Nothing is impossible with God. Everything is possible with God.
In 1917, the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to 3 shepherd children on the hills of Fatima, Portugal. She saw the secularism spreading throughout Russia and promise to the end communism with the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
As years went on, the evil Russian empire has gotten worst. America’s relationship to Russia went from an “ally” to a bitter adversary. Since 1917, we experienced two world wars, a Vietnam war, and the Korean conflict. There were other conflicts like the Cuban Missile crisis that brought headaches, but the Cold War got everybody nervous. Nuclear proliferation went beyond a point of no return. By that time, many countries had a nuclear weapons. Nations throughout the world were getting anxious who would be the first one to launch a nuclear strike. This wasn’t a joke. Anxiety was running high.
Fast forward to 1991, something of great importance happened. The promise on the hill of Fatima, Portugal, of the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary had been fulfilled. It took 77 years in the making. God work in mysterious ways. On December 8, 1991, of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which is considered one of the sacred holy obligation of the Catholic Church, the Cold War ended. US president Ronald Reagan, British PM Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II worked together to bring down the Soviet Empire. On that day, the Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev announce the breakup of the Soviet Union. On the day of the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day, the Russian leader resigned. On January 1, 1992, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Soviet Union was dissolved.
Whether a believer or non-believer to the Christian faith, the miracle in Fatima is undeniable. Next to the miraculous story of the Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Fatima remains a modern day miracle. The power to convert and bring lost souls back to God is spiritually uplifting and rewarding. These stories have spread like wildfire throughout the world. Dictators tremble knowing that religion can incite the masses to overthrow a government. But what about a country? Can Christianity be a threat to a country with a tyrannical government with the power to brainwash people? The answer is an astounding YES!
I speak of this because communism is an ideology that believes in no God. Communism saw religion as a form of protest by the working class. Giving people hope would encourage a revolt. This would give ultimate power to the government. This is the same idea we are seeing with Communist China.
China is a communist country that understands that God is the enemy. The fear people practicing Judaism, Islam, or Christianity would lead to the downfall of the Chinese government, which are absent of religion. They consider their president as a deity as the government would make the people of any state run organized religion sing patriotic songs and bow to the picture of the president. Even though the Chinese government says there is freedom of religion, it is vastly restricted. In fact, persecution of Muslims and Christians run rampant. They would put Muslims in re-education camps, and put Christians in jail.
Christians are being punished severely because they believe in Jesus Christ. There may be 90 million members of the Chinese Communist Party in China, but there are over 100 million Christians living and practicing the Christian faith and the numbers are still increasing. It is expected Christianity in China will flourish to 250 million by 2030. This got the leaders of the Communist party shaking in their shoes. The fear of a revolt is real. The fear that martyrs may lead may be a reality. The fear that communism will fall is inevitable. The Chinese government isn’t ignoring it. They understand that communism is on the verge of extinction. Looking at the history of Russia, it took three individuals to bring down a regime. What are the chances to see over 100 million strong bring down the Communist Party? I would give Christians the advantage. I would proclaim that God will prevail over communism or the devils work. We had seen it before and we will see it again.
Xi’s China Ends 2019 With The Worst Religious Persecution In The Country’s History
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