Monday, March 25, 2013

Signs Pt 11


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]'


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Headlines-



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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