Breaking Prophecy News; Judgment Begins at the House of God, Part 6 (TPDR #520)

PROPHECY HEADLINES: U.S. faces pressure to arm Ukraine as EU leaders scramble for peace plan | Boko Haram slaughters dozens, destroys churches and mosques in Cameroon in retaliation for 3-nation offensive | Over 60 churches damaged by heavy fighting in Ukraine | Christian militia of over 3,500 soldiers formed to fight ISIS in northern Iraq | U.S. moves more military assets into northern Iraq

The Bible says in Matthew 24:37-39: "But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

PROPHECY BOOTCAMP: "Judgment Begins at the House of God" (Part 6) from Dr. Ed Hindson's book "Revelation: Unlocking the Future".

This section is titled: SMYRNA: THE PERSECUTED CHURCH (PART 2)

Persecution was the watchword of this church. They had suffered often at the hands of the Romans and would suffer even more in the years to come. The Jewish population in Smyrna was particularly anti-Christian. They led the chant demanding the martyrdom of Polycarp and other believers. But as was so often the case, the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church. The church at Smyrna grew into one of the most revered and influential churches of its time because its leaders were willing to lay down their lives for Christ and the gospel.

Four things characterizing the suffering of the believers at Smyrna were mentioned in our Lord’s letter to them:

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