Settling of disputes

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

About 10 years ago, a neighbor became angry with me.  I tried to resolve it at the time it happened but she said she was not interested when I called to apologized  and she hung up phone.

A few years later, another accidental secular matter happened.  I ordered a load of firewood and the delivery man became confused and took the wood to her house and parked in her driveway.  She was very annoyed and expressed such.

I was going to write and apologize but I heard a scripture which caused me to change direction.

Matthew 15:14 ... Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

So I let her alone ... doing nothing.

A few more years passed.  One day at grocery, I was in the electric cart and driving down asile and there she was coming toward me.  She walked passed without speaking and I didn't speak.  She looked straight forward and kept a smile on her face.

I felt terrible about this.

I prayed on and off for two days, each time I would recall what happened.

I was really disgusted with both of us for acting this way.

This ought not to be.

The second day after this happened, I was trying to edit some scripture for the blog and I just stopped.  "How can I do this work with this situation unresolved with this neighbor?"

I sat and prayed.

I was reminded of this scripture:

Proverbs 13:10    Only by pride cometh contention:

I reviewed the situation.  I had no doubt that I, too, was wrong, acting in pride.

I got up immediately and went to her house to apologize.

She was at her mailbox.  I called her name and she looked up.  I began telling her this scripture and how I knew I had pride and was sorry.

She began to talk about seeing me at grocery and after she passed me she said she thought, "I think that was Joan."  I had thought the exact same thing about her.

She began telling me about her sister who had died.  She talked about all the physical problems she has been having.  She was friendly.

I told her if she ever needed me to take her to her eye surgery, to let me know, for she mentioned a very fearful time she went there and had to try to drive home.

I told her I hoped things go well for her in future and I came home.

I was so happy to finally have this matter put to death, freeing both of us.

At the time I saw her in grocery, I thought, "If I had only gone down another aisle it might not have happened."

But I seemed to know it was supposed to happen.  And it turned out to be the incident that allowed the problem to be resolved.

Romans 8:28    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.

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Instruction in Righteousness: From Revelation 14

1-5    And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand, having His Father's name written in their foreheads.

And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.

These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth.

These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

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6-7    And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

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8-11    And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,  The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

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12-20    Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

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As Long As The Earth Remains

Genesis 8:22 ... While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

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As long as the earth remains ... shows us the time will come the earth will not remain.

Peter describes it as follows:

II Peter 3 ...  3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of HIS coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 

These "scoffers" think the professed coming of Jesus to be false because they see creation as never changing from beginning of time.  They forget the flood where God destroyed all creatures except for Noah and his family and the animals in the ark.

Peter goes on to tell us the current heaven and earth are being "held in reserve" against the time to come when the wrath of God will come upon the present earth and then the present heaven and earth will be destroyed by God.  Until that time, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.  (Gen. 8:22)

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II Peter 3:7... But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

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The apostle Paul tells us we are not appointed to wrath as the world and the people of this world are.

I Thess. 5 ...  But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 WHO died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with HIM.

11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

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We are told in the Bible what to expect.

-The dead in Christ will rise first.  (I Thess. 4)
-Then those in Christ who are still alive on this earth will be changed in bodily form and rise to meet Jesus and all others "in the air".  We will not be on this present earth which will be destroyed. (I Cor. 15)
- The period known as the Great Tribulation will begin. Terrible woes and plagues will come upon the earth and upon those remaining on the earth.  (Revelation 8 & 11)
- After the appointed time of the woes and plagues, this heaven and earth will pass away.  (2 Peter 3)

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Until the removal of those who are in Christ, things will continue on this earth about like we have known them before... summer, winter, seedtime, harvest 

Several years ago, God gave me the following dream: 

The earth slipped on its axis.  People were terrified.  The government officials all over the world were meeting with scientists and religious leaders to see what might be done.  A TV newscaster was trying to tell of this happening but he was so frightened he stopped speaking, unable to finish the newscast.

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If we turn from the Word

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

We begin the word with excitement over the word.  Then along the way things happen and often we become discouraged.  We are even tempted to turn from the word and to go another way.  These temptations to leave the word on the matter at hand are from the flesh and the devil.  We must actively cling to the word we have been given.  It is salvation for us.  The way of the world, the flesh, the devil is a way of death.

