HARD TIMES AHEAD

[John81]

HARD TIMES AHEAD


By Paul Proctor
May 13, 2009
NewsWithViews.com

It?s time to prepare for hard times, my friends. And, if you?re a bible believing, Christ-following Christian, I believe the coming years will be particularly troublesome. I say ?bible-believing, Christ-following Christian? because our degenerating culture has all but stripped the biblical definition of the word ?Christian? from today?s collective conscience so that it has lost much of it?s scriptural meaning, even among many of today?s attending church members.

The enemies of Christ have clearly risen to great power in this country and are, as I write, busy endeavoring to finish off what remains of the church for the purpose of replacing it with a god and religion more suitable for global government. Though they may well in time take possession of the many debt-heavy mega churches and other grand houses of worship around the country in order to turn them into federally-subsidized community centers for faith-based social services, they won?t be successful at completely silencing or eliminating the true body of Christ who will likely be forced to abandon them in order to keep hearing and proclaiming God?s Word uncensored. Unless the Lord Himself intervenes to alter the current course of events, those now in power will most certainly rule over us for a season ? and an arduous one at that.

Considering the unbiblical and unconstitutional legislation at hand, it?s looking more and more like faithful Christians could soon be viewed as enemies of the state for no other reason than having believed, proclaimed and obeyed the Word of God. Not only is the church being attacked from without, it is also being undermined from within by charlatans who would transform it into something more spiritually pliable, socially useful and dialectically accommodating.


I believe Christians will again and again be called upon to choose whom we will serve in the coming days in ways that will bring more persecution and suffering than we are accustomed to, requiring a spiritual farsightedness and desire for the eternal things of God over the temporal rewards of this world.

We need to be ready. We need to be willing. And we need to be empowered, not by the mere passion of patriotic zeal, but by the Holy Spirit of God and His Word. It is not we against them ? it is an angry and rebellious world against God, and we would do well to remember that when the devil comes knocking at our door demanding more tolerance, diversity and unity.

Vengeance is not ours ? that belongs to the Lord, as He clearly states in His Word. Those who live by the sword will surely die by it ? again, not my words ? His.



When our Constitution and Bill of Rights are completely discarded for the New World Order, there will be no going back to the way things were. There will only be the Word of God to edify, encourage, inspire and sustain us through the hard times ahead. Those who understand and appreciate the power of that Word know very well what I?m talking about. Those who don?t will ignore it at their own peril because to them, it is foolishness.



Best we get into His Word now more earnestly and take it to heart in preparation for a time when bibles are no longer allowed or even legal, than get caught spiritually ignorant and scripturally unarmed when temptation and tribulation come.

?For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.? ? Hebrews 4:12

http://www.newswithviews.com/PaulProctor/proctor179.htm

[PreacherBen]

I believe this guy sees what many don't want to admit. The environment for religous persecution is ever-present, but it now has the ability to grow and spread. The "all-inclusive" attitude of the socialist, immoral, left (and right!) are really beginning to look at conservative Christianity like Hitler looked at the Jews.

1Ki 18:17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel?

[John81]

No doubt more and more biblical Christians are being cast as the bringers of evil upon America and those who hold America back. We are cast as "haters", as those who wish to overthrough the government and force all people to abide by draconian, tyranical laws.

Already millions in America believe this propaganda. It would take very little more for millions to accept open and outright persecution of biblical Christians.

[1Timothy115]

I could not agree with the man's assessment more whole heartedly. We are at a threshhold. I can quote the following scripture but, I can't claim it beyond myself.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15

The chief gods of the Amorites were Sin and Amurru. Sin is of particular interest because he was Sumerian god of the moon or "moon-god" and his symbol was the cresent moon.

[bzmomo7]

Yes, and the trend looks very irreversible. Here's a question for you all. How do we teach our young children about persecution in such a way that we don't frighten them completely to death, but prepare them enough to withstand it when it comes. Unfortunately, I think it is going to move continually more and more swiftly and not as gradually as it has been in the past.

[BlessedChristianlady8]

Yea Tell me about it I am now not trust worthy to one of my long time friends because a debuked her anime writings and her going into rock music band. She said I betrayed her and I can't be trusted. I sent her someting from the Bible about forginess and anger. She put on her myspace she will not be forced to forgive someone religously after being betrayed and the person has to proove unto her that she can be trusted. She was talking about me.
I am very upset because she claims she was baptised Christian and has a personal relationship with the Saviour. If she had she would not act the way she did to me.
I'll add more later
Karrie

[HappyChristian]

Yes' date=' and the trend looks very irreversible. Here's a question for you all. How do we teach our young children about persecution in such a way that we don't frighten them completely to death, but prepare them enough to withstand it when it comes. Unfortunately, I think it is going to move continually more and more swiftly and not as gradually as it has been in the past.[/quote']

Accounts in the Bible and in history would be a good way to go about it. Show the kids that Christ is worth dying for if it comes to it by showing them people who laid their lives down for him. Foxes Book of Martyrs is a good one to get examples from.

An excellent movie to watch would be "Flame in the Wind." Available for $20 here: http://www.bjupress.com/product/205963

Persecution of Christians has always existed in this world - it existed here in America at her very beginnings - another movie to get would be "As With Roses" - available here: http://shilohfilms.org/as_with_roses.html
This movie would be a great one for discussion, as would "Flame in the Wind." And you could tell your kids you know someone descended from one of the men in "As With Roses." :Green