Persecution of Christians IS Coming to America

 Before Daniel was hauled off to Babylon he made some preparations in his heart and soul.  He decided how he was going to act and how he was going to worship BEFORE he made it to Babylon.  Pastor Brunson is warning fellow followers of Christ in America that we better be preparing ourselves too because this country will eventually turn on us.  We might not be going to Babylon but America could very well become Babylon sooner than later.  So how are we going to act?  How are we going to remain salt and light even if our homes, jobs and comfortable lifestyles become a thing of the past?

These are the thoughts of Pastor Brunson who was held by the Turkish government for 4 years because of his Christian beliefs.  Trump played a big part in getting him released.

Brunson went on to describe the historically unusual freedom of religion in the U.S., which he attributed to godly ancestors and leaders whose legacy is running out. “So we have been spared major persecution in the U.S. until now, because generations before ours honored God,” he said. “And surely there were many mistakes and sins in our country, but many of our leaders honored God. And today, a great many leaders in our society and corporations, media, entertainment, politics, and academia, they do not honor God. And, in fact, they openly defy him.”

Brunson pinpointed “cancel culture” as a key example of the rising persecution. “We see this in ‘cancel culture,’ silencing and marginalizing and deplatforming; removing access to spreading information, to communicating. I think it’s coming into financial transactions now, and that’s going to present a lot of challenges. So that’s already happening.”

Recounting how he recently spoke with “a significant leader” whose online ministry had been “canceled and moved off of platforms,” Brunson pivoted to the growing cultural antipathy toward Christianity that transcends politics. “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 said. “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.”

“And I want to mention here that Jesus was the most loving, kind person in history, and yet he was called evil and people are not going to just disagree with us,” Brunson added. “They will say that we are evil and they will justify everything they do to us because they will paint us as evil people.”

If Trump does not prevail and the Democratic Party seizes the reins of power, Brunson maintained that such an occurrence will “accelerate significantly” the opposition against people of faith at the levels of government.

“So, in either case, and this is what is heavy on my heart, is that we need to prepare ourselves to prepare our own hearts,” Brunson admonished.

Brunson recently took part in the Prayer March in Washington, D.C., with evangelist Franklin Graham, who reiterated Brunson’s warning regarding approaching persecution against American Christians, during an interview with The Daily Wire:

Regarding what the future may hold for American Christians, Graham reiterated the warning of freed pastor Andrew Brunson, who will be attending the march and offering the prayer at one of the stops along the Mall. A year ago, Brunson told the Washington Examiner that he believes persecution is possibly “very close” for the American church, a prediction about which, Graham said, there is “no question.”

Graham condemned the lingering lockdowns of churches in states like California as illegal and unconstitutional. “The Constitution guarantees us the right to worship without interference from the government,” he said. “For a governor just to arbitrarily say that Lowe’s, Home Depot can be open, or Walmart can be open on Sunday, but churches have to be closed, and they can’t have more than 100 people or 50 people or whatever, it just shows you that they are targeting churches.”

“Businesses can stay open, but churches cannot. I appreciate the president saying that churches are essential,” Graham added, commending Los Angeles pastor John MacArthur especially for taking a stand against state and local authorities, despite continuous court battles. “He’s right,” Graham said. “We have the right to worship, whether pandemic or not a pandemic. We have the right to worship and the government can’t stop us.”

“Our country needs God’s help,” Graham said. “Only God can fix these problems. And there’s no easy answer to it. It’s going to take a solution from on high, which I believe God can give if the church prays and seeks his face.”

Here;  https://www.dailywire.com/news/were-not-ready-pastor-andrew-brunson-predicts-worsening-religious-persecution-in-u-s-regardless-of-election-outcome?props=undefined&page=/news/%5bslug%5d&query=undefined&buildId=L-L3LTQNKuGdAlvXSSyZK&runtimeConfig=undefined&nextExport=0&isFallback=0&gssp=1&appGip=1&head=undefined&utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation

Hat tip to Dave G.