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Post by nu5ncbigred on Mar 24, 2024 11:11:19 GMT -5
Christianity is shifting East Parker MillerMarch 22, 2024 6:15 pm As the increasingly irreligious West decays and declines, God is showing himself to the East in unprecedented numbers. The West has effectively rejected God. After the past few hundred years of secular efforts to divorce Christianity from its foundations there, secularism has succeeded in Europe and is soon to do so in America as well. The average church attendance among the youth in European nations is 8.4%. In America, it is 20%. Now large majorities of both cohorts radically oppose all the gifts Christian thinking has given them since their foundations. However, not all hope is lost for Christians. For as God may seem to be leaving, he is simply shifting focus. The center of gravity for God’s more active efforts is quickly moving toward the East. Across the Eastern Hemisphere, unprecedented Christian growth is taking place, especially under the harshest conditions. Asia’s Christian population is now at roughly 8.2% of its overall figure, and it has grown twice as fast in the past century. All regions outside of Western Asia have seen rapid growth. The most notable development is in China. Many speculate that its Christian population now exceeds 100 million and is still growing, despite increasing harassment from its authoritarian government. The laws of Islamic countries are very harsh toward Christians, so faith has been slow to spread there for hundreds of years. However, that is beginning to change, as Christians there are appearing in large numbers. The most notable is Iran. The brutal suppression by its overzealous theocracy has led more residents to reject the Islamic faith. Amid this rift, Iran’s Christian population has spiked from 10,000 to 1 million in 20 years, making it the fastest-growing one in the world. There have been countless growing accounts of Muslims converting due to having dreams of Jesus. This experience is becoming so frequent that some missionaries now call it “the normal experience” and claim that “Muslims are responding to Jesus in levels we have never seen, not in 1,400 years.” Even in war-torn Gaza, 200 residents reportedly awoke one morning having had the same dream of Jesus and simultaneously converted. China’s dystopian crackdowns during COVID-19 fueled the short-lived but nationwide “white paper revolution” to call for ousting the ruling regime. Iran’s murder of a woman not wearing her hijab at the hands of its morality police sparked a four-month-long series of “woman, life, freedom” protests. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Could these be signs of dramatically changing times or at least a prologue to them? As the West removes God from all aspects of life, happily welcomes foreign invasion, and suffers a birth dearth, the East is showing signs of unprecedented religious and political change. The Christian faith is rapidly sprouting East at the same time as the East’s authoritarian power structures form larger and larger cracks in them. The entire geopolitical world is about to be completely shaken up. Parker Miller is a 2024 Washington Examiner Winter Fellow. www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2935076/christianity-is-shifting-east/#google_vignette |
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Post by nu5ncbigred on Mar 24, 2024 11:14:33 GMT -5
The gospel truly is spreading to all the world. China, Iran, Gaza, Afghanistan and other places are seeing the kind of growth that is amazing to us. The last days before the 2nd coming are not far off.
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Post by Panama pfRedd on Mar 24, 2024 19:47:18 GMT -5
Amen to that.
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Post by nu5ncbigred on Mar 24, 2024 20:29:44 GMT -5
It’s great to see God in action where mankind’s laws make mission and direct witness impossible. People are getting moving visions or dreams about Jesus directly from the Holy Spirit in the harshest of Islamic environments. |
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Post by DrSchadenfreude on Mar 25, 2024 11:47:10 GMT -5
Newsflash. Here are more of my original observations about history (and theology) for Hollywood Wally.
Christianity originated in the Middle East-- not Italy-- and has existed there for 2,000 years-- the Orthodox Church.
The Eastern Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire ruled over most of the Middle East (including Jerusalem) and North Africa until the advent of Islam.
But Eastern (Orthodox) Christianity has been persecuted and suppressed by Islam since the 7th century A.D.
I met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar in Istanbul in 2000. The Phanar had been fire-bombed by Muslims the previous year.
