Japan's Holy War on Christianity
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- Japan's Holy War on Christianity | Japanese History
For over 250 years, Japan ruthlessly suppressed Christianity to the verge of annihilation. Uncover the shocking story fueling this holy war against Christians. From the first missionaries welcomed in the 16th century to the Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christians) who secretly preserved their outlawed faith through endless persecution, this dark chapter reveals extremes taken to enforce national homogeneity and the lengths devout believers endured to defiantly nurture the guttering flame. Though freedom of religion exists today in principle, we'll spotlight lingering prejudice limiting Christianity in Japan and argue true inclusion can bloom by exorcising the lingering ghosts of bias and opening dialogue.
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Around 40 years ago I visited Japan. I asked around for directions to a church so I could join others in worship on Sunday. Most people had no idea where the churches were and were not very communicative and I couldn’t figure out why as in every other area they were very friendly and helpful. I eventually spoke to a young woman who told me very quietly that she was a Christian but that I would have difficulty finding people who would speak openly about their faith because of the persecution that had happened there, with many thousands having been killed. Things are obviously much better there now, though you can see why they would still be a little wary. I have since met Japanese Christians who are on mission trips to other countries; Jesus is coming back for His bride (the church), it will not be kept down.
Amen.
Amen🏔🇨🇦
Thank you for your post 😇
I was born and raised in Japan. People are not afraid of being executed by being a Christian today. They think Christianity is just like other cult. Most of people don't believe Jesus is the son of God and many don't know He is the way to Heaven. School teaches you He is just like other profit. However, there are many Christians in Japan and everywhere in the world today. I pray for more Japanese people would be saved. ❤
They have their own religion 💀. Shinto, and just like Christian’s, they imposed that religion on others in the past century. Of course you weren’t going to see a bunch of Japanese people practicing Christianity. “The church” largely doesn’t exist there because their history and traditions are completely different.
My mother is ½ Japanese. I was raised Buddhist / Shinto. At 28 , I met Jesus, and at 60, I declair and preach Christ crucified today as His minister. The interesting thing is that my samurai ancestors served the Christian Otomo clan and died. I am proud to be the descendant of the Kakure Kirishitan (隠れキリシタン).
I am very much a part in tune with my Japanese culture, but Christ is my life.
So where do you live, in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Colorado, Denmark; or Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, West Virginia?
most japan traditions, festivals and art are based on Buddhism and shinto, so how does that work
None of you business, (but for yourself, it works by accepting the one who created the heavens and earth including Japan, as your Lord and saviour) If you think Japanese culture is just Shinto then there's something wrong with you
As bad as Japan was, China is a millions times worse.
As bad as Japan was, China is a millions times worse.
I am Pakistani Christian, Jesus Christ said Way of life is narrow
Happy to see You here My Friend.
Iam an Indian Christian.
@@rameshpyrdha327 GOD save you my brother in Christ
keep the faith :)
I think people from other countries, like Pakistan, get that verse easier than we do. Our temptations are not so much about persecution, but the little foxes of worldliness.
@@charlespackwood2055 Hy brother in Christ,Japanese interested in Christianity??
Brave Japanese Christians....
Better to pray for Western Christians who are lost in Woke society, promoting Gay and other satanic practices.😂😂
Braver Japanese
@@garyk1334what do you mean?
Brave of the japanese people to stand up to the disrespectful christian takeover attempt , they saved their culture & amazing way of life for future generations to come . Well done brave samurai warriors we salute you
@@garyk1334abdul, calm down. Hold your kabba
The very few rare Japanese Christians today are one of the most devout individuals Ive ever met …I say this as a Korean Christian
I love the Koreans and I pray a lot for the North Korean people.
The Hell on Earth they have to put up with brings me to tears!
@@beatlesrgear look at the stories of North Koreans who have converted to Christianity. Apparently missionaries are the biggest help to North Koreans escape and around 80% of them have stayed Christian since their escape! Pray for the missionaries that help them and the North Koreans!
@@beatlesrgearbet you don’t pray for white people. 😂 Typical Asian nonsense.
South Korea is the world's most devout Evangelical place (along with Mississippi and Alabama). Unfortunately, the country also has the world's highest s________ rate, and lowest marriage and birth rates.
🌺💐HERE IN JAPAN THESE MUSLAMS ARE SPREADING FAKE PROPAGANDA THAT JAPAN HAD AN ISLAMIC HISTORY AND JAPAN WAS OBSESSED WITH ESLAM . YOU CAN FIND THE VIDEO ON YOU TUBE. 🙄
As a missionary in Tokyo, Japan I'm in awe and thankful beyond words for those who have gone before me and the Japanese who laid their lives down to share the Gospel.
God richly bless you Jonny. I know sometimes it doesn't seem that we make much of a difference. But Jesus would have died for just one.
@@charlespackwood2055 Bless you brother!
@@JonnyOxtricks I love you, brother. Being a missionary is laying it all down for Jesus. My hope is that this is your best year ever!
@@charlespackwood2055 Love you too bro! Definitely not laying my life down, just trusting Him and trying to do what I think He's telling me!
Jonny, this video didn't show the 26 Nagasaki Martyrs. They were Christians crucified a bit over 400 years ago.
Thank you for this video. It’s not easy being an orthodox Christian in Japan, may the Lord have mercy on this nation. Please pray for us!
Avoid attending churches where you can be trapped in the building and burned down. Develop prayers to dismantle occults, criminal schemes, a variety of sins through a list of declarations. Job 22:28, Matthew 18:18, Proverbs 27, Matthew 6:6
Orthodox is not biblical Christianity. Its idolitary and wicked and stems from Catholicism
Christianity = slave trader
Woah Orthodoxy reached Japan? That's awesome
What's an orthodox christian if a normal Christian is a follower of Christ?
Blessed are those who are holding Jesus as their Almighty even in persecution we should all learn to be like that dedicated and committed for Jesus
Amen!!!
Jesus is the God who raises slave traders
@@yuuta334 Slavery was ancient and ubiquitous. The only UNIQUE thing Christendom did to slavery was END it.
@@yuuta334 Christianity is another word for Western imperialism?
priy, sadly, this video didn't show that the Kakure Kirishitan basically gave up Christianity, and became Buddhist.
It doesn't matter the race or culture a Christian is born, they remained faithful and strong in their faith. There is no other religion that shapes their believers this way. Whilst Islam is proud of being unique, they opressed and threaten their followers to death if they dare to quit Islam.
The Lord showed me many things about Islam back in 2013. There is only one way to The Father. But this is not secret to everyone that leaving Islam for a native Muslim means death threats and family dissociation.
@breadandcircuses8127it’s history, my brother.
Islam started by enforcement.
Race and culture may not matter now, but it certainly mattered back then. It was a sin to marry outside of race and culture back then. Those who did were shunned and chased out. That was standard for just about every culture and religion until recently. I'm amazed at how Christianity evolved and is continuing to evolve into something better.
@@kennytendo7255This is an inherently incorrect statement, Christianity, and the Bible for that matter has never encouraged separation of the races, the idea of people belonging to different races is a relatively recent and secular belief. That being said certain “Protestant” churches have condoned racism in the past, but these groups shouldn’t be considered Christian as they choose to follow the traditions of man over The LORD.
Yup, Islam is all based on fear and hate.
There would be few Muslims if they did not keep the fear & hate constantly churning.
God has called my wife and I to plant a church and share the gospel in Japan. Nothing will stop the message of Christ from being shared.
My brother will be joining you next year. He's part of YWAM however spelled...
Leave alone the people who aren't interested by your religion, why is it so hard for you to understand?
@@sicalb8562not to be rude, but why do you care? Believers in Christ are encouraged to share the gospel with everyone, if people accept it, great, if not, it's their choice, no one is forcing people to come to Christ 🙏
''Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.'' 1 John 3:13
Really. Who in the world wants to live in St. Louis, Memphis, Jackson, New Orleans, Little Rock?
I'll take Vermont, New Hampshire, Norway and Denmark, any day.
while attacking every culture and religion lol
I was a missionary in Japan. It's been a while. I found the people in the country (Yonezawa) very nice. The church I was with had a famous Japanese pastor who ministered to people who had a mental sicknesses that occurs in that country stemming from over working. The spiritual climate is difficult and you must stay close to God. I did not see many converts. But when Carlos Annacondia, an evangelist from Argentina, came to Tokyo, I saw hundreds come to God. He had people from small churches throughout Japan trained for the meetings. They sat on the front rows. And when he said, "in the Name of Jesus Christ!!!" all those believers on the front rows said, in unison, "AMEN!!!" This was right after, Annacondia would address the powers of darkness and Satan directly. He would command Satan to come out and say loudly, "in day Nombra de Jesus!" (something like that) and the Japanese that came forward, would hit the ground in mass by tens, twenties and groups of maybe fifties at a time. He would address satan and say in Spanish, "in the Name of Jesus" time and again. And again, groups of tens, twenties and fifties would hit the floor.They looked like they were hit in the head by a two-by-four. Then his people would come out and by twos pick up the people on the ground and carry them into another tent where they would continue the deliverance from demons in the people. I have never seen anything like it in my life. Hundreds got saved. But he dealt with demonic spirits first. My church was near a shrine and one time I walked by it and their was like a totem pole figure with a weird face on top and I saw a demonic face within that carved face. So that's how the demons get worshiped (by getting inside the idols). When I saw it, I got afraid and quickened by pace. I believe that If you want an effective ministry in Japan, you must be trained in deliverance ministry, and you must know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you have "authority in Christ Jesus", and you must live a clean and holy life.
