Christians will face persecution until Jesus, the Messiah, returns. But, we don't have to endure this evil alone. There is hope & God is still on the Throne!

1. This is the story of

2. The persecuted
church

3. Remember those in prison as if you
were there with them.
Remember those who are
being mistreated as if you felt
their pain in your own bodies.
Hebrews 13:3

4. throughout the world
Approximately 322 christians
Are killed each month
For their faith
Source open doors usa

5. Every month 214 christian
Churches and christian
Properties are destroyed
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6. Approximately 772 violent
Acts are committed
Against christians
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7. Jesus said this would happen
And would even intensify
Like birth pains as his
return draws nears

8. Then they will deliver you to
tribulation and will kill you
and you will be hated by all
nations because of My name
Matthew 24 : 9

9. Christian
One day You may be asked to
1. Convert
2. Pay a fine
3. Or die

10. Think this sounds far fetched ?

11. In 2014 ISIS issued an ultimatum to
Iraqi Christians living in Mosul -
by Saturday at noon they must :
1. convert to Islam
2. pay a fine or
3. face death by the sword

12. Think this only happens
In the middle east ?

13. According to a 2012
Us religion census
The fastest growing
Religion in American is
islam

14. In the face of
Increasing persecution
Will you become a
Joshua generation ?

15. Choose this day whom you
Will serve … but as for me &
My house we will serve the
Lord.
Joshua 24: 15

16. The Iraqi christians made
a radical choice
Rather than bow to Islam
they left their
homes, jobs, schools, and life…

17. Christian ,
Laws are changing
And many are not in
Our favor

18. There is a price
To pay for public
Displays of
faith

19. In 2015, a Mississippi school district
was fined $7,500 for allowing
a minister to pray at an honors
Assembly.

20. You need to know that
Praying to the one true
God causes the gates of
Hell to tremble and
Satan doesn’t fight fair

21. But when Daniel knew the law had been signed
He went home and knelt down as usual
In his upstairs room with its windows open
Towards jerusalem. He prayed three
Times a day, just as he had always
Done.
Daniel 6 :10

22. So at last the king gave orders for
Daniel To Be arrested and thrown
into the den of lions…
Daniel 6 :16

23. Like Daniel,
Will you choose god’s law
Over man’s law ?

24. If so…

25. Do not fear what you are about to
suffer . the devil is about to put some
of you into prison so that you will be
tested . and you will have tribulation
for ten days . be faithful unto death
and I will give you the crown of life .
Jesus- revelation 2: 10

26. Christian,
You may be Fined &
or jailed for:
1. Preaching the Gospel
2.Possessing Extremist literature -
like a bible or a gospel tract

27. Christians in Algeria are being fined & jailed
for evangelizing Muslims
Christians in Kazakhstan are fined 1 month’s
Wages for possessing “extremist” literature

28. Yet they willingly
honor my word

29. “Go into all the world and
preach the gospel to all
creation.”
Jesus- Mark 16 : 15

30. Will you surrender
Your Fears and become
a spirit filled Company
of end time evangelists?

31. If so…

32. This gospel of the kingdom
Shall be preached in the whole
World as a testimony to all the
Nations and then the end will come .
Jesus- matthew 24 : 14

33. Christian,
You may be Fined
& or jailed for:
3. Unauthorized religious meetings

34. In Uzbekistan, Christians
Are being persecuted & fined for holding
Unauthorized religious meetings.

35. In Kazakhstan, Christians are fined for
practicing their faith without
the State’s permission.

36. Think that can’t happen in the
Good ol’ USA ?

37. In 2011 A California couple
Was fined $300 for
Holding In home prayer meetings

38. In 2012 A florida couple
Faced a $250 per day fine for
Holding In home prayer meetings

39. In the face of
Growing persecution ,
Will you unashamedly become
an acts Chapter 2 church?

40. They were continually devoting
Themselves to the apostles teaching,
And to fellowship, to the breaking of bread,
And to prayer… and the lord
Added to their numbers daily those
Who were being saved .
Acts 2: 42,47

41. You may be Fined &
or jailed for:
5. Refusing to support gay
marriage or speaking against
it

42. Christians in the U.K. are being fined
& given jail time for
calling homosexuality a sin…

44. Think that can’t
Happen here?

45. A 2015 article suggests
otherwise?

46. recently a new York couple
Was Fined for refusing to allow
A gay wedding on their farm

47. An Oregon couple
Was fined $135,000
For refusing to bake a wedding
cake for a lesbian couple.

48. Will you keep god’s law
Even if it means breaking
Man’s law?

49. The law of the lord is
Perfect restoring the heart
And soul.
Psalms 19:7

50. Will you become
A generation of ezra’s?

51. The gracious hand Of the lord was
upon Ezra because Ezra had
Determined to study and obey
The law of the lord and to teach
The law to all Israel.
Ezra 7:9,10

52. You may be
sued into submission

53. For the love of money is
The root of all sorts of evil. And some
who have longed for it have wandered
away from the faith and pierced
themselves with many griefs.
1 timothy 6: 10

