Episode 4 | The Great Controversy | Then & Now | Chapter 2: Persecution in the First Centuries

Well would it be for the church and the world if the principles that actuated those steadfast souls were revived in the hearts of God's professed people. There is an alarming indifference in regard to the doctrines which are the pillars of the Christian faith. The opinion is gaining ground, that, after all, these are not of vital importance. This degeneracy is strengthening the hands of the agents of Satan, so that FALSE THEORIES and FATAL DELUSIONS which the faithful in ages past imperiled their lives to RESIST and EXPOSE, are now regarded with favor by thousands who claim to be followers of Christ. GC88 45.3
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Reference for this episode
Matthew 24:9; Philippians 1:29; Hebrews 10:32; Hebrews 11:36-38; Revelation 12:11; Matthew 10:39; Matthew 5:11,12; James 1:12; 1 Peter 4:12-14; Jude 3
Great Controversy, 590.1
Early Writing, 210-213
Counsels to Editors and Writers, 28-32