THE BOOK OF REVELATION // Session 35: Martyr Mentality vs Persecution Complex 

I'm changing. My life for Jesus Christ ... He is the only way....

I rarely comment on topics like this, mainly because people are going to do what they feel they need to do. For me I understand people not liking how things are going. I am 63 years old, worked hard my entire life for financial freedom, well as much as possible. My reason for doing this wasn't to obtain stuff. It was to separate my family and myself from control and government reliance as much as possible. As time marches on that financial freedom is being whittled down and what I considered a tool for freedom has become inconsequential. That being said I know one day in the near future it most likely will be all taken away because of my faith. I'm fine with that. Like Paul said, " I know what it's like to live with little and with plenty". I am coming to terms with submitting to Jesus over this. Whatever degree I am persecuted I will rely on the Lord to give me strength. First not to lose my standing with him but also to submit to his business during this time. Non of us including Dalton can or will know exactly how bad each of our persecution will be. Will we be able to stand firm while we see our family tortured, abused or even killed before our own eyes and keep our faith ? Only God knows. I've been a follower of Christ for decades. I have had seasons of serving him in abundance and seasons not so much but never have I abandoned my faith. My biggest worry like a green soldier is will I display courage when the time requires it. As stated I know most likely not if not for God's strength.

Omgosh your so right.. ❤️ty for the truth I been learning few weeks ago... When I tell people they said.. or mock me.. I know God let's things happen... Here in united states everyone trying buy weapons upon weapons... We're gonna die.. why not die for Jesus our savior... My safety is not here but with Jesus.. ❤️I been rebellious 56 years I had to give my life to him accept him into my heart and trust him.... Not easy for me but worth it.. 😊❤️

This is exactly what I didn’t want to hear. And it’s exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks

Thanks for the clarity. I’ve been wrestling with my role as a Christian in these times. It’s very easy sometimes to become angry at perceived injustice. Perspective is everything. Thanks again.

“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan? (Jeremiah 12:5). If we think we in the West are persecuted now - in the future when it becomes much more intense - we will need to depend upon our ROCK - Our LORD YESHUA MESSIAH - and in HIS strength HE will get us through all circumstances including if we are ones to be martyred. We must have that relationship, that trust in HIM that HE will never leave us nor forsake us. 💕💕💕💕

Dalton, I truly appreciate your frank and real talk in laymen's terms, sprinkled with slang, which makes you relatable. I cannot stomach any other evangelistic persona in the public eye. Your sincerity is evident. Unlike the phony, fear mongering, multi jet owning filth that claim to be Christians. Thank you for posting your talks on YT.

This was very eye opening for me. Your are completely correct.. we are getting wrapped up in our protesting about the government taking away our rights when we are losing sight of Jesus and his word.

Please pray for me. I am guilty of being a jerk at times. Lord help me. Help me to respond in a way that gives Glory to my King Jesus. Help me to Love more and more like Jesus. In Jesus name. Maranatha!! 💯♥️✝️🙏🏽

I feel like we can make this harder on ourselves, or we can make it easier. For me, to totally stay in Gods words, to do His will, to walk in His ways, and to take what God brings with the faith and trust in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. I’m not letting myself get mixed up and mad in all this worldly junk. I walk peacefully through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Thank you for these teachings. Blessings. 🙏🏻❤️🕊

I need to say that one of the reasons people in the west are enraged about the government shutting down churches is that is takes away a source for the poor and needy to get help. Meanwhile, places like bars, strip clubs, and clubs remain open. In my church particularly, we hold a lot of functions to give to those in need. It's not just about worship. I can worship anywhere, I even attend a home bible study that could easily take the place of my weekly sunday service. However, that beacon for light for those looking is gone in that aspect. That is why we fight for the right to hold public service; to show that God comes before all else. My belief is that should never be or encouraged to be silent.

We demonstrate love toward our neighbours by not allowing them to live under the oppression of tyranny. That’s not political, that’s love.

I've only recently come to watch these Bible studies and podcasts from FAI within the last few months. There have been many times where I have just wept after listening because my path has been so wrong as a Christian. Every time I listen I am just turned upside down on my head, but I appreciate it so much. There is nothing I crave more than the truth of Jesus and to hopefully guide my children in the same direction so that they will be saved also. It is so refreshing and such a blessing that I found FAI. There is so much false and watered down teaching out there and I am so grateful to have a place to go to find truth and peace in such a chaotic time in this world.

We live in the world but we must not live as the world ❤️

You guys are the best teachers I've heard. And I have heard plenty in my long life. God bless you both.

I’m not a Christian Dalton but I’ve learned a lot from you and Joel thank you.

you guys are radiating Jesus! Remember when Jesus described his heart it was as “gentle and lowly”! Good job Dalton!!

