The middle east remains one of the most volatile regions in the world. And it is arguably the most important, especially from a spiritual, prophetic perspective. If you would like to stay up-to-date on important developments in that area I want to commend to you Joel Rosenberg's blog. Here is a short portion of his most recent post.
It is not receiving nearly enough attention in the mainstream media, but a disturbing development is underway in the Middle East: followers of Jesus Christ in the epicenter have endured a dramatic surge of violence and persecution at the hands of religious and political extremists in recent weeks and months.
In Iraq, Christians have been attacked and killed in their homes and in public, forcing nearly a thousand families to flee from Baghdad and Mosul to the safer Kurdistan region in the north. A separate siege on a Baghdad church on October 31 killed 58 followers of the Lord Jesus and wounded 67 others.
In Israel, extremists firebombed an Arab Christian church in Jerusalem in November. In December, Kristine Luken, an American evangelical Christian was stabbed to death not far from Jerusalem in what many believe to have been an act of terror. Her friend, Kay Wilson—an Israeli believer in Jesus—was also severely wounded in the attack.
None of this is surprising. Jesus made it clear that his followers would be persecuted and would receive the same kind of treatment by the world that He received. However, most believers in America are so insulated from these types of threats that we forget that they are real for many believers around the world.
To read his entire blog go to http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/.
Please join me in praying for fellow believers who are suffering in difficult places.
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