John 14:19 ... Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The world doesn't see Jesus, THE WORD. Because the people of this world do not have the Spirit of God and only by the Spirit of God can we know the will of God and see the spiritual revelations from God through the Word of God.
I Cor. 2 ... Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Without the Spirit of God humans try to interpret the Bible and things of God with their own minds. This is impossible.
Jesus says ... Jn. 6:63 ... It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Without the Spirit of God, it is like a radio station that is off the mark. Lots of static (words) without substance.
As soon as we are born again, we are given the Spirit of God and sealed with the Spirit of God. Eph. 1 ... That changes everything. Now we have the Spirit of God to show us the mind of God.
Thus John says: I Jn. 2:27 ... But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
We abide (live) in that which God has shown us by HIS Spirit. Therefore we are no longer like the world. We are now a "peculiar" people. We no longer fit in because we are not one of them but are now of God. And we are changed continually from issue to issue by doing the will of God by hearing from God by His Spirit. The world is darkness. We are now light.
I Peter 2 ... To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (Spiritual sacrifices come by doing the will of God in the issue at hand.) 6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7Unto you therefore which believe he (the word) is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.