II Peter 2:20-22    For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

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Instruction in Righteousness: From Revelation 13

1-18    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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

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.

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.

If any man have an ear, let him hear.

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.

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.

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.

And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

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.

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.

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:

 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.

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.

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You Must Be Called By God For The Work You Do

John the Baptist said to his disciples:

A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. (Jn. 3:27)

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Before I was born again, I would hear people speak of a call of God on the life of a minister and I had no idea what this might mean.  Didn't they just decide to be a preacher and go to school to learn to be a preacher like you do if you want to be an English teacher?  What does this mean to have a call of God on your life?

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After I was born again (1975), piece by piece, things became explained to me by God.

After the crucifixion of Jesus and HIS resurrection to heaven, HE gave ministry gifts to the church.

Eph. 4 ... 11 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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And to the body of Christ were given by God the specific gifts of the Holy Spirit to help the church. 

I Cor. 12 ... 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as HE will.

... 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased HIM.

19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?

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Romans 12 ... 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry (serving), let us wait on our ministering:or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

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I Cor. 12 ... 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

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Some very serious mistakes come to the church when a person tries to copy another person.  When this happens, the flesh of man takes over and much harm can be done.

The ministry offices (apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher) and the various spiritual gifts are given by God and cannot be earned nor learned by the individual.  It is sort of like being born male or female. 

I have heard ministers say they are pastors but "hope" to become apostles as if that is something they can earn in time.

That is not the way things are with God.  God puts us exactly where HE wants us to function.  

We have this calling or gift in us and God brings it forth.  We do not copy another. 

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Several years ago, I was having coffee with two Baptist women.  One woman began speaking of a woman in their church group.  She said pastor was building a new church building and this woman was so against what he was doing.  She asked me, "What do you think might be wrong with this woman?"  I replied, "Maybe she is a prophet."  

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God's prophets often see things that others do not see immediately. 

They frequently operate in word of wisdom and word of knowledge and discerning of spirits. 

They are often used by God to correct individuals. 

And the church people often fight the prophets. 

It is very difficult work. 

Prophets often run around with other prophets.  They are often misunderstood.  They are often tormented, for God shows them sin in the church.

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I have often heard individuals stand up in the congregation and speak "flowery" words which are emotional but meaningless.  And later you can't even recall what that person said. 

When the word is from the Spirit of God, you can't forget what is said though people often try to forget.

Here is a message from a real prophet.

"O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire."  (spoken by John the Baptist / Lk. 3)

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It is not a matter of our wanting to be a prophet (though I can't imagine anyone who knows the Bible wanting to be a prophet) ... Neither is it a matter of not wanting to be a prophet for you are what you are.


Jonah 1 ... 1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before ME. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

God often has HIS ways to get us to do what HE wants us to do.  I find that I am miserable until I deliver the message of correction so I have learned to deliver that message as soon as possible.  Then I am often attacked and tormented but at least the message has been delivered.  I have done the work of prophet to which God called me.  There is often torment, for a season, after you do the work but there is no rest at all until you do the work.  Jonah is our example.


Jonah 1 ... 4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them.

But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 

8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 

9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. 

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
 
11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 

12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.   

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech THEE, O Lord, we beseech THEE, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for THOU, O Lord, hast done as it pleased THEE.

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.
 
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 

I know people who fail to do the work in a timely way and they bring trouble to their own souls as a result.  And often they are a trouble to other people due to their hesitation.  It is far better to do the work as quickly as possible and deliver the message you have for you will burn inside and be restless until you do what you need to do.

We cannot successfully run away from the call of God and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  

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The gifts of the Holy Spirit are for the church.  These gifts are not to be consumed upon you personally.  When God reveals a word to you, it is a word to be shared with the appropriate people.  You must learn this.

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Proverbs 18:16 ... A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

The gift that is in us surfaces and others do recognize we are different and that gift does make a space for us in the body of Christ.

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Pam Padgett has a gift of helps.  She loves to help.  She has provided value to the church through putting all these writings in a form required for publishing books and to transfer the writings to the blog daily and to keep the blog going daily so each of us can benefit from the writings.  

Her gift is very visible to me.

Others also have gifts but I know they are not surfacing through them but still I know they are there.

