Chapter Twelve/"Keep On Holding Fast What You Have" - " The Hour of Test" -Conclusion

 What, though, is "the hour of test"? No doubt, those Christians in Asia had to cope with a further wave of terrible persecution from imperial Rome. Nevertheless, the major fulfillment is the hour of sifting and judging that finally arrived during the Lord's day, climaxing from 1918 onward. The test has been to determine whether one is for God's established Kingdom or for Satan's world.  It is for a comparatively short period, an "hour," but it is not over yet. Until it is, we must never forget that we ae living in "the hour of test." - LUKE 21:34-36.

In 1918 the John class of anointed Christians-like that staunch congregation in Philadelphia-had to face opposition from the modern-day "synagogue" of Satan." Religious leader of Christendom, who claimed to spiritual Jews, sly maneuvered the rulers to suppress the true Christians. Nevertheless, these tried hard to 'keep the word of Jesus' endurance'; hence, with spiritual help, a significant "little power," they survived and were aroused to enter the door that now opened before them. In what way? 

Next time: Chapter Twelve/"Keep On Holding Fast What You Have" - "An Opened Door" 

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