Along with the supportive scriptural evidence that the two witnesses figuratively represent Israel and the church, there is also the unmistakable societal evidence of our day. In today’s politically correct world, Christians and Jews are not only the most hated people in the world, but the only people that it is pretty much universally deemed permissible to persecute and discriminate against. Furthermore, the world’s hostility against us is escalating at an alarming rate.

Although I could cite numerous examples to verify the above contention, I will limit myself in this issue of Piecing Together Bible Prophecy to only three.

1. DURBAN I & II

The whole world got together on August 31 through September 8 of 2001 in Durban, South Africa for the United Nations’ first World Conference Against Racism. In the end, the world pretty much pointed its collective finger at America (the supposed Christian nation) and Israel (the Zionist state) as the culprits responsible for all the racial problems on the planet. In reaction to the conclusion of this worldwide hate-fest, the American and Jewish delegations walked out of the conference in protest.

This incredible news story, which probably took the pulse of this end-time world better than it had ever been taken, was quickly buried under the press coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attack upon our nation and the ruins of Ground Zero. I’ve often wondered if Satan overplayed his hand in Durban and was therefore forced to use 9/11 as a diversion from his exposed inciting of global animosity toward Christians and Jews in our present-day world.

The second United Nations World Conference Against Racism (Durban II) was held in April of 2009 at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland. It was boycotted by nine nations, including Israel and the United States. Like its predecessor, it too pretty much ascribed all of the world’s racial problems to the Christian West and Israel.

2. ISLAM

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. It is also the fastest growing religion in America. Fueling Islam’s phenomenal growth in today’s world is its hatred and animosity toward the “Great Satan”—what it perceives as Christian America—and the “Little Satan”—Israel, the Zionist state.

The Muslim sales-pitch portrays the Christian—supposedly championed by America—and the Jew—championed by Israel—as the great oppressors of the masses all down through the ages. Furthermore, it portrays itself, Islam, as the religion of the oppressed, rising in the world today to finally throw off the yoke of the world’s oppressors—the Jews and Christians.

3. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY’S 2009 THREAT ANALYSIS

In April of 2009, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security put out a Threat Analysis. It was entitled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Environmental Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.” According to this document, the Director of Homeland Security at that time, Janet Napolitano, suspected all Americans who (1) believe in “end-time Bible prophecy” (2) fear the “declaration of martial law,” “suspension of the U. S. Constitution,” and the “creation of citizen detention camps,” and (3) oppose “abortion,” “same-sex marriage” and the “New World Order,” of being potential “domestic rightwing terrorists.”

Although this Threat Analysis demanded that “no portion of the [document] be released to the media [or] the general public,” it was leaked to the Washington Times newspaper and consequently resulted in God-fearing, Bible-believing, patriotic Americans wondering when their government began targeting them as the enemy.

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