Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
When we see things, through God's view, we are lightened and greatly helped.
I was troubled about what I was seeing in the churches where scripture was twisted and eliminated and pastors who were doing this did not repent. Then God gave me one word, restraint.
Then I understood what was happening and the reason these pastor's did not repent.
This was the end-time apostasy that I was seeing. In this apostasy, God turns these pastors who change scripture over to a reprobate mind. It says in II Thessalonians 2 that God will send them a strong delusion because they refused the love of the truth which is the scripture that they might be saved.
II Thessalonians 2:10-12 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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That which had troubled me for so many years was the apostasy that was ordained to come into the churches before Jesus returned.
This apostasy basically sets up the return of Jesus. We see by the following scripture that Jesus could not return unless this apostasy came first. It is all a part of God's plan for the end and sets up the wrath of God which will come upon the world at the end.
II Thessalonians 2 NASB 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, 4 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.
When I saw this, I knew they would not correct themselves because this was the end-time apostasy which had to happen before the return of Jesus.
But it freed me to know this. I was freed from fretting over them, from anger because they would not repent, for I now saw the delusion they were living under was from God, therefore they could not return to scripture.
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Some people see through their own eyes, seeing by what they want to happen.
But when we see through God's eyes, we are freed from much needless suffering.
If we think this world is going to get better, we will become discouraged when we see things getting worse.
But if we understand, by the Bible and by the Spirit of God, that things will get worse before Jesus returns, then we are helped by the truth of God.
II Timothy 3:13-16
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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The righteousness we so desire will occur in the new heaven and the new earth after this present heaven and earth have been destroyed by God.
II Peter 3 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
This present heaven and earth will be destroyed by God.
II Peter 3 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.
We, who belong to God, will be taken from this present earth to the new Jerusalem which is created by God.
The apostle John described it for us as follows:
Revelation 21:1-5 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God HIMSELF shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God HIMSELF shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
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When we see through God's eyes, we rest in Him as we live on this present earth, knowing HE will take us to the new Jerusalem, where righteousness only dwells.
Neither is there any reason for us to fret over things when we see them getting worse, for we can see by scripture this is what will happen.
As we see the evil increase we know we are closer to the return of Jesus and the judgment of God whereby we are removed from this present earth.
So we focus on God and on keeping ourselves in peace even in the midst of the trouble by diligence to pray over everything that troubles us and depend constantly on God for HIS Wisdom as we live on this present earth.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
God will work it all out for us.
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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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