Building your house on the word from God

A man who says he is a Christian but does not act in a manner suitable for a Christian

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Recently I met a man who identified himself to me as being a Christian but then he said something very inappropriate for a Christian to say.
 
When I got home, God reminded me of this situation although I tried to ignore it when this man was speaking.
 
By being reminded, I felt God was showing me to bring proper correction to this man.
 
I presented the following to him.
 
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6-11-2024
 
Twice today when we were leaving, you made a comment telling us to be good.(Implying that we might be planning to go out and do evil.)
 
I tried not to hear what you said .... later I was reminded of what you said as a "joke" and knew it was God by the Holy Spirit reminding me of this.
 
As a Christian, I would caution you about doing this.  For none of us who are really Christians are planning to do evil ... far from it!  We want to follow God doing good by the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
 
I'm very cautious about saying such things as, "Have a good day" to a stranger because he might be going out to do evil and I don't want to encourage him in evil doing and become a part of his evil.
 
2 John v. 8-11
 
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
 
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
 
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
 
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
 
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See how serious this is in the eyes of God.
 
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I'm glad you asked us to pray for your wife and that you told us about the seriousness of the health problem.  This gave God opportunity to share with her and you.
 
If you don't feel you are born again, I will suggest you ask God to cause you to be born again by HIS Spirit.
 
I want both you and your wife to be helped!  And I feel God definitely wants to help you and her.
 
Sincerely,
 
Joan Boneyapostle/prophet of Jesus Christ
 
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I was born again in 1975 when God said to me:  "Joan, you know all those mistakes you've been making all these years?  Those weren't mistakes.  Those were sins."
 
I was horrified.  SINS ... but I thought those were mistakes.
 
Immediately God caused me to be born again.
 
A few nights after this, I was asleep in the night.  I was transported into heaven where I was with God and Christ and the Holy Spirit.  (I saw no images it was just a spiritual experience.)  I was at that time "merged" into the body of Jesus, made "one" with the word of God, God and the Holy Spirit witnessing.
 
A few nights later, I was taken a 2nd time into heaven in the night and the exact same thing happened again.
 
I didn't know what it meant.
 
I came to know a year or so later that I was called by God as an apostle & prophet to work in those ministries in the church.
 
apostles: work with an anointing from God to deal with the Holy Bible scriptures and bring the church back to correct doctrines by the Bible.
 
prophets: deliver messages from God such as I have done with you and your wife today.
 
Ephesians 4  (Ministeries of the New Testament Church)
 
8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
 
11-12 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:
 
(This man appeared to receive the correction.  Two days after I delivered it in writing, he called me and seemed to appreciate what I left for him.  When God shows us to correct someone, it is a chance for them to make change.  I believe I always do this.  I certainly try to.)
 
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Praying for those in authority as God says to do

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The apostle Paul says:   I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
 
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
 
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
 
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
 
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;  (I Timothy 2)
 
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When I heard Donald Trump say on TV:  "It is sometimes good to take vengeance on your political enemies."
 
The Holy Spirit brought to my mind:  "Vengeance is MINE sayeth the Lord.  I will repay,"  (Hebrews 10:30-31)  For we know HIM that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto ME, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge HIS people. 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
 
The Holy Spirit showed me by reminding me of this scripture that vengeance is not a good thing in the sight of God.
 
And I remembered that the scripture in I Timothy 2 says pray for those in authority.
 
Instead of allowing myself to be puffed up against Mr. Trump, this time I began to pray for God to show Mr. Trump God's truth concerning vengeance.
 
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The apostle Paul says: If we think we know anything, we know nothing as we ought to know

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Corinthians 8:2   And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 
 
Comments by Joan Boney:
 
I find this scripture helpful in keeping my own flesh under control.
 
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Be not a scorner over other people's foolishness, making fun of them, being puffed up in yourself

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
I believe Jesus comes soon to remove us from this earth and judge us before the judgment seat of God.
 
I am interested in cleaning myself up through God and through doing Bible as led by God as much as possible now before Jesus returns.   I pray and read Bible to make adjustments.
 
Prayer:
 
Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 
 
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scorner:  puffed up in yourself; considering others foolish and making fun of others; ridiculing others for what they say or do
 
Psalm 1
 
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
 
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.
 
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
 
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
 
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
 
6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
 
Do the word of God.  DO the scripture.
 
