📝 Persevering in End Times - Pastor Angela Burns
📝 Persevering in End Times Notes Persevering in the End Times - Session Overview Pastor Angela Burns is introduced as part of the teaching crew, presenting a three-part message on persevering in the end times. The session is structured around three core themes: end time deception and apostasy, what God expects of believers during the end times, and how to prevent oneself from falling into deception. Global and American Apostasy Statistics A large-scale survey of 80,000 people across 36 countries conducted as of March 2025 reveals that Christianity and Buddhism have experienced the steepest losses in religious affiliation. In Spain, 35% of adults raised as Christians are now unaffiliated, while Western Europe shows disaffiliation rates of 20% to 30%. For every person who joins Christianity, 12.4 people leave, with a 28.4% disaffiliation rate noted in certain regions. Pew data shows that 65% of US adults identify as Christian, down 12 points from 2009, with Catholics falling f...