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Jesus spent a great deal of time making it clear to his disciples that although the promised Kingdom would one day be secured, it would not be without great deal of effort and suffering on Israel's part...

The build up of extreme anti-Semitism before the Holocaust came from a single source: Hitler, his followers and allies; the Catholic Church and certain factions of Protestantism.

Today, the hatred comes from many diverse sources:  large parts of the Muslim world, the United Nations, the Jewish Defense League,   liberal Protestants, trade unions,  major university professors; the list is endless... 

the Time of Jacob' trouble.

"The great Day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a Day of Trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness." Zephaniah 1:14-15