Prof. Ben Onyeukwu--KING HEROD AND THE ANGEL OF JUDGEMENT

KING HEROD AND
THE ANGEL OF
JUDGEMENT:
King Herod was the head of a godless dynasty, notorious for evil and godless rule. The Scripture records that at certain point, he decided to persecute the church, especially its principal leaders, which resulted in the killing of James, the brother of John. The king in his genocidal move, also arrested and put the Apostle Peter in prison, hoping to have executed him after Easter. However, in answer to the prayers of the saints, GOD miraculously delivered the apostle from the prison custody. But, this angered Herod to execute every prison guard on duty during Peter's detention. This is tantamount to the Nigerian situation, as well as in other parts of the world, where the Islamic dynasties and jihadists are fueling Christian genocide, in attempts to islamize or fully control their countries with Islamic ideology. Yes, King Herod and his cronies to some extent blindly considered themselves as having upper hands in their attempts to have annihilated the Christian Faith, just as the Islamic fundamentalist in Nigeria, and elsewhere think they have advantage over Christianity, yet, without the knowledge of the impending judgement that would soon consume  their monarchs and every strongholds. Surely, the judgment came on King Herod, as the Scripture narrates that,..."upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the LORD smote him, because he gave not GOD the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost". In keeping with this, the Christian Faithfuls should strongly pray against the Christian genocide in Nigeria, and in every part of the world, with strong faith that GOD will definitely pull down the Islamic forces that have risen against the Christendom, bearing also in mind that, as essential as prayers may be in today's world, there is the need to equip themselves for self-defence, in case of any physical aggression from the enemies of the Christian Faith. In other words, Christians must always be prepared for any physical combat against those who physically fight to destroy their faith, as they wait for GOD'S judgement on the enemies of their faith, in answer to their prayers. This is because the church in primitive era is different from the church in the modern world. PLEASE, BE INFORMED! (See Acts 12:1-24).