💥 Podcast: Save yourself from this untoward generation

 

(This podcast was previously published on April 27, 2022) 

 

Dream given to Pam Padgett  2/27/2020

 

There had been an explosion. Somehow it was known that the person responsible for this explosion had setup another explosion for a specific day. We even knew the approximate time.

 

I started to leave the building where I was working on the sixth floor before the second explosion was to take place, but just a few steps down the stairs I remembered my purse and that all my identification was in it. I ran to where my purse was and got it.

 

Then I proceeded to leave, going down the stairs very quickly. I counted each floor as I passed by it descending down the stairs.

 

Some people were standing along the stairs, talking. I could tell by their talk that they knew the explosion was supposed to be coming, but they seemed to feel no sense of urgency. I didn’t stop to try to persuade them to get out right away. Instead, I went around them and continued getting to the first floor so I could leave the building.

 

I got out of the building and continued quickly on my way to leave the area.

 

At one point I was aware the explosion had happened. There was a wall of glass doors in the outside area where I was. I went through one of the doors to the other side, getting as far away from the destruction as I could. I kept walking as quickly as possible.

 

At one point I saw a woman walking around with a dazed look. She was carrying a recording device. I heard her say she was interviewing people who had been hurt or raped during this event.

 

I kept walking as quickly as possible toward the parking lot so I could leave.

When I awoke from this dream, I heard, “Save yourself from this untoward generation”

 

Acts 2:40  And with many other words did he (Peter) testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

 

Untoward: inappropriate, offensive, perverse, willful, crooked

 

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Pam says:

During the last several years of their lives, my parents lived near my niece, Michelle, and her husband, Jared, and their family in a small town in far southern Oklahoma.  

 

One day Michelle called to tell me that my mom was very sick and had been taken to a hospital in Oklahoma City.  My mom's kidneys had stopped functioning and she was in intensive care.  

Immediately I started thinking of going to Oklahoma City, which is about 600 miles from where I live.

 

But then I stopped and turned to God and asked HIM: "What do YOU want me to do?"

 

The Holy Spirit brought the following concept to me:  To go there would be like stepping into a hill of fire ants ... and that my mom had all the help she needed.  

 

Both of my sisters and most of their grown children live in Oklahoma and would surely be at the hospital.  I have found that much of what they do and say is very much like the poison of fire ants, and I knew this was a warning to me of the danger of going there.  

 

I did not go to Oklahoma City to be with my mom, but I kept in touch by telephone with my dad and Michelle. 

 

Mom recovered enough to be released from the hospital a week or two later.  I spoke with her on the telephone after she returned home.   

 

She told me of the people who had come to the hospital to see her, including my sisters and their children.  I was so glad to have been spared by God from being there with them. 

Mom also told me what wonderful care she had received at the hospital and that all she had needed had been provided.  

All of this was exactly as the Holy Spirit had told me. 

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A couple years later each of my sisters called to tell me that my dad was extremely ill and not expected to live more than a couple days.  They were each on their way to be with him and told me that I needed to go there and talk with my dad as well.  

I turned to God, asking if this is what HE wanted me to do.

The Holy Spirit brought the following to me:  "You have shared everything needed with your dad.  There is no need to go there."

I told each of my sisters I would not be going, and that Dad and I have talked on the telephone many times and there was nothing more we needed to say.  They were upset with me and told me how wrong I was to not go to be with my dad.  

 

But my dad did not die at that time.  I spoke with my mom a couple weeks later.  She told me my dad was fully recovered and was out mowing the lawn!

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When my dad died in 2018, he had not been ill.  He simply died in his sleep.

After learning that he had died, I asked God if HE would somehow let me know whether my dad was born again before he died.  

A few days later I was given a dream.  In the dream my dad was my "brother", and he told me that I had always been there for him.  

I believe this dream showed that my dad was born again, my brother in Christ, and that I had done what was needed where he was concerned.

I was so grateful to God for showing me this.  

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In 2019 my mom began to sound so different when I spoke with her on the telephone.  Whereas in the past she talked a lot about what other people were doing, she now spoke of how much she was enjoying reading the Bible.  

 

One day she told me that she knew it was God who had led my dad and her to live near Michelle and Jared and how perfect this had been for them and how grateful she was to God for this.   

On 11/25/2020 I was given a dream ... In this dream my mom was standing at a small table on which were several things. She looked in good condition, standing upright and having on a nice dress. She was calmly moving some things on the table around as if putting them in order. I asked if she knew that the EMT’s (emergency medical technicians) were here to put up cameras. She said she had seen them, but didn’t know what they were doing. She just kept focused on what she was doing, putting in order the things that were in front of her, not asking questions or getting excited.

