Page 9 - The Promise of Persecution
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There are many forms of persecution.
Obviously, martyrdom is one form, but
another form of persecution is prison. We
find in chapter 8 of the book of Acts that the
church was scattered, so that was also a
form of persecution. They were scattered
and had to leave their homes. Also, slander,
insult, loss of property (as we see in the
latter part of Hebrews chapter 10), and
forsaken by friends and family and
countrymen are other forms of persecution.
Now, we see that many of the apostles
had some extreme forms of persecution. As
we come to verse 18, the simple thing that
Jesus is teaching His disciples here is that
there is a promise that they would be hated
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