Preface
The idea that a generation of believers will have to confront the Great Persecution , or the unparalleled persecution of Satan and his Antichrist, is troubling for many. Having grown up in a conservative home where the Bible was seen as the Word of God, I know the Great Evacuation before the wrath of God (which, in our home, the Great Persecution was seen to be) was regarded as an incontrovertible fact.
For many, the notion that you could face the Great Persecution is frightening because of the implications. Naturally, the issue of survival is paramount. No sane person wants to die a horrible and painful death at the hands of truly evil men.
How does one survive? In the last fifteen years, I have seen many people wrestle with this question. Some want to run and hide. Others want to fight. Still others hope to discover some secret way that will honor God, yet leave them pain free.
Unfortunately, we have been culturally equipped to look for the easy way out. I can only say that if a generation of believers will be called to face this season of unparalleled persecution, a “drive-up window” mentality will not get it done. It is high time for God’s people to get down to the serious work of studying God’s Word. No longer can we depend on teachers to keep everything simple. It is time to move out of the “Gerber” sections of Scripture. It is time for solid meat!
As a good friend of mine would say, “This ain’t no kid’s game.” Survival is simple, but one will not simply survive. Read the rest of these pages to discover what God has done to help that generation called upon to be the final generation to face Daniel’s Seventieth Week.
Ultimately, survival is not the goal. Faithfulness is!