Here is a scripture you can use today to practice.
 
Do you have any fear?  Do you have any dread?  Do you have any concern?
 
List those fears and dreads and concerns.
 
One by one take each fear, dread, concern to God and do this scripture.
 
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.
  
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Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. (Philippians 2:4)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Love is caring about the other person, even a stranger.  Wanting that person to have the best thing possible for him or her.
 
Do you care about those people?  really care?
 
Luke 10
 
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
 
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
 
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
 
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
 
34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
 
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
 
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
 
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
 
Is this the way we live?  Like the man who helped? Or do we try not to see?
 
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For years, there were some scriptures I couldn't do but now God is making it possible for me to begin to do these scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Matthew 5  (Jesus says)
 
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
 
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
 
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for HE maketh HIS sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
 
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 
 
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Are you better off now, spiritually speaking, than in previous years?

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Do you care more now about the well being of other people than you did in previous years?  If so, you love more now.
 
Do you love other people more than yourself now than in previous years?
 
Do you care about the well being of strangers more now than in previous years?
 
All these signs are "love".
 
It is God WHO teaches us to love.
 
Has your love for strangers grown more than in years past?
 
Do you make an effort now to inquire into the well being of neighbors and acquaintances?
 
Do you go out of your way to communicate with others?
 
When people come to your property to do work, are you truly interested in their well being?
 
By these things you can measure your spiritual growth. 
 
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I John 3:18
 
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
 
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Going forward into the end times

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The apostle Peter tells us to be diligent to keep ourselves in peace, without spot, and blameless.  (2 Peter 3:14)
 
Trouble will happen.  We will be misunderstood (often while trying to help another person).
 
Devils are rampant in the end time because they know their time is short.  (Rev. 12:12)
 
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Comments by Joan Boney:
 
When I "brush" against this world or religious people, I often pray the following over myself.
 
Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
 
I know words from people of this world or religious spirits in people often say things that are not compatible with that which God has said to me and I don't want any of those words to stick to my heart and cause me to depart from what God has told me.
 
So I call on God for cleansing of my heart and spirit by praying for God's help by praying the above scripture.
 
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 In 1975, after I was born again, God told me to "Get out of debt and stay out of debt." (With God's help, I did that.)
 
Being in debt is a very hard yoke and a way of this world, and is not a way of God.
 
Romans 13:8  Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
 
Deuteronomy 28  
 
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all HIS commandments ... that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:  2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
 
7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
 
9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto Himself, as HE hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in HIS ways.
 
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
 
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
 
12 The LORD shall open unto thee HIS good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
 
13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God ... to observe and to do them:
 
14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
 
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From the time I got out of debt in 1975, I never went back into debt and continue debt free at this time.  I paid cash for houses, cars, and all things.  If I did not have the money to pay for a house, I just continued living in an apartment which I could pay for.  This was unwise to the thinking of this world, but I did what God told me to do.  "Stay out of debt."  (God made ways for me to pay cash to build 4 houses between 1985 and 2002.)  God also made ways for me to be able to pay cash for each car I purchased between 1985 and 2023.  My dad gave me my cars while he was living.  He died in 1978.
 
Proverbs 21:30  There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD (against the Word).
 
I Corinthians 2:14   But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
 
So as God said to me: "Get out of debt and stay out of debt."
 
This is the way I live. 
 
This causes me to be the head and not the tail.
 
This allows me to "bless" the workers who come to the house to do repairs.
 
This allows me to "bless" our church people also as I am led by God.  
 
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I believe things are coming which will cause us to need to dig deeper into our cave (into our house).  The Covid period of 2020 is similar to what I think we will need to do.
 
I believe God has shown me to place in my house things that are joyful to me, think that make me smile, things that make me laugh.
 
(I think God continually that I have this opportunity to live in the home of another person of real faith in God.)
 
Ecclesiastes 4:12  And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
 
I insist on paying Pam Padgett $1000 a month for my bedroom/office expenses.  She didn't want to take any money but I insisted.  She can use the money for upkeep of the property and I don't own any property, having no upkeep at age 86. This gives both of us more money.
 
Neither of us have any debt.  Pam's house is fully paid.  The car is fully paid.
 