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Obedience to God is the primary way to see the gift given by God develop in you.

"One step at a time ... one step at a time ... it is enough," says God.

But each of us must take that step ... 

We yield to God through faith in God.  We permit what God has put in us to surface.  

The gifts of God are not forced on us but I find people are really miserable until they act on that which God has given and some even die without acting in the area given by God in the body of Christ.  The church never gets to benefit from them.  All sorts of excuses and fleshly reasoning causes them to hold inside them that gift from God and end up consuming what they have upon themselves to no avail to the church to whom that gift is designed to be given.

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No one can make you do the work ... It is an act of faith in God.

No one makes me write these exhortations.  I hear one scripture, such as the one at the top of this writing, and I sit down and yield to God, reporting those things brought to my mind by HIS Spirit.

Romans 11:29 ... For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

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In the last days, both churches and individuals will fall away from scripture

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Before Jesus returns, Paul says the apostasy, the falling away will happen.

The falling away is turning away from scripture.

Both churches and individuals will fall away from Bible.

II Thessalonians 2:3-4     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;  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

As individuals we must not allow that to happen to us.  We cling to scriptures by keeping those verses, which are questioned by this world,  before us day and night.  Each time the doubt comes, pray and also look again at the scriptures on that subject.

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Instruction in Righteousness: From Revelation 12

1-17    And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.  And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to His throne.

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,  And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters 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.

And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Heritage of the Servants of the Lord

Isaiah the prophet says ... (Isaiah 54:17)

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;
and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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The apostle Paul says ... (Romans 8:28)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose. 

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The following is an example of the truth of both of the above scriptures:


A man became angry with me and turned me into IRS for them to investigate me.  (a weapon formed against me)

When the 2 IRS agents appeared at my house, the man said the name of the local man who had been angry with me. 

I replied, "No ... I'm Joan Boney." 

(He, the IRS man, looked very embarrassed.  He was carrying a clip board and the name he first read was apparently at the top of this form he held.  I realized that was the name of the man who had requested that the IRS investigate me.  This was a man in our town with whom I had done business and we had run into trouble against one another through the project.)

After the agents viewed the bookkeeping they found I had done nothing wrong in the reports given to IRS.

Then the agent told me he noticed I was not enrolled in the Social Security program.

I told him, "No ... when we began the ministry I had signed a vow of poverty with IRS so the ministry would not have to pay any social security taxes for me."  We had very little money when we started.  This meant I would not receive social security benefits nor hospitalization services from the federal government in future years.  

At the time I signed this vow, it was explained to me that it could never be revoked therefore I would never be permitted back into social security program.

The IRS agent said somehow the "vow" never got filed with IRS so if I would like to do so I could buy back into the social security program. 

We had more money at that time so I did want to buy back into the program.  

As a consequence of this, I began receiving monthly checks from government when I was 62 ... and when I was 74 and broke a hip, my hospital expenses were covered by medicare and also one month in a rehabilitation hospital. (this was thousands of dollars of medical expense)

For the past 10 years or so, I have not taken a salary from the ministry.  I have enough for my personal needs by using the monthly check provided by the social security program.

As a result of the IRS audit, I learned I could return to the social security program and as a result I was greatly helped in the future years... all because this man turned me in to IRS to be audited as a weapon!

Like Joseph, I saw the following ...

Genesis 50:20 ...But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good,  

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God has a way to deal with our problems

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

John 5:1-9    After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 

And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked:

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This man wanted to be whole  but he chose an impossible way and failed over and over in his way.

God had another way to make him whole.

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God has a way to deal with our problems.

I prayed many times for God to help me with vision problems.  I am almost 80 years old and have two eye diseases.  I could tell the treatment was not keeping the disease back and my vision was growing worse.  I asked God for HIS wisdom.  (I did not ask God to heal me but rather asked God to help me.)

I had tried new prescription for eye glasses but this didn't work, in fact my vision with new prescription was worse and I had to return to previous lenses.

I wanted to find another doctor to give me a second opinion.  I began praying about this. 

On internet, I located an eye surgeon in the city where I live.  I liked his resume.  So I made an appointment with this doctor.  (I prayed over this.)

At the appointment this doctor didn't ask anything concerning previous eye testing.  He did his own tests.

