Verse 11
Jeremiah’s accusers demanded that the princes pass a death sentence against the prophet for saying what he did. The Book of Jeremiah records no face-to-face encounter between Jeremiah and King Jehoiakim.
"When a man stands up in the communist or other totalitarian countries today and really speaks of the judgment of God, he gets the same treatment as Jeremiah. Even in the West the results are similar. Men say, ’You’re against our culture, you’re against the unity of our culture, you’re against the progress of our culture, you’re against the optimism of our culture, and we’re going to do what we can against you.’ Our culture may do little if we preach only the positive message but if we are faithful and also preach judgment in state or church, the result will be the same as with Jeremiah." [Note: Schaeffer, p. 60.]
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