54. Franklin Graham is concerned
that Christians are being sued
into silence…

55. Like the Apostle Paul,
Will you trust the lord
to provide Everything
you need?

56. And my god shall supply
All of your needs
According to his riches
In glory in Christ jesus.
Philippians 4:19

57. Never forget

58. You are not alone,
others experienced mockings
and scourgings
yes also chains and
imprisonment.
Hebrews 11:36

59. If you belong to me
You will be mocked

60. Never forget…
So was i

61. Government officials in North
Korea frequently mock Christians.

62. Sadly in countries like India, Christians
aren’t just mocked, but their prayer services
are often interrupted by Islamic extremists
who beat & mock them…

63. Think mocking is limited to countries
who always appear on
the world watch list for
Extreme persecution?

64. Think again

65. in New York A Catholic Priest was
spat on as he walked down the street
near a Gay Pride Parade.

66. If you’re not careful
Your own living room
Will become an open door
For mocking biblical truth

67. Mainstream tv loves to mock
Christianity with shows like
“Impastor”.

68. Recently the catholic patriarch
On the show blue bloods
mocked his faith & declared,
“the church is behind the times
On the issue of gay marriage.”

69. Have you not read that he
Who created them from the
Beginning made them male &
female? And for this
Reason a man will leave
His parents & be joined
To his wife.
Jesus - Matthew 19:4, 5

70. And The BBC has announced that they
have no problem mocking Jesus &
christians, but they won’t
touch Mohammed.

71. Some are asking,
“Why is Christianity the only
Religion that can be
openly mocked?”

72. This is my answer

73. Anyone who speaks against ME
can be forgiven but anyone who
speaks against the Holy Spirit
will never be forgiven either in
this world or in the world to
come.
Jesus - Matthew 12:32

74. You may receive lashes

75. Remember …
So Did i

76. In March, S. Sudan jailed, tortured,
and lashed a Pastor because
Islamists accused him of
being a spy.

77. And who could forget Meriam Ibrahim who was
imprisoned, sentenced to lashing, & given a death
sentence -all while 8 months pregnant? She was
eventually released & now lives in the U.S.

78. Iran is no friend to Christians.
In 2007 a man was lashed 34 times
because a copy of the Gospels
was found in his car.

79. Remember,
This is the victory that
Has overcome the world
Your faith.
1 john 5: 4

80. You might be imprisoned
or put in chains

81. While Miriam Ibrahim was held in
a Sudanese prison, she was shackled to
the wall. Her 18 month old son was
imprisoned with her. Her legs were chained
as she gave birth behind bars.

82. In Pakistan, a Christian woman was
sentenced to death for blasphemy.
By God’s grace, she was just granted
an appeal.

83. remember…
if the world hates you,
know that it hated Me
before it hated you.
Jesus- John 15: 18

84. You may face the cruelest
Of deaths

85. Remember …
I was led like a lamb
To the slaughter

86. Recently, ISIS abducted 150 Christians
& paraded them in cages. Some have
been burned alive.

87. Others have been
beheaded

88. And I saw the souls of those who had
been beheaded because of their testimony
of Jesus and because of the word of God.
…and they came to life and reigned with
Christ for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:4

89. As ISIS beheaded Christians, they could be
heard calling out for Jesus.

90. ISIS is ruthless & even beheads
children…they kill every Christian
they find.

91. Father,
Forgive them
They don’t know what
they are doing.
Jesus- Luke 23:34

92. Not long ago
21 Coptic Christians were lined
up & systematically beheaded
by ISIS.

93. These 21 martyrs are eating from the
Tree of Life, in Paradise:
1. Milad Makeen Zaky
2. Abanub Ayad Atiya
3. Maged Soliman Shehata
4. Youssef Shukry Younan
5. Kirollos Boshra Fawzy
6. Bishoy Astafanous Kamel
7. Samuel Astafanous Kamel
8. Malak Ibrahim Sinyout
9. Tawadros Youssef Tawadros
10. Gerges Milad Sinyout
11. Mina Fayez Aziz
12. Hany Abdel Mesih Salib
13. Samuel Alham Wilson
14. Ezzat Boshra Naseef
15. Luka Nagaty Anis
16. Gaber Mounir Adly
17. Esam Badir Samir
18. Malak Farag Abrahim
19. Sameh Salah Farouk
20. Gerges Samir Megally
21. Mathew Ayairga

94. Of the 21 Coptic martyrs, 1 was not
a Christian until he witnessed
the faith of the others. Before Mathew
Ayaiga’s head was removed by an ISIS
executioner, he was commanded to follow
Islam. Mathew refused. He was then told to
denounce Christ. His response is priceless:
“Their God is my God.”

95. To the thief on the Cross who
asked me to remember
him when I entered My Kingdom,
I declared, “Today you will
be with Me in Paradise”
Luke 23:43

96. Their stories will never
Be forgotten
And some are yet to be
written

97. www.rebuildwasteplaces.com

98. Pray for the
persecuted
church