10 day period
by Rick Wynn to Pastor F.M.
Riley
Hello Brother Riley,
I too am incline to believe that the
10 day period mentioned in Revelation 2:10 was for a later time--today.
However, is it possible that the scripture could elude to a prophetic 10
years? Since 1998, the persecution of Christianity has become so great
that many see it as a world epidemic. During these last years we have seen an
increase in persecution whereas the cases are no longer isolated cases, but
open attacks on Christians and churches almost daily,all over the world. Just
a few years ago, (approx. 5 yrs) at the capital building in my home state,
Christians came from around the country to demonstrate the persecutions going
on around the world. At this demonstration (situated on the Capital
grounds) they had set up all kinds of mock prison cells with torture
devices and displays on how Christians are being tortured today.
In some places around the world,
these persecutions are as great if not greater than the era of the Spanish
Inquisition. As I walked through these displays and talked to many whom
were intimately familiar with such persecutions, via their family
members, friends, etc., I was utterly shocked to learn the things I
had seen and heard. In this country especially, it is
easy not to notice because there are so many distractions.
Much has been hidden here, yet the evil has become bolder in its
schemes as the persecutions have become much more blatantly
obvious. Today, they are no longer hidden but right in the face of
Christianity as the world looks the other way distracted and some even
cheering it on.
I came across an article posted on
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (http://www.icejusa.org/site/News2?id=5574&page=NewsArticle)
and what stuck out was this:
"Today
it is Christians who are fleeing Muslim lands by the thousands as terrorism
and other actions against them spin out of control. Their suffering persists
despite the efforts of such groups as the U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom, which has since 1998 reported to the President of the
United States on matter of religious liberty and
persecution."
I can't help but wonder if these
past 10 years (since 1998) has been that prophetic 10 days of tribulation
Jesus spoke of in Revelation 2:10 culminating in the next 40 days (as of
today) on Rosh Hashanah where perhaps Jesus will "snatch" up the saints.
If the rapture does occur on or before Rosh Hashanah, I don't see how the 10
days could fit between that Holy Day and Yom Kippur concerning the
rapture.
I would also love your comments on
this. I believe that the Lord has given you the wonderful gift of
seeing beforehand what eventually becomes to some us the obvious, so I respect
and take into great consideration every message you put out for I know it is
of God.
Thank you Pastor Riley and God
bless!
Your Brother in Christ forever,
Rick Wynn
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