Persecution of Christians is not a distant story. Preparing for Persecution by Keith Whiting is read here in full as a feature documentary, and it asks what the church in the West should do now.

A WORD ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Keith Whiting wrote Preparing for Persecution, and this film exists because he did. In his preface he explains why he began it: he saw severe persecution getting close, and saw that many believers in western nations were very unprepared for what was coming. So he wrote the book he wished someone had written for him.

The ten chapters and four appendices that follow are his work. The order they move in and the arguments they make are his, not ours. Thank you, Keith. Thank you for putting this down on paper, and for giving the body of Christ a way to get ready.

The book opens on the warning Jesus gave in Matthew 24:10, that many would fall away, and on the danger of being unprepared when persecution suddenly comes. From there it traces the pattern: the apostles, the Roman empire, the dark ages, the Reformation, and the world today. Open Doors keeps its World Watch List on the fifty countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution, and that list keeps growing. "Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution." (2 Timothy 3:12, WEB)

Then the preparation, chapter by chapter. Assurance of salvation. Counting the cost. Overcoming fear. Knowing the Bible. Prayer without ceasing. Fellowship. Focusing on eternity. Persevering to the end. Learning from the persecuted. Preparing physically.

The four appendices are the most practical part. Appendix One works through a passage in its context. Appendix Two sets out God's redemptive plan from Genesis to Revelation. Appendix Three gives an actual daily method for memorising Scripture, and Appendix Four lays out Revelation 1 in phrases you can learn by heart.

Read in full, for anyone who would rather be ready than surprised.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Preparing for Persecution
1:16 Preface
3:00 Introduction
11:30 Chapter One: Are you absolutely Certain?
15:20 Chapter Two: Count the Cost
23:36 Chapter Three: Overcome Fear
29:59 Chapter Four: Know the Bible
50:48 Chapter Five: Pray without ceasing
56:24 Chapter Six: Fellowship
1:10:05 Chapter Seven: Focus on Eternity
1:15:26 Chapter Eight: Persevere to the End
1:18:34 Chapter Nine: Learn from the Persecuted
1:20:08 Chapter Ten: Prepare physically
1:21:59 Appendix One: Example of Checking the Context
1:24:20 Appendix Two: God's Redemptive Plan for Mankind
1:33:00 Appendix Three: Method for memorising Scripture
1:34:04 Appendix Four: Revelation 1 in phrases for memorising
1:37:53 Closing and credits

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The book quotes the English Standard Version. The Scripture in this film is read from the World English Bible (WEB), which is public domain.

LINKS
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