Dread is a terrible thing.   It steals the moment and sacrifices it to that which may or may not come to pass.  It magnifies the severity of things that may happen.  <br>Jesus consistently tells us to ^fear not^.<p>The devil has never cast a single person in prison.  But his human children have.   Recognition of the spirit driving a person is critical.   The words they speak and the attitude they demonstrate are evidence of either the HolySpirit or the enemy.<p>Persecution will come but those who stay true till death will wear a CrownOfLife Mat 10:22 Mat 24:9-13 Mar 13:9-13.