Psalm 25:19. Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

Psalm 38:19. But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

Psalm 41:7. All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

Psalm 69:4. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

Psalm 69:14. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Matthew 10:22. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Mark 13:13. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Luke 6:22. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

Luke 21:17. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

John 7:7. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

John 15:18. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

John 15:23. He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:9-14).

Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

Revelation 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Christians dying in Nigeria ‘in vast numbers’. Over 600 (6) Nigerian Christians killed in the past Six (6) months by the terrorist group Boko Haram and jihadist Fulani herders.

Crux Staff Jul 14, 2020

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A recent report from the Nigeria-based International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) claims 620 Nigerian Christians were killed in the first six months of 2020.

The society also said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has not done enough to stop the attacks perpetrated by the by the terrorist group Boko Haram and jihadist Fulani herders.

“The atrocities against Christians have gone unchecked,” the report said, “with the country’s security forces and concerned political actors looking the other way or colluding with the Jihadists.”

Nathan Johnson is the Regional Manager for Africa of the Washington-based International Christian Concern told Crux she was not surprise by the report.

“In 2018, over 2,400 Christians were killed between the actions of Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria and Fulani militants in the Middle Belt region. It is sad that the Nigerian government has done little over the past decade to stop this violence and protect its citizens,” he said.

“Christians in Nigeria are dying in vast numbers at the hands of people who hate them and their faith,” Johnson added.

What follows are excerpts of his conversation with Crux.

Crux: What is your reaction to the report by  International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) which says 620 Christians have been killed in Nigeria just this year; and 32,000 begin killed over the last decade?

Johnson: This report is not particularly surprising. In 2018, over 2,400 Christians were killed between the actions of Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria and Fulani militants in the Middle Belt region. It is sad that the Nigerian government has done little over the past decade to stop this violence and protect its citizens.

Would you describe what is going on as genocide? 

I don’t know if I would designate the attacks on Christians in Nigeria as genocide, because many of the deaths are not caused by groups specifically targeting Christians with the purpose of wiping them out. I do, however, believe that Christians in Nigeria are dying in vast numbers at the hands of people who hate them and their faith.

 The targeting of Christians isn’t specific to Nigeria. What are the other hotspots across Africa? 

There are many other areas of Christian persecution in Africa. Sudan has been a historically terrible country for Christians who have suffered attacks and harassment for decades by the government. Kenyan Christians along the Somali border are attacked and killed often by al-Shabaab. Christians in Eritrea are often harassed, arrested, and killed by the government of Isaias Afwerki. New converts in Uganda who turn from Islam to Christianity often suffer at the hands of their communities and families. There are many others as well.

 Why do you think Christians are being targeted? 

Christ said in the Bible that the world would hate His followers. This was a true statement when He lived and will always be a true statement. Christians will continue to suffer at the hands of those who hate God and want to silence the Gospel.

Some have predicted that if the trend continues, there is the risk that the continued persecution of Christians in Africa could lead to major demographic shifts, and Africa may soon see more Muslims than Christians. What do you think could be the major impacts of such shifts? 

I’m not sure I believe that these shifts will take place. Christians in Africa are actually increasing faster than anywhere else in the world. But if this shift does take place, then I believe that Christians will suffer in even greater numbers in Africa in the future. I also could see more countries like Iran and Syria growing throughout Africa. This would devastate countries where democracy is trying to gain a foothold.

The Nigerian government has been faulted for not taking a hard line against those attacking Christians. Do you agree with this criticism?

 Yes, I do. I believe that President Buhari has been afraid to call out the Fulani militants who have been conducting many of these attacks because it would be political suicide. He would not survive as a president if he started telling his own tribe that they were the ones conducting evil attacks and causing mass chaos. Instead, he has decided to stay silent or call the attacks communal conflicts. They have however taken a hard line against Boko Haram and have been trying to stop them as an organization. This has just been done with some incompetence and has taken too long.

In His Service,

Night Watchman

Paul Rolland

Night Watchman Ministries

Make Your Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.