Each of us have a goal of living godly lives in Christ Jesus, living out our lives on this earth as pleases God.  Finding God's will in the various issues and doing what God shows us to so.  (I'm 86.  Pam is 68. Pam is a retired computer programmer from Fed Ex and does all the technical work for blog, books with Amazon, and Podcasts.)  We are the same Spirit in God. So if we do disagree, we both pray for God to bring us to agreement and God does that.
 
Ephesians 4:3   Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
 
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Paul says: Examine yourself

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
2 Corinthians 13:5  Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
 
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Comments by Joan Boney:
 
Most people today say they are Christian in USA.  But they go on speaking worldly things to me and I see no evidence of Christ in them.
 
Church going people are especially worldly this way.
 
It is the end time and antichrist in the churches.
 
Here is how you see if the church you are attending is one of the antichrist churches.
 
Matthew 5:32 (Jesus says)  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.
 
Does your church teach this?
 
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Prove all things by the New Testament Bible. (I Thess. 5:21 & Romans 12:2)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
I Thessalonians 5:21  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
 
Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
 
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Comments by Joan Boney:
 
After I was born again on August 5, 1975, I had a strong desire to read the Bible and to structure my life by that which God said in the New Testament Bible. I would read the Bible to see what I should do in this life.  And I often found scripture which showed me what to do.
 
The rule book for the New Testament Church is the New Testament Bible.
 
By the scriptures in the New Testament Bible we see how we should treat other people.
 
Life is no longer just about ourselves, but also about our family, friends, neighbors and even about strangers.
 
Do we really care about other people?  About those people who can't repay us?
 
Are those poor people important in our minds?  Are we interested in their well being on this earth?
 
Luke 6:32   For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
 
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
 
34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
 
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
 
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
 
Do we pray for those who seek to take vengeance on others thinking vengeance is good and have no idea how evil their actions really are?
 
Or do we scorn and hate them?
 
Don't we want to build our house on the Word of God?
 
1 Timothy 2
 
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
 
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
 
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
 
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
 
6 WHO gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
 
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In the days of Jonah, God spared Ninevah because God said the people of Nineval didn't know their right hand from their left.
 
Today people in high places are very proud.  Often they think themselves to be very wise and have no idea what they "preach" is evil.
God is saying to us, Pray for your rulers and those that be in charge, that you will be able to live in peace.
 
Jonah 4  (God said to Jonah)
 
10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
 
11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
 
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Jacob and the children of Israel in Egypt

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 47
 
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
 
2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
 
3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
 
4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
 
5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
 
6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
 
7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
 
8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
 
9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
 
10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
 
11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
 
12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
 
13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
 
14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
 
15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
 
16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
 
17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
 
18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
 
19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
 
20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
 
21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
 
22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
 
23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
 
24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
 
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
 
26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
 
27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
 
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
 
29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
 
30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
 
31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
 
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Joseph reveals himself to his bothers. Jacob comes down into Egypt to see his son Joseph.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 45
 
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
 
2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
 
3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
 
4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
 
5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
 
6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
 
7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
 
8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and HE hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
 
9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
 
10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
 
11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
 
12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
 
13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
 
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14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
 
15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
 
16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
 
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17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
 
18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
 
19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
 
20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
 
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21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
 
22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
 
23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
 
24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
 
25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
 
26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.
 
27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
 
28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. 
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

The children of Israel return a second time to Israel and the land of Canaan

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 44
 
And he (Joseph) commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.  (This is the 2nd time Joseph has done this.)
 
2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest (Benjamin), and his corn money. And he (the steward) did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
 
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3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
 
4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?  5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
 
6 And he (Joseph's steward) overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
 
7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
 
8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
 
9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
 
10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
 
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11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
 
12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
 
13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
 
14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
 
15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
 
16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
 
17 And he (Joseph) said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
 
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18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
 
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
 
20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
 
21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
 
22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
 
23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
 
24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
 
25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
 
26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
 
27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
 
28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
 
29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
 
30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
 
31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
 
32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
 
33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
 
34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Jacob sends the children of Israel into Egypt a second time for food

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 43
 
And the famine was sore in the land.
 
