Posted on 12/11/2020 5:31:08 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Pastor Andrew Brunson, who served as a missionary in Turkey for over 20 years, recently predicted that U.S Christians will face increased persecution in the near future.
According to CBN News, Brunson's remarks were made during the "Global Prayer for US Election Integrity" event on Facebook last Sunday.
“On my return to the US just over two years ago, for the first time in my life—most of my life I've been focused overseas—for the first time in my life, I really, I have an urgency for this country, for the United States," Brunson explained. "And not just with this election. It's not precipitated by this election, but it has been growing in me these last two years."
He warned of increasing pressures in the U.S, especially towards people “who embrace Jesus Christ and his teaching, who are not ashamed to stand for him. My concern is that we're not ready for this pressure. And not being prepared is very, very dangerous on a number of levels."
In 2016, Brunson was unjustly imprisoned in Turkey after the government accused him of partaking in an alleged coup against Turkish President Erdogan. Bruson then spent the next two years in prison despite having nothing to do with the allegation.
Fortunately, the imprisoned pastor would be released following diplomatic intervention from the Trump administration. Brunson had also established the Izmir Resurrection Church, which preached Christ and tended to Syrian refugees, including Kurds.
Despite his imprisonment, Brunson believes God would providentially use his story to help prepare other Christians to persevere despite the forthcoming trials
“I think one of the purposes God had for me in my imprisonment was that I learned perseverance at a deeper level again and again and again, as I was repeatedly broken and finally he rebuilt me," he noted. "But one of the purposes he had for me was to learn this perseverance so that I could help to prepare others to persevere."
Whether or not President Trump can overturn the 2020 election, Brunson says persecution will come no matter who is in the White House.
“Whoever ends up prevailing in this election, I believe that persecution is still coming and it's coming quickly and it's coming soon," he cautioned. "So if President Trump prevails, it will delay persecution at a government level, but this will not keep us from the hostility that's rising in our society toward followers of Jesus."
Even though Jesus “was the most loving, kind person in history,” he was called evil, Brunson said, and that the same is to be expected for all Christians.
“They will say that we are evil and they will justify everything they do to us because they will paint us as evil people," Brunson continued. "What is heavy on my heart, is that we need to prepare ourselves to prepare our own hearts."
Yep, the Supremes just put persecution on Warp Speed. Thanks, dummies.
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Not sure about the author, but if anyone tries to persecute me or my family, I will use necessary force to eliminate the threat. So there.
So much for the laughable "conservative" label :P
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Truth. It has been foretold. I’m just suprised at the speed of how things have changed in my lifetime. I’m not that old.
I was born in 1985. I have vague memories of when the world was still decent. It was the early to mid 90s when everything started going downhill. In the past 10 years it has been in a freefall.
The church is not ready. It will go through an adjustment period. Those who remain faithful will be ready.
According to our founding documents, the people are the authorities and elected officials govern with their permission. The Apostle Paul said to obey the powers that b e. Here, in the USA, it is we the people who are the powers that be.
We are now the Powers That Were.
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Greatest magic trick of all time. While we Conservatives focused on some old dithering idiot trapped, in his basement for the duration of his campaign, he managed to make us think he was senile. While we looked at the old unsteady hand waving nothings in the air, he managed to make millions in his government job, never answering one serious question and never having more than 12 people at his rare rallies. He used the hand we didn’t watch to steal the Presidency by rigging the voting machines for 3 hours. Who is the senile one? American conservatives? He must be the greatest magician ever.
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“According to our founding documents, the people are the authorities and elected officials govern with their permission. The Apostle Paul said to obey the powers that b e. Here, in the USA, it is we the people who are the powers that be.“
That is fantastic!!
And true!
Can’t to use that logic the next time someone uses Scripture to justify following unjust laws.
I read an article in Soldier of Fortune years ago about the civil war in Ethiopia between muslims and Christians. When a Christian village is burned, they would paint “allah is god”. Christians were mostly wiped out UNTIL...some ex-Green Beret went there and introduced GUNS.
After they retaliated burning down muslim villages, they spray painted “Jesus is God”. Even the most ardent Christian can offer their left cheeks for a certain time and the obvious moral of the story is EFFING ARMY YOURSELF. God listens to prayers but sometimes He’s busy. Get off your knees and do something!
“Pastor Andrew Brunson, who served as a missionary in Turkey for over 20 years, recently predicted that U.S Christians will face increased persecution in the near future.”
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