As the time of Christ’s return draws nearer, both Christians and Jews will face increasing persecution and hate. Any fair reading of Bible prophecy makes these two points plain. Since October 7th of last year, the world has seen a staggering increase in hatred toward all things Jewish. This fact has been covered extensively in western media. Without for a moment forgetting the hatred being faced by Jews, we should also remember that they are not alone in their persecutions. Few if any of the 100,000 Christians forced to flee their homes this year in Mozambique will attend a high-profile university. TV news channels gave little or no attention to the six Christians slaughtered in Somalia on Good Friday.
The truth is that, if you are strong enough, you can get your enemies to recognize your right to exist. David Ben Gurion once said, “The fate of Israel depends on two things. Its strength and its righteousness.”
During the time leading up to America’s Civil War, the United States was torn in two. Today’s division is not like that. This is not a time of breaking in two, but of splintering into thousands.