Removing the Opposition

In 1933, when Adolf Hitler was able to take full power as chancellor of Germany, made three powerful moves within the first two months in office.  First, he restricted the free press and speech of the local and state media.  Second, he limited the use of religion and the ability of freedom of worship.  Third, he went after his political opposition by three means:
1.  putting them in prison as an opposition to the people's choice in office.
2.  Killing them for those he felt would cause the most problem to the Nazi government.
3.  Removing them completely from the country.
In simplicity, the third option was rarely used.
I watched an unbiased documentary (there was no commentary) in Netflix a few weeks back and, upon election, the blame of the country's condition was already placed on the heads of the Jews.  To put things in perspective, after losing World War I, much of the Rhineland was taken from Germany.  Much of the GDP was spent on retribution to other countries thus, their economy suffered and could not recover.  The German mark went through such bad inflation that at one time it would take a wheelbarrow of paper to buy a loaf of bread.  The government literally had to start from scratch again.
While America was cruising in the 1920's, Germany was trying to eke back into the world market.  When the stock market crashed in 1929, Germany staggered back and the Nazi party began its take its place in the government. 
Please note that the Nazi party began around twenty years ago with around 100 members.  By 1928, it had grown into the thousands, and when the election of 1932 came, it was well organized and took many seats and the top seat.  Not until the death of the president was he able to assume full power.  Thus, through the issue of the economy and the failure for the government to move swiftly enough that the Nazi power tool control, with the German's blessing.  This was the eventual beginning of a socialist republic.
In 1938, Hitler annexed Austria without a fight.  Austrians thought they were getting the best of both worlds.  Little did they realize that schools were completely government controlled, the first thing kindergartners were taught was to worship the Fuhrer.  Children were indoctrinated to go against their parents, and the young girls were told to get pregnant for the human race.  Families were destroyed, and the government was able to get the coup d'etat.
Once the government convinced the people to register their guns for safety purposes, it only took a year later for the government to take them away.  Once this was accomplished, the government had full reign.  It went after the Jews and the church in an effort to eradicate its last great opposition.  The church, with the exception of a select few, stood silent, having lost the zeal in evangelizing the good news and confronting those in opposition to its views.  Approximately six million Jews lost their lives, and countless thousands of families were gone.
The old adage that if history repeats itself, man did not learn from that experience is true here as well.  In the sixties, America went through a secular revolution where the church stood idly by.  Rights were taken away within the government and schools concerning prayers and the Bible.  More emphasis was brought forth on man than God, women's rights over baby rights, sexual innuendo over marriage sanctity.  Somehow the church since then has become more concerned over self than spreading His kingdom.
America is heading in the same direction as Germany in the 1930s, albeit in a more modern method.  There are debates over amending or circumventing the Second Amendment, and the continual attack of removing the greatest opposition to man and its evil ways - and that is the Body of Christ.  Now that we are easily in the last days, it will only increase and get worse.
Please not this disclaimer - when I am saying "church," I am not including all churches.  The disturbing thing is that many churches are so self-exuberant and self-seeking that it is not paying attention, nor is able, to fight the necessary battles OUTSIDE the walls.  As I mentioned before in previous posts, there are so many doctrines that the war has been taking placing inside the confines of the Body of Christ, and for modest reasons.  But if it can't stand against the enemy outside, it has no idea that it is giving ground to those in opposition.  This time, it will only grow worse, because the devil knows this is working. 
America is on a path of destruction.  We have elected officials that see no problem thus, believes nothing needs fixing.  We are ignoring the enemy in belief that God will protect us, ask God to bless America in the process of gloating and promoting abominations in His eyes.  And what does some in the church do?
Seek self-gratification and manifestations for our entertainment, and the enemy is laughing.
Will the real church stand up?  Better yet, where IS the real church?  
I wish I had an answer.  Until it arises, the enemy will continue to remove the opposition - the Body of Christ.  In Revelation, the church will finally be removed from the earth.  It would destroy itself, if it wasn't for the return and mercy of Christ.  It is time to start standing for the Word and not ourselves.  A big army is hard to defend, a single person can be defeated.  Which do you want?
Choose wisely.  We are in the last days and we won't get many second chances.

Jeremiah 6:16

Michael

NOTE:  I did much. on memory.  If any facts are not 100% right, please forgive me.