A standard perspective offered in the West is that we are all experiencing a process of steady moral and material improvements. This is called "progress." This comforting message is served up to us despite all evidence to the contrary. Yet this was not how Jesus saw the future course of history, not for his church. The future for believers, Jesus warned, will be marked by rejection, trials, and persecution. In this timely and strategic book, Dr. Fred Farrokh has issued a "Get Ready" warning to equip his brothers and sisters to be ready to stand their ground.