Sign Seven-
Mat 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted, and shall kill you
Sign Eight-
Mat 24:9 ...and ye shall be hated of all nations for
my name's sake.
Christ followers
afflicted, killed, hated?
Read the following--
'Persecution of
Christians can be traced historically from the time of Jesus in the first
century to the present time.[1] Early Christians were persecuted for their
faith at the hands of both Jews from whose religion Christianity arose and the
Roman Empire which controlled much of the land across which early Christianity
was distributed. Early in the fourth century, the religion was legalized by the
Edict of Milan, and it eventually became the State church of the Roman Empire.
By no means was that the end of the persecution. Michael Gaddis wrote:
Christian
missionaries as well as the neophytes that they converted to Christianity have
been the target of persecution, many times to the point of being martyred for
their faith.
There is also a
history of individual Christian denominations suffering persecution at the
hands of other Christians under the charge of heresy, particularly during the
16th century Protestant Reformation.
In the 20th century,
Christians have been persecuted by various groups, and by atheistic states such
as the USSR and North Korea. The Christian missionary organisation Open Doors
(UK) estimates 100 million Christians face persecution, particularly in Muslim-dominated
countries such as Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.[3][4] They also face
persecution in atheistic states like North Korea in which there is no religious
freedom.[5] A recent study, cited by the Vatican, reported that 75 out of every
100 people killed due to religious hatred were Christian.[6][7]'
Pasted from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians>
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Headlines-
Pasted
from <http://www.persecution.org/>
Rights groups urged
the world to pressure Burma to end a crackdown on ethnic and religious
minorities after government troops reportedly killed and raped dozens of mainly
Christian civilians while burning hundreds of churches and homes.
The Freedom From
Religion Foundation is suing the U.S. Treasury Department to remove "In
God We Trust" from all its currency.
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Are Christ followers
hated, afflicted, killed? It's a fact.
And historically
they've been persecuted continuously, even by their supposed own.
God's people, His
true followers have always been persecuted and will continue to be persecuted
until our Savior returns.
Maybe you aren't
personally openly HATED, AFFLICTED, or in danger of being KILLED, but many are.
You are HATED by
Satan and all Satan's followers, don't forget that. We tend to forget that we
are hated when truthfully we are
constantly under a barrage of hatred from unseen spiritual forces that are busy
influencing our lives negatively any way they can.
We are hated.
We are truly hated
by men and women around the world who steadfastly hate ALL Christ
followers. Your winning personality here
in the land of the free, would win you NOTHING in another country dominated by
those whose faith tells them to HATE all Christ followers.
The signs are true.
The signs are real.
The signs are here
for us to take NOTE of, often, and realize that we are living in prophecies
fulfilled, signs fulfilled, signs that MUST make us realize that EVERY day we
need to be growing closer to our SAVIOR, every day is ONE day closer to our
LORD'S return. PRAISE GOD!
All in HIS LOVE!
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