By Tobin Perry, Christian Examiner
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Christian Examiner) — Just last Sunday Pastor Jerry Smart warned his church—increased persecution is coming. The Winston, Oregon, pastor had no idea just how close to fruition his prediction was.
“I told our church, ‘We’re going to see more and more persecution in this world,'” said Smart, pastor of Foursquare Gospel Center in Winston. “I said, ‘How many of you believe that?’ Most of the people raised their hands. I said, ‘I think it’s coming.’ Of course, I was thinking of Christians in the Middle East. I didn’t think it would come to our back door the next Thursday.”
But of course, it did.
On Thursday, a 26-year-old shooter entered Umpqua Community College in nearby Roseburg and killed nine people and injured nine more. A variety of media reports confirm the gunman asked his victims whether they were Christians or not.
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