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“Pastor, I have three scriptures here: Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13, and Mark 13:13, what are these referring to?
Rodney/ Exeter, England United Kingdom
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Matthew 10:22 KJV
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till The Son Of Man be come.
Matthew 24:13 KJV
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 13:13 KJV
And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Christian persecution, began at Calvary, and will continue until Christ's 2nd coming. It certainly will be more severe during The Great Tribulation. This is the 7 year period immediately after the rapture of the church of Jesus Christ.
Places where Christians are being persecuted today. (Courtesy: The Voice Of Martyrs.)
* Afghanistan
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma (Myanmar)
Chiapas, Mexico
China
Colombia
Comoros
Cuba
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gaza and the West Bank
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Maldives
Mindanao, Philippines
Mauritania
Morocco
Nepal
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Tibet (China)
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Be sure to visit Richard Wurmbrands- Web sites - and pray for individual countries -
https://www.persecution.com/globalprayerguide/?_source_code=WHPB20C
While many Christian people are seemingly lukewarm and complacent, the fact is that over 100,000 Christians die, every year, ….for their faith. Raped, beaten, crucified, beheaded, jailed or left refugees.
It has stated that a Christian is murdered in the Middle East every five minutes.
Why, oh why?
Revelation 12:12 KJV
"...Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having
great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Early believers, knew well of persecution and death.
In Acts chapter 4, Peter and John were imprisoned and threatened, not to speak about Jesus. The church prayed and this is what they prayed.
Acts 4:23-31 NLT (Be sure to read Acts 4:1-22)
23 As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said.
(They praised God, for He alone is The Creator.)
24 When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: “O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—
(They believed that all that happens is a part of God's great plan, and thanked Him.)
25 you spoke long ago by The Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry? Why did they waste their time with futile plans?
26 The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against
The Lord and against His Messiah.’
27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your Holy Servant, whom you anointed.
28 But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will.
(They besought The Lord for His holy anointing when speaking His Word.)
29 And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your Word.
(They asked to be "endued" with Holy Spirit power.)
30 Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your Holy Servant Jesus.”
(And God heard their prayer.)
31 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with
The Holy Spirit. Then they preached The Word Of God with boldness.
Christian Persecution:
Matthew 5:11 KJV
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.
Matthew 10:22,39 KJV
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.
Matthew 19:29 KJV
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Luke 21:12-19 NLT
12 “But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are My followers.
13 But this will be your opportunity to tell them about Me.
14 So don’t worry in advance about how to answer the charges against you,
15 for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!
16 Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you.
17 And everyone will hate you because you are My followers.
18 But not a hair of your head will perish!
19 By standing firm, you will win your souls.
John 16:1,2 NLT
16 “I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith.
2 For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.
Romans 8:16,17 NLT
16 For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
17 And since we are His children, we are His heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share His glory, we must also share His suffering.
Philippians 3:10,11 NLT
10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death,
11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
II Timothy 2:11,12 KJV
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him:
12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us:
Hebrews 11:24-27 KJV
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing Him who is invisible.
James 1:12 NLT
God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
James 5:10 KJV
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of The Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
I Peter 2:20,21 NLT
20 "... if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you.
21 For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in His steps.
I Peter 3:14,15 NLT
14 But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats.
15 Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.
I Peter 4:14-19 NLT
14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for
The Glorious Spirit Of God rests upon you.
15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs.
16 But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by His name!
17 For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News?
18 And also, “If the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to godless sinners?”
19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to The God who created you, for He will never fail you.
I Peter 5:10,11 NLT
10 In His kindness God called you to share in His eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation.
11 All power to Him forever! Amen.
Revelation 2:10 NLT
Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 3:11,12 NLT
11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of My God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of My God, and they will be citizens in the city of My God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from My God. And I will also write on them My new name.
Revelation 6:9 KJV
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:
Revelation 20:4 KJV
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for The Word Of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Dear friends,please pray for persecuted Christians.
Hebrews 13:3 KJV
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