Emotional manipulation isn't true repentance
You live a holy life? You're delusional. No one lives a holy life. We are all sinners. That charismatic stuff is garbage.
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Just before I left for Japan, I worked in a Mario Murillo crusade in Abilene, Tx. A young black girl came up to be prayed for. I asked the Holy Spirit to minister to her and she started vibrating real fast. I asked God what is going on. I heard God say clearly, "It's a demon, take authority over it." So I said loudly, "You unclean spirit come out of her in the Name of Jesus Christ! She bent backwards at the waist, to where her back was almost parallel to the floor. Then in an incredibly swift motion she came upright and projectile vomited towards me. When I was in Bible School at an evening service, a guy was preaching and had given an altar call. People were at the front kneeling and some were standing, some were weeping. And the preacher said, some of you students need to come up and minister. I was real tired. We had services every day and twice on two days. And this was an evening service. So I prayed and told God, "Lord if you'd like me to minister to someone please show me. So I just pan the crowd, hoping that I wouldn't have to do anything. But as I looked across the people one guy on his knees kept standing out. Like if you see a single tree in a forest of trees. So I finally got up and put my hands on his back and pray quietly. But he starts heaving, like dry heaves. Like trying to like throw up, with no success. So I keep praying and some young kid walks up and matter of factly says, "That's a demon." So I look at him and say, "Naw, he's just being inner healed." But the kid grabs him by the shoulder and flips him over. The guy was as stiff as a board. He's in the same position that he was in, only on his side. The kid starts to pray for him and his throat blows up like a balloon, like real thick, and his eyes flip back in his head ... and there's snake eyes looking out at me from where his regular eyes should be. So I'm freaked. I look at the kid and say nervously, "That's a demon!"
@@SpicyTexan64
You've just experienced Christianity Lite. Like where all kinds of stuff just mystically ceased to occur at a particular moment of time, that no one can really pinpoint and for no apparent reason. The worldview in the US is secular humanism, so Satan wants to keep it that way. He wants people in America to believe only in what you can see, taste, hear or touch. Materialism is our worldview. And that means as long as he can go undetected, he is for all practical purposes non-existent. You're like a blind combatant in a war that you're not really sure exists.
If what you say is true why isn't Japan more Christian now? It is still less than 1%.
We love the Japanese and pray that they answer the call to salvation
If you truly love them leave them in peace
private prayer doesn't disturb anyone's peace @@garyk1334
@@garyk1334 If you truly love someone you will tell them the truth. ~ John 3:16
@@mlamber7780 That's your truth not theirs as they were forced to remind you when someone tells you to politely shove off you should do so
Paganism has no peace. The nasty witchcraft, idolatry, necromancy and racketeering and extortion must stop one way or another. Society can't function with liars, thieves and cheaters making deals in the economy. @@garyk1334
I lived in Japan back in the late1990s and once my Japanese coworkers got word of my Christian beliefs, I began to receive insults on a daily basis. I felt like I was in a bad twilight zone episode!!
God bless you for your endurance
Perhaps you didn't respect their beliefs
Keep shining for Jesus!
~ John 1:5
Holy shinto
@@garyk1334 Look up "Tolerance is an ugly word"a
The first Filipino Saint was tortured and killed in Japan, Lorenzo Ruiz.
I also remember a Christian group being part of an arc in Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X, the main guy being Shogo Amakusa.
A lot of Christian imagery is used in anime and tokusatsu, not always with reverence. But one thing I recall is Ultraman co-creator Eiji Tsuburaya having converted to Christianity in his last days. He incorporated it in Ultraman's pose when firing the Spacium Beam. When Ultraman crosses his forearms, it's in the shape of the Cross. A lot of Ultramen also get crucified in some scenes, also an application of that.
Amazing insight.
If JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND SAVIOR, THEN YOU ARE A SAINT
⭐️Romans 8:27-37
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
27 And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will.
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Romans 8:8-9 NASB
8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. [9] However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
If your mind is set on the flesh, you cannot please God. Why? Because when the Spirit of God is in you, you are not in the flesh. A Christian was supposed to believe that their "body of flesh" was co-crucfied with Christ, Romans 6:6. This is faith that places you into Christ, or more particularly, it places you IN HIM. And all the promises of God for you are yes and amen IN HIM. In HIM = ABIDING IN HIM. Therefore, if you are living after the flesh, you cannot be in faith... and it is impossible to please God without faith. Romans 8:8 says that when you are living after the flesh, you do not have the Spirit of God in you. And without the Spirit you cannot have real faith. Romans 1:5 & 16:26 says "the obedience of faith". Therefore, whenever you disobey Christ, you are in unbelief.
Arghhhhhhhh stop telling LIES and BULLSHIT
Saint Takayama Ukon led the escape of hundreds of Japanese Christians to Manila, unfortunately he died of fever soon after. Paco Park in Pandacan was named after him, but I don't know if you can go there safely since it's really close to Nagtahan Hwy.
Went to japan last year for 2 weeks and we went to a Christian church whos pastor was black and married to a Japanese women. Wonderful church!
*Genesis 9:18-27* “The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth; from them came the people of the whole earth. One day Noah drank some wine, and became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. Shem and Japheth walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body, their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.
When Noah awoke and found out what his youngest son had done, he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers: may Canaan be the slave of Shem; may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
@fresnoriver4891 and we are all slaves Romans 6:16 and we are here to serve. Nothing wrong in that, we Just need to serve the Lord, as He has adopted us and made us His children.
was it japan kingdom church pastor marcel is a good pastor i watch him often
There are many Christian churches in Japan. We went there May 2018 and May 2019 and attended 3 Christian churches.
Johnny , thank you. 🙏🏻ThankYou Holy Spirit. ❤
Wow! The traditional Japanese family is falling apart: *Matthew 10:37* “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
*Luke 14:26* “If anyone comes to me and does not hate their father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters - yes, even their own life - such a person cannot be my disciple."
The Christians you speak of were Catholics. Priests, converts. Terrible persecution, torture. Years of it, and even today it still exists in some ways.
Roman Catholics are NOT Christian; they are neo-Roman Pagans (Unable to quash Christianity, Constantine figured, if you can’t beat um, join um . . . but with some caveats: Jupiter became the Lord; Venus became Mary; 12 other Roman gods > Christ's 12 Disciples; Roman Senate > Council of Cardinals; Provincial governors > bishops; the Roman Emperor (Constantine) became the Archbishop of Rome, ie. The Pope; Rome became the Vatican; the Roman Empire became the Roman Catholic Church).
This is what happened to the Albingensians, Waldensians and Huguenots in the Middle Ages at the hands of the RC...
Idk why you acting like Christian’s didn’t do this in the tens of millions of
@@jtmassecure4488when did he act like that? Gosh y’all wanna demonize christianity so bad at every chance y’all get, y’all see christian oppression and persecution and go “WAIT! but remember they did it too soooooooooo.”
they dont get persecuted you dont know english it means people like them alot
I know a few, not many Christians in Japan. They are not persecuted in any way I can detect, of course you can't know what's in other Japanese hearts. But as long as they are treated like everyone else it's hard to see persecution. Then again, Japanese are very private about their religious beliefs-it's not something openly discussed like in America.
Most Japanese believers do not talk about what goes on with them. Check out the Japan reporter he has a vidoe about how it is being a Christian’s in Japan. Some Japanese belivers are facing hatred or bullying for there beliefs. Now the Christian Faith it self is def attacked with all the blasphemy in the media worldwide and in anime. Check out little light studios anime for more knowledge on the anti God agenda is many anime. Not all anime is bad it’s just like western media there’s some messed up stuff
@@frillylily8005 I was a fan of manga and they're all bad, you can feel the spirit of the antichrist !
It's like everything in Japan is about getting the best grades, the best promotions, the best raise ever and working for the best company (putting in 70 hour work weeks.) Christians will not get any of these things. There are some Christian companies. I remember one, where I was. I think it was Nakamura, maybe a woodworking factory or something?
@@charlespackwood2055 You're exaggerating. The Japanese I know who are Christian are working for some of the best companies in Japan. As for 'Christian companies', how many of those do we have in America? A business enterprise shouldn't be in the business of promoting one set of beliefs, at least not for major companies. I'm a Christian, but I don't support that.