Fighting for my children and grandchildren that they might have a better earthly future will not impress the God of Heaven and Earth. Fighting for my children and grandchildren that they will have an opportunity for a life in the soon coming Kingdom of God is what our precious Savior will find pleasing.

I was about to stop watching this video 😡 but continued to watch. As the video went on I agreed with your message and reflects what I've been telling people. When you peel back all the layers, the current problems we have are rooted in immorality and can't be fought with arms. But I am prepared to take care of and protect my family from the crazies. 😉

Matthew 5:38-48 "You heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, but I say to you, do not resist the wicked. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. And he who wishes to sue you and take away your inner garment, let him have your outer garment as well. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and from him who wishes to borrow from you, do not turn away. You heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those insulting you and persecuting you, so that you become sons of your Father in the heavens. Because He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those loving you, what reward have you? Are the tax collectors not doing the same too? And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Are the tax collectors not doing so too? Therefore, be perfect, as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

That was a powerful message that brought much needed clarity. Everything you touched on you were able to drive the message home so effortlessly.... The church is at it's weakest when it involves itself with politics..after all our citizenship is heavenly. Our calling on this earth is to preach the gospel to the poor (the great commission.) To win souls to the kingdom of God. And when the real martydom finally dawns on us we give our lives, as you have clearly elaborated. No wonder the books of Rev (13:10) and Dan.(11:33) say those we take up the sword (against the Antichrist) will die by the sword. Thank you Dalton and Joel for a great work.

I know I have a lot to change , because I've already locked and loaded about these mandates..lol. I have been enjoying your tracking. thank for sharing..

Thank you Jesus for your servant. Life is not about the flesh but, the Spirit..

Martyrdom is the pinnacle and overt form of persecution. However how the ultimate tribulation will look like is something beyond our imagination but captured in Jesus' words: "For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will." (Matt. 24:21) Now this sounds like a completely unique and distinct class in which the two elements: the hate for Israel and the testimony of Jesus' Name will somehow merge.

I think it's truly a shame that more parents do not prepare their children for martyrdom if they truly love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that is the key to our Salvation besides our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Excellent teaching and insight and instruction, WATCH THIS VIDEO AGAIN AND PRAY FOR WISDOM AND INSIGHT AND GUIDANCE

Wow. Thank you for allowing God to use you. Definitely anointed. Left me really thinking about that exhortation. Lord help us!

I just love you guys! Thank you for all that you do for The Kingdom and for always speaking the truth...Jesus is the Truth!! Anyone reading this...I encourage you to pour into this ministry financially....my husband and I do because we know where the funds are going. Lord bless you all!

Tread lightly with your prophesying child.For such things should not be attempted without the aid of the Holy Spirit.

Matt 24. We do not have a cooking clue about being persecuted. Afganistan knows. I pray for the women and children that is going through the most horrific persecution where ever Isis is. we must be grateful that we still have peace, but we have to start preparing to be a witness when it comes. Shabbat Shalom from South Africa

i really need to pray and meditate and search myself to understand what you are saying...I do understand it and I must not see myself as American but Christian- wow, this takes some change of thinking and understanding. Thak you for speaking truth and loving us enough to do so.

Thank you, Dalton and Joel, for all your teachings!

You are so right. I see that exact samething and I am trying to do all I can to wake the true followers of Christ. My motto is I want to be one of the 144,000 . I see the suffering coming and I'm preparing spiritually for this day. I see refuges down the road for the true Christian's. But I also see the many so called Christian's that will bow down to the evil one for they will not let go of there wordly goods. Those ppl will submit to the evil agenda and I so pray we all reach as many as possible for so many are clueless. God bless you brothers for all you do. Sis m (NC)

the distinction between the carnal mindset and the regenerate mindset can be hard to distinguish in good times, but the difference becomes more distinct as things get harder to bear. a thing I wish more Christians were aware of is that in the history of the Christian church the most graphic growth occurred during the crusades. historic accounts of converts testimonies as to the reason for their conversions often resembled ; "I saw people burning at the steak singing praises to GOD as they burned, and I knew there had to be something real going on". GOD does not allow us to suffer needlessly, there is always more gain than loss in GOD's math. this is only the tip of the iceberg, .. hang in there : )

I'm so Happy to see this teaching, a lengthy teaching. I was so disappointed when you had said y'all were going to break it down to 10 to 15 minutes. I now can breath

This truly bears witness with the Holy Spirit!

you know it is a good teaching when it goes longer and you don't realize it. Thank you Dalton and Joel!!!

Some excellent points that have me reconsidering my thinking about things over the last few years.

Thank you Dalton and FAI ❤

Feeling so convicted after watching this... I am happy about it, I need more molding from Jesus and I am open to it! Thank you for always speaking and teaching boldly and not candy coating anything, the world needs it. I need it! Maranantha.

