(Inspired by Sandy Rios this morning on AFR Talk.)

What if it should be true for Christians in the American church, that intense persecution will be the key to the fourth great awakening?

There was testimony this morning again that it was true in China in the 20th century.  It is also true in the Bible, from the beginning of the Christian church.

American Christianity has been the exception, but not for much longer.

In the light of what is ahead, here is a word for American pastors.  If you have reasons not to get involved in politics now, to recapture and preserve our religious freedom, then please start now telling your people what to expect and how to deal with the certainty of coming persecution.

As I’ve said before, one of my greatest concerns is that most Christians in this country won’t understand what hit them and won’t know what to do when severe persecution comes to America for the first time.

Real Christianity—coming right up.