Persecution: I was born in Florida, but spent some time living in upstate. New York, and I worked in a public school, and I spoke up about Jesus when the opportunity arose and invited kids and adults to church and I preached publicly gave away free Bible coloring books, bibles etc I spoke in churches and wrote loving kind but truthful letters in the local newspapers. When I spoke up publicly and to the school administration against The Trout Parade which was advertised locally as a fishing parade but was run by a famous LBGTQ activist, ( the Trout Parade was advertised in gay magazines and on gay websites and down in New York City as a gay parade and that the little upstate NY town was described as a little Soho from the 1960s and the LBGTQ community was encouraged to buy second homes there) I also was involved in public hunting, and fishing events of which I was called upon to publicly pray out loud. The pastor and congregation ministered to young man who needed community service hours for some crimes and he came to serve at our VBS dressed as a woman! None of us saw that coming. It was so difficult because his grandmother was a pillar in the church, and we knew this kid since he was a boy, but we told him he could not stay, and he refused to leave, and then tried to turn VBS into a political social agenda circus, so I changed the original plans and we worshipped and praised the Lord via song- that calmed things down. Over the years I received vandalism/theft, threatening phone calls, FB posts, emails, a dead trout in my mail box and I was set up and accused of things I did not do which led to me loosing my job at that public school. Unfortunately the persecution did take its toll on my physical health briefly and on my marriage which ended after over 20 years in divorce. I moved back to FL and have been reprimanded at work several times for inviting people to church or talking with other Christians about the Bible and especially when I spoke out about the Covid controversy. However, my Heavenly Father has graciously blessed me, mentally, emotionally, physically, financially spiritually in all areas, despite the attempts of the devil via immature and/or condemning Christians and people of the world to shut me up. My new wife and I teach an adult Bible class and a children’s Sunday school class at church and my son is currently attending Liberty University to become a pastor!

Affirming children: my job was to teach my children about Christ, teach them to work hard, to respect authority… my job was not to ‘affirm ‘ them

This has been on my heart for awhile now..Holy Spirit is preparing us ahead of time. 🙏 ❤

It's good to hear your preparing us for tribulation. This helps us endure and we do need encouragement to not give up and fall away because of persecution. Watching from Asia.

Thank you Brett! I want to stand for Jesus in these last days!!!

We teach herbalism from a Christian lens. In today’s world we feel the censorship. Its a move in that direction but when I read The Voice of the Martyrs I say pray for the persecuted Christians it is happening and Thank You for speaking of this.

Thank you pastor Brett for all that you do for us , 🙏🥰

We're here We're near Jesus is coming for His children!

Deception began with Adam and will continue as long as Satan is allowed to roam this world. Be strong in the Lord, praying for discernment continually. God help your children to know the truth and not be deceived by those who deny Jesus.

Thank you for a solid, scriptural perspective on the world we are living in today.

Thank you Pastor Brett. My wife and I just returned from ministering to a nearly four hundred young people and God is moving mightily. Demons were cast out and healings took place and many committed their lives to Jesus! One young lady's mom is a practicing witch and her daughter was saved and now she wants to hear what this is all about. St. Ignatius wrote, "consider the times - look for Him who is above time"!

Amen, Pastor Brett. God IS Faithful and True. Remain faithful, teaching word In Spirit and Truth, faithfully. God Bless & Keep you. Maranatha.

Thank you, Pastor Brett!!

I’m so grateful for these reminders and we truly need them more than ever right now. Maranatha Brothers and Sisters May the Lord come quickly and we be ready upon his return for his church watching from Minnesota.

Thank you for the update Pastor Brett! You always get us back on course to focus on what’s important and to keep our eyes on Jesus. Maranatha!!!

I haven’t read all the comments, so maybe my comment has already been stated. I am not afraid. I am sad. 😭😭It makes me cry 😭when I see how our Lord is mocked and scoffed. when I see us, losing our beloved America, 💔💔when I see what they are doing to our children, 💔💔when I hear they are tearing down our statues and erasing our history, and our biblical principles. 😢💔When I see good being replaced with evil. And many many other evils, taking over our lives. 💔💔😥😥 I don’t know how love those evil people. God help me to be like Jesus because I don’t know how.😢😢😢 I pray for the willingness to turn the other cheek, to pray for them, and to love them. Please send out a prayer for me to live a holy life. Thank you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰

Amen and God bless you all!

Persecution can also be in the form of our children turning against us for our beliefs and cutting off all contact with us. We haven’t seen, nor heard from our son in over three years due to this. Please pray for this situation. Blessings to you and your ministry. Maranatha!

You are the first I've heard address the use of all the endless acronyms. I have NEVER used them for the exact reason you presented. OH and I've never stopped saying MARANATHA.....yes, I'm a 70's gal. Thank you Pastor Brett and the Athey Creek family. MARANATHA

Amen sir. The joy of the Lord shines through your face.

Hi Pastor Brett. My husband and I love your teaching, and really like this format for the prophecy update. It's very calming Like just sitting and talking to a friend so we really love this. Thank you for being one of the rare people to stick to the truth. I'm praying that all of us can rise to the occasion. Jesus deserves our undying love and devotion. MARANATHA!

WOW I am so amazed by you Brett.I am so ever grateful that our GOD brought you into my life .God bless you n ur family n ur people at wk n Jesus Christ Amen n Amen...

Yes I would like more updates. I pray you have a great month. I watch your services too from Indiana, plus I have a home church. I just feel if I'm gonna watch TV I might as well be watching a service lol

I have not heard ANY other pastor preparing the flock for persecution. It seems even the best out there are clinging to only parts of the Bible which are “positive” and rejecting the “difficult” parts!! But it is ALL the Word of God and there for purpose. Persecution has begun in the US will increase rapidly, as all things prophetic are speeding up! God bless you!

I learn so much from all of your teachings. God bless you!

Great job, keep it up! Stick to the Word!

Amen! Maranatha...please come quickly, Lord Jesus, amen.

Live loud for Jesus. Maranatha!

Thank you Pastor Brett! Watching from Georgia. Maranatha!🙏🏻

Maranatha! Excellent teaching. Thank you Brett. Shalom shalom.

Good word, thank you for standing up for the real truth!

Thank you for teaching truth and not watering it down. It helps us to prepare....

Richard wurmbrand was a friend of my grandparents. What an amazing man.

Persecution will definitely separate those who have an acquaintance relationship from those with a deep relationship with the Holy trinity. I’ve told my children and grandchildren, there could come a time when persecutors use our love for one another to try to get us to denounce Jesus. They need to understand that they should not fear the death of my body as I will be with Jesus when it dies. Likewise, they must know that I love them dearly but will never denounce my Savior.

Brother, thanks for your hard work and updates! I follow you from South Carolina and I always get excited when you post. Thanks for sharing truth!

So needed this! Thank GOD for your ministry ❤

Nine time zones away (Paris) - your messages & teachings come though loud and clear, Brett. Yesterday I watched your teaching on Matthew 1 | July 10, 2022 | Joseph: A Godly Man - TWICE (first upon rising and then again before retiring at night) taking notes. Prophecy Update | July 2023 | Coming Persecution - brought to mind one of the passages that you had quoted a year ago in reference to Joseph (of Nazareth) being a faithful man: "22 But be ye as DOERS of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the Word, and not a DOER, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass (mirror): 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightaway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty (the Word) and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a DOER of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1 : 22 - 25) As inequity engenders persecution I thank you for prepping us to be DOERS of the Word in the days ahead. Maranatha.

Athey Creek, I am so glad I found you guys. I live in the bible belt of Canada, southern Manitoba, you guys are in the fire there in Portland but yet you are not shy to talk about cultural issues where as here in bible belt Manitoba, I can't find a church out of 100's who is willing to talk about cultural issues like LGBTQ and transgenderism. It's so sad that we here are a lot safer then you guys there and yet we are more scared.

Solid teaching on the most important aspects for Christian's today! We are witnessing the foreshadowing of revelation 6(4 horseman)! Maranatha 💜

Thank you so much for helping me gain back my faith and I love how you teach and not preach. I can understand the Bible better. God bless you.

Amen Brett, thank you for your prophecy! Bless you, your family and the church

Thank you Pastor Brett…much appreciated! God bless you & yours! Come quickly Lord Jesus…Maranatha 🙏🙌🏼🥰

Great Update! God bless you and protect you there in Portland.

I have never stopped using the word “Maranatha.” In fact, I suggested using it as the name for our Sunday School class, and it was selected.

Pastor Brett thank you for teaching.

Great video. Thanks for making sense of this madness with scripture.

As Esther said " if I perish, I perish..for such a time as this.

You are a blessing pastor!❤ Thank you for speaking truth and also for encouraging us. You are loved!

thankyou for your wisdom. oh lord bless us and keep us cause your face to shine on us and let us feel it :')

As always, Pastor Brett, you’ve aptly applied scripture to the current events. I appreciate you!

I love this format! And would absolutely love you to do more prophecy updates!❤

Thank you Pastor.

Love you Athey and Pastor. We must be Holding fast, and living the word everyday. From far away, but 1 in heart

I am thankful this video appeared in my KZfaq feed. It is very good. I am preparing to do a lady's Bible Study on persecution in the future and am gathering resources as I find them (not a lot yet).

Thank you very much pastor Brett

Amen from the Harley family in Oklahoma love all your teachings pastor Bret and the Athey Creek family God bless each and everyone of you for your hard work and dedication to speaking the truth in the Bible.

I believe that the wrath of man , the wrath of fallen angels towards those of us that will and have received salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ is different then the wrath of God coming to the world. The wrath of God is what the church is saved from aka the rapture. There is nothing scarier or worse then the wrath of God and thats what we the Saints are not appointed for.

Thank you Pastor Brett! Such solid, biblical teaching and encouragement to us... MARANATHA!!

Thank you!

Amen Pastor Brett. Love your updates. God bless you.

I've never met you, Pastor Brett, but I love you and your teaching! Thank you!

To see this type of horrendous situation develop with the politicians demanding the affirmation of gender confusion is really incomprehensible. What happens in California eventually spreads to the other states...its coming family, and the remnant will be tortured with these things, so we will have to suffer for our beliefs to honor our Savior Jesus Christ..I'm ready, and hopefully you are too. God Bless you all❤

I enjoyed this update so much. I just subscribed. During, my own bible study today I felt the Word was showing me persecution present in my life and my wrong dealings with it all. I am encouraged. Thank you Pastor. Maranatha

Apostacia IS happening right now! Stay the course everyone and be proven in the Word! It’s better to suffer for doing good!

Thank you! Watching from S. California. I'm grateful for all your teaching.

There are very few churches left that are willing to stand for God's truth. Keep fighting the good fight Athey Creek! ✝

Thank you thank you thank you for seeing the truth and telling the Church about it. We're gonna go through the Storm together with our Lord and savior Jesus. We are many more than they anticipated 😇

Love listening to your preaching. God bless you

Love the new format, Pastor Brett! Meaningful, clear and concise as always.

Thank you Pastor Brett. I truly appreciate your efforts and thought invoking information

I love your commitment to keep Prophecy Updates going, Pastor Brett. To be honest, I wasn't expecting a PU this month, given your much needed *(FORCED)* vacation 😂, but I was wrong. You're catching us up quite nicely! The other pastors did a magnificent job in your absence, so we're all very very grateful. I love this format for PU. A wonderful surprise, and very refreshing!

I’m SO grateful to hear you share, time after time, your great Godly wisdom! Can’t say that my non-believing neighbors are, though. Still, I share what I can..”Lord Jesus, thank you for inspiring this Brother of mine, please continue to bless him, give him Your Strength and Wisdom in these horrific times. Amen.”

Thank you, Pastor Brett. I look forward to your prophecy updates every month. May God bless you and Athey Creek. Barb in Portland, Oregon. 🙏🙏🙏

Love your prophecy updates, much love from Germany and God bless you.

Thank you Pastor

Thank you so much! ❤

Maranatha and Blessings to you from South Africa. Please keep preaching spiritual, biblical truth. Lots of love 🙏🙏🙏

I welcome persecution, the day to day living here is the hard part, dieing for the faith is easy and a relief by comparison.

Thank you, brother! May God bless you abundantly!

Amen!

Really enjoyed hearing you, Thank you sooo much!! God Bless🙏✝️🕊️

We are the carbon they want to reduce.

Thank you pastor Brett👍✝️😄😍

Always a blessing to hear you ✝️🇺🇸

Thank you my brother Brett for your thoughts, warnings & admonitions. I praise GOD daily for HIS WORD which shows HIS CHILDREN.......HIS PLAN rooted in HIS SON & HIS FREE GIFT readily available to all who will receive it! I cannot believe that there are actually morons who think they can mock GOD, certainly their day of reckoning is coming. Thank GOD, this world is not my home. I'm justa' passin' through!

Oh my gosh, this was s EXACTLY what I needed to be reminded of. I am late in listening to this month, but the timing couldnthave been better. Thank you

Hi pastor Brett, love hearing you teach the Word. And prophecy update!❤

Pastor Brett loved this update I felt you were more personal one on one.for a prophecy update. Looking for to more of the practical being more of a prophecy buff myself. God bless.

Thanks pastor Brett for the update. First saw you on Tom Hughes some months ago. From nc mountains.

I pray our brothers and sisters will get serious and seek Him.

Love your Prophecy updates Pastor Brett... no matter the format.

Amen... Thanks you and God bless you!! 🙏

Thanks for your hard work Brett!

Nice blue background. I like the new way of doing prophecy updates and appreciate the information. Thank you.

Brett you are so right about persecution before the rapture. I had a vision 2 1/2 years before COVID and then I was on a ventilator with COVID pneumonia . I had a neardeath experience . Exactly what you spoke about is what will happen. Please keep up the good work.

Maranatha!

I like this format. I hope you will keep it.

Lord Christ Jesus, PLEASE COME QUICKLY

Excellent as always. Thanks for the Good Word. Keep up the great work! GB!

Thanks Preacher