POWERFUL VIDEO: Coming Persecution To America - Paul Washer

Saints,

This is a powerful reminder and warning to us of coming persecution to North America. May God prepare us and strengthen us to love our enemies and do good to those that persecute us. May we reach out with the love and mercy of Christ and His precious Gospel while there is time to do so lawfully even!

Coming Persecution To America - Paul Washer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hakL0Je5XCw

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Thats a great idea if someone felt led to simply transcribe this video and post it here for us!

Paul Washer originally spoke this... I think at one of the SermonIndex conferences.

Yes brother Paul Washer spoke it at the first event we had in Lilburn Baptist in Atlanta, GA. That is where he preached the 10 Indictments message. The video is taken from a Q and A session. We made a new version of it and added the effects and music so that younger people and older alike will listen to the message, most people will not watch videos unless they really feel compelled, I felt led to try and get this video out again in another way to reach more with this important prophetic word for the body of Christ in North America.

This is the original video that has received over 80,000 views on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7UyZYpeReY

Do you fee that the Canadian Church is largely on the same timeline facing persecution as the American Church?

Dear Brother, I absolutely believe that Canada is very much influenced by America. Therefore I mostly categorize North America together not including Mexico. As you have pointed out that on the major issue of gay rights (homosexuality) the Canadian society has welcomed such much faster then America.

Personally I believe most local churches are not prepared and not meeting in small groups and equipping individual believers to lead. We need dozens of pastors for each flock of saints so when some are taken away the body can still function properly. Also to have people depending on the Lord and the Word on their own and not watching TV preachers to help guide them is a major problem that is keeping many hearing messages of "peace, peace" when there will be no peace coming rather judgment.

The Church flourishes in all seasons of life whether peace or persecution, but when she is unhealthy she can fall prey to lukewarmness in either time. May God prepare His body for what is coming and may we be a praying Church much believe judgment truly comes.

It would do much better for all of us to use our time to prepare and be with the Lord more instead of as brother Paul said being entertained by "trinkets".

Jesus Christ is still the head of His Church and He loves His body so greatly. May we take great confidence in this and that He will wake up His body one way or the other.

Thank you for your thoughts brother and encouragement.

Brother Paul is indeed correct. The storm is coming. We do indeed have to settle it now, we have to be ready. I might add one thought, when it fully takes shape, when the great whore church is in place, full of religionists and those who never did have a genuine relationship with God, they will come after those who are " known," and they will do it believing they do God and the world and the cause of peace and harmony and tolerance a favor.

It is very important that Christians do not get swept up into politcal causes as we begin to see traversties of justice unfold against us. Every part of your flesh will scream out for justice but remember, when yout time comes, that Jesus stood dumb before His accusers and Pilate marvelled. Have you ever made anyone marvel brothers and sisters? Or do you and will you re-act like the world when the world accuses you and reviles you and bears false witness against you and threatens you with what they can do to you? Jesus stood silent, in all of His power and glory He stood silent. One thought and the world would cease to exist but He remained silent and Pilate marvelled. Do you have the power in you to make the world marvel? The world understands all too well how the flesh acts. When we act and react just as the world doed they sneer and the enemy of our souls chuckles.

In the coming storm, do the right thing always and let them do what they may for may I suggest to you that it is God Himself who has and will bring judgement upon this land. Will you react like Jerimiah or Habakkuk, will you be amazed and dismayed at the hand that has been allowed to come against us? Judgement begins at the house of the Lord. Let us stand dumb before our accusers and be led as lambs to the slaughter, let the only words that come out of our mouths be words of life and light to men, not words of defence against an enemy who has already made up its mind and knows what it is going to do to us. They only have power because it has been allowed. God has a plan................brother Frank

