Preparations for the future

I was listening to the Hugh Hewitt show the other day and he had author Eric Mataxasspeaking about his book "Bonhoeffer". Eric stated that he believes God told him to write it and that God's hand has been on the whole process, even in its success. Which led me to ask the question "Why?". The immediate answer (to myself) was that God is preparing us for something to come. The gist of the book and Bonhoeffer's life (not to over simplify but just to make a point) is his stance as a pastor against the Nazi regime and his death at the hands of Nazi concentration camp soldiers. Could it be that God is once again preparing Christians to take a stance against an oncoming world leader or system that is anti-christian and anti-God? Have you seen the video 180 Movie by Ray Comfort you need to. It could happen! The old adage that those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it is true. Having just read a book on the history of the Roman Republic before it became an Empire I see things daily in the news that remind me of the politics prior to the collapse of the republic. I'm not saying that we are doomed to become Nazi Germany but I do believe we will see more open persecution of Christians and others who are willing to take a moral stand against an out of control government and it's "submissive" population. So then the question is are we ready? Am I ready? I don't know that answer but in the years to come I feel that each one of us may have to answer that question for ourselves.