RIGHT UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERSECUTION

• TO HAVE GRACE TO BE ABLE TO REJOICE IN IT AND NOT BE AFRAID.

• THAT PEOPLE WILL BE TAUGHT THAT SUFFERING IS PART OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

• TO HAVE HOLY SPIRIT BOLDNESS AND PRAYER …SO THAT THE PLACE WILL BE SHAKEN LIKE IN ACTS.

• TO HANDLE THINGS WISELY… HAVE DISCERNMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS... IN A HOSTILE WORLD.

• FOR PEOPLE NOT TO FORGET THOSE IN BONDS ….AND CHURCHES TO PRAY REGULARLY

PERSECUTION WILL BECOME AN OPPORTUNITY.

• WORST WORK OF MAN WILL TURN TO BE THE BEST WORK OF GOD.

• NATIONS WILL SEE THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL

• THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL DO A HUGE MIRACLE.

• MANY PEOPLE IN JAILS WILL KNOW GOD.

• JUDGES WILL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW CHRISTIAN FAITH.

• PEOPLE, WHO WATCH THE EVENTS, WILL SEEK TO KNOW ABOUT CHRIST.

• NATION WILL SEE HOW TRUE BELIEVERS BEHAVE.

• OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHURCH TO BECOME DISCIPLINED AND PRAY.

• OPPORTUNITY FOR UNITED MINISTRY.

• ALL THE INJUSTICE WILL BECOME PUBLIC.

OVERCOMING PERSECUTION

• ENEMY WILL BE SHAMED AT THE BOLDNESS JOY AND PEACE OF THE PERSECUTED.

• BELIEVERS TO HAVE GODLY SORROW LEADING TO REPENTANCE.

• GOD WILL REMOVE FEAR.

• GRACE TO OVERCOME DISCOURAGEMENT.

• NOT TO BE DISAPPOINTED WITH GOD.

• THOSE IN PRISON WILL BE BOLD UNDER TORTURE.

• UNBELIEVERS WILL STAND UP TO TORTURE, PRESSURE TO RELEASE STATEMENTS.