Increasingly, world governments and social media are censoring (either directly or indirectly) ideas, ideals, views, or concepts, that they do not agree with.
There was a time ── a long time ago in a world away ── when the United States of America, along with many other nations, believed that truth was a valid right (an inalienable right). Of course, even before our founding, many were having problems standing up for unpopular ideas and views ── even when they were true.
This modern present evil ages’ “woke” crowd ── which overly includes the majority of social media ── asserts that the following is “misinformation” or otherwise “wrong” ──
• That an unborn baby begins life at conception.
• That LGBTQ+ people can change their sexual orientation and lifestyle! And, they should be helped if they want to change.
• That people from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds can be hateful racists.
• That spontaneous generation of life is impossible.
• That there are only two sexes for mankind ── male and female. And, these sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental logic and incontrovertible reality.
• That heterosexual intercourse is normal and natural for mankind.
• That there are people who have acquired natural immunity to COVID-19.
• That pornography harms a society.
However, every statement above is true and “follows the science.” Yet, Big Tech will (more than often) cancel/banish/shadow-ban anyone who posts those statements.
Our Lord Jesus Christ has told us, brethren, that we (along with His end-time prophets) would face persecution ──
“’ But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you [speaking mostly about His end-time prophets; see Matthew 24:9; Revelation 11:1-12], delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake.’” – Luke 21:12.
“’ Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. …’” – John 15:20.
“’ They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. 3) And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. 4) But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.’” – John 16:2-4.
Does this mean that in the end-time (‘when the time comes’) all who claim to be a Christian will be killed?
No.
But, all who are true Christians will suffer persecutions and tribulations – John 16:33. And, announcing the truth of God could get you killed.
Notice this dual prophecy for our immediate future ──
“He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time [3½ years].” – Daniel 7:25.
The “he” is “the BEAST That Rises Up Out of the Sea” of Revelation 13:1-10. Also called the “king of the North” in Daniel 11. He will continue promoting a religion that he will call “Catholicism” or “Christianity.” The saints of the Most High will be subject to his persecutions for three and a half years.
Within the Book of Acts, there are many instances where true Christians were murdered, or otherwise subject to persecutions and tribulations for our Lord Jesus’ name sake──for speaking the living truth of God!
And, persecution is not just a thing of the distant past. Even today, true Christians are persecuted to one degree or another because we ──
• Teach and proclaim the living truth about our Lord Jesus Christ.
• We obey God by not eating unclean meats.
• We will work on a Sunday.
• We are binitarian.
• We remember and keep the Lord’s Sabbath holy.
• We keep the feasts of the LORD annually.
• We do not believe in the Trinity.
• We teach and believe that the Catholic pope is an antichrist. And that there
will come a final antichrist.
• We teach and believe that God’s living word ── the Holy Bible ── is the inspired word of God.
• We reject any papal authority.
• We do not have any “carved” images──or any likeness of anything …
• We believe that the “mark of the beast” is a cross or the “sign of the cross.”
• We teach and believe in a Millennial Rule of Jesus Christ!
• We teach and believe in a soon-coming establishment of the kingdom of God upon the Earth!
All during this present evil age ── until the end comes ── we, true Christians, will continue to be persecuted and martyred for──
• Not accepting the worship of Mary.
• Not worshiping the final “beast” or the final “image of the beast.”
• Continuing to teach and proclaim that the kingdom of God is coming.
• Not venerating the cross or giving the “sign of the cross.”
• Continuing to remember and keep the Lord’s Sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset──Saturday.
• Continuing to teach and proclaim after ‘the tribulation of those days’ that our Lord Jesus Christ is soon coming.
These persecutions and tribulations will often include economic troubles (cf. Revelation 13:16-17), verbal harassment, torture, and/or threats of death.
Brethren more persecutions and tribulations are coming ── and most of it will be because of what we teach and believe with all our heart ── true Christians speak the living truth of God and “contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” – Jude 1:3. □
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