I also attended an Orthodox Christian liturgy in Taksim Square that week, and the Cathedral doors were locked with massive chains. The clergy feared for their lives.
Most Americans don't know that Islamic converts to Christianity in countries ruled by Islamic shari'a law were routinely executed, right into the early 20th century-- e.g., in the Ottoman Empire.
One final (theological) comment about NU's cut-and-paste.
If you guys study the eschatological Christian scriptures, you will learn that, in the "End Times," the true Church will scarcely exist in the world.
The Church will not be "triumphant" in the world, prior to the Apocalypse.
On the contrary, St. Paul wrote, "When Christ returns, will he find true Faith on Earth?"
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Post by nu5ncbigred on Mar 29, 2024 10:44:25 GMT -5
Newsflash. Here are more of my original observations about history (and theology) for Hollywood Wally. Christianity originated in the Middle East-- not Italy-- and has existed there for 2,000 years-- the Orthodox Church. The Eastern Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire ruled over most of the Middle East (including Jerusalem) and North Africa until the advent of Islam. But Eastern (Orthodox) Christianity has been persecuted and suppressed by Islam since the 7th century A.D. I met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar in Istanbul in 2000. The Phanar had been fire-bombed by Muslims the previous year. I also attended an Orthodox Christian liturgy in Taksim Square that week, and the Cathedral doors were locked with massive chains. The clergy feared for their lives. Most Americans don't know that Islamic converts to Christianity in countries ruled by Islamic shari'a law were routinely executed, right into the early 20th century-- e.g., in the Ottoman Empire. One final (theological) comment about NU's cut-and-paste. If you guys study the eschatological Christian scriptures, you will learn that, in the "End Times," the true Church will scarcely exist in the world. The Church will not be "triumphant" in the world, prior to the Apocalypse. On the contrary, St. Paul wrote, "When Christ returns, will he find true Faith on Earth?" Jesus will find His true believers when He returns triumphant at the 2nd coming. They will be outnumbered by those on the other side during the time of tribulation and trouble. The dead in Christ will rise up to meet him as will those saved living at that time. |
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Post by DrSchadenfreude on Mar 29, 2024 21:13:33 GMT -5
Newsflash. Here are more of my original observations about history (and theology) for Hollywood Wally. Christianity originated in the Middle East-- not Italy-- and has existed there for 2,000 years-- the Orthodox Church. The Eastern Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire ruled over most of the Middle East (including Jerusalem) and North Africa until the advent of Islam. But Eastern (Orthodox) Christianity has been persecuted and suppressed by Islam since the 7th century A.D. I met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar in Istanbul in 2000. The Phanar had been fire-bombed by Muslims the previous year. I also attended an Orthodox Christian liturgy in Taksim Square that week, and the Cathedral doors were locked with massive chains. The clergy feared for their lives. Most Americans don't know that Islamic converts to Christianity in countries ruled by Islamic shari'a law were routinely executed, right into the early 20th century-- e.g., in the Ottoman Empire. One final (theological) comment about NU's cut-and-paste. If you guys study the eschatological Christian scriptures, you will learn that, in the "End Times," the true Church will scarcely exist in the world. The Church will not be "triumphant" in the world, prior to the Apocalypse. On the contrary, St. Paul wrote, "When Christ returns, will he find true Faith on Earth?" Jesus will find His true believers when He returns triumphant at the 2nd coming. They will be outnumbered by those on the other side during the time of tribulation and trouble. The dead in Christ will rise up to meet him as will those saved living at that time. And many will also be misled by the Antichrist-- even some of "the very elect." |
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Post by nu5ncbigred on Mar 30, 2024 2:14:01 GMT -5
Jesus will find His true believers when He returns triumphant at the 2nd coming. They will be outnumbered by those on the other side during the time of tribulation and trouble. The dead in Christ will rise up to meet him as will those saved living at that time. And many will also be misled by the Antichrist-- even some of "the very elect." True. Many atheists will believe the anti christ roo and see his works and miracles as the “proof” they wanted. These signs and wonders that they might believe will make them very devout deluded in thinking they are doing “Gods” work by persecuting the real believers. |
