i have just watched in You Tube a short movie called 'Captive Faith'. It is about Russian believers, because of their faith in the HOLY BIBLE, they are arrested and placed in labor camps set by the Communist rule party in their country. They were separated from their families and sent to a remote area and placed together with other pagan criminals.
Their faith was tested day by day by officers and by stirred up pagan inmates either in doors or outdoors. But CHRIST was with them, encouraged them to keep on praying for each other and others and also labor camp officials everyday, by getting down on their knees and also to keep on sharing the Word in order to build and to edify and to encourage and to bring new believers into the faith.
i witnessed heartedly felt Brotherly kindness, 'united', when being away from their loved ones, they had each other to cling to, since being distant from the necessity and pleasure of this world provides and being glad together day by day and ready to suffer for their faith and in the hands of their human enemies.
They were granted chance for amnesty on the Communist party rule national day, for early release to be together with their family again, if only they would renounce their faith and their Christian conducts in the camps. But they refused and confessed boldly to officials that they must continue only to please GOD and for that the angry officials detained them for many years and gave them hard labor.
JESUS said this (and i Scripture quote them partly in relation to this movie), in the midst of HIS disciples, the crowd and the followers of John the Baptist who came to HIM for reconfirmation whether HE is the MESSIAH, sent by John;
"Violent men try to take the Kingdom of GOD by force."
In this movie i witnessed the persecution of believers for their faith is not as bad as in North Korea but still similarly moving for me to be ashamed of myself of being in the comfort zone and being a coward only sharing to those i am able and have opportunity to share but they openly and boldly confessed and shared their faith and the Gospel.
One of the Help of the COMFORTER is to tell us what is going to happen that, the rule of Anti-CHRIST will be the same rule as these Communist party rule, once practiced by the Romans, as even now we have witnessed in certain practicing countries, where truth founded believers are persecuted/tested for their faith to be of refined purity. Also dictatorship is focus on one savior and he is god the citizens worship him only.
Please let us all together take note and share and prepare others, especially present world life challenges facing youths of competitions and also high expectation, our forerunners labored and prepare by us, ready for the day of persecution (of the enemy)/test (will of GOD for refined purity) and also together pray to the FATHER, as JESUS taught HIS disciples before leaving that;
"Count us worthy to escape Tribulation."
Pray all of you who believe these writings and even for me if you will because, 'If we fail them now, they may fail us in the future that may be very soon.
Aren't we all then are answerable to GOD through CHRIST on the judgement seat in regards to our labor and the lay down of our lives for friends sake?