I found the culture there quite different from the US. Everything is more subdued. There is communication in subtleties and nuances that go way beyond mere language. One of there sayings goes something like: "It is the nail that stands up which gets hammered down." So what is celebrated in Japan is kinda your ability to blend in to the group. To become like invisible and indistinct from the group. Now in practice, this makes virtually every church resemble a cult. That was a thought that I often battled in Japan: "My church is a cult. It like worships it's pastor." Even the Australian girl that I kind of replaced gave me enuendos that the church I was at was a cult; that they worshiped their pastor. But Australians are amazing. They are like Americans back in the wild West: rugged individualists. She was a girl, but the way she came across, you just knew she was tough, thru-and-thru. So their world-view is similar. And because you come to a culture with a world-view, you actually see that culture from a particular slant. Most churches in America don't come close to worshiping their pastor. But the pastor at my church was idolized. What you didn't know was that he took in people that were mentally obliterated by a cultural pressure that emphasized an incredible work load and an uncanny loyalty to both company and the boss. These people he would take in and nurture them back to health. Japan actually had a term for a condition which was unique to Japan. It was a mental and emotional psychosis brought on by a pressure to perform and long work hours. These people were so broken down and seemingly discarded, but the pastor would work with them slowly, tenderly and patiently, nurturing them back to health. Unselfish love is an incredible power towards those who feel abandoned by family and society, and just can't seem to get up any more. But should they finally make a comeback, they are completely loyal to that love. So you come in from outside and see this taking place, (with limited knowledge of the motives, the context of what is happening or the language) and you become bombarded with the thoughts of: "Dude, this is a cult." An American world-view sees an incredibly, tight knit group of people that operates just like a family, as a cult. And you start thinking: "Dude, if they break out the kool-aide, I ain't drinking it. I don't care how thirsty I am!" So what I can say is, that Satan, in a church in Japan, causes psychological warfare in an American's mind, which is like seeing things totally negative based strictly from an American cultural perspective. We are first and foremost individuals in America. But in Japan, everything revolves around your particular sphere of acceptance. So when you are in your community sphere, that is your life. So the good thing is: if the heart of the leadership is right, the church in Japan can approximate the early church in Acts like perhaps no other country in the world: in love, in sacrifice, in unity and in vision. They would be the samurais of love, to the death.
My poor sister is Buddhist, and she said that Buddhism teaches, “Do no harm” as though it’s a peaceful non-religious philosophy. So much for the “peaceful Buddhism.”
Seriously these will go to hell yeah there future is that Buddhism is deceiving dragging you all to hell please try to understand whoever worship Buddhist there tongues will get chopped off itseems and thrown to hell there is a testimony about this I hope everyone should open their eyes before time and try to know by yourself who is true almighty real God who rules each and everything I know it and have my clarity you all should know what's the truth before time after time if you know I think it will be too late please everyone open your eyes
The Abrahamic faiths aren't much better so don't be a hypocrite
Buddhism is actually a minority faith in Japan. The main religion in Japan is Shintoism, which hardly differs from Roman Catholicism, Islam, New England Puritanism, or Southern Baptism.
@@user-k4d-e59mo28octhe concept of religion is not the same in the East as in the west
@@EconomyCrashes *Genesis 22:1-18* "God said (to Abraham), 'Take your son, your only son, whom you love - Isaac - and *sacrifice* him on the mountain . . .' Abraham bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar. Then he took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord called out to him, 'Do not do anything to him.
Now I know that you *fear* God. . . Because you have not withheld your only son, Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, because you have obeyed me.'”
Christianity is still by far the most persecuted Religion even today
Believers don't support religious liberty, they support religious privilege, and so the real problem is *when you're accustomed to undeserved entitlement, equality feels like oppression.*
persecuted means super cute your extremely lonely it means they act cute
Imagine having to live all your life with only two sacraments, baptism and matrimony, and somehow keep the faith. There were no priests on the islands, because they had either been expelled or martyred. Therefore, there was no Mass, no confession, no confirmation and no extreme unction. The brave Christians of Japan kept going with nothing but the Holy Rosary and the Scapular. This truly makes me grateful for all the blessings we have in the West. If only we would make better use of the channels of grace that God gives us!
You don't need the man-made teachings and traditions of the Catholic church to be a Christian.
@@LawlessNate The Catholic Church is the Church Our Lord founded. We don't need the fake, man-made "churches" that sprang from the Lutheran revolt in the 16th century, or their false, man-made doctrines which nobody believed up till then.
@@LawlessNate and you don't have to be Christian to look up that those who were martyed were converted by Catholic missionaries.
The catholics don't believe in Jesus christ. They believe in the devil 😈
Not to mention a lot of the Catholic practices are a bit questionable and seem to go against the Bible in some instances.@@LawlessNate
There are currently thriving Christian churches in Japan, even rural Japan. My girlfriend is in Aisho and attends a charismatic church
@breadandcircuses8127 human beings seek spirituality.
@breadandcircuses8127 If I have to guess maybe the social issuse is a reasen. I think this is why chrisitianity spread in Korea or even China nowadays. Atomisation and materialism will cause breakdowns in society especially when they are overworked like in Japan so I think a lot of people look for escape from the meaninglessness of life in something higher. + It is help thet churches are tight-knit communitise so it is give them a good amount of social security as well.
But this is just my guesses, maybe they have other reasens.
@breadandcircuses8127God wants to reach all countries before the second coming
@breadandcircuses8127bread, Christianity is NOT getting more traction in Japan. Sadly, it is dying off.
@breadandcircuses8127 Because of blind faith: *Mathew 15.21-24* "Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A _Canaanite_ woman came to him, crying, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
Jesus answered, 'I was sent _only_ to the lost sheep of *Israel.'*
The woman came and knelt before him. 'Lord, help me!' she pleaded.
He replied, 'It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the *dogs.'"*
Unlike other religions or worldviews, Christianity is about God coming to us. The fruit of His spirit is long-suffering, it's not something you come up with rather it's a gift from God himself.
Count it all joy when suffering, the bible says, for Christ is the source of our Joy and because He endured and conquered it as believers it's our identity. A product of Christ Himself not our works
I believe your works after salvation show whether you had the "mind of Christ" or not, and whether you were abiding in Him at any given moment.
Romans 2:5-11
Romans 2:5-11 CSB
[5] ... when God’s righteous judgment is revealed. [6] He will repay each one according to his works: [7] eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality; [8] but wrath and anger to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth while obeying unrighteousness. [9] There will be affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek; [10] but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does what is good, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. [11] For there is no favoritism with God.
• Do your works show you were in Adam or in Christ?
Revelation 3:4-6 CSB
[1] "I know your WORKS, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead (in your trespasses & sins). [2] Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found YOUR WORKS perfect before God. [3] Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and REPENT (
Do not forget, it was made by the Jws.
Christianity is not about the freedom to build stone churches, large statues and wooden crosses. That is why Christianity struggles in places where Christians have turned their focus to buildings and structures. At the same time Christianity thrives in places where there is oppression and few or no buildings. The Spirit of God lives within the heart of the believer. The believer is the Temple of God‘s Holy Spirit.
I’m not sure what you’re advocating, but the scripture says not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together. (Heb 10:25). The church is people, but there is nothing wrong with having a physical location to meet. It sounds like you are not attending a church. If this is true, you are disobeying scripture. Hopefully this isn’t the case.
@@E.CarrilloA Christian can assemble anywhere, many prophets were loners when there were no holy people around. Like today the world is full of fake Christians and fake churches. Most Christians of today think they are saved but they are not as they are full of the world. So many so called Christians have not even got the basics right!
@@E.CarrilloLord Jesus said "for where two or three are gathered together in my name I am there among them" better than going to some false church which allows any and anything just to keep the numbers up. That's what I see today, women preachers, perversion, women not covering their heads, weak men and all sorts in churches today. Holiness is a rarity in the churches of today and this is what God requires of us, to be holy. Going to some false church as a check box action is not being holy.
@@resjon7981fair point.
@@E.CarrilloYou don't have to attend to church to fulfill that command, you just have to have fellowship. Church is just the most common way and easy way of doing that because it pretty much just requires to show up every Sunday and that's it. Bible studies can also fulfill the command of fellowship and you actually get to participate in it and form more personal relationships with other Christians in your group while also building each other's relationship in God higher.
We Christians have to be strong in faith , and sacrifice our life for our lord Jesus Christ. The same way he sacrifice for us , because he loved us first . Please Jesus be with us Christians through our hard times 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I expect times to get harder, but I'm also praying for revival. My goal is to be an evangelist.
You aren't praying the Psalms for protection 6-7 times a day. You weren't taught correctly. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 140. And crosses are strictly forbidden Exodus 20:4. The catholic publishers added the word cross to the modern Bible to establish their religion. Those who have the Holy Spirit for revelation can discern the errors and avoid them. John 14:16-17
Do is in your house man not in someones else
Japan will soon have its first Japanese Filipino Daimyo Samurai Saint. His name is Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon. He was a Daimyo and a Samurai but when the persecution of Christians started he was exiled to the Philippines where he died of fever two months after arriving.
YOu mean Catholic?
@@wlonsdale1 yes the same Catholic Christians in the video who were martyred during the Toyotomi and Tokugawa Shogunate. None of those were Protestant.
Why Japanese Filipino? Half half?
@@salvador7758 because it’s the Filipinos who are working for his beatification.
@@robertojrantonio3443 so he's full Japanese?
Why the urge to destroy Japanese beliefs and culture? Maybe just let Japan be Japan?
It’s not destroying it. It’s upgrading people’s choice for religion.
@@Darth_Autisticus Shintoism has been a part of Japan since the very beginning. . And Buddhism is accepted because its merged with Shinto . iIts not just a religion to them its their national identity. They don't even actually see it as a religion they see it as a cultural heritage. Forsaking Shinto-Buddhism is like forsaking their national identity and cultural heritage to them.
