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The burden of proof is clearly upon William Branham and Bill Ivy to show that these local letters are successive "ages" or "eras". | The burden of proof is clearly upon William Branham and Bill Ivy to show that these local letters are successive "ages" or "eras". | ||
One "proof" that we often hear is this - "Simply look around at churches today, they clearly demonstrate that we are in the age of Laodicea." While this sounds like a good argument, as there are many lukewarm churches in North America, it fails to deal with the global church today. There are currently 245 million Christians who are being persecuted for their faith. Their churches reflect NONE of the | One "proof" that we often hear is this - "Simply look around at churches today, they clearly demonstrate that we are in the age of Laodicea." While this sounds like a good argument, as there are many lukewarm churches in North America, it fails to deal with the global church today. There are currently 245 million Christians who are being persecuted for their faith. Their churches reflect NONE of the characteristics of Laodicea.<ref>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/christian-persecution-by-the-numbers/</ref> | ||
='''What are we defending?''' By Bill Ivy= | ='''What are we defending?''' By Bill Ivy= | ||