Christian persecution roundup
I do not talk about this topic too much because most of the “real” persecution of believers does not begin until after the start of the Tribulation, when saints will be beheaded for converting to Christianity (Revelation 20:4). And while we have it easy in the United States, facing only the occasional discrimination, Christians in other parts of the world face death on a daily basis for their faith. Just so we don’t lose sight of what is starting to take place, here is a sampling of headlines from the past week. All except for the first one comes from the United States:
- Christian man raped, murdered for refusing to convert to Islam
- Bucknell University requires permit to hand out Bibles
- Student barred from using Christian song in talent show
- Teacher fired for keeping Bible on desk
- PBS to begin phasing out religious programming
- Lawyer warns: Christians targeted in new Hate Crimes bill
- Company sued for “abusive, harassing” letters WWJD
There will come a time when all the Christians and Jews from around the world will face death at the hands of the Antichrist (Daniel 7:21; Matthew 24:9; Revelation 13:7, 20:4; Mark 13:9, plus many others). Stunningly, many will die after being reported to the authorities by their own spouses, parents, children, and siblings (Mark 13:12-13; Luke 21:16). That notion becomes very believable when one reads the headlines and realizes that the natural love among families is eroding away. In the past few days we have seen a slew of horrific stories to this affect, such as the mother who broadcast the sexual assault of her 5-year old daughter live on the Internet, and the mom who set her daughter on fire in a voodoo ritual.
Specifically to the United States, America will continue to remove God from society (Isaiah 18:2, 7; Jeremiah 50:11, 24, 29, 31, 32). As with every nation that follows a like path, this will cause God to reign holy judgment upon the land (Jeremiah 50:14, 28, 29; 51:24).
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