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  "path": "/2026/03/27/the-prophetic-pattern-why-gods-messengers-were-persecuted/",
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  "textContent": "By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” When we read the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, we encounter the Bible’s first act of persecution. Abel’s faithful worship exposes Cain’s rebellion, and the result is violence. In that moment, a pattern is established that will…\n\nThe post The Prophetic Pattern: Why God’s Messengers Were Persecuted first appeared on International Christian Concern.",
  "title": "The Prophetic Pattern: Why God’s Messengers Were Persecuted"
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