keep the crown of life in Christ , dwell on holy things of God !!
to remove the crown of thorns [demons harm earthly weaknesses ] , we MUST take up our cross and follow Jesus into the narrow path that leads to Life hidden in HIM and die to this world ,
so the Life in Christ becomes a living Word working in you .
The Crown of Life is referred to in James 1:12 & Revelation 2:10; it is bestowed upon "those who persevere under trials."
Jesus references this crown when he tells the Church in Smyrna[ Biblical the meaning of the name Smyrna is: Myrrh.] to "not be afraid of what you are about to suffer...Be faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life."
the gold [crown of life ] is truth and living things , holy things , that sets us free from bondage and death , the last enemy , the proof we are his children and demons fear , the frankincense and myrrh is the prayers and supplications as a strong and beautiful aroma unto the LORDS GLORY ,and high praise being the gifts we give back to GOD though suffering making us perfected /completed in Christ and ALIVE TO GOD and dead to the world .
Rev 4 "Holy, Holy, Holy,
is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!"
9And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
11"You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for You created all things;
by Your will they exist, and came to be."
we are made as becoming living creatures !!,. the new creatures in Christ ! conceived of the Holy Spirit those holy things giving God the glory and the heavens rejoice ALIVE TO GOD !!!!!!!
2 Corinthians 5:17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
17 Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new creation. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.
I do believe this is why Paul said those that are alive and remain , he included himself will always be with the LORD !! 1 Thessalonians 4:17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
17 Then we who are alive will join them, transported together in clouds to have an encounter with the Lord in the air, and we will be forever joined with the Lord.
Going boldly before the throne of grace is GODS MERCY SEAT when Paul spoke this without being able to speak of the cherubims of glory in Hebrews 9:5
rev 4 John's Vision of the Throne Room
4 Then suddenly, after I wrote down these messages, I saw a heavenly portal open before me, and the same trumpet-voice I heard speaking with me at the beginning broke the silence and said, "Ascend into this realm! I want to reveal to you what must happen after this."
2 Instantly I was taken into the spirit realm, and behold—I saw a heavenly throne set in place and someone seated upon it. 3 His appearance was sparkling like crystal and glowing like a carnelian gemstone. Surrounding the throne was a circle of green light, like an emerald rainbow.
4 Encircling the great throne were twenty-four thrones with elders in glistening white garments seated upon them, each wearing a golden crown of victory.
5 And pulsing from the throne were blinding flashes of lightning, crashes of thunder, and voices. And burning before the throne are seven blazing torches, which represent the seven Spirits of God. 6 And in front of the throne there was pavement like a crystal sea of glass.
Worship around the Throne
Around the throne and on each side stood four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind.
7 The first living creature resembled a lion, the second an ox, the third had a human face, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings, full of eyes all around and under their wings. They worshiped without ceasing, day and night, singing,
"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty!
The Was, the Is, and the Coming!"
9 And whenever the living creatures gave glory, honor, and thanks to the One who is enthroned and who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fell facedown before the one seated on the throne and they worshiped the one who lives forever and ever. And they surrendered their crowns before the throne, singing:
11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory, honor, and power,
for you created all things,
and by your plan they were created and exist."
BELIEVE with all my heart this is true .....
Quote from: rosered on March 22, 2019, 12:23:50 PM
2 Instantly I was taken into the spirit realm,
Where we will be permanently in the glorious future!!!
Amen! ..And the spirit realm is coming (back?) to Earth! :banana:
I love this "commentary" on biblehub.com -
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THE FINAL REGENERATION.—ALL THINGS NEW: NEW HEAVENS; NEW EARTH; NEW JERUSALEM (Revelation 21:1 to Revelation 22:5).
-- 2 Peter 3:12,13 (lof?)
..not to be confused with the kingdom arriving with Jesus at His visible return (2 Peter 3:10,11 (lof?):
Isaiah:2:2-4
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it...
Daniel 2:44
(the 'rock' thrown at the feet of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream statue)
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and
it shall stand for ever.
Revelation 21:1-5 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
"21 And I saw a new heaven and
a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea" (that separates?) "is not any more;
2 and I, John, saw the holy city -- new Jerusalem -- coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;
3 and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them -- their God,
4 and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'
5 And He who is sitting upon the throne said, `Lo, new I make ALL things; and He saith to me, `Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'"
Quote from: marie glen on March 22, 2019, 05:16:05 PM
..not to be confused with the kingdom arriving with Jesus at His visible return (2 Peter 3:10,11 (lof?):
Amen! There is to be MUCH correction of mankind; not a 5 minute job.
The great White THRONE an unlimited period of time of correction.
THEN the last thing to be done away with is death.
Quote from: marie glen on March 22, 2019, 05:16:05 PM
Revelation 21:1-5 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
"21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea" (that separates?) "is not any more;
Something new has NEVER been before; literal changes AFTER all the correction/changes to our being, residence, values....
WOW!!! No wonder Paul pushes on to the coming ages.
Bless you Sister. These are the awesome positives which inspire.
I BELIEVE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD and a shout out to the power of GODS LOVE & GRACE towards us all by the covering blood of the LAMB OF GODS OWN DOING . .
while we were yet sinners Christ died for ALL sinners by nature, bearing the old corruptible /carnal /animal like nature
though mankind's existence from the beginning .by which the serpent still does lie against GODS TRUTH !
I see the serpent as the killer of life in Christ though the lies multiplied [works of the devil] spread as a cancer , killing hope and faith in God against the Resurrection /NAMLY JESUS CHRIST ... .
I still am convinced as long as the DAY OF THE LORD IS '' TODAY '' , the daily sacrifice , once for all time ....... Hebrews 10
8 First he said, "Multiple burnt-offerings and sin-offerings cannot satisfy your justice" (even though the law required them to be offered).
9 And then he said, "God, I will be the One to go and do your will." So by being the sacrifice that removes sin, he abolishes animal sacrifices and replaces that entire system with the new covenant. 10 By God's will we have been purified and made holy once and for all through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus, the Messiah!
11 Yet every day priests still serve, ritually offering the same sacrifices again and again—sacrifices that can never take away sin's guilt. 12 But when this Priest had offered the one supreme sacrifice for sin for all time he sat down on a throne at the right hand of God, 13 waiting until all his whispering enemies are subdued and turn into his footstool. 14 And by his one perfect sacrifice he made us perfectly holy and complete for all time!
15 The Holy Spirit confirms this to us by this Scripture, for the Lord says,
16 "Afterwards, I will give them this covenant: I will embed my laws into their hearts and fasten my Word to their thoughts."
When we receive the mind of Christ [to do Gods will and desires ] everything else will come as planned .
Paul says it starts with us , back than considered himself ALIVE and would remain 1 Thess 5 the DAY OF THE LORD
is today as an EVER PRESENCE of resting in and on us , doing the greater works because HE IS WITH THE FATHER .
This is an exciting time and revelation that I will shout from the roof tops about GODS GLORY IN THE EARTH .