I believe we are on the cusp of a 500 year change in the Church

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Following the horrible massacre in Sri Lanka on Easter Day it brings home to me the invariable link between martyrdom and mission. I am studying John Allen's book The Future Church for my new podcast series which begins next week. The other important book John has contributed is the Global War on Christians. Depending on how things go...

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https://dwightlongenecker.com/sri-lanka-martyrdom-and-misson/
 

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A friend of mine gave me a book about 4 years ago called "The Age of the Spirit." the author documented that every 500 years (give or take) there is a serious upheaval in the Church as a whole.

~~ 1000 ad Great Schism
~~ 1500 ad Reformation
~~ 2000 ad ?????​

It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.
 
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A friend of mine gave me a book about 4 years ago called "The Age of the Spirit." the author documented that every 500 years (give or take) there is a serious upheaval in the Church as a whole.

~~ 1000 ad Great Schism
~~ 1500 ad Reformation
~~ 2000 ad ?????​

It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.

2000 ad End of Patriarchy ;)
 
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If we take a look around us it becomes obvious that we're in the beginning of the great tribulation. The west has left Christ and persecution is on the rise.
Islam is just a tool Satan get to use against us in this time of purification.
 
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