Understanding the End of the Age Vol. 2 Part 8
Believer’s Hated and Martyred
Sunday, January 16, 2022
I. Understanding the End of the Age
A.Believer’s Hated and Martyred
1.Show End time Timeline 2 jpg
a.Are you sure the Rapture will occur before the Tribulation and not during or after? Yes!
~(Rev. 6:15-17) “Wrath of the Lamb!”
~(1 Thess. 1:9-10) From not through the wrath to come.
~(2 Thess. 5:1-11) God did not appoint us to wrath.
~(Luke 17:24-37) Escaping like Noah and Lot.
b.So why do some believe we will go through the tribulation? Confusion about some verses.
~(Matt. 24:29-31) the 2nd
~(Rev. 6:9-11; 7:9-17; 20:4) these are the believers who get saved during the tribulation and are martyred.
2.(ref. Matt. 24:3-14) Jesus tells of (9) signs of the end-times: (1) worldwide deception & false Christ’s; (2) wars and rumors of wars; (3) famines; (4) pestilence; (5) earthquakes; (6) believers hated and martyred; (7) false prophets; (8) abounding lawlessness & loss of love; (9) worldwide preaching of the gospel.
a.(Matt. 24:8-9 AMP) believers hated and martyred.
3.(2 Tim. 3:12-13 NLT/AMP) Persecution is a part of being a true believer.
a.(John 15:18-21) all of Jesus’ original 12 disciples except for Judas Iscariot and John were martyred.
b.(Acts 7:54-8:4 NLT) Martyr Stephen and the start of church persecution.
4.(Isa. 5:20-23) In America today, it’s not a crime to be a Christian, yet. But the Christian values and morals our nation was built on are under siege.
a.Many biblical truths are now challenged in the courts.
~Sanctity of life (over 62 million abortions reported in the US since 1973)
~Gender
~Marriage
~Creation vs. Evolution
b.Global persecution.
~Play Christian persecution video (2:08 min.)
~Read World Watch List 2021
Pastor Lee Stokes]