Perseguição
Jesus advertiu que seus seguidores seriam perseguidos pelo mundo. Mas a perseguição não é sinal de fracasso — é sinal de fidelidade. Bem-aventurados os que sofrem por causa da justiça.
Perseguição como marca do discípulo
Jesus disse: se o mundo vos odeia, sabei que antes de vós odiou a mim. Todo o que quer viver piedosamente será perseguido.
If the Olam Hazeh has sin’as chinom (hatred without cause) for you, be aware it has had sin’as chinom for me before you.
Also all the ones wanting to live as chasidim in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua will be persecuted,
Ashrey are the ones being persecuted because of TZIDKAT Hashem (righteousness of Hashem), for theirs is the Malchut HaShomayim.
Ashrey are you when they reproach you and persecute you and speak all kinds of lashon horah against you, speaking sheker (falsehood, lies) because of me.
Ashrey are you when Bnei Adam have sinas chinom (baseless hatred) for you and when they ostracize you and they reproach you and cast out your name as rah (evil) on account of the Bar Enosh.
Recompensa na perseguição
Os perseguidos por causa de Cristo receberão grande galardão no céu. Quem perde por amor ao evangelho receberá cem vezes mais.
Yehoshua said, Omein, I say to you, there is no one who left bais or achim or achayot or em or abba or banim or sadot (fields) for the sake of me and for the sake of the Besuras HaGeulah, But that he shall receive a hundredfold now in the Olam Hazeh, batim (houses) and achim and achayot and imahot and banim and sadot with redifot (persecutions); and in Olam Habah, Chayyei Olam.
Who will separate us from the Ahavas Moshiach (love of Moshiach)? Tzoros (affliction, trouble), or distress, or redifot (persecutions), or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or cherev (sword)?
Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in tzoros on behalf of Moshiach; for whenever I am weak, then the gibbor (strong man) am I!
Amor e confiança em meio à adversidade
A Bíblia nos ensina a amar nossos perseguidores, abençoar os que nos maldizem e confiar que nossos tempos estão nas mãos de Deus.
But I say to you, Love your enemies, and offer tefillos (prayers) for the ones bringing redifah (persecution) upon you.
Say a bracha on those who bring redifah (persecution) on you, let it be a bracha and not a kelalah (curse).
But I trust in Thee, Hashem;
I said, Thou art Elohai.
Yea, though I walk through the Gey Tzalmavet (Valley of the Shadow of Death),
I will fear no rah (evil);
for Thou art with me;
Thy shevet (rod) and Thy staff they comfort me.
Be shomer in zililut da’as (sober-mindedness). Your adversary HaSatan [Samma’el], prowls around like a roaring arye (lion), seeking whom to swallow.
And I fell to the ground. Then I heard a bat kol saying to me, Sha’ul, Sha’ul, why are you bringing redifah on me?