Thursday, July 19, 2018

American Christians Time Is Running Out


Our church has been studying the book of Revelation for the past several weeks.  This week we looked at the fifth seal.

Revelation 6:9-11 “And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, how long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”
According to the Open Doors World Watch List over 200 million Christians were persecuted in fifty countries.  The number of Christians being killed each year for their faith in Jesus Christ is on the rise.
Looking at the type of persecution experienced by Christians falls into two categories.  The first is the targeting of those who confess the name of Christ and suffer martyrdom.  Then there is the “polite persecution” by changing the laws to be more “progressive” by taking away a person’s freedom and their right to conscientious objection of what their faith believes to be sin.
We have witnessed those who have lost their business, and their jobs when exercising their freedom of expression or conscience.  Christian-run business have been ruined financially, Christian student groups have been silenced and Christian symbols have been removed from the public square.
Christians are told by the anti-Christian people they are just as moral, if not more moral than Christians.  In countries where Christianity is no longer an influence and the “moral code” allows:
·        The casual killing of those whose lives "aren't worth living."
·        Murdering 56,000,000 unborn babies each year because they are inconvenient, or because they are women to be.
·        The mass murder of 100,000,000 people in the last century.
·        Sexual objectification of women.
·        Human trafficking
·        The use of violence to silence "offensive" speech.
·         A hedonistic ruling class oppressing all who object to its "values."
The reality is that without Jesus Christ in the life of man he becomes a monster.  The cultures where Christianity is being oppressed or banned entirely are the most evil and aggressive “civilizations” the world has ever seen. In Cambodia about 25% of the population was exterminated for the “greater good.”
While in America we still have the protection of the historical documents that this country was founded on-The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, we are seeing these protections of liberty and freedom being ignored by our elected leaders.  Our elected leaders are rapidly moving away from the Christian foundations that made America great. 
The issue has been the same since the Garden of Eden it is the belief that man is his own god as opposed to sovereignty of God.  This lie has become universal because we have allowed academia, media, and the political progressives to destroy our freedom and liberty.  The result will be greater persecution of Christians in this country.  We will see the “polite persecution” change to the physical attacks on Christians, just like it is happening right now in Europe and the Middle East.  I believe God has given America time to repent, to turn from our wicked ways and make amends for the injustice our government has brought upon the innocent victims around the world.
John gave us the vision of those who were crying out for retribution on those who took their lives.  They were told that in a “little season” their fellow Christians would also die and then God would bring His wrath down in judgment on the wicked.  We need to heed this warning and prepare for what is coming.

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