I believed I was being shown that my mom was about to die, but she was in good condition and was getting her life in order.  

 

A couple weeks later my niece, Michelle, called to tell me that my mom had been put in hospice care by her doctor.  They would simply try to keep her comfortable at home for whatever time she continued to live on this earth.  

 

I prayed about whether I should go be with my mom, whether there was anything I could do, but was not led to do this.  

 

I did send the 11/25/20 dream to Michelle and told her of the changes I had seen in Mom over the past several months showing she was born again, wanting to help Michelle with the things God had given me to help me.  As I was writing these things for Michelle,  I was reminded of the following scripture:

 

2 Corinthians 1:3-4  Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

 

A few days after sending this, my mom died.   

I was so glad that God had shown me the change in Mom's life, that she was born again before she died.  And also the dream HE had given me in late November was a help and comfort to me. 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

2 Thessalonians 3:16  Now the Lord of peace HIMSELF give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

  

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Proverbs 23:17-18  Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

 

18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

 

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Luke 22:42  (Jesus speaking) Saying, Father, if THOU be willing, remove this cup (the crucifixion) from ME: nevertheless not MY will, but THINE, be done.

 

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John 14:21-23  Jesus says ... He that hath MY commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth ME: and he that loveth ME shall be loved of MY Father, and I will love him, and will manifest MYSELF to him.

22 Judas saith unto HIM, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest THYSELF unto us, and not unto the world?

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love ME, he will keep MY words: and MY Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
 

  

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💥 Hebrews 5 (Reading through the Bible)

 

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

² Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

³ And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

⁴ And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

⁵ So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made an high priest; but HE that said unto Him, Thou art MY Son, to day have I begotten thee.

⁶ As HE saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

⁷ Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto HIM that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared;

⁸ Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered;

⁹ And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him;

¹⁰ Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

¹¹ Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

¹² For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

¹³ For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

¹⁴ But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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💥 Podcast: Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another Romans 14:19

 

(This podcast was previously published on April 20, 2022) 

 

Staying connected to God daily, second by second, as we live on this earth as we wait for the return of Jesus is critical to us.  We must take every care to God in prayer when the problem arises.  And we settle the matter with God in prayer.  For we do not know the day or hour that Jesus returns and staying connected to God through prayer like this makes us worthy to escape that which is coming upon this world.

Philippians 4:6   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Luke 21:33-36  Jesus says:  

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but MY words shall not pass away.

34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (over indulgence), and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

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.

It is that prayer that connects us to God in all the troubles and cares of this life and the connecting to God makes us accounted worthy to escape that which is coming upon this earth and causes us to stand before the Son of man.

Philippians 2:12   Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

II Corinthians 5:10-11  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.  Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

Romans 14:19  Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

2 Peter 3:14  Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.

You cannot live in peace with some people.  You know who they are.

You cannot appease devils.

You have to come away from them.

Matthew 13:44-46   Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

You cannot be around them.  When you are with them and a disturbing subject arises, take a Bible and read aloud that scripture brought to your mind by the Holy Spirit.

You will get free one way or another.  Either they will depart from you or they will believe the scripture and turn to God and be saved.

You tell them.

Don't just send them what I write.  You tell them.  They will just throw away what I say to them.  They already think I am your problem.  We both know that is not true.  God is your problem! for He has led you in His way but they are pulling you back to themselves.

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💥 Scriptures:

Psalm 33:20-22  Our soul waiteth for the Lord: HE is our help and our shield.

 

21 For our heart shall rejoice in HIM, because we have trusted in HIS holy name.

 

22 Let THY mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in THEE.

 

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Psalm 19:14  Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in THY sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 

 

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Isaiah 26:7  The way of the just is uprightness: THOU, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

 

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Psalm 37:25  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

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Isaiah 40:31  But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

 

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Galatians 6:9-10  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 

 

10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. 

 

  

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💥 Hebrews 4 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into HIS rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

² For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

³ For we which have believed do enter into rest, as HE said, As I have sworn in MY wrath, if they shall enter into MY rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

⁴ For HE spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all HIS works.

⁵ And in this place again, If they shall enter into MY rest.

⁶ Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

⁷ Again, HE limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear HIS voice, harden not your hearts. ⁸ For if Jesus had given them rest, then would HE not afterward have spoken of another day.

⁹ There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

¹⁰ For he that is entered into HIS rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

¹¹ Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

¹² For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

¹³ Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in HIS sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of HIM with whom we have to do.

