PERSECUTION: - Christ suffered Ps 69:26; Joh 5:16 - Christ voluntarily submitted to Isa 50:6 - Christ was patient under Isa 53:7 - Saints may expect Mr 10:30; Lu 21:12; Joh 15:20 - Saints suffer, for the sake of God Jer 15:15 - Of saints, is a persecution of Christ Zec 2:8; Ac 9:4,5 - All that live godly in Christ, shall suffer 2Ti 3:12 - ORIGINATES . Ignorance of God and Christ Joh 16:3 . Hated to God and Christ Joh 15:20,24 . Hatred to the gospel Mt 13:21 . Pride Ps 10:2 . Mistaken zeal Ac 13:50; 26:9-11 - Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel Mt 26:52 - Men by nature addicted to Ga 4:29 - Preacher of the gospel subject to Ga 5:11 - Is sometimes to death Ac 22:4 - God forsakes not his saints under 2Co 4:9 - God delivers out of Da 3:25,28; 2Co 1:10; 2Ti 3:11 - Cannot separated from Christ Ro 8:35 - Lawful means may be used to escape Mt 2:13; 10:23; 12:14,15 - SAINTS SUFFERING, SHOULD . Commit themselves to God 1Pe 4:19 . Exhibit patience 1Co 4:12 . Rejoice Mt 5:12; 1Pe 4:13 . Glorify God 1Pe 4:16 . Pray for deliverance Ps 7:1; 119:86 . Pray for those who inflict Mt 5:44 . Return blessing for Ro 12:14 - The hope of future blessedness supports under 1Co 15:19,32; Heb 10:34,35 - Blessedness of enduring, for Christ's sake Mt 5:10; Lu 6:22 - Pray for those suffering 2Th 3:2 - Hypocrites cannot endure Mt 4:17 - False teachers shrink from Ga 6:12 - THE WICKED . Addicted to Ps 10:2; 69:26 . Active in Ps 143:3; La 4:19 . Encourage each other in Ps 71:11 . Rejoice in its success Ps 13:4; Re 11:10 . Punishment for Ps 7:13; 2Th 1:6 . Illustrated Mt 21:33-39 - Spirit of-Exemplified . Pharaoh Ex 1:8-14 . Saul 1Sa 26:18 . Jezebel 1Ki 19:2 . Zedekiah Jer 38:4-6 . Chaldeans Da 3:8-30 . Pharisees Mt 12:14 . Jews Joh 5:16; 1Th 2:15 . Herod Ac 12:1 . Gentiles Ac 14:5 . Paul Php 3:
6; 1Ti 1:13 - Suffering of-Exemplified . Micaiah 1Ki 22:27 . David Ps 119:161 . Jeremiah Jer 32:2 . Daniel Da 6:5-17 . Peter Ac 4:3 . Apostles Ac 5:18 . The Prophets Ac 7:52 . The Church Ac 8:1 . Paul and Barnabas Ac 13:50 . Paul and Silas Ac 16:23 . Hebrews Heb 10:33 . Saints of old Heb 11:36