He told  me a new prescription would not help me.  He said I needed eye surgery.  I felt this was correct.  The surgery was scheduled for the left eye, the worst eye.  I prayed many times concerning this surgery.  "Should I have the surgery?" 

I asked God to confirm my direction.

In the weeks prior to surgery, many confirmations came to me in form of thoughts, concepts.

I had the surgery and it was very successful.

One of my fears had been that I would not be able to pass the Texas test for driver's license.  After the surgery, my vision in the left eye was 20/25 and doctor said vision in that eye would continue to improve.

Now I had no fear over taking the approaching Texas drivers license test.

(They are operating on the right eye today.)

In this situation, I believe God's way for me was the surgery.

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Here is another example of God's help, but not the way the person planned.

Comments by Pam Padgett:

My older sister had been at college two years when I started attending the same school.  She dated a man who was a member of a fraternity, and she had become a member of the fraternity's "women's auxiliary", assisting with fraternity social functions.  She was very excited for me to join the social circles she was in, and especially wanted me to meet members of the fraternity.

The first week of school my sister invited me to go to a student bar where many of the fraternity guys gathered on Thursday nights.  I went, but found what was going on there to be so bad (lewdness, drunkenness ) that I was unable to stay and I walked back to the dormitory.

A week or so later my sister asked if I'd go to an outdoor luau with one of the freshmen "pledges" at the fraternity.  The luau site was about 20 miles away near a river, and there would be a campfire.  The setting was very appealing to me, plus I was excited about having a date, and I agreed to go.

Then, a few days before the luau, my sister told me that arrangements had been made for one of the other fraternity guys to take me to the luau because my date would be spending the day at the luau site building a hut for us ... a young man I had never even met was building a hut "for us"!

Suddenly the reality of this luau became very clear to me.  This was not going to be people sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows.  The lewdness and drunkenness I had seen at the student bar was probably mild compared to what would be going on at this luau ... and I wouldn't be able to walk home.

I told my sister that I couldn't go along with this and did not want to go, but she kept insisting that it was too late for me to back out, that it was too late for this guy to find another date.

I turned very strongly to God, asking Him to somehow get me out of this situation.  There seemed no way out.  At one point I asked God to let me have appendicitis, preferring to be in a hospital having surgery than to go to this luau.

The morning of the luau I woke up and checked to see if I might have any pain that would indicate appendicitis, and was disappointed that I felt fine.  I kept praying for God to somehow work this out.  Time was really running out!  When I looked outside, it was raining a little, but not much. However, the rain became heavier and heavier as the day went on.

Around 2 pm I received a call from the fraternity guy who planned to take me to the luau site.  He told me how sorry he was to have to tell me this, but the luau had to be cancelled. 

The luau site had been totally flooded, washing away all the huts that had been built, which would include the hut my date had built for us.    He told me how long the luau had been held at this same site (many years) and, although there had been rain at times in the past, nothing like this had ever happened before, flooding and causing the luau to be cancelled.

I rejoiced, knowing that God had delivered me.

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Instruction in Righteousness: From Revelation 11

1-19    And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.  But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.

And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,  Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because Thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast reigned.

And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto Thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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In September, 2016, I ordered a rattan sofa . I think it is very pretty and it suited me very well except for one thing... when I sat down on it I was very shocked that the cushions were so hard.  It was like sitting on concrete.

I prayed immediately concerning how to fix this problem.

I realized it would be very easy to replace the foam that is in the cushions because each cushion has a zipper around it and all you have to do is unzip it and move the foam out and put new foam in.

I continued praying about this... Who could I get to do this for me?  Where could I get the soft foam?

From time to time I would remember an upholstery place ...technically they upholstered cars ...it's called "Body by Fisher"... the old 1950's "body by Fisher" that we had in the General Motors cars. (This makes it difficult for me to think of this business in terms of furniture upholstery.)

But I finally went there and found they have an entire upholstery division for furniture. I didn't know that.

They had many samples of foam that they could order...very soft foam.

The price was so reasonable: $39 for each cushion and $15 for labor.

They could fix the cushion the day the foam came in so by the following Tuesday the work would be done.

And the business location is exactly behind the place where I go to pick up my food so it was no problem at all for me to go there when the cushions were ready and pick up the cushions.

