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the time has come

1 Peter 4:14-19 (JDV)

1 Peter 4:14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Breath of glory and of God rests on you.
1 Peter 4:15 Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a revolutionist.
1 Peter 4:16 But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in having that name.
1 Peter 4:17 For the time has come for judgment to begin with God’s household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
1 Peter 4:18 And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
1 Peter 4:19 So then, let those who suffer according to God’s preference entrust themselves to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.

the time has come

Peter was referring to the persecution he and other Christians were suffering. He told them to glorift God because they were suffering as Christians. The judgment will only begin with God’s household. It will end with the destruction of our enemies. Entrust yourself to your creator. Final victory is his.