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Category Archives: Persecution
We Can’t Have the Best of Both Worlds
A Sunday School teacher told her children’s class the story of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (Luke 16:19-31). She said, “The rich man had a lot of money and lived in luxury every day. He had a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Death, Disappointment, Eternity, Heaven, Hell, Human Life, Money, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Prosperity, Reward, Salvation, Scripture, Suffering, Sunday School, Trials, Trusting In God, Truth
Tagged bear one another's burdens, Christians and suffering, God comforts us in all our tribulation, God is a very present help, God will wipe away every tear, Lazarus the beggar and the rich man, Luke 16:19-31, preaching about suffering, suffering with Jesus, the rich man and lazarus, through many tribulations, what the Bible teaches about suffering
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“This Is Good!”
A king in Africa had a close friend who had a habit of looking at any situation and proclaiming, “This is good!” One day, as the two were hunting, the friend had the job of loading the king’s gun. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Balance, Comfort, Complaining, Contentment, Death, Decisions, Depression, Disappointment, Discernment, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, Friendship, God's Foreknowledge, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Grace, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Restoration, Sickness, Suffering, Thankfulness, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Can God use bad things?, Faith, God bringing good out of the bad, God's Sovereignty, story about everything being good
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What God Will Do to Satan: Eternal Punishment
“The Wiles of the Devil” series (post #20) “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels…” (Matthew 25:41, N.K.J.V.) This post … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Christ's Second Coming, Coming Judgment, Eternity, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Hell, Missions, Persecution, Personal, Prophecy, Rebellion, Resurrection, Salvation, Satan, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged 1 John 3:8, Gehenna, hades, how God used the Christian persecution in Jerusalem, Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil, Matthew 25:41, Satan chained up for 1000 years, Satan's final end, tartarus, the difference between Hades and Tartarus, the fire prepared for the devil and his angels, the great white throne judgment, Why does God let Satan win?, Why doesn't God stop Satan?
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What Satan Did to the Christians of Smyrna: Imprisonment
“The Wiles of the Devil” series (post #14) “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you … Continue reading
Posted in Eternity, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Work, Heaven, Persecution, Reward, Satan, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged How does Satan cast people into prison?, I know your poverty, not hurt by the second death, ten days of tribulation, the church of Smyrna, the crown of life, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, the synagogue of Satan
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What Satan Did to Paul: A Thorn in the Flesh
“The Wiles of the Devil” series (post #13) And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Commitment, Demons, Discernment, Faith, Grace, Humility, Persecution, Prayer Requests, Problems, Satan, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Sickness, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Temptation, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged 2 Corinthians 12:7, 2 Corinthians 12:9, a messenger of Satan, an angel of Satan, Can someone today have a thorn in the flesh?, My grace is sufficient for you, Paul caught up to the 3rd heaven, Paul's thorn in the flesh, What is the 3rd heaven?, what was Paul's thorn in the flesh?
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What Satan Did to Peter: Sifting
“The Wiles of the Devil” series (post #11) And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.” (Luke 22:31, N.K.J.V.) The Jews of ancient Israel were well acquainted with sifting. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Influence, Ministry, Persecution, Personal, Problems, Satan, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Devil, Trials
Tagged Does Satan still sift people?, harvesting grain in the Bible, Satan has asked for you, Satan has desired to have you, Satan sifted all the apostles, Satan sifting Peter, the sifting process
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What Satan Did to Job: Devastation
“The Wiles of the Devil” series (post #4) The method Satan used to get Job was sadistically lethal. It decimated Job’s wealth, family, health, relationship with his wife, relationship with his friends, and reputation in the community. It took Job … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Demons, Faithfulness, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, Persecution, Prayer Requests, Problems, Satan, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God, Worship
Tagged God and Satan's contest over Job, God restoring Job's health and wealth, Satan is a destroyer, Satan is a murderer, Satan is a thief, what Satan did to Job, What was Job's disease?
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The Disciple's Road 