The church in America is going to suffer so terribly and we laugh now but they will come after us.
They will come after our children.They will close the net around us while we are while we are playing soccer mom and soccer dad, while we are arguing over so many little things and mesmerized by so many trinkets. The net even now is closing around you and your children and your grandchildren and it does not cause you to fear. You will be isolated from society as is already happened.
Anyone who tries to run for office who actually believes the Bible will be considered a lunatic until finally we are silenced.We will be called things that we are not and persecuted not for being followers of Christ but for being radical fundamentalists who do not know the true way of Christ which of course is “love and tolerance”.
You’ll go down as the greatest bigots and haters of mankind in history
They’ve already come after your children and for most of you, they got them.
They got them through the public schools and indoctrination in the university and you wonder why your children come out not serving the Lord. It’s because you fed them right into the devil’s mouth. So little by little the net is closing around and then it’s not little by little.
Look how fast things are going downhill in just a matter of weeks, but at the same time, know this, persecution has always been for evil but God always means it for good and is it not better to suffer in this life to have an extra weight of glory in heaven.
You must settle this in your mind, this is the one thing I want to say over and over:
Do not believe...down through history, you have a wrong idea of martyrdom and persecution
You think that these men were persecuted and martyred for their sincere faith in Jesus Christ.
That was the real reason but no one heard that publiclyThey were martyred and they were persecuted as enemies of the state as child molesters, as bigots, as narrow-minded, stupid people who had fallen for a ruse and can contribute nothing to society.
Your suffering will not be noble,so your mind must be filled with the Word of God when all people persecute you and turn on you and if the spirit of God and common grace pulls back
and you see even your children and your grandchildren tossing in the lot that you should die.
This is no game.You want revival and awakening. but know this,for the most part great awakenings have come only preceding great national catastrophes of the persecution of the church.I believe God is bringing a great awakening, but I believe he is raising up young men who are strong in trust in the providence of God to be able to wade through the hell that’s going to break loose on us. And it will be on us before we even recognize it unless, unless in God’s providence, He is not done, He is not done. And note, this is not silly talk, apart from great awakening, these things are going to come upon you. Be ready to lose your homes, your cars, everything. Paul Washer

Sorry I sent this before I saw Acts 17. Well, it was a good one to ponder. Thanks for posting it.

In your opinion what are the two or three key areas for local churches to focus on, and spend their limited resources upon, in the next few years preparing their people for the potential coming persecutions?

Brother, this is a very weighty and important question you have asked. If a local church is serious about being on God's timetable for coming persecution and believe they need to warn and help the flock of God then I would recommend a few things.

1. The most important is to assemble the entire local church in small groups and in some cases setting servant leadership over some of the groups. But allowing leadership to grow in these churches so the people of God can meet as church without a "paid pastor" present. This does not replace the sunday service where the main pastor would still be a shepard teacher over the flock. This is an important step and in some cases it could be recommended to "require" everyone to meet as such in small groups if they want to be a part of the local assembly.

2. The access of funds can be a blessing or a curse in any country or group. the Lord leading to use the monies for His kingdom work is of vital importance. To put some funds into the development of home groups in the church also known as cell groups that are solid functioning well can take resources such as books, materials etc. It can be good to have developed a song book for the fellowships so they can operate with worship during the week.

3. Establishing prayer as the vital element of the church is very important also because only by spending much time with the Lord can an assembly correctly use its resources well. Putting more money into missions, tracts and evangelism as directed by the Lord can be fruitful and very God glorifying.

Essentially the underlying factor is to see the body of Christ, each individual equipped as much as possible as a disciple of Jesus Christ ensuring each one is fruitful in their walk with the Lord. So the idea of daily discipleship should be emphasized and not just sunday Christianity. I wrote an article which touches on this need:12 Principles Learned From the Underground North Korean Church - https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=29825

I recall a testimony by a Chinese pastor years ago. He had been imprisoned, and while in prison spent a lot of time worrying about his flock being without a shepherd.

When he got out and returned to them more or less wringing his hands and expecting to find they had been scattered... he was amazed (and humbled, he added)to see they had actually grown both in numbers and in stature!

...They had a Shepherd all along who'd never left them for a minute.

Amen brother this is true but in American Christianity I believe sadly this would not be the case for many. We have not been taught to have body life and to operate as the body of Christ in North America. We have depended much too much on leaders, tv preachers, and anointed teachers, we have not been taught to feed on Christ ourselves. This is the difference with the Chinese christians who were all taught to minister, all taught to evangelize, all taught to prophesy.

but I do agree with your statement that in the end we all have our Chief Shepard the Lord Jesus who will Shepard each of us as His own people.

Again, my thanks for your efforts on SI. As a pastor I an indebted to your work that makes so much available to those I serve.

Thank you brother I am humbled to be able to just simply share some of my opinions, I only see things dimly as in a mirror I so appreciate all the other views of so many of the saints on this site especially on this subject. Just so you know any local church or home fellowship can signup a simulcast location for this conference: https://img.sermonindex.net/pdf/broadcastlocation1.pdf

Let me know any way I can serve you further.