My OperaWOW, COULD THIS REALLY HAPPEN?!?
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:35:41 PM
Well, Jesus said it would:
9 “But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11 But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate[c] what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. 12 Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 13 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
Mark 13:9-13
9 “But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11 But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate[c] what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. 12 Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 13 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
Mark 13:9-13
Paul Pablopaulpablo # Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:37:55 PM
21 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it. 22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23 But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.
So, we are warned ahead of time! THANK YOU JESUS!
Crosbydrcrosby # Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:17:21 PM
I'm just thinking about verse 9, and it is easy for us to underestimate how difficult a time of persecution can be. Inside my house, I can easily say Jesus Christ is Lord, but...
If I came from an orthodox Jewish family, they might consider me a blasphemer and account me as dead for choosing Jesus.
If I came from a strict Muslim family, I might be rejected by my family and be literally killed for choosing Jesus.
If I came from a Hindu family in India, I could be rejected and martyred for choosing Jesus.
In China, I would be allowed to practice Christianity only in the state-sponsored church - or be persecuted. My church might be one of the 1,500 destroyed or shut down since November of 2000.
In Sudan, I might be killed or literally enslaved by a Muslim army.
In Indonesia, I might be given a choice by Muslims: convert to Islam or die, or I might have my church bombed during a worship service.
In Pakistan I might be jailed by Muslim government officials.
...and the way things are going, America could wind up just like any of these.
just a thought (mainly for me).
Paul Pablopaulpablo # Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:10:18 PM