2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
 
3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
 
4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
 
5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
 
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6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
 
7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
 
8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
 
9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
 
10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
 
11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
 
12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
 
13 Take also your brother (Benjamin), and arise, go again unto the man:
 
14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
 
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15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
 
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
 
17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
 
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18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
 
19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
 
20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
 
21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
 
22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
 
23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
 
24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
 
25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
 
26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.  (2nd dream God gave Joseph.  Genesis 37 9-11 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
 
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Genesis 43
 
27 And he (Joseph) asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
 
28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
 
29 And he (Joseph) lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he (Joseph) said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
 
30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
 
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
 
32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
 
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
 
34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Jacob sends the 10 brother's of Joseph down into Egypt to buy food during the famine

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 42
 
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
 
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
 
3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
 
4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
 
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5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
 
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
 
(Fulfills dream: Genesis 37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.)
 
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Genesis 42
 
7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
 
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
 
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
 
10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
 
11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
 
12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
 
13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
 
14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
 
15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
 
16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
 
17 And he put them all together into ward (prison) three days.
 
18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
 
19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
 
20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
 
21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
 
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
 
23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
 
24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
 
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25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
 
26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
 
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
 
28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
 
29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
 
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
 
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
 
32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
 
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
 
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
 
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
 
36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
 
37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
 
38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

God arranges circumstances the children of Israel into Egypt during the famine

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 42
 
1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
 
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
 
3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
 
4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
 
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5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
 
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
 
(Dream:  Joseph's brothers bowed down before Joseph. Genesis 37:5-7 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.)
 
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7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
 
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
 
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
 
10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
 
11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
 
12 And he (Joseph) said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
 
13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
 
14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: 15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.  16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
 
17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
 
18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:  20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. 
 
And they did so.
 
21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
 
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
 
23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
 
24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
 
25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
 
26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
 
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
 
28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
 
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29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
 
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
 
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
 
32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
 
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
 
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
 
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
 
36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
 
37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
 
38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
 
(But the famine was great and long and they ran out of food again.)
 
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"A Railer": Dealing with disobedience inside the church

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
There is a woman in our church group who has been revealed by God to me as being a railer.
 
God lists a railer as being a sin like the sin of fornication and drunkenness.
 
A railer is a person who does not control his tongue but lashes out at another person who offends him by giving him godly correction.  
 
A railer can also be a political person who has learned to hate the other political party and rails out against individuals in that party to others.
 
The dictionary definition of "railer" is ... a reproachful man; a man of coarse, harsh, and bitter words; a man who speaks in such a way to abuse others, vilify their character, and wound their feelings; one who strikes out verbally at others 
 
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God speaks about railing in the following scripture.  The apostle Paul says
 
1 Corinthians 5:11 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 idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
 
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The apostle James says
 
James 1:26  If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 
 
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Another important scripture on this subject of dealing with disobedience in the church is:
 
Titus 3:10-11 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 
 
(heretick: one who refuses to submit himself to the power of God, thus failing to conform to specific scripture in the Holy Bible.)
 
11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
 
subverted:
to undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
 
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A minister beareth not the sword in vain:
 
Romans 13
 
1  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
 
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
 
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
 
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
 
5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
 
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I Corinthians 5:13   But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
 
(Paul is telling us it will not work to pray for or counsel that born again person for he already has the heart of God and Holy Spirit of God but chooses to do wicked things done by this world.  He has not conformed his actions to scripture so he cannot be counseled by scripture which he has already seen and rejected by continuing in the way of this world while being born again.)
 
Hebrews 10:26  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
 
We put him away from us, not keeping company with him, turning him over to Satan that his flesh may be destroyed that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
I Corinthians 5:5 
 
Showing him to be unworthy due to his unchristian actions wherein he continues.
 
After we are born again, we must not sin willfully.  We learn to conform to Holy Scripture and overcome our natural flesh by choosing to yield to the power of scripture in the issues of this life.
 
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This podcast is a verbal letter which I recorded for the woman in our group who was revealed to me to be a railer.  
  
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Pharaoh dreams dreams. God gives Joseph the interpretation of the dreams. Joseph is placed as 2nd in command over all Egypt.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
God has a way to deal with the problem.
 
After Joseph was placed in the prison dungeon, God gave dreams which cause Joseph to be released from prison and promoted to 2nd in the land of Egypt.
 
God gives Pharaoh two troubling dreams.
 
Genesis 41
 
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
 
2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine (cows) and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
 
3 And, behold, seven other kine (cows) came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
 
4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine (cows) did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine (cows). So Pharaoh awoke.
 
