This marks the first time U.S. lawmakers have explicitly linked trade and security negotiations to religious persecution protection, creating a new diplomatic tool. The resolution's specific focus on Muslim-majority nations and quantification of persecution (380M affected) represents an unprecedented level of governmental acknowledgment of the scope and source of anti-Christian violence.
US Congress Makes Historic Stand on Global Christian Persecution
📰 What Happened
On July 17, 2025, Rep. Riley Moore and Sen. Josh Hawley introduced an unprecedented joint resolution condemning Christian persecution globally. The resolution specifically targets persecution in Muslim-majority nations and calls for leveraging trade and security negotiations to protect Christians. Open Doors reports 380 million Christians face discrimination worldwide, with Nigeria alone seeing 50,000 martyrs and 5 million displaced. Rep. Moore emphasized, 'That is unacceptable.'
📖 Prophetic Significance
The resolution's timing coincides with the largest documented Christian persecution in history (380M affected), fulfilling Jesus's Matthew 24:9 prediction of unprecedented hatred. The specific naming of Muslim nations (Egypt, Nigeria, Iran, Pakistan, Syria) aligns with Ezekiel 38's confederation of nations. The resolution's emphasis on using economic leverage (trade negotiations) parallels Revelation 13's connection between commerce and religious freedom. This combination of diplomatic, economic, and religious elements represents a new phase in end-times persecution dynamics.