Great Persecution - Part 1

Greetings to all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

I wanted to share what the Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me. The church has to be prepared in the coming days. Most of us think that everything is normal and going good, but the Lord clearly tells that the church should be prepared for the Lord's coming. 1 Peter 4:17 says, For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Revelation 3:22 says, He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

As I was praying on 06 April 2020, the Lord gave me the below verses from the book of

Acts 8:1-4.

And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word. 

The church (believers) should be prepared for the great persecution. Word of God tells that there will be persecution for the followers of Lord Jesus Christ. The verses that are mentioned above tell us how much persecution the early churches have faced during the time of Roman Empire and the Jews who were against the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.We still hear news about the persecutions against the church of which, some are known and some are unknown.

These persecutions against the church will never stop and it will increase. Lord Jesus says, there shall be great tribulation such as was not in the beginning of the world and never shall be, we are nearing such times. Lord Jesus says that we will face persecutions and tribulations which will occur very soon. The whole world is completely shut down and we have never been in this kind of situation before. God warns and wants the church to be prepared, as said in the book of Revelation 13:7,10, he (antichrist) will overcome the saints, He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. So we need to be in the faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. God expects the church to stand in strong faith. Many shall depart from their faith and will go back to the world seeing the persecutions. Whereas, many will be martyrs for not denying the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and they will receive eternal life. Revelation 21:7 says, He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be His God and he shall be my son. This is the time that God will refine and ponder His people. His people need not fear, God is in control and nothing will happen without His will.

In the book of Matthew 5:10-12

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.  

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 

These verses completely speak about persecution, which was said by our Lord himself. So it is in the word of God that we need to undergo this persecution.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22.

                                                                                        

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