Insights
🌍 Perry Stone’s vivid description of seeing Christ above the clouds in a blue sky with lightning suggests a powerful and dramatic event.
🔊 The voice of God during the coming persecution will sound like thunder to the world, but believers will hear the voice of the archangel and the trump of God.
🗡️ Choosing a sword as a weapon in the dream signifies the importance of spiritual warfare and the ability to overcome challenges through faith.
💬 “The sword of God’s word was never intended to use against a brother or sister. You do not use the word to try to attack people with the Bible, that is very, very wrong.”
⚠️ The speaker predicts a future of great persecution against Christians in the United States, with laws limiting home Bible studies and even banning preaching related to certain sins.
😱 The Christians faced heavy persecution under Nero’s rule in Rome, with the emperor blaming them for the burning of Rome to protect himself.
😱 “Your day is coming and you will stand before the god of the universe and you will have to give an account and if you shed the innocent blood you’ll be cast into hell.”
🙏 “The remnant will need each other trust me in the days ahead because it’s about to get very very tough here in the united states.”
Summary
TLDR: The key idea of the video is that believers should prepare for and embrace persecution, as it strengthens their dependence on God and unity among Christians is crucial in facing the challenges ahead.
- 📜 The speaker found an old piece of paper from 1982 with information about a vision he had regarding coming persecution, and he plans to share it after reading it.
- 🔮 In a dream, the speaker saw the coming of the Lord with lightning flashing across the sky and the world, and was advised to always choose the door of persecution because it strengthens one’s dependence on God, while Satan waits behind the door of easy way out.
2.1 In a dream, the speaker saw the coming of the Lord with lightning flashing across the sky and the world.
2.2 When Jesus returns, his voice will sound like thunder to the world, but to believers, it will be the voice of the archangel, the trump of God, and a shout.
2.3 There were four doors, one marked “persecution,” one marked “easy way out,” and one leading to a church service, and the speaker was advised to always choose the door of persecution because it strengthens one’s dependence on God, while Satan waits behind the door of easy way out.
- 🔮 In a dream, the speaker fought off a dangerous threat and believed it to be a sign of the coming of the Lord, while in a vision, they chose to work with various denominations instead of sticking to one.
3.1 In a dream, the speaker saw a dark world with a backslider dog trying to kill people, but was able to shut the door for safety and then fought a man with a sword, choosing a large double-edged sword and cutting off the man’s hand, ultimately believing it to be a dream about the coming of the Lord.
3.2 The speaker had a vision where he saw different doors, including a denominational door, but chose not to go through it and instead worked with various denominations from a young age.
- 📖 The double-edged sword of the spirit is meant to encourage and defeat the enemy, not attack others, and true believers will face end-time persecution, as seen in countries outside the US and in the apostle Paul’s experiences.
4.1 The double-edged sword of the spirit, which is the word of God, is formed when God speaks his word and when believers speak what he has said, and it is meant to be used to encourage, build up, and defeat the powers of the enemy, not to attack others, and it is guaranteed that true believers will face end-time persecution.
4.2 Persecution of Christians, including arrests, imprisonment, and beatings, occurs in some countries outside the United States, and the speaker emphasizes the idea that the apostle Paul also faced persecution.
- 🚫 There is a growing spirit of persecution towards Christians in the United States, with laws being passed to limit religious activities and leading to slanderous lies and physical persecution in some areas.
5.1 Constantly facing rejection and criticism has been a recurring theme in the speaker’s life, starting from the age of 18.
5.2 There is a growing spirit of persecution towards Christians in the United States, particularly on the west coast, due to disagreements on beliefs such as the rapture and the timing of the Lord’s coming.
5.3 There is a growing intolerance towards Christians in the United States, with laws being passed to limit home bible studies and ban preaching on certain sins, leading to slanderous lies and physical persecution in some areas.
- 🔥 Nero blamed Christians for the Rome fire, leading to heavy persecution and Paul’s beheading; Paul’s experiences highlight the need for unity and prayer to prevent church splits, and we must endure hardships, show love, and depend on God to make it in the coming persecution.
6.1 Nero blamed the Christians for the fire in Rome, leading to heavy persecution and the apostle Paul being beheaded, as he wrote in his last letter that all of Asia had forsaken him.
6.2 The apostle Paul, who endured persecution and suffered for spreading the gospel, sadly experienced betrayal and division among Christian people, highlighting the importance of unity and prayer in preventing church splits.
6.3 Will you be able to endure the coming persecution or will you quit because of what people have said about you, because if the leadership gives up, it will discourage others.
6.4 To make it in these last days, we must depend on God, endure hardships for the gospel, and show love and support to those who are hurting or in need.
- ⚠️ Atheists and persecutors of Christians will face judgment and be cast into hell for shedding innocent blood, so they should be cautious in their treatment of Christians.
7.1 Persecution is coming and those who cause it will face judgment, but there will also be seasons of refreshing and revival.
7.2 A warning to atheists and those who persecute Christians: you will be held accountable by God for shedding innocent blood and will be cast into hell, so be cautious in how you treat Christians.
- 👥 Regardless of their church affiliation, believers will need each other in the upcoming difficult times, as God is with us and Jesus Christ is coming.
