Thread: I Peter2:20,21: "IF you suffer for doing good and endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were *CALLED*, because Christ suffered for you, leaving an Example, that you should follow *IN HIS STEPS*!"
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I Peter2:20,21: "IF you suffer for doing good and endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were *CALLED*, because Christ suffered for you, leaving an Example, that you should follow *IN HIS STEPS*!"
Posted : 29 Aug, 2011 03:24 PM
God has always allowed His people to suffer tribulation and trials because they purify and perfect their faith and will gain countless eternal rewards when Jesus Christ is *REVEALED. There are over 40,000 saints martyred every year for their faith and the main culprit is no longer just Islam {About 30 million} and the RC Church {About 30 million}. About 50 million saints were martyred by the Communist atheist countries after 1917 in Russia and after 1948 in China and then in North Korea and Vietnam. Many more millions were killed by Japan 1937-1945 and by the Fascists in Italy and Germany 1922-1945.
Romans 8:35-37: �Who shall separate us :rolleyes:from the love of Christ?... For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!�
I Peter 2:20b,21: �But if you suffer:rolleyes: for doing good and endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow IN HIS STEPS.�
I Peter 4:12,13: �Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But **REJOICE** that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is *REVEALED!�
Matthew 5:10-12 Jesus says, �Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. **REJOICE** and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you!�
2 Timothy 3:12: �In fact, **EVERYONE** who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted!�
Romans 5:3: �But we *REJOICE* in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character; and character, hope.�
Philippians 1:29: �For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for Him!�
Philippians 3:10: �I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings!�
Revelation 12:17: �They overcame him {Satan} by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; for they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death!�
2 Corinthians 6:6-10: As servants of God we commend ourselves in every way; in great endurance, in troubles, hardships and distresses, in beatings, imprisonments; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God...Dying, and yet we live on, beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; **POOR**, yet making many rich, **HAVING NOTHING**, and yet **POSSESSING EVERYTHING**!:applause::angel:
Matthew 24:3,9-13: The disciples asked Jesus, �What will be the sign of your Coming and the end of the age?? Jesus answered�.. {During the Great Tribulation} �Then *YOU* will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and *YOU will be hated by all nations because of Me. At that time many will turn away from the Faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of *MOST* will grow cold,{THE GREAT APOSTASY} but he {The Called, Chosen & Faithful-Rev 17:14b} who stands firm to the End will be saved.�
This will come as a tremendous shock for those who teach the Satanic Prosperity Gospel and who are mainly seeking earthly treasures rather than eternal Heavenly Rewards. They teach: If you accept Jesus as your Savior you have a free pass to Heaven and God forbid that you should suffer any persecution or go through the Great Tribulation; which fits in with the Prosperity Gospel doctrines which are designed to increase church membership at the expense of the Truth. When is the last time you heard a sermon on the virtues and courage of the many thousands of present-day martyrs. And this is probably why there will be a great FALLING AWAY {THE GREAT APOSTASY} at the beginning of the Great Tribulation.
I Peter2:20,21: "IF you suffer for doing good and endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were *CALLED*, because Christ suffered for you, leaving an Example, that you should follow *IN HIS STEPS*!"
Posted : 30 Aug, 2011 10:37 AM
Rev 6:9-11: When He {Jesus} opened the 5th seal, I saw the souls of those who had been slain {Just like Jesus} because of the testimony they had maintained.� They called out in a loud voice, �How long until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?�� The each of them was given a *WHITE ROBE*, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed. Rev 7:9,13,14,15a,17a:� �After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from *EVERY* NATION, TRIBE, PEOPLE� AND LANGUAGE, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb {Jesus}.� They were wearing *WHITE ROBES*�Then one of the {24} elders {Rev 4:4} asked me, �These in *WHITE ROBES*�who are they and where did they come from?�� And he said, �These are they who have come out of the Great Tribulation; {Martyrs just like Jesus} they have washed their robes and made them WHITE in the *BLOOD OF THE LAMB* {Jesus}.
They are before the throne of God and serve him day and night... The Lamb {Jesus} at the center of the throne will be their Shepherd.� Revelation 7:9 above shows that the Great Tribulation will be mainly for Christians in **EVERY GENTILE** nation and not just **JACOB�S TROUBLE** which absolutely contradicts the main thesis of the pre-trib fairy tale.
Rev 12:11: �They {THE TRIBULATION MARTYRS} overcame him {Satan} by the *BLOOD OF THE LAMB* and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.� :angel:
Rev 12:11 and Rev 7:14b above contradict the belief that the tribulation saints will be saved by **WORKS ALONE** and will not be saved by the **BLOOD OF THE LAMB**. like the present church saints; and will not be in the **LAMB�S BOOK OF LIFE**.� However, in Revelation 13:8 we read: �All inhabitants of the earth will worship the Beast {666}�.*ALL* whose names have not been written in the **LAMB�S BOOK OF LIFE**!� Which absolutely confirms that the Tribulation saints who do not worship the Beast will be in the **LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE**!!:applause::angel:
