The Brutal Fate of Simon the Zealot
Let me paint you a picture. The year is 65 AD. Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve Apostles, stands before a baying Roman mob. They demand he renounce his faith in Christ. He refuses. In a gruesome display, they saw him in half, splitting his body from head to toe.
Simon didn't die for some abstract belief. He died because he had encountered a truth so real, so powerful, that denying it became impossible - even in the face of unspeakable torture.
The apostles weren't religious fanatics. They were eyewitnesses to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. They knew the stakes. And they chose to die rather than betray what they had seen.
The Watchman's Warning
There's a critical question that separates those who merely talk about their beliefs from those who live them out: What truth have you encountered so completely that you'd choose torture over betraying it?
Most of us will never have to answer that question. We've arranged our lives to avoid it, to insulate ourselves from the kind of total commitment the apostles displayed.
But the clock is ticking on biblical prophecy. The signs of the end times are converging at a dizzying pace. The technology exists right now for the mark of the Beast. Digital currency. Brain chips in your forehead. Revelation 13 warned us 2,000 years ago.
The Time for Compromise is Over
The apostles didn't compromise. They didn't arrange their lives to avoid persecution. They looked the executioner in the eye and said, "I will not deny what I have seen."
As the darkness deepens, the faithful must make a choice. Will you stand firm like Simon the Zealot, or will you bend the knee when the world demands your allegiance?
The time for compromise is over. The watchman's warning has sounded. The prophecies are unfolding before our eyes. Where will you place your trust?
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf