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By Isaiah-Phillips Akintola

PART ONE

“Can a nation be born in a day? Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the LORD. (Isaiah 66:8-9)

In every age of spiritual decline, God has always reserved a remnant a people who refuse to bow to the idols of their time. Today is no different. In the face of sweeping lawlessness, moral confusion, and institutional hostility toward the Christian faith, God is awakening a new breed of believers across the United Kingdom, Europe, and America to say the least.

These are not conventional churchgoers. They are not seeking comfort, applause, or cultural validation. They have been shaped in secret, refined through adversity, and marked by a fierce loyalty to Christ and His kingdom. Their passion is not self-expression; it is kingdom alignment. They don’t carry borrowed convictions they carry the weight of divine assignments.

Matthew 10: 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

The United Kingdom, once a nation founded on Christian values despite early persecution of believers has tragically come full circle, returning to the very paganism from which it originally emerged. To understand the gravity of this spiritual decline, we must look back at Britain’s history. Britain’s spiritual roots were deeply pagan, with Druidic practices and polytheistic worship dominating before the arrival of Christianity.

The Romans brought early Christian influences, but it was the missionary efforts of figures like St. Augustine of Canterbury (6th century) and Celtic missionaries such as St. Patrick and St. Columba that firmly established Christianity across the British Isles. For centuries, the UK stood as a beacon of Christian faith, producing great reformers like John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, and later, the Methodism of John Wesley.

We are now entering an era where publicly defending biblical truth is becoming a criminal act In the UK, there are reports of believers being arrested for praying silently even in their own homes if their convictions contradict state-imposed ideologies. This is not mere speculation; it is the early manifestation of a growing spiritual tyranny designed to silence the Church of the living God.

For decades, discerning believers and seers have warned that such persecution would come. The powers of darkness are escalating their assault, and a self-focused, comfortable Christianity will not survive. Many who claim faith today will falter when faced with real opposition. As Scripture declares: The people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” (Daniel 11:32).

The fact is, United Kingdom and Europe generally have been under siege not by armies or overt political forces, but by deeply entrenched, ungodly elements whose ultimate aim is to uproot and erase the spiritual legacy of righteousness sown by godly men and women of past generations. These are not merely cultural shifts or ideological debate as some may want to argue. What we are witnessing is a deliberate, systematic, invasion attempt to discredit and dismantle the moral and spiritual lifeline and framework that once gave Europe its strength, clarity, and divine compass, and even prosperity.

The fruits of righteousness seen in institutions shaped by biblical ethics, in laws rooted in moral order, and in a culture once influenced by reverence for God are now being intentionally eroded and choked out. The seedbeds of revival, reformation, prayer and intercession, and repentance laid by selfless labor of saints in earlier centuries are under severe siege, and what is growing in their place is pride, aggression, confusion, depression, rebellion, and spiritual barrenness, and lawlessness.

But this is not new. The spiritual war for the soul of Europe has been ongoing for centuries. A glance into European history reveals a grim pattern: systemic wickedness codified into law and justified through culture. The legalized institution of slavery, the doctrinal defence of racial superiority, the endorsement of colonial violence, and the suppression of truth in Favor of intellectual arrogance. these are markers of a region that has long flirted with the powers of darkness.

These sins were not only political or social failings, but they were also spiritual fractures, rooted in pride and hatred. They represented a deep rejection of God’s truth, and a willful embrace of corruption masked as civilization. These seeds of rebellion did not disappear; they mutated, gained new language, and found new platforms in some form of political expediency.

The enemy’s strategy has always been the same: corrupt identity, distort purpose, and destroy the potential for righteousness in every generation. His target is the image of God in humanity—our capacity to reflect truth, love, and moral authority. That’s why he consistently works to pollute and silence any righteous remnant within a nation.

The Global Spiritual Deception
The UK is not alone in this battle. Across the Western world, a two-pronged attack is unfolding: Overt Persecution Where governments criminalize biblical truth (as seen in the UK, Canada, and parts of Europe). Subtle Corruption Where “Christianity” is redefined into a powerless, politically correct imitation (common in the U.S. and other nations).

Many American believers, for instance, assume they are safe because outright arrests have not yet begun. But the greater danger is a compromised faith—one that aligns Christianity with nationalism, hatred of “the other,” or a distorted gospel that ignores the Great Commission. True discipleship means standing for all truth not just the parts that align with cultural or political preferences. This is the hour for bold, uncompromising believers. The system wants to instill fear, intimidation, distort truth, and replace Christ with counterfeit spirituality. Will you be among those who:

• Know God deeply (beyond Sunday rituals)?
• Stand firm even if it means imprisonment or loss?
• Reject false narratives whether from secular governments or compromised churches?

The battle is not merely political; it is spiritual (Ephesians 6:12). The UK’s return to paganism is a warning will the global Church awaken before it’s too late? Only those rooted in true biblical revelation will endure. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”* (Ephesians 6:13)

Throughout history, God has raised up intercessors, reformers, and visionaries who have stood in the gap for the United Kingdom and Europe, sowing seeds of truth, repentance, and spiritual revival through the position on the tower of the watchman.

But the same regions that once gave birth to spiritual awakenings are now aggressively turning against the very faith that gave them their moral foundation. The battle isn’t just cultural; it’s a coordinated attempt to sterilize the land of any residual influence of godliness.

Today, the rising hostility toward Christianity particularly from governments, educational institutions, and the cultural elite is not accidental. It is the bitter harvest of evil seeds that have been allowed to take root and flourish across Europe for generations. The erosion of the Christian faith in public life, the redefinition of morality, and the criminalization of biblical conviction are all signs that the foundations are being tested, even dismantled.

Yet, this moment of darkness is not without divine response. God is not silent. In the midst of widespread compromise and confusion, He is raising a holy remnant a new generation of bold, prophetic voices with clarity of vision and strategic insight. These are men and women who refuse to bow to the spirit of the age, who understand the cost of obedience, and who are ready to engage this battle with wisdom, courage, and holy fire. They are not just defenders of the past, but carriers of a divine blueprint for spiritual reformation and territorial restoration.

to be continued…