Japanese are increasingly wary of religion yet they STILL respect Shinto buddhism and say that "its not a religion", because non believing Atheist Japanese still value Shinto as their national identity. You aren't going to have a good time, trying to convince them to forsake what they see as their national identity .
@@Darth_Autisticuswhat you are doing is destroy and invade for a culture.
i cant stop laughing at “It's upgrading people's choice for religion”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡
Not only is japan less than 5% Christian today, but Israel is the same way. Sad.
It will grow eventually
Most people in Isael are Jewish and Muslims
@@Hoe-numan5 Nah christianity and islam will be abandoned
@@petrospetromixos6962 Christianity will survive bro
@@petrospetromixos6962 Christianity will keep expanding look at South Korea and Singapore etc for example
In Kyushu it’s amazing what I’ve learned about the hidden Christian’s. In many cases there is argument that local lords were actually protecting Christianity. Near where I live a local lord faked a document that his people stepped on the Fumie. He did this to protect them from doing the anual tradition. Truly remarkable. That is just one example of many stories.
The Lord Jesus Christ became the Savior of sinners (all humans) by coming down from Heaven & dying on the 🪵 wooden cross for our sins. God raised Him from the dead, and Jesus is now a living Savior with God in heaven.
But don't lose hope. Anyone can be saved from their sins and from going to hell in two easy, peasy steps:
1. Realize that you are a sinner who CAN'T SAVE YOURSELF from going to the lake of fire (forever) 🔥 based on your good deeds, your own philosophy, and other religions.
2. Realize that you need to believe in your heart ❤️ that ONLY Jesus Christ died for your sins.
If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart ❤️ that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart ❤️ man believe unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Congratulations! 🎊 👏 After this life, you're on your way to heaven forever! ⬆️💯🥳
OSAS is a sham. You have to follow His Commandments and struggle against your fallen self every day to be saved in the end.
@@HellenicLegend7 please read Galatians 3. 📚 please consider John 3:16, Romans 10:9. Consider how the criminal next to Jesus didn't have time to repent of his sins. John & Paul made it clear that just believing is enough. Jesus Christ's sacrifice and resurrection are enough. Nothing else added such as repent of sins is necessary for salvation. It's good to repent of sins once you accept the Gospel to become a better Christian ✝️.
@@small_fries7573 And what was the rebuke of the other criminal then? Nothing more than words of repentance, that’s why Jesus Christ accepted him into heaven. Without repentance there is no salvation.
@@HellenicLegend7 rather go through the struggle then pretend it’s not there. We all go through suffering, that’s life, it’s how we approach it and grow through it.
Indian Christian here. Comparatively India was and is safe for anyone. Even Jews lived in India without any persecution for 1600 years. I thank Jesus for giving me a chance to live in this wonderful country. Jai Hind. Jai Christ.
My grandparents were white Americans who pastored a church in Southern India for a decade. The worst thing they had to deal with was no AC and spicy food lol
Tell that to the Australian Christian missionaries (parents and children) who were raped and killed in India, so horrific that the Australian consular officers needed counselling. Not to mention my Grandad who was a missionary in India for over 40yrs was denied a visa to India for the past 10-15yrs because his mission work was so great the government wanted to stop it. I think you need to reassess your Indian view of Christian persecution in your country.
@@CrackingCriticSadly the reality is somewhere in between, the events you describe is a deal dealt to the locals as much as the foreigner, if found in the wrong part of town...
Recently, a couple in the state I reside in, was out and about midnight, and the guy was taken out, and the girl was gang-r, you know the rest...
I hope that was helpful in some sort of way, but yeah most of the the time. Life is alright..
@@CrackingCritictoo bad they went to northern india, that most vile place for anyone unless you're Hindu, Southern india and northeast india better
@@CrackingCritic what job did your grandfather had trying to force his religion in some foreign country?
Admin can you do same subject on Vietnamese Christian ,persecution, 117 Viet martyrs.
these people are the most brave of us all...amazing what they were willing to endure to not deny their Savior...
They should have not denied their saviour in their own lands & respected other's rights to be left alone & in peace , thankfully the Japanese were smart & strong unlike others that got destroyed
@@garyk1334who are you LoL ? why are you spamming everywhere.
@@Hoe-numan5 Spamming ? Is that what you call an opposing viewpoint ? How so condescendingly typical of a Christian zealot , exactly why your religion is dying
@@Hoe-numan5 You dislike spam? Why? *Joshua 10.12-20* “On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord: “Sun, _stand still_ over Gibeon" . . . So the sun _stood still_ . . . Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities.”
*Ephesians 6:5-7* _"Slaves,_ obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as *slaves* of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.”
*Matthew 10:34-35* “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did *not* come to bring peace, but a *sword.* For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
*Matthew 10:37* “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
*Luke 14:26* “If anyone comes to me and does not hate their father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters - yes, even their own life - such a person cannot be my disciple.
*Mathew 15.21-24* "Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A _Canaanite_ woman came to him, crying, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
Jesus answered, 'I was sent _only_ to the lost sheep of *Israel.'*
The woman came and knelt before him. 'Lord, help me!' she said.
He replied, 'It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the *dogs.'"*
Amazing production quality! Keep up the amazing work. 👍
They underestimated the power of the Holy Spirit
How do you demonstrate that the Holy Spirit exists?
@@GR-wi2nh the gifts and the fruit of the Holy Spirit are evidence for the work of the Holy Spirit.
@@JacquelineHahn1 Okay, but that then leads to another question. What are the gifts and the fruit of the Holy Spirit?
@@GR-wi2nh These are sick people. books are written by humans there is no "word of god" in there.
Going to Japan for a mission trip to spread the word! Pray for me!
Christanity was under severe persecution in its very birth place , till came Constantine the Great in Rome during the 3rd Centuary, when Christian persecution was stopped & Christianity flourished , civilizing & developing the nations
not really, even before Constantine, Christianity flourished in small communities as well as nations like Armenia and Ethiopia. But, even today REAL Christians are persecuted. It also has the most truth in it's scripture ex. Prophecy of the Roman empire, before it even began.
Thanks for the input about Constantine, Godbless you brother
Even though there were Christian Groups in Armenia etc , Rome was on a conquering spree & once these regions were conquered they would have come under Persecutions & Christians would have to go underground like the other places , but thanks to Constantine who became the Emperor of entire East & West & his decree went all over, not only that, he arranged for the spread of Christianity & also arranged for Christian migrations under the Roman seal ,
Like from Edessa (urhai) a group of Families with a Bishop, deacons (a full pledged Church) on 3 ships having the flag of Edessa , the Roman Cross & King David flag landed in South India , were welcomed by the local King in 345 AD
As for Edessa , It was one of the First Christian center , whose King Abgar an Arab, heard about Jesus & his persecuton by the Jews, send word to Jesus inviting him to come & live in his country peacefully, to which Jesus send back word that he would not come but would send his representative in due course , when came Mar Mari & Mar Addai the pair off the 72 Disciples (from whom came the Doctrine of Mari & Addai,, the oldest known Apostolic Liturgy) the King was greatly pleased at seeIng them remembering the words of Jesus, welcomed them, the first king to become a Christian & he arranged for them to preach Christ across his kingdom, while there was heavy Persecutions going on in Rome & Jerusalem ,thus Edessa went on to become a major center of Christian learning, a safe place for early Christians inc the Jews who accepted their Messiah,
During the latter part of the 2nd centuary there was born in Edessa in the land of Abgar , to a Christian Greek innkeeper's daughter Helena a son , who went on to become Constantine the Great , leading to the Edict of Milan,
Now, after Edessa King sent word to Jesus inviting him, it is said that Jesus washed his face & moped it dry with a piece of Cloth & the Image of his face became imprinted on the cloth, It is reasoned that his strong Emotion was what caused his face to be imprinted on the cloth, which Cloth became called the MANDYLION come as a gift from Jesus to Abgar through Mar Addai & Mar Mari , which eventually became a priced pocession of the Byzantine Empire (sometimes mistaking it for the Shroud of Turin by Archeologists, but is not)
In the year 1204 or so the Mandylion was lost due to the sacking of Constantinople by the 4th Frank Crusades, sent by the then Pope to free Jerusalem from the Turks but ended up attacking Constantinople against the Popes orders for which they were ex communicated , nevertheless caused a permanent rift between the East & the West ,in this rebellious act by the Franks was seen the hand of the Anti Christ The SCENT of Freemasonry, (orginated from the time of Herod) later manifested as the "Enlightened Napoleon " who attacked the Catholic Church resulting in the death of a Pope & Imprisonment of another, when Russia, utterly defeated him & later the other Anti Christ Hilter,
Today the White House, the Biblical White Horse of the Apoclapse the political seat of FREEMASONRY mingled with THEOSOPHY revealing Zechariah 5, the two lamb like horns off the 2nd Beast of revelations,, to an Authentic Catholic Prophecy "The west think they are their own creators (exposes the serpents Lie at Eden -- Ye be as gods (without God) Man as God, Salvation shall not come from the west but from a (Consecrated) Russia," Constantine's Byzantine reborn, in continuation of the truth of the MANDYLION ---
@@abrahamphilip6439 woah interesting, interesting thanks for the input.
Constantine did not bring Christianity to the Roman empire. He brought the satanic Roman catholic along with it's pagan temple worship and sacrifice.
The persecution by the Jews against Christ & Christianity never stopped , though stumped but now Rising, Protestantism out of a rebellion created by the Zionists throigh Zionism,
Protestantism, out of a rebellion , sunk in Sodom and Divorce, underscored in Gnosticism (I John 2;19) going about in Christian names, unto its many thousands of sects where one does not agree with the other, denotes the many parts that the body of Jezebel ended up torn by dogs, incidentally the source of prophesied Apostasy theologically in the leavens of the Faith through "Faith Only" that James specifically says is not unto mis interpretation Paul (the reason why Martin Luther rejected James cause it was a hinderance to his erranous view of redemption) & the philosophies that arise out of the leavens becomes to another Christ another Gospel (a la Krisna/Egypt)
The Trojan horse serving the Synagogues of satan , so much so for your another Christ, the war mongerors/peridators & Sodomites of the day , The atom bombers of Japan ,
The only reason for the 2nd temple was for the Messiah to enter it, finding it Corrupted made & used a whip to overturn the TABLES , the tables of the leavens of the Pharisees (Jews) & Herod (Gentiles) , to the warning " Beware of the leavens of the Pharisees & Herod, The leaven of LAW/FAITH resp, ,
As a christian: the LORD JESUS has had me pray for the nations of the Orient: for HE will deal with them that percecute HIS BRIDE: just as Saul by the intervene of JESUS on the way to destroy the church ( BRIDE) ended becoming Paul the apostle: it will happen in Japan, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and other nations: for HE hears the prayer of the righteous: complete revival is at the door.
I don't think that will happen. We're way too late in the game.
*Mathew 15.21-24* "Leaving, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A _Canaanite_ woman came to him, crying, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
Jesus answered, 'I was sent _only_ to the lost sheep of *Israel.'*
The woman came and knelt before him. 'Lord, help me!' she said.
He replied, 'It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the *dogs.'"*
Righto! *Matthew 10:34-35* “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did *not* come to bring peace, but a *sword.* For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
Nah, the new age will end the old abrahamic religions just like the old age gave birth to them
Christianity, which entered Japan, was suppressed due to the fact that many Japanese women and children were abducted as slaves, but does anyone understand this fact?
The Catholic Church is not Christian, as it bases its form of salvation on works/acts, traditions and follows a man-made system rather than the Word of God (the Bible). It's a corrupt and powerful religion that's grown in power through deception, colonization and oppression of people that dare oppose them.
Japanese were right. Accepting foreign religion is the first step to the submission to the foreign power. First spiritual, then temporal. Classic Jesuit ploy.
Buddhism was originated from India, and Japanese people accepted it. But Japan was not colonized by foreign powers. Both Buddhists and Shinto believed respected each other and endevoured to establish harmonious relations. However, Chiristians did not respect Japanese religions and cultures because of their monotheistic nature. That`s why many Japanese people tend to shun Christianity.
Exactly!
This is what the Christians are not trying to understand.
Buddhism allows its practitioners the flexibility to worship other deities and engage in cultural activities outside of the Buddhist tradition. It tends to integrate well with local religions and beliefs wherever it spreads. In contrast, Abrahamic religions often require adherents to abandon practices that conflict with their commandments. For Christians, devotion is expected to be directed solely toward Christ, and any cultural practices that contradict their faith should be avoided. Japanese culture, a unique blend of Buddhism and indigenous beliefs, embodies this syncretism, which is a core aspect of Japanese identity. If Christianity were to become dominant, much of Japanese culture could be lost. Therefore, accepting such a religion poses a potential threat to Japanese culture.
@@Akira-dm3tj Monotheists do not respect other tenets, and even despise them as heretical faiths. Therefore, Christians do not get along with Japanese indigenous religions harmoniously. Jesus said, “Don`t judge, otherwise you`ll be judged.” (Matthew Chapter7:Paragraph1-6) His word sounds ironical if we see Christians` self-righteous attitude toward Shinto and Buddhism. Paul said “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers (non Christians)”. (2 Corinthians Chapter6:Paragraph14) That`s why Japanese people refuse to be yoked together with Christians.
The history of Christian missions in Japan in [5] parts:
I. From the first #JesuitMissionaries until the expulsion of Christianity from Japan (1539 - 1630)
II. From the introduction of toleration of Christianity in the 19th century (Meiji Period) through the first decade of the 20th century (1850 - 1912)
III. The arrival of the Seventh-Day Adventist Mission to Japan (1888 - 1912)
IV. The period in which Christianity began to diversify but was to fall foul of Japanese suspicions of foreign religions, resulting in extremely hostile persecution during the 2nd World War (1912 - 1945)
V. The Post-War Period of Christian apparent efflorescence and then sustained decline (1945 - Onward)
Today, #ChristianityThrives in an increasingly secularized "AGING" society where the #ValuesOfTheYouth is far-removed from the #ReligiousEthos of he past...
Please pray for the #JapanesePeople as 2024 has not started well for them given in the #First2Days - the world witnessed a 7.6 Earthquake followed by what was a #PlaneCrash that could have been more catastrophic than was first thought...
#SignsOfTheTimes as the #ReturnOfYeshuaMessiah beckons!!!
No wonder why all the problems, 7 day crap!
Christianity did not begin with the Jesuits, it began with the Nestorians coming to Japan before Buddhism. Read, Japan: The Nation of the Cross by Ken Joseph.
Japan was at the end of the Silk Road. From Jerusalem pilgrims could walk to Japan in eight years; by horse they could make it in 4 years. Over the centuries many people fleeing persecution in other lands came to Japan. By the 6th century Japan was knows as an island of freedom with an advanced culture and a constitution (centuries before the Magna Carta in England) established by Shotoku Taishi, the father of Japanese Buddhism. Shotoku Taishi is known to have accepted the Nestorians.
Joseph's research has shown:
1. The tea ceremony (chado) is derived from Christianity's communion service, and the master of the Ura senke School of Teas, Sen no Rikyo, was a Christian.
2. An Assyrian helmet with a cross is at the Gojikai Temple Museum in Fukuoka.
3. A Nestorian monument stands in the old cemetery on Mount Koya which was once the site of the Eastern Church. Monks continue to make the sign of the cross at the beginning of their early morning ceremonies.
4. Remnants of the New Testament, brought back from China in the 8th century can be seen in a temple in Kyoto.
5. A large 8th century statue in Gunma is marked with the letters I.N.R.I (King of the Jews).
@@John3.36 wow learned something new today
@@John3.36which statue is it? I want to look.
@@wolffromrome9284 You would have to read the book for details. I gave my last copy away sorry.
It's very sad to learn people of Japan persecuting christians, being a well-known citizens for their sincere behaviour and very peace loving community. May God bless all believers worldwide, especially of Japan.
Too bad. Otherwise Japan would be rich and successful like Philippines, Mississippi, Alabama.
They arre doing better off without Christianity
They arre doing better off without Christianity
It's because they love peace that they rejected Christianity, which was spread by fear-mongering and war. "Believe, or be tortured in Hell and/or by the Inquisition."
Because ain’t nobody want culture destroying Christianity especially back then
Both Nagasaki and Hiroshima had the highest populations of Christians in japan...makes you think
Probably they wanted to get rid of Christianity in Japan. It's just my theory
And the atomic strike was ordered by a Christian president. So yes, it really does make you think.
it must be opposite.
The blood of martyrs has provided the seed of faith through generations in Japan. We are now witnessing the attack on marriage and family in all facets of society throughout the world. Let's have the moral courage to fight this battle like Saints Bishop Fisher, Thomas More, and John the Baptist, shedding their blood to defend the sacredness of marriage. Praise God.
Nah. I have more respect and admiration for Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Leonardo, Giordano Bruno, Francis Bacon, Galileo Galilei, John Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Hume, Kant, Jefferson, Franklin, Thomas Paine, Darwin, Nikola Tesla . . . than Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammud.
The movie "Silence" shows the suffering of Christians in Japan.
It was a brutal horror.
You might want to look into the historical details of that story that Mr Scorcese failed to put into the movie. The Dutch protestants warned Japan about the Catholics and what they have done to other nations. Turned out the Dutch were right because the Japanese emperor had discovered the catholic Jesuits, had took over and commandeered Japanese towns, and sold some of the inhabitants into slavery. That did not sit well with the Japanese. Please look it up.
@@rorylebeouf6413 *1-Peter 2:18* _“Slaves,_ in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.”
*Ephesians 6:5-7* _"Slaves,_ obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as *slaves* of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.”
Charlemagne . . . Pope Urban II . . . Torquemada . . . Oliver Cromwel: "Hold my fine wine."
@@rorylebeouf6413Toyotomi Hideyoshi learned that Jesuit missionaries were selling Japanese abroad as slaves and that Spain and Portugal were using Christianity to colonize other countries in the San Felipe Incident.
If you want to look up real brutality look at the slave bibles or the inquisition or forced Christianity on natives
Well, to my knowledege, there were at least 2 Japanese Prime Ministers that were Christians.
Professing Christian or practicing Christian ?
