Acts 7:54-59: The stoning of Stephen by the Jews
When they (the Jews) heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts 23:12-15: Jews make an oath to murder Paul
And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
Acts 9:23,24 Jews agree to kill Paul
And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
John 5:18: Jews seek to kill Jesus
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
1 Thessalonians 2:14-16: Jews killed Lord Jesuss and the prophets
For you, brothers and sisters,* became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you suffered the same things from your own compatriots as they did from the Jews, who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets,* and drove us out; they displease God and oppose everyone by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they have constantly been filling up the measure of their sins; but God’s wrath has overtaken them at last.*
John 7:1: Jews sought to kill Jesus
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Matthew 12:33-34: Jews kill, scourge and persecute the prophets and Jesus
Jesus to the Jews: “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers (race of serpents), how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.
John 8:44: Jesus names Pharisaic Jews the children of Satan
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Revelation 2:9: Jesus names the Synagogue of Satan
I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 3:9: Jesus identifies the Synagogue of Satan
I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
Revelation 13:7: The beast makes war on the saints
And it was given unto him (Satan/beast) to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Matthew 5:10–12: Jesus’ Sermon On The Mount
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
1 Peter 4:12–14:
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
Excerpt from Trunews.com (Nov. 29, 2023):
Nov 29, 2023 – Iranian Drone Films USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Strait of Hormuz
Rick Wiles: (One example of the rampant censorship) is “the Jews demanded that Washington seize the website of Iran’s Press TV and take it down. That’s why it is blocked. So their (Jews’) m.o. is if you can’t control it, shut it down. That’s why we see censorship in America.
Almost all of the free speech attacks we’ve seen in the last 10 years have been led by Zionists. Your right to speak your mind is under attack by Zionism. I believe in free speech. Zionists say you don’t have a right to not like Zionists. You have to like us and you have to accept the crap that we give you. We’ll do whatever we want to do to you. We’ll commit whatever crimes we want to commit. And if you criticize us, we’re taking you down.
Doc Burkhart: We’ve been studying the Book of Acts. How similar were the struggles that the Apostle Paul had in preaching the gospel message in the first century. The Romans didn’t really care. There was a group of Jews that followed Paul around. No matter where he went. From one city to another, to shut him down.
Rick Wiles: They lied, they paid people to commit acts, to give false testimony against him. They riled up mobs with false accusations. They brought false charges against Paul. It wasn’t the Roman government that was fighting Christianity, it was the Jews. And they’re still doing it today.
From Wikipedia (Persecution of Christians in the New Testament)
From the Book of Acts of the Apostles:
4:3-22, 5:17-42: Peter and John arrested by Sadducees, questioned by the Sanhedrin, and flogged (5:40 only)
6:8-8:1: Stephen is arrested by “the people…the elders and the scribes” (6:12 NRSV), questioned before the Sanhedrin, and stoned to death, supposedly sparking a “severe persecution against the church in Jerusalem” (8:1).
8:3, 9:2: Saul (whose Roman name was Paul) imprisons many Christians
9:23-24, 20:19, 23:12-14: Jews plot to kill Paul
12:1-5: King Herod (believed to be Agrippa I) executes James and imprisons Peter
13:44-51: Paul and Barnabas being driven out of Antioch of Pisidia.
14:5-6: Jews and Gentiles attempt unsuccessfully to stone Paul and Barnabas
14:19-20: Jews stone Paul nearly to death
16:16-24: Paul and Silas are flogged and imprisoned by Gentiles in Philippi.
17:1-15: Paul and others are chased out of successive towns by Jews
18:12-17: Paul is made to appear before the Roman proconsul Gallop in Achaia, who dismisses the case as an internal dispute.
19:23-41: Worshippers of Artemis in Ephesus riot against Paul and his companions, but they are not harmed.
21:27-28:30: In his final journey to Rome, Paul is taken by Jews in Jerusalem to be killed, but is rescued by Roman soldiers who imprison him. He testifies before the Sanhedrin (22:30-23:11), and the governor Felix at Caesarea (24:1-27) before using his status as a Roman citizen (22:29) to have his case heard by the emperor.