¹⁴ Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

¹⁵ For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

¹⁶ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

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💥 Podcast: Most churches today are apostate for they fell away from specific scriptures

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on July 18, 2021) 

 

Comments by Joan Boney:

 

A pastor in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA), sent me an email with the following requests:

 

He would like to know this from me:

1. Your word of exhortation on today's churches.
2. How God has led you to where you live with Pam in Colorado Springs?

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E-mail to this pastor from Joan Boney:

 

7-4-2021

 

Dear Pastor:

 

First concerning the churches today in the end times.

 

I have been shown by God many things about this subject.

 

Starting in 1982, 

 

I was reading II Thessalonians 2:3-4

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (of the Lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 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.

God said to me at that time, in 1982, "The falling away are not the people leaving the church groups ... The falling away are the churches leaving the scriptures."


In 2017, God said to me the word: "restrains"  

I found this word in II Thessalonians 2  (NASB)  as follows:

6-8   And you know what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only HE who now restrains will do so until HE is removed. 8 Then that lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate with the breath of HIS mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of HIS coming;

I said to God, "Who is it that restrains antichrist?"

And instantly I knew the answer from God.

The scriptures restrain antichrist.  Jesus the Word restrains antichrist.  But many churches remove portions of scriptures and that removes "Jesus, The Word."  And when that happens antichrist moves into that church group.

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Most churches today are already antichrist for they no longer teach such things as follows:

Matthew 5:32  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.

* The divorced woman commits adultery when she remarries but her husband who divorced her will be the cause of her adultery.

* The man who marries a divorced woman commits 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.

Romans 7:2-3 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

 

I Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 

We no longer go by the Law of Moses where we sacrifice animals for sin ... But we do go by the Law of God as set forth in the New Testament Scriptures.

Mark 10 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house HIS disciples asked HIM again of the same matter.

11 And HE saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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Concerning Homosexuals & Lesbians:

Romans 1:26-28  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:

27 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.

28 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;

A homosexual or lesbian can be saved if such sees this scripture and recognizes their sin and repents and turns from sexually perverted acts.

 

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John 8 ... Jesus to woman taken in adultery ... "go ... and sin no more."

Sinners cannot continue in sins after they are enlightened, for to go back to their sins is to crucify Jesus afresh.

Hebrews 10:26-29  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

The apostle Peter says:

2 Peter 2:19-22  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

20 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.

21 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.

22 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.

Hebrews 6:4-8 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put HIM to an open shame.

7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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There is not 1 antichrist ... the apostle John tells us there are "many" antichrists.

 

I John 2:18-19  Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

 

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

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The apostle Paul speaking to the elders of the church at Ephesus:

 

Acts 20:29-30 

 

29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

 

30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

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So after the time of Paul, men started their own denominations and cast away scripture as they saw fit, and divided the body of Christ.

 

2 Peter 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

 

Antichrist in today's churches ... these apostate churches will be destroyed by Jesus when HE returns to gather the elect of God.

 

II Thessalonians 2:8  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:

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This shows you the report I have given many times on our blog, on Books on Amazon, and on our Podcasts.

 

I will send you a second email concerning how God moved me to Pam's house to live when I was 82 years old in 2019, and crippled, and in very bad physical condition. 

 

Joan

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On July 5, 2021, I sent a second email to this pastor warning him concerning his plan to build a new church building. 

 

Dear Pastor:

 

I must tell you that I have concerns about your building a new church building.

 

In my initial response to hearing you were doing this, I asked you how God showed you to do this. You did not choose to share that with me. So I have no evidence concerning whether or not your project is from God.

 

However today I was praying about this project and I was reminded of the following scripture by the Holy Spirit: 

 

Luke 17:28-29  Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 

 

And I have been reminded several times of Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

 

As a prophet I must warn you and ask you to reexamine this project through prayer and by considering these scriptures which show us the wisdom from God.   James 3:17 and Matthew 11:30

 

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.

 

Matthew 11:30 Jesus says: For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.

 

I'm just telling you my concern and what I believe is from God to you.

 

Joan Boney

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Psalm 9:9-10  The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

10 And they that know THY name will put their trust in THEE: for THOU, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek THEE.

 

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Psalm 100:1-5  (A Psalm of praise.)  Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

 

2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before HIS presence with singing.

 

3 Know ye that the LORD HE is God: it is HE that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are HIS people, and the sheep of HIS pasture.

