Post by Daniel on May 5, 2015 8:33:14 GMT -5
by: Howard Green
May 4, 2015
The ongoing persecution of Christians has been a sad reality in many parts of the world. Brutality at the hand of those who want to extinguish Christians, state sanctioned violence, and Islamic extremists all play a sad role. Persecution has been something Christians here tend to dismiss as an ‘over there’ issue. I firmly believe there is a trend being established in the Western world. It’s subtle in nature, but if you are carefully watching what is going on in media, entertainment, government, and sadly some ministries…..you will discern that the tide of public opinion is rapidly turning against true Bible believing Christians. It is time for followers of Jesus to get ready for persecution in the West.
To be certain, unlike us….our brothers and sisters are facing severe persecution in many parts of the world. Beatings, starvation, beheadings, and burned homes & churches are everyday life for them. I want to ask you to stand in prayer for them because they have placed everything on the line for faith in Jesus. They are family and we are called to support each other. Our ministry resource page has a link to Voice of the Martyrs and other ministries to help persecuted Christians around the world. If you want to help, please click here.
Before we dig in, I want to make a quick distinction about timing. One thing I firmly abhor is date setting and making ridiculous unbiblical predictions about last days events. When I say that persecution is coming, I’m referring to the hate and actions of a godless world against Christians….not to the persecution that will certainly take place during the last half of Daniel’s 70th week under antichrist. Having made that distinction, it’s worth noting that the spirit of antichrist is already at work even now, and this growing Christian persecution is certainly an indicator of the nearness of the Lord’s return and may very well be setting the stage for end time persecution.
John 15:18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.
In the past few weeks….Franklin Graham, Todd Starnes, and others have been warning us about the coming persecution.
continue reading
concerningthetimes.com/get-ready-for-persecution-in-the-west/
May 4, 2015
The ongoing persecution of Christians has been a sad reality in many parts of the world. Brutality at the hand of those who want to extinguish Christians, state sanctioned violence, and Islamic extremists all play a sad role. Persecution has been something Christians here tend to dismiss as an ‘over there’ issue. I firmly believe there is a trend being established in the Western world. It’s subtle in nature, but if you are carefully watching what is going on in media, entertainment, government, and sadly some ministries…..you will discern that the tide of public opinion is rapidly turning against true Bible believing Christians. It is time for followers of Jesus to get ready for persecution in the West.
To be certain, unlike us….our brothers and sisters are facing severe persecution in many parts of the world. Beatings, starvation, beheadings, and burned homes & churches are everyday life for them. I want to ask you to stand in prayer for them because they have placed everything on the line for faith in Jesus. They are family and we are called to support each other. Our ministry resource page has a link to Voice of the Martyrs and other ministries to help persecuted Christians around the world. If you want to help, please click here.
Before we dig in, I want to make a quick distinction about timing. One thing I firmly abhor is date setting and making ridiculous unbiblical predictions about last days events. When I say that persecution is coming, I’m referring to the hate and actions of a godless world against Christians….not to the persecution that will certainly take place during the last half of Daniel’s 70th week under antichrist. Having made that distinction, it’s worth noting that the spirit of antichrist is already at work even now, and this growing Christian persecution is certainly an indicator of the nearness of the Lord’s return and may very well be setting the stage for end time persecution.
John 15:18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.
In the past few weeks….Franklin Graham, Todd Starnes, and others have been warning us about the coming persecution.
continue reading
concerningthetimes.com/get-ready-for-persecution-in-the-west/