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“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will
kill you, and you will be hated by all nations
because of My name (Matthew 24:9).”
Sign #7Persecution
Tribulation Hatred Death
N.T. meaning:• betrayal • imprisonment• secular court trials• fines
N.T. meaning:• detest• pursue with hatred• malicious &
unjustifiable feelings
N.T. meaning:• to murder• to kill one’s
spiritual life
There are 3 Levels of Persecution
that Followers of Messiah Jesus Will
Face:
Followers of Messiah have
always endured tribulations.
But in the West, things are
heating up. Take a look at 3
examples of tribulations
that have occurred in
2015...
Kim Davis, Kentucky
Clerk of Court, was
jailed for her
refusal to issue
same-sex marriage
licenses. Kim, a
devout Christian,
simply refused to
check her faith at
the door!
http://www.edgeboston.com/news/national/news/190429/kim_davis_attends_new_ky_gov_swearing_in
Michael Overd, a
street preacher from
the U.K., was fined
for alleged
homophobic comments.
A judge just
overturned the
sentence.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-35069833
Christian bakers,
who refused to
bake a gay
wedding cake,
were fined
$135,000! They
raised more than
$300,000!
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/christian-bakers-face-135k-fine-for-refusing-to-make-cake-for-gay-wedding/
Granted those are light
afflictions compared to
persecution in other
countries, but for Christian
countries in the West, this
is just the beginning.
Followers of Messiah also
face intense hatred from a
savage group. Take a look at
3 examples that have
occurred in 2015...
The world watched as
ancient churches &
monasteries were
destroyed. Children were
sold as slaves, property
was confiscated & death
threats were continually
issued.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/12/10/iraqi-christians-persecuted-by-islamic-state-evacuated-to-slovakia-by-glenn-becks-mercury-one-charity/
Christians in Aleppo
were forced to flee
the city or die at
the hands of ISIS.
Many now live in
refugee camps.
http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2015/12/13/syria-an-endless-calvary/
Muslim extremists in
Egypt frequently target
Coptic Christians. Mobs
of Muslims have even
descended on Christian
homes-often throwing
rocks & demanding their
imprisonment.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/05/outside-cairo-egypt-christians-face-persecution/
Sadly, persecution isn’t the
end of the story. In 2015,
followers of Messiah are
being savagely murdered.
Take a look at 3 recent
examples…
This year, 21
Egyptian Coptic
Christians were
kidnapped &
beheaded by ISIS.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/isis-releases-video-purportedly-showing-beheading-21-egyptian-christians-n306721
This year, 30
Ethiopian
Christians were
shot & beheaded by
ISIS.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article4417323.ece
This month, a
largely Christian
town was the
target of ISIS
terror. Dozens
were killed &
injured.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/triple-terror-up-to-60-killed-80-wounded-3-car-bombs-explode-in-syrian-christian-town.html
But I say to you, do not resist an
evil person; but whoever slaps you on
your right cheek, turn the other to
him also.
- The Words of Jesus (Matthew 5:39)
Remember,
We use God’s mighty weapons, not
worldly weapons, to knock down the
strongholds of human reasoning and to
destroy false arguments.
-Rabbi Shaul (2 Corinthians 10:4)
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even
so, when you see all these things, you know that Messiah is near, He is right at the door.”
- Matthew 24:32-33
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