These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. Joh 16:1 You can only be offended when you are expecting a different response.     When you are discerning, you detect when a person is Satan Filled and so are prepared for his attacks.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth the Lord service. Joh 16:2 When good is redefined as evil and evil redefined as good, men's hearts have become so deceived that good people will be considered enemies of society while evil people are accepted as 'normal'.

And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. Joh 16:3 All the evil in the world is a result of people being disconnected from the Lord.     Every person who is not a Child Of The Holy Spirit by faith in Christ Jesus is a Child Of Satan.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the SonOfMan's sake. Luk 6:22 Persecuted for your testimony of Christ Jesus.

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. Joh 15:18 Those outside of Christ are the world.      The Carnal Minded people who reject Christ will hate followers of Christ.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Mat 5:11 There is actually extra blessings that come to us when we are persecuted for Christ's sake.     We ought to be prepared for lies to be concocted against us.

When we read the passages above, our response might be: "What are you talking about?   There is no Persecution for being a Christian.   We are not treated as second class citizens."

Not yet.   

Why haven`t we been Persecuted for being a Christian in America?   Because it was founded to be a Christian nation and it was operated by Christians for many, many years.   

No one Persecutes people that are `like` them.   They Persecute people who are different than them.   

We know there has been Persecution throughout the History of the World.   And Persecution will continue until Christ Returns.   

How do you avoid Persecution?   You become one of them.   You accept their Culture.   You accept their Politics.   You accept their god.   

I think quite often of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor to whom Christ spoke directly as recorded in the book of Revelation.   I think of the Glory and Light that they received from Paul`s preaching of the Gospel.   I think of the Hope and Future they had.   

But I also think about the fact that the descendants of the people of those Seven Churches.   are ALL Muslim today.   They are all Lost and headed toward the Lake Of Fire.   

What happened?   They were Persecuted by the Muslims that overran the country under Muhammad`s leadership.   They were told to Convert or Die.   They converted and lived Physically only to Die Spiritually.   

Back to America.   Is our Government Christian?   No.   What Culture, what Religion does it espouse?   Multi Culturalism and Polytheism.   

Is the Christian Culture compatible with Multi Culturalism and vice-versa?   No.   

Christian Culture is defined by the Bible.   The Bible states God`s position on Morality and Order.   

Multi Culturalism is Chaos because of there being no single Authority for Morality or Order.   

Is the Christian Theology compatible with Polytheism?   No.   

The Christian says there is One God and His name is Jesus.   The Christian says that any other god is a False god and its Worship is Idolatry - a Sin.   

The Polytheist is offended by the Christian`s Bigotry about God.   

To understand what has happened to America Culturally and Spritually we must address how the encroachment of Multi Culturalism and Polytheism into America was handled by Christians.   

It wasn`t.   We let it happen.   We ignored the warnings that God gave to Israel time and again in the Old Testament.   

Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. Exo 23:24

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. Exo 23:32

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. Exo 23:33

Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods?     even so will I do likewise. Deu 12:30

Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy the Lord: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. Deu 12:31

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: Jos 23:7

And they forsook the Lord of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. Jug 2:12

I could go on citing the Scriptures where God commands His people to avoid Multi Culturalism and Polytheism.   

But modern day Christians forsook the Word of God just like the children of Israel.   Why?   They reached a point where they knew better than God.   

And so here we are in Bondage to the enemies of God - the MultiCultural, Polytheistic Children Of Satan.   

When you turn from the Light toward Darkness you cannot see what is in the Darkness until your eyes adjust away from Light to the Darkness.   That is True of our Physical Eyes and it is True of our Spiritual Eyes.   

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Rev 2:5 What are the First Works of a believer?      To hear the Word, to believe it, to receive it and to do it.      To resist the teaching and leading of the Word and Holy Spirit puts one in jeopardy of losing their influence - i.e.     having their candlestick removed.     The church at Ephesus no longer exists.      Because 21st century Christianity has refused to confront evil, its influence in the world is gone.      This lack of influence opens the flood gates for those driven by the Spirit Of Antichrist to establish a globalist one-world government and give power to the Beast.

I can`t Repent for my nation.   I can Repent for myself.   When I Repent of being stiffnecked toward God (His Word) and Rebellion (willfully coming against the Word of God) I am Healed and so is my land.   

Is there any Hope of our nation being Healed?   Only if we Preach the Gospel and accept the Persecution that will come when we cast down the False gods and the corrupt Culture that has them in Bondage.   

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. Mat 24:10 Shallow Christians will attempt to save their lives by turning in other Christians.     To do so they must hate those they turn in.     why?     Because the shallow Christians will seek to save their lives.     Those In Christ will be offensive to the government and will bring government wrath upon all Christians.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Mat 16:18 The rock is 'the testimony of Jesus Christ'.     It is what saves us and enables us to overcome.     Rev 12:11 The church is the body of all believers in Christ Jesus.     The body is made up of people with 'the testimony of Jesus Christ'.      The Gates Of Hell will not withstand the church when the church wields its testimony.

Gates don`t attack, they hold things in and hold other things out.   

Christ Jesus has all Power in Heaven and Earth.   
We are Stewards of all He owns on Earth until He Returns.   
Therefore, we are to claim that which the Enemy has illegally taken placing it in the Kingdom Of God.   

We are to attack the Gates Of Hell.   

When you go into battle against an Enemy you will be attacked by the Enemy.   It is the counter-attack of the Enemy that we call Persecution.   

Jesus attacked the Gates Of Hell during His Ministry and for that He was Persecuted.   

Peter attacked the Gates Of Hell on the day of Pentecost and for that he was Persecuted.   

Paul attacked the Gates Of Hell in synogogues in Asia and Europe and for that he was Persecuted.   

Now, Persecution will eventually come to those who just sit at home as the Enemy increases his strength and widens the Gates Of Hell.   

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2Ti 3:12 To live godly is to be a witness of Christ Jesus at every opportunity.      It is to speak the Truth in all situations so that people can be made free.      Persecution comes not from living a good, moral life.     It comes as a result of the preached Truth being rejected by the unbeliever.

Remember, that it is patently Ungodly to not reach out to Save the person in need (1Jn 4:20 1Jn 3:17).    So, it is unacceptable for Christians to never join or to leave the battlefield (Rom 12:1 Heb 10:38) .   

Join the battle that is raging.   It is Spiritual Warfare with Social, Economic and Political fronts.   

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Jam 1:2 The temptations are the persecutions which test our allegiance to Christ Jesus.     When we take a stand for Christ, the joy of the Holy Spirit manifests in us.

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart?     for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. Act 21:13 Paul went headlong into persecution because of his love for israel.     He was determined to preach Christ Jesus to them face to face regardless of the outcome.      What was the outcome?         → they rejected the message    → Paul had to be saved by the magistrate    → Paul went to Rome as a prisoner    → Paul was martyred.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Phi 1:21 The statement of a man that knew why he was here and where he was going.      The Testimony Of Jesus Christ was his very life.      How can dying be gain?         → Jesus died and rose again    → Jesus ascended to heaven    → heaven is better than earth    → resurrected life is better than earthly life When we truly believe in the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ we have no fear of death and are able live in peace and expectation of greater and greater things.