 

4 Enter into HIS gates with thanksgiving, and into HIS courts with praise: be thankful unto HIM, and bless HIS name.

 

5 For the LORD is good; HIS mercy is everlasting; and HIS truth endureth to all generations.

 

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Proverbs 11:18  The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

 

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Psalm 90:12  So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

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Psalm 103:1  Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless HIS holy name.

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Proverbs 15:24  The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
 

  

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💥 Hebrews 3 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

² Who was faithful to HIM that appointed Him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

³ For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

⁴ For every house is builded by some man; but HE that built all things is God.

⁵ And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

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.

⁷ Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear HIS voice, ⁸ Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

⁹ When your fathers tempted ME, proved ME, and saw MY works forty years.

¹⁰ Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known MY ways.

¹¹ So I sware in MY wrath, They shall not enter into MY rest.)

¹² Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

¹³ But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

¹⁴ For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

¹⁵ While it is said, To day if ye will hear HIS voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
¹⁶ For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

¹⁷ But with whom was HE grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

¹⁸ And to whom sware HE that they should not enter into HIS rest, but to them that believed not?

¹⁹ So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

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💥 Hymn: Blessed Assurance

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1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, 
Born of His Spirit, 
washed in His blood.


Chorus:

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.


2.   Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love. 

3.   Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

v. 2  Angels descending, bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Work of Angels: Bible examples

Angels come down from heaven as commanded by God to do various works of God according to the will of God.

* An angel of the Lord told Zacharias that his wife Elisabeth would bear a son and they were to call his name John.

Luke 1:11-15    And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.  

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 

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Luke 1:39-44    Mary, who is carrying Jesus in her womb, visits her cousin, Elizabeth, who is carrying John the Baptist in her womb  ...  The baby, John the Baptist, is filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother's womb as soon as Mary with the baby Jesus enter the room ...

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:  

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.  And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?  For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

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Luke 1:16-17  ... concerning John the Baptist ...

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

And he shall go before HIM (before Jesus) in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

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* The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary to tell her she would have a son and to call His name Jesus.

Luke 1:26-38    And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,  To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.  And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name Jesus.  He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David:

And HE shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of HIS kingdom there shall be no end.

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.  

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. 

And the angel departed from her.

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* An angel told Joseph not to fear to take Mary for his wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.  

Matthew 1:18-25  Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for HE shall save His people from their sins. 

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 

Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 

And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called His name Jesus. 

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* An angel of the Lord told the shepherds that the Savior, Christ the Lord, had been born and they could find Him in a manger in Bethlehem.

Luke 2:8-15    And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.  And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.  

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

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* An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream to tell him to take Mary and Jesus and flee into Egypt and to remain in Egypt until the angel gave him word to return. 

Matthew 2:13-14  And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy Him.

When he arose, he took the young child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt

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* Later an angel told Joseph to return into the land of Israel for the ruler who wanted to kill the baby Jesus was now dead. 

Matthew 2:19-21  But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Saying, Arise, and take the young child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

And he arose, and took the young child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 

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* When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by Satan 40-days, angels ministered to Him.

Mark 1:12-13  And immediately the spirit driveth Him (Jesus) into the wilderness. 

And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto Him.

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* An angel of God moved the great stone which sealed the tomb of Jesus.

Matthew 28:2   And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

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* An angel of God came down from heaven to free Peter from prison.

Acts 12:1-11  Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

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* An angel delivered a message to the apostle Paul, telling Paul no harm would come to him and those on the ship.

Acts 27:18-25    And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.   

For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 

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Genesis 28:10-12    And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Angels descend, carrying messages from God and doing works of God.

Then angels go back to heaven where God assigns them as He wills.

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Psalm 103:20   Bless the Lord, ye His angels, that excel in strength, that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word.

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(Comments by Joan Boney ...) The night of January 10, 1980, I was asleep and awakened by a very loud trumpet-like voice which blew 3 words into my ear as follows: "Hartford, Seattle, KWJS" ... I believe this to have been an angel of God speaking to me. By this and through prayer, I came to believe God was leading me to go on radio. Within about 5 days of this word, I was broadcasting exhortations week-days on KWJS radio. Within a year I was on radio stations from NYC (Hartford) to Seattle.

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Psalm 104:4   Who maketh His angels spirits; His ministers a flaming fire:

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Exodus 23:20-25    God says:    Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for MY name (the Word) is in him.

But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

For Mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.

And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and HE shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

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Notice how angels deliver messages from God to individuals.

Angels also do great works.  It was an angel who moved the large stone from the front of the tomb of Jesus.

 
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It is not so much delighting in the fact that an angel appeared to you but rather delighting and following that word which the angel of God delivered to you.

Share the Word.

Focus on the Word.

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