The Greek word for persecute is “diōkō” and in the context of the verse above it means: to pursue in a hostile manner; in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one, to persecute; to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something.
It is the Elect that one day will be gathered up from all the corners of the earth when we see the angels in the clouds with the Lord, and we hear that trumpet, The Trump of God sound.
Note that you do not have to say these words verbatim, but you MUST believe them in your heart. To do otherwise, will throw you into what is coming…..Tribulation NOW!!
Zephaniah is speaking of what I believe, we call the Great Tribulation that John also wrote of in Revelation. We have been leading up this time of God’s wrath for a long time.
The time is drawing down. The start of the coming 7 years of Tribulation of Daniel’s 70th week could be in the imminent future.
We are fast approaching a time–if it isn’t here already–when the US government will become so overreaching of its Constitutional limits that we will no longer truly be free.
The Hebrew word “nĕphiyl” is translated “giants” in the King James Version of the Bible, but most other versions say “Nephilim”, which is the better translation.
This generation is full of scoffers, mocking the prophesied return of Jesus Christ to Planet Earth.
Leadership is important. We can see the type of leaders in the world, in our country, by what they do.