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Post by Walter on Mar 30, 2024 9:36:49 GMT -5
Newsflash. Here are more of my original observations about history (and theology) for Hollywood Wally. Christianity originated in the Middle East-- not Italy-- and has existed there for 2,000 years-- the Orthodox Church. The Eastern Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire ruled over most of the Middle East (including Jerusalem) and North Africa until the advent of Islam. But Eastern (Orthodox) Christianity has been persecuted and suppressed by Islam since the 7th century A.D. I met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar in Istanbul in 2000. The Phanar had been fire-bombed by Muslims the previous year. I also attended an Orthodox Christian liturgy in Taksim Square that week, and the Cathedral doors were locked with massive chains. The clergy feared for their lives. Most Americans don't know that Islamic converts to Christianity in countries ruled by Islamic shari'a law were routinely executed, right into the early 20th century-- e.g., in the Ottoman Empire. One final (theological) comment about NU's cut-and-paste. If you guys study the eschatological Christian scriptures, you will learn that, in the "End Times," the true Church will scarcely exist in the world. The Church will not be "triumphant" in the world, prior to the Apocalypse. On the contrary, St. Paul wrote, "When Christ returns, will he find true Faith on Earth?" Jesus will find His true believers when He returns triumphant at the 2nd coming. They will be outnumbered by those on the other side during the time of tribulation and trouble. The dead in Christ will rise up to meet him as will those saved living at that time. ..and conservatives will call him a Marxist and a globalist and elitist and post memes ridiculing him. |
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Post by nu5ncbigred on Mar 30, 2024 10:15:44 GMT -5
Jesus will find His true believers when He returns triumphant at the 2nd coming. They will be outnumbered by those on the other side during the time of tribulation and trouble. The dead in Christ will rise up to meet him as will those saved living at that time. ..and conservatives will call him a Marxist and a globalist and elitist and post memes ridiculing him. No, we will worship Him as Ling of Kings and Lord of Lords and our redeemer/savior. |
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Post by Walter on Apr 1, 2024 8:28:10 GMT -5
..and conservatives will call him a Marxist and a globalist and elitist and post memes ridiculing him. No, we will worship Him as Ling of Kings and Lord of Lords and our redeemer/savior. ...as long as he doesn't say something bad about Donald Trump, or tells you to love your gay and trans neighbors and bake wedding cakes to celebrate their union, and tells you to help the helpless who stream across our southern border... |
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Post by AlaCowboy on Apr 1, 2024 16:23:10 GMT -5
No, we will worship Him as Ling of Kings and Lord of Lords and our redeemer/savior. ...as long as he doesn't say something bad about Donald Trump, or tells you to love your gay and trans neighbors and bake wedding cakes to celebrate their union, and tells you to help the helpless who stream across our southern border... |
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Post by Walter on Apr 1, 2024 16:45:32 GMT -5
...as long as he doesn't say something bad about Donald Trump, or tells you to love your gay and trans neighbors and bake wedding cakes to celebrate their union, and tells you to help the helpless who stream across our southern border... Which is why, at the onset of the second coming, all you redhats turn on Jesus Christ and call him a CINO, a Christian in name only. Bank it.. |
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Post by nu5ncbigred on Apr 6, 2024 10:58:50 GMT -5
If the illegals can get from China to Texas, they're not helpless. Which is why, at the onset of the second coming, all you redhats turn on Jesus Christ and call him a CINO, a Christian in name only. Bank it.. |
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Post by Buckeye Dale on Apr 6, 2024 15:04:58 GMT -5
...as long as he doesn't say something bad about Donald Trump, or tells you to love your gay and trans neighbors and bake wedding cakes to celebrate their union, and tells you to help the helpless who stream across our southern border...or maybe he'll tell your "helpless" people to go home and start their own revolution to help THEIR friends & family be saved too... |
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