Sabbath day” (John 5:16). Jesus the Son of God Who came to deliver the world from death and bondage suffered a lot. He was highly persecuted. Many Christians who experience the freedom of religion may find it difficult to relate or understand what persecution looks like, at the moment. Those who have been in an environment where there’s no freedom to worship and live out one’s faith can understand how horrifying persecution can be. x Christians are bound to face persecution. “And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved” (Matthew 10:22). According to the word of our Saviour, even though there’s persecution, there’s going to be victory and salvation at last. The early church was persecuted. Apostles of Christ were martyred. Stephen was stone to death. Many Christians departed Jerusalem to avoid lurking dangers, but the church of God kept marching on and the kingdom of hell could not prevail against it. Today, persecution persists, because as the early church was a threat to evil men, so is the church of today. There could be greater persecution for Christians because we are in the End Time, and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ is imminent.