@@andywong9847 I just now looked up and found out there were 8 Christian Japanese prime ministers instead, comprising 3 Catholics and 5 Protestants. What a surprise!
@@JD-kf2kiwhat are their names ?
@@Hoe-numan5names please
@@Hoe-numan5
Takashi Hara before the war, Shigeru Yoshida, Tetsu Katayama, Ichiro Hatoyama, Masayoshi Ohira, Morihiro Hosokawa, Taro Aso, Yukio Hatoyama after the war.
Christianity oppressed? My history isn't the strongest, but didn't Christianity oppress countless nations like the South American countries? Though it sounded brutal, I honestly can't blame Japan for not wanting Christianity taking over their lives.
If anyone is interested, check out Saint Nicolas of Japan. He was the one who brought orthodoxy here after the isolation ended
Thank you. The Orthodox Church is ignored and never mentioned. We are the true church so I guess it makes sense ☦️
@@tmw5520 You're not much different from the Roman Catholic Church.
@@beatlesrgear at first glance one would think so but we are vastly different in doctrine and liturgical worship. And that research and understanding you will need to gain yourself. The RC church broke off from the Eastern Orthodox Churches so yes they will have some remnants of the mother church.
God help us. This is what is coming and we must pray for those who are going through it right now.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
That was very informative. I had no idea.
Don't just look at what's convenient. In Japan, Christians said:
・Japanese enslavement
• Illegal trading of gold and silver
・Destruction of shrines and temples
•Massacre of monks
Christianity is the worst religion and Jesus is the most evil being.
ingrids, some of the information was not correct in this video. But overall, this gave quite a bit of correct information.
@@statutesofthelord Thank you for the feedback. I'm discovering more historical accounts of persecution in many nations. History unearths some horrible truths.
@@ingrids27ec39Yes, ingrid. Satan has always hated the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
If you want more information on persecution in Japan, look up "26 martyrs of Nagasaki" and "Fumi-e".
All people are equal before God. This statement is a thorn in the side of tyrants.
True, BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO HEAVEN, JESUS CHRIST . ⭐️John 14:6 TPT
Jesus explained, “I AM the Way, I AM the Truth, and I AM the Life. No one comes next to the Father except through union with Me. To know Me is to know My Father too.
Yes true, however that doesn't mean everyone is going direct to heaven once they die.
Of course, whether we go to heaven or not depends on our decisions.
Don't just look at what's convenient. In Japan, Christians said:
・Japanese enslavement
• Illegal trading of gold and silver
・Destruction of shrines and temples
•Massacre of monks
Christianity is the worst religion and Jesus is the most evil being.
Christianity was a tool for tyrants for thousands of years,believe life is after death and let us rule this life here slave
Martin Scorcese made a film called Silence based on the true story of two priests who came to find the fate of a missing priest and also give hope to the faithful.
Yes I saw that movie, it was a very good movie but really disturbing to see the priests and Christians being persecuted but the Gospel will always overcome!
You might want to look into the historical details of that story that Mr Scorcese failed to put into the movie. The Dutch protestants warned Japan about the Catholics and what they have done to other nations. Turned out the Dutch were right because the Japanese emperor had discovered the catholic Jesuits, had took over and commandeered Japanese towns, and sold some of the inhabitants into slavery. That did not sit well with the Japanese. Please look it up.
This is a very common trend seen throughout countless empires historically. The loss of Christianity in Iceland as well has fallen to a great low because of years of constant oppression and persecution. Just know my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ that the people of God's sovereign nation will stand unashamed the more we spread his good news.
When I lived in Iceland in the early '90s, about 25% of the population was Christian.
Now, it seems to have shrunk to 10% or less.
It truly breaks my heart that so many of the Icelanders have turned their backs on the LORD to follow secular heathenism or the old Viking religion.
I love Iceland dearly and I pray for an Awakening to take place with thousands turning to King Jesus for Salvation.
Is it oppression and persecution though? I doubt that as there isn't really any evidence that demonstrates those claims. Rather, it is due to education. And that is a good thing.
If "education" leads people away from the truth, its not much of an education. @GR-wi2nh
@@wayneenterprises77Truth and religion have nothing in common.
@@beatlesrgear Oh yeah traditional religions are awakening while christian crimes are coming to light
Japan is pretty on the outside. Dead inside. No moral compass. No 10 Commandments. No Good News.
"B-But... MUH KAWAII WAIFUS, MAAAAAN!!!!" - some random weeb maybe.
Brutal honesty about the messed up elements is why I am subscribed to Meshida.
Prosperity leads to Atheism
@@cosmicflower5891 What prosperity? Everything's been turning to sh*t ever since you took over. Crime spikes, recessions, inflation, low birth rates, increasingly dumber generations, TikTok, OnlyFans, internet gurus getting off Scot free, weak men, self-entitled girlbosses, parasocial relationships, th*t$ displaying erotic behaviors in front of children on Twitch, family breakdowns up the wazoo, frivolous divorces, SIMPs, riots everywhere, left-leaning terrorists going unpunished, abortions through the roof, the list goes on.
Don't just look at what's convenient. In Japan, Christians said:
・Japanese enslavement
• Illegal trading of gold and silver
・Destruction of shrines and temples
•Massacre of monks
Christianity is the worst religion and Jesus is the most evil being.
What an awful thing to state. And yet ironically, most Christians I have met don't have morals. Rather than take responsibility for their own poor actions, they off load their guilt onto their imaginary sun god, then go back to being the same awful person they were before. The 10 commandments? Oh please.
Every tounge shal confess every knee will bend. THE LORD comes with myriads of his holy ones to execute judgment on the wicked because just as Jesus declared, “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all” (Luke 17:26-27).
Now for the next millennium.
Like most things the bible claims, Noah and the flood are mythical stories.
This helps us too to always stand strong in the Lov of Jesus Christ. He is with us to safe us
Ur amazing lovely daughter of Zion is awesome to have you as my friend and sis in Christ
The very buddhist religion which was born in india is a hindu nation 🤷♀
Even buddhism is a foreign religion for japan
I am Hindu. I respet Buddhism, Taoism, Native American and other non-Christian spiritualities equally they are all good. Religion is a western concept and a lie. there are only native cultures and civilizations in the world and religion is virus and killer of all beautiful culters and civilizations across the world.
Traitors of a civilization supports traitors of other civilization. look what Christians did erased non-christians from 4 continents. the most evil thing in history. even satan isn't capable of this. they have no right to brag other about democracy or secularism. religious conversion is genocide of a native away from his human rights.
The concern isn't that Christianity is foreign, but that it cannot blend well with Japan's local religions. Buddhism, on the other hand, integrates easily because it allows its followers to engage in other religious and cultural practices. In contrast, Abrahamic religions often require exclusive devotion, which can conflict with local traditions. Japanese culture, a unique blend of Buddhism and indigenous beliefs, thrives on this syncretism. If Christianity became dominant, much of this cultural identity could be lost, posing a threat to Japanese culture.
Christian missionaries who came to Japan in the 16th century loaded Japanese as slaves on ships returning to Japan and sold them in Luzon and Macau.
When Hideyoshi and Ieyasu learned of this, they banned Christian missionary work.
Portuguese and Spanish missionaries at the time demanded the execution of all Dutch people in Japan while proselytizing Christianity.
Ieyasu did not trust the missionaries.
In Nagasaki at that time, missionaries and sailors often caused trouble to Japanese people, committed criminal acts, and destroyed temples and shrines.
If you look at the streamers and Australians in Niseko who cause trouble in Japan today, you can imagine how the missionaries behaved in those days.
I am a Hindu. I respet Shintoism, Buddhism, Taoism, Native American and other non-Christian spiritualities equally they are all good. Religion is a western concept and a lie. there are only native cultures and civilizations in the world and their native wisdoms (spiritualities) and religion is virus and killer of all beautiful cultures and civilizations across the world.
Traitors of a civilization supports traitors of other civilization. look what Christians did erased non-christians from 4 continents. the most evil thing in history. even satan isn't capable of this level of evil. they have no right to brag other about democracy or secularism. religious conversion is genocide of a native away from his human rights.
God bless the Christian Church in Japan and may the Holy Spirit move in a mighty effort to change the hearts of unbelievers to bring them to believe in and worship Jesus
You mean may Christianity Forcefully change Japanese culture
Amen!
The fusion of Japanese culture and Christianity is the easiest and most beautifully seamless thing in the world. 🙏🀄☦️🇯🇵🙏
Heyy there orthodox sibling in Christ! ❤☦️ Christ is in our midst!
Yeah, I think the emphasis on humility and a lot of other things dovetail well. But true humility from the life of Christ requires the Holy Spirit. So a lot of cool stuff we see in culture is just refined character and not fruit from out of God's Spirit.
I mean if you've been a real jerk all your life and then get saved and you do something or say something that comes straight out of God in love, you can't help but get happy, because you KNOW that wasn't you!
There are many different sects,
of Cristians, beleving different ways.
@@devilangel4655 True but we all believe similarly in what we call "essentials".
@@charlespackwood2055
Or “illusion”
Good for japan. At least one country was able to stop your cult from destroying their culture
@Curcao1988how?
@Curcao1988 good point, but which part of their culture is gone now?
