“But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. And so you will bear testimony to me. But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. Everyone will hate you because of me. 18 But not a hair of your head will perish. Stand firm, and you will win life.” They continue to share how the don’t think the world has yet to experience or seen the intensity of what the world will see during the end times. Don’t under estimate evil. This is not a time to be fearful but instead to remain loyal to the Lord. They remind us that when we see these dreadful things happening we are not to be afraid under the pressure but instead learn to relax. You will face persecution however, they discuss if the church is truly ready to face persecution and endure it because of some of the trivial things they have seen almost melt Christians, such as no air conditioning. As they continue to share they sensed that the church is at a better place collectively than she has been before and with great hope and because of some of the fruit that has been witnessed feel that she can endure. They just remind us that there is coming a day when people think they will be doing God a favor while attacking us. You will be offended just don’t take the bait. You will be betrayed don’t let it take you down.