So many of these points fit "the wisdom that is from above".

James 3:17 ... But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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Must worship God in spirit and in truth

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Jesus says:

John 4:23-24    But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

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I was born again in 1975.

My best friend came to me and told me I had to go to church.  So I began going to the church she and her husband attended.

One day I was reading Bible and came across the following scripture:

I Corinthians 14:39    forbid not to speak with tongues.

I didn't know anything about tongues, but after reading that scripture, I did know what the Bible said.  

I told my best friend what it says in I Corinthians 14:39.   She was very shocked.

I told her I was not going back to that church group that we had been attending for they taught against tongues.  She left that group also after seeing this scripture.

Even though I was newly born again, I somehow couldn't stay in a church group that taught directly opposite from that which is taught in Bible.

This was a very important decision for me to make and I found many times through the years that I couldn't continue to attend a church group because scripture was being changed or omitted.

I couldn't be a part of a church group that was going opposite to the instruction of Bible.

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At one church group, pastor was teaching from John 8,  concerning the woman taken in adultery.  He said this woman was naked from waist up.  I was shocked for I knew that was not in Bible.

The following day, I called and asked him about this.  

At first, he said he couldn't remember where this was in Bible.  Finally he confessed that it was not in the Bible and he became very angry with me and tried to accuse me.

I told one of the elders at that church group about this.  That elder was in the congregation the night pastor taught this untruth.  Later the elder told me he asked pastor why he taught this and pastor said he didn't know  He said it just came into his mind.  (Devil speaking lies and pastor went along with the lie.)

Of course I did not return to that church group,  Pastor did not repent nor show any shame over corrupting the scripture.

Later I saw this elder at another church group.  He told me he left that church group because they hired a homosexual to be their choir director.

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At another church group, pastor was teaching about Sarah and Hagar.  Pastor said they were 1/2 sisters.  I was shocked, never having seen this is Bible.

The next day, I called pastor and asked where that was in Bible.

He first said he couldn't remember.

I told him it was very important to me so I asked him to find it and have his secretary call me and tell me where it was in Bible.

He became very angry and cried out:  "All right.  It's not in Bible.  Where do you go to church?" (trying to accuse me)

Of course, I never returned to that church group.  Pastor showed no repentance of adding things to scripture.

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At another church group, our Sunday school teacher was one of the elders.  I didn't know how this was possible since he was a divorced man.  And he had only one child.  I knew Bible said elders had to be father of multiple children and have their children under control.  Also I knew Bible said the elder  was to be husband of "one wife".  I Timothy 3 & Titus 1

Although I didn't leave that church because of this, God brought me out of that group.  After I left that group, God showed me many errors being taught in that church group, things contrary to truth of scriptures.

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Early in 2017, God called the word "restraint" to my mind.  

By that word, I saw the truth about what was going on in church groups where things opposite from Bible were being taught.

II Thessalonians 2    NSAB    Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the day of the LORD) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming.

What I was seeing in these church groups was the apostasy in the church.

The "restraint" which held antichrist back from the church group was the scripture.  

When they removed portions of scripture (or added to scripture), antichrist moved into the group and the group became apostate. 

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Here are some of the scriptures being removed (or explained away) today from church groups.

Matthew 5:32    Jesus said:  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

I Corinthians 7:10-11    And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

I Corinthians 5:11, 13    But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat... Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Romans 1:24-28 ... concerning homosexuals and lesbians ... Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 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.
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:  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.  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;

The world has started teaching drunkenness to be an illness.

The Bible teaches that drunkenness is a sin, a work of the flesh.

Galatians 5:19-21    Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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The churches that remove, omit, add to scripture, or change doctrine from scripture are the end-time apostasy churches.

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Instruction in Righteousness: From Revelation 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Revelation 6

1-17    And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

(While it seems men cause wars, these scriptures show us a force behind those wars and that force is God.)

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;  And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 7

1-17    And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,  Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.  And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.  Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.  Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.  Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;  And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,  Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest.

And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.  Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple: and He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.  They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.  For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.


Revelation 8

1-13    And when He had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.  And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;  And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;  And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Revelation 9

1-21    And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.  And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.  And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.  And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.  And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.  And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.  And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.  And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.  And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,  Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.  And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.  For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.


Revelation 10

1-11    And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

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