Heavenly Father please protect your children from ALL evil 💟
すげー一方的じゃん。最初は秀吉もキリスト教に対して否定的じゃなかったんだぞ。
神社仏閣を壊して回って、日本人を奴隷にして国外に連れだしたりしてたこと言ってないじゃん。伴天連追放はそれが主要な原因だろ。
From the outset, Hideyoshi did not expel Christianity.
At the time, missionaries were destroying shrines and Buddhist temples and taking Japanese people out of the country as slaves. Some documents remain.
The Lord Jesus Christ became the Savior of sinners (all humans) by coming down from Heaven & dying on the 🪵 wooden cross for our sins. God raised Him from the dead, and Jesus is now a living Savior with God in heaven.
But don't lose hope. Anyone can be saved from their sins and from going to hell in two easy, peasy steps:
1. Realize that you are a sinner who CAN'T SAVE YOURSELF from going to the lake of fire (forever) 🔥 based on your good deeds, your own philosophy, and other religions.
2. Realize that you need to believe in your heart ❤️ that ONLY Jesus Christ died for your sins.
If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart ❤️ that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart ❤️ man believe unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Congratulations! 🎊 👏 After this life, you're on your way to heaven forever! ⬆️💯🥳
Long before Christianity arrived on Japanese shores Japan was a well ordered, refined, and vibrant culture. Christian missionaries exploited people's fears during a 100 year civil war. They showed no tolerance towards existing religions such as Buddhism & Shinto and displayed active contempt for Japanese culture and customs. Tokagawa Ieyasu was also made aware of comments from a Portuguese or Spanish ruler who stated first we'll invade with our religion, and once softned then with our armies. Europe itself was suffering religious wars at the time between competing factors of Christianity all vying for supermacy. Japan is one of the most beautiful and unique countries in the world and has never needed Christianity or any other intolerant absolutist religion.
Weird coincidence that the atomic bombs were dropped on the two greatest centers of Christianity in Japan.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi got furious when he learned that Jesuit missionaries were selling Japanese abroad as slaves and that Spain and Portugal were using Christianity to colonize other countries in the San Felipe Incident.
50,000 Japanese were taken abroad in the slave trade by the Jesuits.
They also destroyed shrines and temples and persecuted monks.
Hideyoshi saw through Portugal's plan to colonize the country by first sending missionaries, then merchants, and finally troops to take over the country.
The Jesuits are a stain upon Christianity and God's image.
keisukeh, making up lies is not helpful to anyone.
Please stop.
@@statutesofthelordI bet the natives in North America would agree huh 😂
@@jtmassecure4488cure, so you know all the natives in North America? Don't you think they want to be offered eternal life too?
mary is just a human not a goddeas
Mary is the Mother of the second person of the most Blessed Trinity, what does that make her if not the Mother of God. The Blessed Virgin endowed with all of God's Graces is the most perfect human ever created by God and this was to bring forth the Messiah. You must NEVER describe the Holy Mother of God, and Our mother as ordinary, how dare you.
And do not repeatedly display your stupidity by saying Catholics regard The Blessed Virgin MARY as a Goddess. We do not regard her as that that type of pagan entity, we regard her as the Holy Mother of God on whom God has bestowed every Grace and Blessing, you have no idea what you're talking about.
@@bernadineperry8340 where in the word of GOD the bible does it say that? Get me a king James version and tell me
Amen. The Catholic religion is actually rather full of occult beliefs and practices. The Pope is also a Jesuit, I believe. He's human, flawed and not holy or able to forgive sins or bless people like the Lord can. One thing I've read before is that the Vatican removed the commandment about not worshipping idols and split others into two increments to cover for that.
Mary was not born pure as she was born into sin like the rest of us because she was also human like the rest of us since sin is passed on through generations as a curse due to the fall of Adam and Eve. She was only chosen by God so He could become man and not sin because of the fact that she was still a virgin when she was pregnant and gave birth to him as Jesus Christ, because if God hadn't used a virgin, the curse of mankind may have made it impossible for Him to become a human and live and die for mankind without ever sinning, thus fulfilling the prophecy. Because God is perfect, He cannot sin, so that I believe is why He used someone who was still a virgin. Not because she was holy. She definitely was not born from a virgin either if people claim that, Jesus's birth is strictly one-of-a-kind and birth will never happen like that again. Mary also gave birth to Joseph's children after Jesus, so she didn't die a virgin either. I don't believe that she would want to be called holy or prayed to or had statues and paintings made of her as a holy figure or recited repeatedly in prayers calling her names that are supposed to make her a goddess and everything else done that people say is making her a goddess because she believed that her son Jesus Christ was the Messiah and she was one of the witnesses of Jesus being crucified at Calvary/Golgotha, so even if she didn't believe for some reason, she would have because of that experience as the witnessing of what happened when he died was very supernatural/divine and showing the people that he was truly God. The Godhead is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and they are one in the same. But God is not a woman nor are there multiple gods (people calling Him mother God aren't worshiping Him...seen that kind of stuff a lot lately in videos some of the Christian RUclipsrs I watch posted along with plenty of other false beliefs Satan is using to try to make people stop believing the truth--there's a lot of new age, eastern mysticism, pride related and so on in the church these days).
I actually wonder what it would have felt like witnessing Jesus dying for us because reading it is amazing, so just imagine witnessing it and knowing God died for our sins out of His own love, mercy and grace He had for us since we are nothing without His sacrifice, then rose from the grave on the third day showing that Jesus conquered death also before returning to Heaven til Judgement Day when he is going to return to judge the world. May the Lord bless many many people. I pray there will be many more people who will come to faith from all sorts of pasts no matter how complex and involved in the past religions they were and that they understand the truth that we should repent and trust in Jesus as Lord and Saviour and that he came and died for our sins, and that it is only through him we have any chance of making it to the Father and going to Heaven because we are wretches that sin nonstop every day of our lives, in the time we have left. We don't know when the end will come after all. God bless everyone.
Japanese didnt joke around, thats why they survived for thousands of years and till this day kept their ancient culture
I am grateful for those Christians who have never abandoned their faith despite intense persecution..Great is their reward in heaven..Christianity is eternal and nothing in this world can stop God's word from spreading..Praise the name of Lord Jesus Christ. May Christianity prosper in Japan in Jesus's name..Amen
*1-Peter 2:18* _“Slaves,_ in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.”
*Ephesians 6:5-7* _"Slaves,_ obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as *slaves* of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.”
THANK YOU FOR SHARING ❤
The historical animus against Christianity in Japan results from the bad relationship that the Tokugawa Shogunate had with the Spanish and Portuguese. He saw Christian missionaries as the spearhead for future colonization of Japan, especially after the Spanish refused to trade with Japan on equal terms. In order to prevent the colonization from happening, Christianity was ruthlessly oppressed and by law everyone in Japan had to be registered as an active member of their local Buddhist temple.
A little history for you: The A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed roughly 50% of Japan's Christians. In Nagasaki, the Americans used St. May's Cathedral as Ground Zero. The first Christians in Japan were Nestorians, in the 8th century. The Portuguese forced the Nestorian Christians to convert to Roman Catholicism.
St. *Mary's* Cathedral
One church where the faithful prayed the rosary was not destroyed by the atomic bomb. There were all the ruins around the church
A Catholic missionary convent survived - by chance - and those missionaries after the explosion went out into the ruined city (Hiroshima)? to help the wounded and dying Japanese people..
It wasn't accidental at All , Harry Truman was a FreeMason, gr33 , and choose to , deliberately, Obliterate Faith and Christians in Japan.
@@alvarocorral1576 missionaries did not suffer later from the effects of radiation
Everyone can cover trivial things like this, but nobody covers what is happening to Christians in Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan. Very based
Good for the Japanese to keep their folk faith intact and their land and people homogenous. Many other countries and people were not so lucky.
AGREE!
You know all those nations so unwise as to admit Christian Missionaries found that they no longer had a country or a culture and so passed from the earth. Smartest thing the Shogun did and it kept Japan free until the Americans scared them into the twentieth century.
I hope they have this aggressive stance against the growth of Islam. Japan, stay pure and unique!!!!
keep the faith my japense brothers and sisters stay on the race, we can do all things through Christ who strengthen us! Japan has been in our prayers lately in our devotional time, me and my 2 daughters don't know why but now we know. God bless us all!
It's just funny that a friend of mine would always preached to me how peaceful Buddhism was.
That's doesn't have to do with anything peope can be bad regardless of theri religion. Killing people isn't part of Buddhist teachings. Christians have also killed and done bad things in history does that means is a violent religion? No those were no the teachings of Jesus
@@joeld5338 False! Christians have NEVER murdered people and persecuted people because they believed differently.
You are confusing Christians with Roman Catholics. The Great Inquisition that the Vatican started in 1095 murdered over 500 million Christians, Jews, and even Catholics.
@@joeld5338 Buddhism preaches losing all attachments to mortal life, which makes killing very easy.
@@DPRK_Best_Korea Buddhists tend not to even eat meat. Japan's dominant faiths are actually Shintoism and Confucianism.
@@DPRK_Best_KoreaWow straight strawman
It is actually my understanding that the Japanese repression of Christianity had more to do with Christians allegiance to the pope first, rather than to their liege lord. It wasn’t about Jesus, it was about the pope and earthly authority/loyalty.