Get right with God friends, time is running out. Can't get much clearer they're heading towards the mark of the beast. Trust in the blood atonement of Christ for forgiveness of your sins, then repent and live for Christ as faith without works is dead. Romans 10:9-10 ❤🎺🙏

Informative and in my opinion and ( I'm so very thankful for) completely intelligible interpretation. Plenty of room to seek out my own interpretation and still a strong foundation to begin on .

You finished this off with a boom! That was great. Amen. God help me not be in myself. Help me find ways to truly share your gospel with those in my life. To be a light not put under bowl. Amen. Thank you Dalton for this. There have been a few of these videos that bothered me at first (because I had to tare my western lenses off... and that can hurt! :) ) but, after coming back with humility I see I really have fallen into the same western comfort traps that if weighed against eternity will more than likely be burned up. I hope I can live a life that has something that was of Christ, of Love, and of the Gospels. To not live in vain.

Dalton. 'This is a hard saying!' Lately, I have been steeped (up to my 👀 balls) in the cultural war. What can I say, you hv actually lived and experienced things in the Middle east that I haven't. You hv also observed the real reasons that bring on persecution. I see Israel all over Scripture and hv shared that with family members. That stance has in turn turned me into a paraiah. When my sister was an evangelical Christian she at least wasn't as ravidly opposed to Israel. Since she's converted to the Eastern Orthodox church things hv changed. I will cease to whine and disconnect with the many 'news sources' that ignite passions and that in the final analysis is just divisive rhetoric. Shalom in Yeshua!

No comment except this. You speak and the Holy spirt is backing it up in my spirit. Not bigging you up but rather to encourage you. My Bullshit radar was at zero all through this talk.

This was just wonderful and I have enjoyed this man knowledge of Revelation. His concept what happened then just as history repeat may repeat itself in the future. Very Interesting!

This admonition is way past overdue. Thanks for stepping on our toes.

AMEN!!! THANK YOU!!!!

This was fantastic! Thank you. Maranatha. 👑🕊

Makes me think of the Carollton song "Let Love Win": "We believe your love is the highest way. You're tearing down walls and you break our chains. Even in this darkness hope will rise again. When we lay down our weapons and we let love win."

A message straight from Yah. It’s about the Kingdom of YHVH. It’s not about being a worldly zealot.

Very, very well done, Sir. Phenomenal perspective from start to finish. 👍

Wow I started at the beginning..... This particular teaching was exactly what I needed to hear. EVERYTHING I need to validate my feelings in what begin as complete confusion after starting my walk with Yeshua. So thankful I was led to this channel. Here in the South we saw allot of anger wash over the Christian community a couple years ago and I'm sorry to say I don't truly feel it's subsided as it should. This message was awesome.

So very good to hear Truth being taught, the body of Christ Jesus needs this, so she will mature and be ready to stand for Jesus and be there in ways he tells us to stand with Israel, our brothers and sisters.

The Lord said that we are to be wise as a serpent and gentle as a dove 🙌🕊🙌

Dalton I REALLY needed to hear this..thank you so much for this extremely important message. God bless you

Wow!!! That's so good and TRUE👍🏾. Mat we hold faithful to the testimony of Jesus Christ and His desire and passion for His people and Land/City.

Yes I so needed to hear this man of God

Definitely needed to hear this.

This is really great and encouraging 👍❤️

Amen Brother!

You hit the nail on the head!

I'm not poking the bear,I'll deal with it sanely.Love FOR CHRIST.

Excellent as always. Thanks guys Keep up the good fight!

the message starting at 36:54 to 38:01 is probably the most important one in this talk. we all can afford to put more stock into this. god bless

Your history is GREAT. GBY.

I've really enjoyed these studies. Thanks

Thank you for the confirmation

There is a lot of anger and bitterness manifested on social media. This is unacceptable for Christians. If we are aggressively angry - we need to take it before the Lord. Only a heart of peace and calm can make good decisions.

What a about the Master Piece of the Holy Trinity Mary Daughter of the Father, Mother of the Son and Spouse of the Holy Spirit

Thank you Brother. JD

Those who keep God’s commands is of equal weight as those who hold fast to their testimony of Yeshua. By keeping God’s commands we put ourselves right in the cross hairs of the comming tyranny. We will peacefully resist governments coercion when it goes against the laws of God. By peacefully resist I mean we shall refuse to bend the knee to the powers and principalities but be willing to suffer the consequences just as the Lord did.

You've hit the nail on the head! I have always believed that if we stand with Israel we will be persecuted. Thanks for clarifying how we should look at the times today. God bless!!

idk, oftentimes, genuine born again Christians are hated solely on their faith. rarely do i see real genuine Christians being hated because they're a jerk. they are most likely hated because of what they preach. the other day i simply saw a comment on yt about someone praying for a little child and the comments were disheartening. lots of name calling, lots of curse words, lots of blasphemy against GOD all because the commenter was praying for the little child who had cancer.

