Will Safe Houses Be Needed Again?

This week an
above the fold headlines of the Washington Times stated:
“Israelis may stay home to avoid arrest.” The lead article went
on to say,

“Israel is seriously
considering restricting travel to Europe by its senior
officials and military officers fearing they might be
arrested in the wake of a disputed U.N. report [The
Goldstone Report] that accuses the Jewish state of targeting
civilians in its Gaza war earlier this year.”

This is but
another example of the growing anti-Israel and anti-Zionist
sentiment (that Dr. Martin Luther King, in 1967, correctly
labeled anti-Semitism), which many see as rising to pre-WWII
levels, especially in Europe, but also in the U.S.

As a matter of fact Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu is on
record as saying “It is 1930 and Iran is Germany.” Others
have noted the similarities of the anti-Semitism of the 1930’s,
not only in Iran, but in Europe and even in the United States.
This is particularly true with the world wide growth of Islam
and its inherent antipathy toward both Jews and Christians.
Speaking of the Mahdi, who is Islam’s coming Messiah, Ayatollah
Ibrahim Amini has declared,

“The Mahdi will offer
the religion of Islam to the Jews and Christians; if they
accept it they will be spared. Otherwise they will be
killed.” (Amini, Al-Iman Al-Mahdi).

Which begs the
question, will safe houses be needed again? Some of our Jewish
friends look realistically at what is occurring and ask, “Do we
have any friends out there?” They see that Iran’s President
continues on-going threats to wipe Israel off the map. They see
Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons is on fast track. This is
no idle threat. This man means what he says! Remember the
sequence, first the Saturday people, the Jews, and then the
Sunday people, the Christians. The Nazi concentration camps are
a living testimony to this chilling truth.

Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933. In
total, over 200,000 prisoners from more than 30 countries were
housed in Dachau of whom two-thirds were political prisoners and
nearly one-third were Jews. 25,613 prisoners are believed to
have died in the camp and almost another 10,000 in its
sub-camps. Dachau had a special “priest block.” Of the 2720
priests (among them 2579 Catholic) held in Dachau, 1034 did not
survive the camp. The majority were Polish (1780), of whom 868
died in Dachau. First the Saturday people then the Sunday
people. Should we expect anything different if authoritarian
national socialism reigns?

Prior to WWII there were about 8,300,000 Jews in Europe. Six
million perished in Nazi ovens. A little over a million were
able to emigrate to various countries throughout the world,
including what is now Israel. Over a million survived not only
in Germany but in other European countries controlled by the
Third Reich. How? Christians put their lives on the line to save
fellow human beings by providing safe houses for those fleeing
the Nazi death machine.

It’s hard to imagine anything like this could happen in the
United States today. The Jews are such a vital part of what is
America – they are woven into the very cultural fabric of our
country. Likewise Christians, with 50 million evangelicals
alone, are the spiritual spine of our republic. Yet, did not the
Jews and Christians in Germany in the 1930’s think the coming
atrocities to be inconceivable? Many waited until it was too
late. Is it possible that the Holocaust was a preview of more
horrific things to come?

Realizing the sobering possibilities that may face us, many
Christians plan to or have already prepared safe-houses all
across this country – to hide Jews and Christians – in case it
comes to that. The goal then is to help Jews get to Israel,
which will probably be the safest place for Jews in the future.
We hope it never comes to this. We must pray fervently that it
never does. We believe, however, we must prepare ahead of time.
Many are getting ready and equipped to follow Corrie Ten Boom’s
example and hide people (like Anne Frank and thousands more) in
safe houses.

Are you willing to help? This low profile effort will obviously
operate quietly and below the radar. No one person is in charge
of it all or knows where all safe houses will be. If the LORD
touches your heart to participate in a safe house network, send
me a personal letter with your contact information. Someone will
be in touch with you. Do not phone this info to us. Do not
email. These are easily tracked. Write to me personally by
letter.

In closing I want to remind you of these words from Jesus.
Regarding the inevitable and unprecedented tribulation that all
mankind will face at some time in the future, Jesus said,

“Stay awake and be
watchful at all times, praying fervently that you may have
strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand
before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:36).

God bless you
as we stand together.

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Posted with permission.

Source article:

http://bible-prophecy-today.blogspot.com/2009/10/will-safe-houses-be-needed-again.html

Mr. Hutchens biography

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Note from
Berit: I don’t know Mr. Hutchens personally, nor am I familiar with
his ministry, but I really appreciate his sobering reminder to all
of us. May God use it to help us prepare for the times ahead.

Christians
as well as Jews will surely be targeted in coming years. Now is the time
to equip ourselves and our families with the Biblical truths and
encouragement needed to stand firm in Jesus Christ, no matter what
happens.

The kinds of
“Safe houses” that provided shelter for Jews during the holocaust
may no longer be possible for many of us. Since our email and phone
conversations are now part of a global surveillance system, many
generally “safe houses” could be rather unsafe. But our
Lord is our Shepherd — and our Shelter –and He can hide anyone in
any way He chooses.

With this
challenge in mind, may we all look to Him for guidance, confident
that He will show us how to pray and what to do — then guide us through
each challenge in ways that honor Him.