The shogun had learned of the Pope having divided the world between the Portuguese and Spanish Empires.
@breadandcircuses8127 you are quite welcome. God bless you!
You said it's about the Pope and then said it's about his proposal to divide the world between Portugal and Spain. Did they have a problem with the Papacy?
Christian missionaries provided intelligence for the European colonizers who were also involved in human trafficking.
Source?
When we are oppressed we multiply.
Is sad but true, the Devil is behind everyone who’s not serving the lord Jesus.
We either under God or under the devil, choose wisely. Amen
Yeah, and those Christians were selling Japanese as slaves oversea, and persecuted the traditional Japanese religions, like shinto and buddhism. ;p If something happens, there are reasons, guys.
That didn't happen
@@Sacchi682
The Christian converts and catholic missionaries in Japan did destroyed Shinto and Buddhists shrines which as a result angered the Japanese lords.
@@Akira-dm3tj How dare you call me out on my bullshit
“When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.”
Christianity did not begin with the Jesuits, it began with the Nestorians coming to Japan before Buddhism. Read, Japan: The Nation of the Cross by Ken Joseph.
Japan was at the end of the Silk Road. From Jerusalem pilgrims could walk to Japan in eight years; by horse they could make it in 4 years. Over the centuries many people fleeing persecution in other lands came to Japan. By the 6th century Japan was knows as an island of freedom with an advanced culture and a constitution (centuries before the Magna Carta in England) established by Shotoku Taishi, the father of Japanese Buddhism. Shotoku Taishi is known to have accepted the Nestorians.
Joseph's research has shown:
1. The tea ceremony (chado) is derived from Christianity's communion service, and the master of the Ura senke School of Teas, Sen no Rikyo, was a Christian.
2. An Assyrian helmet with a cross is at the Gojikai Temple Museum in Fukuoka.
3. A Nestorian monument stands in the old cemetery on Mount Koya which was once the site of the Eastern Church. Monks continue to make the sign of the cross at the beginning of their early morning ceremonies.
4. Remnants of the New Testament, brought back from China in the 8th century can be seen in a temple in Kyoto.
5. A large 8th century statue in Gunma is marked with the letters I.N.R.I (King of the Jews).
amazing information!!
The Jesuits were Roman Catholics, not Christians.
Jesuit are not Christains, they are anti-christ. They do not glorify Jesus Christ.
@@davidlafleche1142 roman catholics are christians
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing!
Lord Jesus, bless us with your presence, removing every Spirit of unholiness, unbelief, fears that come before us, becoming spirituality stronger in thee, Help us to walk righteous,
live wisely, do your work, and achieve our goal in life.
In Jesus' name
Leave the japanese in peace they don't want or need you
They are sick terrorists no amouth of talk/logic will work on them. lato ke bhoot bato se nahi mante
Thank you for unveiling this fact of Christian in Japan but you forgot the worst massacre on Japanese Christian came from the Two Atomic Bombs dropped by US Army in WWII, which killed civilians that had the most Christian believers who lived in Hiroshima as its Missionary Base, they all died on the day when they were praying and worshipping in the Church Building of Hiroshima, even the remaining Bell of the Church building survived as the evidence to this day.
Can you imagine how many would have been killed if those bombs had not been dropped? That was a maniacal fanatical nation
One church where the faithful prayed the rosary was not destroyed by the atomic bomb. There were all the ruins around the church
urie, please stop lying.
Lying is forbidden in the Holy Bible.
Indian Christian here
Thank u for shedding light on this
Indian Christians are welcomed in Japan and USA bro. Keep spreading the Word of Christ, brother!
I am Japanese and a catholic. In my opinion, this video is not good.
Because there are many prejudices in this video.
I trust in Jesus Christ.
My English is poor. So I cannot explain about my opinion well.
Anyway, please do not criticize, but pray for Japan.
Thank you.
Thank you for your input, I wanted to hear from Christian Japanese.
日本のために祈ります。
"please do not criticize" means you haven't learned what enlightenment is about. Criticism is essential in human life. Tyrants hate criticism. Whoever hates criticism is against freedom. God Himself welcomed criticism from Lucifer. Who are you a mere human being unwelcome criticisms? Read the book of Job. God Himself welcomed Satan in His presence to argue with. God loves criticism as it exercises the mental faculties of a human being.
I have always wondered why there hasn't been any significant spread of the Word of God in Japan, unlike in almost every other country in the world...
With any luck, Japan and other countries can eliminate Christianity PEACEFULLY. Persecution and slaughter is never ok, and since Christianity is one of the main offenders, it isn't shocking what has happened. But it is never fair or acceptable to the countless innocent people who were killed just for disagreeing. Killing people over differing opinions is so futile and sad and tiring.
Perhaps we European Christians can learn from you and from our own martyrs, witnesses to the truth.
Indian Christians are also in persecution. Please pray for my country India. I will pray for Japan and all over the world. People should know our Lord Jesus is so kind and merciful.
God isn’t just a western God. He reigns everywhere.
That is a claim that cannot be demonstrated.
There should be a documentary how does Christianity oppressed all other European religion.
This should be called "Japan Unholy War of Christians". Christianity is part of Japan and like Buddhism came from outside Japan. Buddhism is from India via China to Japan. Modern Japanese are from Korea. Christianity cane to Japan approximately 400 years ago and spread rapidly until the Tokagawa Shogunate seized power. Traditional Catholicism eith its customs and beautiful Sacramental rituals that are stylized in harmony and meaning perfectly compliments Japanese culture are perfects its moral norms. The US did great damage by dropping a nuclear bomb of Japan's most Christian city Nagasaki. They showed their ignorance and thuggery in doing this.
Well if you read Acts of the Apostles India was the hardest place to convert due to its hinduism. And Buddhism is just hinduism light. Most idols/gods are now called enlightened masters instead , and there are a few more teachings but is basically the same old thing. The only difference is that they renounced the caste system.
"modern Japanese" i wouldn't call over 2000 years of history as "modern". And you aren't going to endear Japanese to your faith by insulting them and calling them Koreans and whining that they accepted Buddhism but didn't accept Christianity .Also America bombed the most Christian city in Japan. And you know it was intentional . Now why would the so called "good Christian leaders" of America bomb the most Christian area of Japan? Are you starting to understand that the wrong side won ww2?
Same thing happened in Korea, and yet Christianity flourished. There are churches everywhere in Korea. I wonder what makes Japan different...?
If North Korea invades the south korea....they will unleash a fury of persecution likes of which would become horrific to tell....So whereever true Christian belief spreads there is some form of persecution always....its the nature of this fallen world infested by sin and destiny.
Korea only became like that after WW2
@joeld5338 in fact If it weren't for the freedom of religion enshrined under US Constitution 1st Amendment....Japan would revert to killing and outlawing even the 1 percent christians in their country today....exactly like North Korea since 1953 till present...like China since communist revolution in 1950s till present....what's the underlying evidence here....the asians are all approximately the same ...evil persecutors against the truth of Jesus Christ....all but a few relatively small group exceptions in each Asian nation ....Japanese, korean, Chinese christians....even then there are some who are cinos....Christian in name only...false christians....considering this sobering reality ...there are very few true Asian christians...probably at most less than 10 percent of asians are truly saved believers in Jesus Christ...so for every 10 asians you see randomly around the world...9 of them likely unrepentant sinners...only at most 1 of the 10 true believers in Jesus....and even that is a high unrealistic probability...repent believe in Jesus because God is not mocked
I am married to an Indonesian. She has told me over the years how racism and religious persecution is used against Christians, however, indirectly and slight-of-hand. It’s better now, as long as Christian’s. Do not wear their cross necklace on the outside for them to see. One form of religious persecution is doubling or tripling the price of of goods in various stores once they see the cross. This has happened to me many times.times in several Asian countries, even in my wife’s former neighborhood
I'm a millennial; I only came by this video by chance a few days ago, as it popped up on my feed. I watched half of it at first and then just now finished the rest of this. I absolutely loved everything here because I remember how, a couple of years back, I would always get excited at imagining just how great it would be if Christianity truly did have a visible grip on Japan (rather than being the underground church it truly is right now). Heck, I even thought of going 120% all the way with thinking, "how great would it be if even the anime industry had a tangible Christian presence?!" Anyway, despite my initial joy, I've never forgotten those thoughts and feelings I had. Instead, watching this video made me remember that anyone seriously wanting the underground church to come to life in Japan truly needs to see that this is an entirely spiritual issue first, and cultural issue second. The fact of the matter is that Satan's kingdom still has a very dominant foothold in Japan, while Jesus's Kingdom is an underground remnant.
Second to this, in my own life, I remember how I used to think it would be so awesome meeting Japanese Christians. Funny how I've only met three Japanese Christian women in my entire life; I met all of them in high school. The first two are close friends of mine while the latter is an older woman from my grandma's generation. This last woman is truly the most devout Japanese Christian I've met. Even today, throughout the buzz and whatever else of daily life, she still finds time to message me and leave me prophetic videos that always concern where this world is heading. The facts of the matter are clear as day: Jesus is coming back for His Church, even when she's only underground in the most remote and hard to reach places. Nobody is going to stop it.