Some people are not aware that persecution has began and let's see how it has unfolded as written in Matthew 24.
Matthew 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
They shall deliver you up ,looking at the kidnappings ,banditry and bomb explosions becoming rampant and I notice it has begun.
It's unfortunate that because many of the church leaders have not prepared their followers for persecution and are not teaching them what persecution is,they have become so complacent and many church members instead are willing to save their lives other than loosing it for the sake of Jesus Christ and the faith of God.
We have been misled or mistaught that rapture will be a way of escapism instead of being taught to prepare for persecution!!!
Persecution starts from the home front eg family,then it goes to the community,then to the village,city and then state before national.
Who are the persecutors?
They are those who think by killing christians,they are doing God's service!
John 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
They are the antichrists of our time moved with the spirit of religion.
They are the Islamic jihadist and all other antichristian movements of our time .
They are like the Saul's,the Nero's and the agrippas of our time.
They think it's sport to continue killing christians because they don't know the true God the father of Jesus christ
John 16:3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
16:4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
Islamic jihad will soon become global because Terrorism has been the main playe,r but very soon it will become religious because prophecy has to be fulfilled.
All fronts of Christian foundations and support are about to be persecuted and targeted.
Churches are about to be sacked with bombs and banditry.
Every Christian establishment is about to be attacked.
My brothers and sisters ,this is not to cause pandemonium or fear!
This is the truth and it's time to wake up in Spiritual warfare prayers against it.
If Jesus Christ says your time to die has not come,no one can take your life!!!
If Your time has come and you are killed ,you will gain an eternity to be with the lord.
This is a litmus test right now to determine your allegiance to Jesus Christ!!!
Don't be afraid in the face of death!
Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Jesus Christ didn't say you will not suffer!!! Don't get it twisted.
You will suffer and have tribulation in the world but be of Good cheer ,Jesus Christ has overcome the world.John 16:33.
Any church leader that is not preparing his members for persecution is not willing to see them unto the end.
Pls if you are kidnapped,held at gunpoint,rough handled or even imprisoned,don't fear at all!!!
Don't fear those who can kill the human body,fear God who can kill and cast into hellfire.
Luke 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Don't BE AFRAID IF A MATCHET IS PUT TO YOUR HEAD OR A GUN POINTED AT YOU!!!
Many Christians will be killed violently but know this ,we can still pray it off and against it but the time of each ones life is not in our hands to determine.
Luke 9:24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Terrorism has killed a lot of christians already in these end times.
ThoRevelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Martyrdom in the great tribulation will be the price of salvation.
But right now it is called persecution.
The bombings ,village attacks ,banditry,bokoharam and Fulani herdsmen attacks have been the persecution against the church and christians for a very long time.
Also the ongoing depopulation agenda of the NWO and the release of various viruses have been also another scourge of persecutions against the christians.
Many Christians have been killed,it is called persecution.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Father's of faith have been persecuted in the ancient times.
We have reached a time now and whosever is called a Christian must be ready for persecution before the rapture by any means.
Hatred will soon become high against christians as the hour of darkness approaches.
When Jesus Christ was in the temple teaching the pharisees and saducces,he wasn't attacked or persecuted.
However when his hour came,the people suddenly turned against him.
Matthew 26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Luke 22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
If as a Christian living somewhere and you shared the gospel with someone and all of a sudden their attitude and behaviour changes to hate against you,it's time to leave that place
Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Christians will always soon be on the move very soon without rest because of persecution.
It will spread from the family to work to schools to all aspects of life.
About 4000 Islamic jihadist has been unleashed across the southwest.
Christians please wake up right now and engage in serious spiritual warfare.
At your doorposts and house gates quote psalm 34:7
If you have a business ,do the same thing on it.
Also remember to share the Gospel no matter the hate you face.
Mark your doorposts and house posts with anointing oil and pray for God's legion of angels to protect you when you go on the move.
Pls anyone of your aged that dies,pls understand why God may take them away .
It is because they may not be able to stand what is coming when the full hours of darkness are unleashed!!!
Don't be afraid if suddenly someone you knows dies and if you have prayed and God said they would not die,you can bring them back to life .
But if you suddenly see someone die whom you spoke to yesterday pls don't over mourn or weep.
The lord has seen their righteousness that it is complete and has decided to call them home soon.
Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Also not that it's not all the old or aged that will die.some will survive and be raptured alive before the great tribulation.
One thing is always important,live a holy life so that if death comes you don't be condemned.
A matter is given heavenly heroic welcome.
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or unclothedness, or peril, or sword?
Galatians 5:11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
2 Timothy 3:11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
Some of it the lord will deliver you from,others may escape.
One thing is certain,never deny Jesus Christ at all.
When the persecution becomes intense,many nominal Christians will begin to betray the true Christians because of gain.
This will happen before rapture but it will be rampant after rapture because many have already backslidden in their heart and denied Christ .
Matthew 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
So they will be offended at those standing for the truth.
No matter what happens know that Jesus Christ is with you unto the end!!
Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

I'm so happy no one is teaching anyone in Nigeria that they are being persecuted, since there is no evidence that the group you mention are being persecuted.

Teaching persecution, enemifies one's neighbours, whom, instead of loving, one would hate, and the supposed persecuted will then go on defence, which in this case would be the offense since no one is persecuting them, and such is how wars and killings begin.

Besides, you are supposed to be covered by the blood of Christ and fear no evil because it is goodness and mercy that follows you and a rod and a staff protects you from persecution.

Perhaps see what the gods are writing in the [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict]book of Israel[/url], and learn to love your neighbours instead of hoping hatred is preached in Christ's name!

You are right but we are in the Tribulation already.
Because persecution has not been full scale here doesn't mean it has not started.
Truth is I must tell you after rapture the gates of hell will be on earth.
Wether we love our enemies and our neighbors as ourselves, we are always been persecuted.
Do you think its until when a christian js being maimed, cut, attacked only or kidnapped that they are being persecuted?
Certainly not
When government laws are passed to restrict christians from certain privileges or access to services and goods because of their faith, they are persecuted!!!
When your faith is threatened indirectly and for no cause and every thing you say as a christian is challenged and you are isolated, that is persecution!
Terrorism is persecution indirectly against christians and those who stand for God.
Economical sabotage is persecution.
Restriction is persecution. Dont get me wrong