Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Jesus said:
John 18:36 My kingdom is not of this world: if My kingdom were of this world, then would My servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is My kingdom not from hence.
When Herod beheaded John the Baptist and they came and told Jesus, we see Jesus did not carry on and threaten Herod and the men who did this act. Jesus knew John the Baptists' kingdom was elsewhere as His kingdom is also elsewhere.
If this life is all that we have, we are saddest of all people.
Like Moses, we see that which is invisible
Therefore we act differently from the world.
We have a sure understanding this life is temporary and our life is hid in Christ and will appear when Christ appears.
Colossians 3 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.
And we come to understand we will never be able to make this world righteous.
The righteous world that we so desire is in the new Jerusalem which is to come.
II Peter 3:10-14 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Like John, we know the whole world lies in wickedness. I John 5
We come to a type of peace as we stop trying to make this world righteous for that is not going to happen.
We still bring correction, especially to the church and to those who call themselves Christian. Some will heed correction. And sometimes God will bring forth from us a word for an individual of this world and we speak as God leads us to speak.
Mostly giving of correction will separate us from the world.
But they will eventually know there has been a godly person among them.
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And we come to understand we will never be able to make this world righteous.
The righteous world that we so desire is in the new Jerusalem which is to come.
II Peter 3:10-14 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
*****
Like John, we know the whole world lies in wickedness. I John 5
We come to a type of peace as we stop trying to make this world righteous for that is not going to happen.
We still bring correction, especially to the church and to those who call themselves Christian. Some will heed correction. And sometimes God will bring forth from us a word for an individual of this world and we speak as God leads us to speak.
Mostly giving of correction will separate us from the world.
But they will eventually know there has been a godly person among them.
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