So good!

These videos are a treasure I will remember forever

You are so right!!!!

MARANATHA!! THANK YOU FAI!! MAY THE LORD GREATLY BLESS YOU ALL AND YOUR FAMILIES AMEN!!!

Thank you

This is edifying.

Great message Dalton . Blessed are the meek blessed are the peacemakers blessed are those who are persecuted by righteousness sake .

Some evidence for your martyr mentality vs persecution that just came through on my random verse notifications... "I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be FULL and to be HUNGRY, both to ABOUND and to SUFFER NEED. I can do ALL THINGS through Christ which strengtheneth me." Verse: Philippians 4:12-13 Version: KJV It really showed me how ritualistic scripture like (I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST...) can eventually spoil it. Moderation is key... and of all people, I need to practice it more. Thank you Beloveds, creators and viewers, for all you do for the Kingdom. I love you!

Come Lord Jesus

Anger and discontent are raging thru the land. I so wish I did not have to wrestle with ( out of nowhere) Violent thoughts. Mere contentment instead of true joy & happyness.

WELL ARTICULATED!

Very helpful. Spot on. (We've been travelling around Aussie and behind in these brilliant videos.) And I've been spending way too much time online arguing.

Yes.

I fully agree with you Dalton . Concerning the persecution complex expressed by the brothers today is no different to the charismatic maniacs in the 1980s acting like jerks provoking the non-believers to bash them up. There is a difference in provoking persecution violence and defending your life because you identify as Christ's followers.and they are coming to take your life.and you take out as many of them before they kill you.that is martyrdom. Scripture says ''cowards shall not see the kingdom of heaven.'' We must must stand up for Jesus.He is a jew.

The word phenomenal doesn’t even come close to what was taught in this session. I held on to your every word Dalton. You made the coming events and the reason for persecution crystal clear. I thank you and the Holy Spirit that was your guiding. Maranatha! 🙏🙏🙏

Please consider that you may be out of touch with some of what is going on. There are congregations who are seeing people die from overdoses and suicide, marriages busting up, abuse is growing and careers being lost, children in deep depression and addiction situations going from bad to worse and churches are fighting to stay open to share the hope that is in Christ and be a place of genuine fellowship, preaching the Gospel, seeing salvations, a quiet revival in some cases. There is food being distributed to people now out of work. Home visits being made and counselling being arranged, prayer meetings taking place, all in the name of Jesus. And not to defy government. We are not activists, we are Christians. Loving our neighbour, looking after our brothers and sisters in Christ. Sharing what we have with those who don't have. But even so, when government does not rule according to God's will it needs to be confronted with the truth of the King they are supposed to be serving and representing. Anyhow. You might want to balance your rewards plan outlook a bit. I'm certain a lot of what you're talking about is happening. I've seen it, but we are also known as Christians by the love we have for one another as well as being directly persecuted for preaching the Gospel and supporting Israel and standing against injustice, especially for those who can't or do not have a voice. Be careful your singular focus, and pride, doesn't cause you to miss all the other things God is up to in this world. After all, He is the one doing the shaking. Hebrews 12

Amen!

This is good stuff Dalton!

This is a great perspective of what’s going on in todays society. As a Christian, only speaking for myself, I have found myself emerged in the defiance of government overreach. My intentions were pure (not wanting to bend the knee to evil corrupt politicians) but in hindsight I often wondered if this is God’s will, is my defiance honoring God?

I think the key here is the word "AND" in Revelation 12:17. The dragon attacks those who keep the commandments of YHVH AND the "martyrian" G3141 of Jesus. If you keep the commandments of YHVH but do not hold to the testimony of Jesus, Satan is not very concerned about you. If you hold to the testimony of Jesus and do not keep the commandments of YHVH, you also are not much of a concern to Satan. But if you obey the commandments of YHVH AND hold to the testimony of Jesus then Satan is out to get you.

I don't think it's a persecution complex or being a jerk. Persecution exists and it's getting worse each year.

Dalton…the church in America, most of them, believe they won’t be here because they’ve been “raptured” Very sad but true.

Bottom line: follow Yeshua/Jesus' instructions and thread that needle by being savvy as a serpent and innocent as a dove by staying connected to God's will thru God's Son and the Ruach ha Kodesh. Maranatha.

The bible says that those who kill us think that they are doing right.

I believe Isaiah 8:11-22 is relevant to this discussion. cf Hebrews 3:13. Let us come to Him in faith!

Preach it Brother Preach it! Finally, someone is saying it the way it is. Thank you!