Luke 18:7-8 “ 7  And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8  I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? ” - King James Bible What elect? The bride of Christ. Those who believe(d) in the Jesus Christ who saved ALL people on the cross at Golgotha, while still alive. Those who literally cry (cried) out day and night, their faith being tested like gold, with fire and salt beyond endurance. True Christianity was never meant to be a bed of roses, never meant for sissies, but the brave. And what is this suffering other than the painful discipline of God in correcting every trespass done by each of His elect, His bride He will collect at His second coming. Yes, the few He chose as His bride are HIS [first] elect. Moreover, see how Jesus directly after verse 7 expresses His doubt about finding any faith upon His return. This is tremendously significant. As currently being the case, virtually all so-called Christians believe in ‘free will’ and ‘everlasting damnation’ and at the same time notoriously believe that they are the ‘bride’. And to illustrate, on one occasion, after having watched a discussion between a panel of Afrikaans-speaking ‘Christians’ on a video recorded in South Africa, I called the invited reverend of that panel and challenged him with the church believing in a fallacy, the lie of ‘everlasting damnation’. Besides, how can one make a general statement, if not backed up with personal experience? So, what was this reverend’s immediate reaction? Sneer, accusing me for slandering the ‘ bride ’, oh my goodness! Immediately on the attack, defending people, not Christ at all. This just goes to show how obvious the success of rhetoric is to this day, having programmed the minds of clergy into defending themselves, rather than the Christ they are supposed to defend by default! Humanism has taken over and those advocating it are not even aware how they expose their insecurity and fear by means of rage, joy in Christ nowhere featuring in their retaliation, let alone love! They are not even AWARE of the fact that they in effect slander CHRIST all the way while defending themselves as means of justifying themselves with this Christ-slandering lie, playing right into the hands of the devil! 1 Thessalonians 2:2 “But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict .” - English Standard Version What Gospel of God? 1 Timothy 4:10 “That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God , who is the Savior of all people , and especially of those who believe.” - New International Version Is the gospel they preach the gospel of Paul here? No, of course not! They downright REJECT the apostle Paul while giving so much of their time to not only preparing useless sermons, but also taking part in talk shows and interviews galore! And, what’s more, these fake Christians make up a third of the world population as we speak. And all the rest over generations? So much so for the “few” Jesus was referring to in Matthew 7:14 . Eternal-hell-believing’ “Christian’, how big is your God? Can you even begin to try and imagine the extent to which our Lord Jesus’ suffering must have been, taken into account the mere fact that He paid the price with His Blood in FULL for every transgression of every person ever created by HIM? Moreover, every transgression throughout that person’s life on earth? Only the God of the Bible could do that, in human form! Christ created each person with love and with a divine purpose, always having had the end result of all in mind before creation, irrespective of the in- between pre-destined suffering of each ( Jeremiah 29:11 )! And, what’s more, it was these very sufferings He had inflicted upon His offspring which made Him severely grieve that He had ever created mankind ( Genesis 6:6 ). And all you high-ranking Bible scholars with academic titles, having written paper upon paper in cosy environments, why is each paper followed by a yard of references of other Bible scholars at the bottom? You know, ‘theologians’ such as Origen, Augustine’s, Tertullian, Gregory of Nyssa, Calvin, Luther, Zwingli, Barth, etc.? Besides, what does the word “theologian’ mean? It refers to someone who has the knowledge of God . But, let’s see what God Himself says through the apostle John about the knowledge of Him ONLY to be attained through the obedience of His ultimate Law! 1 John 2:3-4 “ 3  By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. 4  If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” - Berean Standard Bible Based upon this passage above, how can you know God if you do not even obey the Law of Christ, The Law of Grace? The Grace of Christ reflected in His last say in the Bible, where it is clearly stated that His Grace is upon ALL mankind? Revelation 22:21 “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.” - NET Bible Isn’t it about time you let go of all your credentials, just like the apostle Paul did, and park at Jesus’ feet, just like Mary Magdalene did, only listening to HIM in His Presence? Luke 10:41-42 “ 41  “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things. 42  But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”” - Berean Standard Bible But before you do that, please take a stroll outside the institutional building in which you most probably are busy writing. Do you see columns, capitals, triangles, keystones and arches? Highly likely. Go on the internet and just see for yourself the vast majority of seminaries reflecting this signature of Satan, masonic architecture. These structures have there origin, firstly as far back as ancient Egypt paganism and secondly the Temple of Solomon, which was completely destroyed by God because of its pagan idolatry. Cunning Adversary ‘vivified’ this Temple with the masonic touch, flaunting millions of copies across the globe to show off his authority as being the God-appointed ruler of the world. And, since he’s also called the “father of lies”, why on earth would he proclaim the Truth from out these structures? Critical food for thought! To get back to Christ’s elect, let’s see a few examples of the suffering of these few: Jeremiah Jeremiah 15:18 “Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there.” - Berean Standard Bible Jeremiah 20:18 “Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?” - Berean Standard Bible Elijah 1 Kings 19:4 “But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and he asked for himself to die, and said, “Enough! Now, LORD, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”” - New American Standard Bible Paul 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 “ 24  Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25  Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. 26  In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers, 27  in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.” - Berean Standard Bible 2 Corinthians 6:4-5 “ 4  Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; 5  in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;” - Berean Standard Bible Colossians 1:24 “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.” - Berean Standard Bible 2 Corinthians 1:8 “We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.” - Berean Standard Bible 1 Corinthians 11:32 “But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world .” - Berean Standard Bible Dominee (Afrikaans), Reverend, Pastor, Priest, How many times did you make Paul’s sufferings the main subject of your sermons, if at all? How many times did you pay tribute to this wonderful apostle of Christ, if any? Had you be able to identify with his suffering in this modern age, you would for sure have paid ample tribute to him. Relying upon weekly revenue from gullible audiences, does not reflect suffering at all, but adoration and control. But you dare not focus on Paul’s sufferings, because you’ll immediately draw attention to yourself in that regard. Weekly appearances on pulpits and frequent visible appearances on media don’t reflect personal suffering at all. How much opposition do you personally get in the form of scorn? How much adoration? Please pay attention to the last verse above. Are you part of Paul’s followers here, or are you part of the world, based upon the lie you are proclaiming? Urgent question! May God open your eyes!