To illustrate what's going on : a story from the old soviet union : about 100 christians were gathered for a service in an old abandoned church in secret. In the middle of a hymn three russian soldiers burst in the door with machine guns. Their leader said : we're going to execute you christians starting in ONE MINUTE. 90 of them were OUT THE DOOR in that one minute, 10 remained. Then the leader re-closed the door and said : we just wanted to know who among you were REAL christians, now brothers in CHRIST, may we worship the one true GOD together? So, do you see what's going on? GOD is allowing these satanic forces, in attacking JESUS CHRIST, to separate the sunday morning christians from the true christians, the wheat from the chaff; for what is to COME...
Excellent observation! Similar to God instructing Abraham to sacrafice his child Issac in order to test his faith (Genesis 22).