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5 And he (Pharaoh) slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
 
6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
 
7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
 
(dreams are from God)
 
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8 And it came to pass in the morning that his (Pharaoh's) spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
 
9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
 
10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
 
11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
 
12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
 
13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
 
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14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
 
15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
 
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
 
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
 
18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine (cows), fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
 
19 And, behold, seven other kine (cows) came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
 
20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine (cows) did eat up the first seven fat kine (cows):
 
21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
 
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Pharaoh's second dream:
 
22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
 
23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
 
24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
 
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God gives the interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams to Joseph:
 
25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what HE is about to do.
 
26 The seven good kine (cows) are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
 
27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine (cows) that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
 
28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do HE  sheweth unto Pharaoh.
 
29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
 
30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
 
31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
 
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
 
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33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
 
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
 
35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
 
36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
 
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37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
 
38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
 
39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
 
40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
 
41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
 
42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
 
43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
 
44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
 
45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
 
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. 
 
(Joseph was 17 when he was brought down into Egypt and sold as a slave.)
 
And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
 
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47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
 
48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
 
49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
 
50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
 
51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
 
52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
 
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53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
 
54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
 
55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
 
56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
 
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
 
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Joseph wrongly imprisioned and forgotten and left in prison 2 more years when the chief butler forgot Joseph

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 40
 
1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
 
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
 
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
 
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
 
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
 
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
 
7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
 
8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
 
(Joseph is saying:  Dreams are from God and God will give us the interpretation.)
 
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9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
 
10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
 
11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
 
12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
 
13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
 
14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
 
15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
 
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16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
 
17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
 
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
 
19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
 
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
 
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
 
22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
 
23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
 
(But the chief butler forgot Joseph and Joseph continued in the prison dungeon for 2 full years more.)
 
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In Egypt, Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Genesis 39
 
1  And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
 
2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
 
3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
 
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he (Potiphar, the captain of the guard) had he put into his (Joseph's) hand. 
 
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5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
 
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
 
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
 
8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
 
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
 
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10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
 
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
 
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
   
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13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
 
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
 
15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
 
16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
  
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17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
 
18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
 
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
 
20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
 
21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
 
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22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
 
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
 
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Genesis 37 / The story of Joseph

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Joseph's brothers sell Joseph into slavery:
 
Genesis 37
 
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
 
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
 
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
 
4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
 
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
 
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
 
7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
 
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
 
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9 And he (Joseph) dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
 
10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
 
11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
 
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And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
 
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. 
 
And he said to him, Here am I.
 
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
 
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
 
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
 
17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
 
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18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
 
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
 
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
 
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
 
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
 
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
 
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
 
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
 
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26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
 
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
 
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28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
 
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
 
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
 
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
 
32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
 
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
 
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
 
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
 
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. 
 
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Taking revenge on another person because you are able to do so is against Bible

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
If a person does harm against another person because he is able to harm the other person, this is an action against the Bible.
 
A man became angry with me in the 1990 's and thought to harm me by asking the USA Internal Revenue Service to investigate me.
 
The brothers of Joseph sold him into slavery and caused Joseph to be taken into bondage into Egypt.  God caused Joseph to rise in Egypt to second in command of the entire nation by giving Pharaoh a dream and giving Joseph the interpretation of the dream.
 
By being second to Pharaoh, Joseph was able to feed his father and the brothers who had sold him to slavery.  A famine came and God showed Joseph what to do which saved the people of Egypt and saved even his own father and 11 brothers who were in the midst of famine.
 
Joseph said to his brothers:  "Ye meant it for evil ... but God turned it for good."
 
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When Jesus returns and awakens the dead in Christ and removes the elect of God from this present earth

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Jesus says:
 
Matthew 24
 
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
 
31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
 
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When we die, our spirit leaves this physical body and God gives us a new spiritual body for eternal life

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The new spiritual body:
 
I Corinthians 15
 
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
 
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
 
(John 4:24  God is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth.)
 
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
 
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed,
 
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
 
(Blink ... that is how fast we will be changed out of these physical bodies and given our new spiritual body ... where we will have no pain, no sorrow, no death for we no longer have this flesh, but now will have spiritual bodies in the image of God and Jesus.)
 
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
 
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
 
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At the end, we are gathered by Jesus into the air to be taken to the new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth only righteousness

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
I Thessalonians 4
 
13  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead) , that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
 
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM.
 
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (go before) them which are asleep (dead).
 
16 For the Lord HIMSELF shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
 
7 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
 
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
 
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