“The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as King forever.”
Persecution is something for the Western mind hard to handle. How could God allow this to happen.
But it is just as Joseph acknowledged: “But God meant it for good!” Persecution is always good for the Church yet of course can bring sorrow and pain.
One underground Chinese worker said in relation to stronger persecution coming to them:
Be strong and stand firm on the truth. So we can go to heaven, and welcome the kingdom of God coming earlier together.
Xue
We can also realize that no matter how bad persecution becomes in the West, God has allowed this and is always in full control, nothing takes Him off guard. God is always enthroned and reigning as King.
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“Christianity was birthed in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and will only continue as we have this empowering from above. God is always looking for the willing vessels that will trust Him afresh for the impossible.” from: Principles for the gathering of Believers under the Headship of Jesus Christ.Since 2012, a growing group of believers in North America started to warn of coming persecution to western countries. This message was shared in a variety of ways. One of the responses to this was to compile a book taking principles from underground Churches around the world of how they thrived under pressure and persecution. The volume, Principles for the Gathering of Believers, had in a short time over 50,000 downloads in ebook format and much interest was shown. Some new house churches started through this and other existing groups were encouraged.