“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Tim. 3:12).
Cities Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in St. Paul, Minn., was invaded by a mob of anti-ICE protestors on Sunday, Jan. 18. Leftist instigators targeted this congregation, alleging one of its pastors is affiliated with ICE in the Twin Cities. Reports reveal that the worship service had to be canceled because of the agitators’ intimidation tactics.
Paul warned young Timothy that persecution would come upon those who desired to live godly lives. The godless disruptors in St. Paul entered a holy place, a sanctuary set aside for the worship of Almighty God, to prohibit it from sharing God’s Word on a Sunday morning.
This is further evidence that spiritual warfare is growing in these last days. These attention-seeking, Scripture-twisting, self-righteous political activists turned the worship service into a circus, but I wonder if they realize that the forces of darkness fueled their rage. Why else would these agitators show up at a church service on Sunday? They didn’t protest at the pastor’s office on Friday. Did they? No, because at its root, this is a spiritual issue. And if the protestors were honest, they would acknowledge that fact.
Sadly, the god of this world has blinded their eyes so that they cannot recognize whom they are ultimately serving (2 Cor. 4:4). This is the end-times spirit of worship that will engulf the world during the Tribulation, as prophesied in Revelation 13.
If you need more convincing of the spiritual battle at work, consider where this is happening. Minneapolis-St. Paul is nicknamed Paganistan because tens of thousands of Wiccans and Pagans call the metro area home. Paganicon is a pagan convention held annually in the Twin Cities to further the teachings and practices of paganism. The spiritual forces of darkness have targeted this part of America as much as any other region.
Dr. Albert Mohler pointed out on his Jan. 19 episode of “The Briefing” that the tactics employed by the Sunday protestors are straight out of the 1960s Marxists’ playbook. “Agitators such as Saul Alinsky became leftist ideologues who basically set the agenda for how these kinds of protests would take place.”
Detailing the radicals’ methodology, Mohler stated: “Maximum media coverage, maximum impact, maximum disruption.”
This demonic disruption reveals the convergence of prophetic signs. Marxists have tried to push the world toward the radical globalist agenda for decades. Minnesota is no stranger to this battle, as displayed by other recent political events. While much attention has been given to the Marxist takeover of global governments and economies, Sunday’s invasion at Cities Church shows the deeply spiritual side to this movement.
This prophetic convergence aligns perfectly with what God reveals in His Word. According to Revelation 13, the Antichrist and His cronies will lead a global government and economy, glued together by a deeply spiritual, demonic worship movement. This end-times mindset is developing rapidly in America, and we are witnessing it happen.
Christians must wake up to the spiritual urgency of this late hour. We must not allow the forces of darkness to silence our voices. We must continue proclaiming the Word of God to a world racing toward the Tribulation. We must continue to stand as watchmen on the wall.
