance as it is written in Titus 2:13, Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great, God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Luke 21:25, 26 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity' the sea and the waves roaring;
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Navigating Through the Challenging Biblical "Last Days"
A Compass is a navigational instrument used to determined direction. The "Symbolic Meaning," guidance & direction symbolizing finding ones path.
Psalms 27:11, Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
The Sextant navigation instrument to measure the angle between the horizon and the celestial body, the sun, moon & stars. A Sextant ensures safety by providing a reliable method determining a ship's location by celestial observation.
Luke 21:36, Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
The Anchor a nautical metal object typically with hooks dropped to the seafloor to prevent a vessel from drifting. Frequently representing strength, calm & hope.
Hebrews 3:6, But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Chart a Course a nautical term for plotting a ship's path on a map, or setting a direction. Symbolizing setting a new direction & forging forward.
2nd Timothy 4:7, I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
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Navigating Through the Challenging Biblical "Last Days"
Terrifing Prospect
The “Great Tribulation” is a terrifying prospect of unprecedented criminality as it is written in Matthew 24:21, For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Only the believer spiritual bearing the “Full Armor of God” will be able to stand-fast for the faith and answer to the call to be a good soldier to contend for Holy Gospel of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The conflict is great but so is the God of the Bible who is able to keep the faithful such as Lily & Caleb steadfast and true as it is written in Jude 1:24, Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.
The wisdom of the Lord for Lily & Caleb is the uttermost critical deciding factor to circumnavigate through the coming strong delusion of the “Antichrist” as it is written in 2nd Thessalonians 2:10, 11, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.
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Lily & Caleb a loving couple standfast in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ
Luke 21: 27, 28, And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for redemption draweth nigh.
Navigating Through the Challenging Biblical "Last Days"
Holy Scriptures
Philippians 4:8, Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Navigating Through the Challenging Biblical "Last Days"
Isaiah 5:30, And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
Lily's One True Love Caleb resolute to walk the path of chivalry as it is written in Psalms 119:105. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Unwavering Prayer Life
Thus in the “Time of the End” it reveals a time when the demonic realm comes to kill, steal and destroy the SOULS of earth. Believers such as Lily & Caleb focus on the promises of God rather than the severity of their suffering and thereby it enables them to contend for the Faith in the “Perilous Times” of oppression and the spiritual confusion approaching in the “Last Days,” as it is written in James 3:16, For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
The Sacred Scriptures of the Holy Bible become the answer to Lily & Caleb’s survival amidst the devilish rise of the “Antichrist’s” new “World Kingdom of Darkness.” And as it was in the “Days of Noah” so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man. A “Spiritual Blindness” has crept into in a world thus scoffers are ruled by a fiendish deception as it is written in Matthew 24:37, But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of men.
2nd Peter 3:3, Knowing this first, that there shall some in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts.
Ephesians 4:8, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.
Lily & Caleb are a Faithful couple who overcome the spiritual darkness and disparagement that encompass them with an unwavering prayer life, focusing on the Victory in Christ Jesus and the New Promised Coming Kingdom of the KING of kings & LORD of lords! as it is written in Revelation 17:14, These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful! Amen!
Navigating Through the Challenging Biblical "Last Days"
Wooden Ships & Iron Men
A phrase attributed to Austrian admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827-1871); Describing the Age of Sail (roughly 1750-1850) contrasting wooden vessels with the immense grit and resilience of the human fortitude.
CREDITS
Holy Scriptures, King James Bible
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