Persecution is the heritage of the faithful. Where the Gospel is, there will be persecution and opposition to the truth. Satan cannot just stand and watch as God's work rolls on. He has to try and stop it.
The persecution this church has in Missouri and some of the worst times in church history while it was trying to establish the kingdom of God. Many died, but they made it through it. The Church is still here and growing.
Satan knew each one of the faithful in the Pre-existence, even those who have not found or recognized the Restored Gospel yet.
All of us were brothers and sisters there, including Satan. Satan was then known as the Son of the Morning, until his rebellion and the war, where he and one third of the host of Heaven followed him, and he and his followers were cast out down to the earth. Then he became known as Satan, Lucifer, the Devil. They are being used to test us here.
When people get close to finding the Restored Gospel, they begin to be persecuted. When they back off from investigating or accepting the Restored Gospel, their enemies then become their friends. It happens over and over. Satan tries to stop us.
The Saints will be persecuted again.
He knows us. He knows our missions. He knows this Kingdom is going to overcome him and his forces. He also knows he will not win, but being so angry at Heavenly Father, he is going to hurt Him as much as he can, and take as many as will listen to him, with him, away from the Father, that they will never return to Him.
We have our Agency to choose, that is what this earth life test is. Which way will we go.
Satan has only a short time left, so expect things to get worse. Hold in there.
The Lord said that things will get so bad that He will have to cut the time short before the end or there will not be many righteous left. Trust in Him. Have faith. He is in charge.
He said that All loses will be made up later. No one will loose their blessings because of someone else.
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