Matthew 24 9-14
THE RESISTANCE
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Jesus never said it would be easy to be a follower of His. The false teachers who promote Prosperity Gospel just make it up to fill the pews. The Bible says in the last days...after Christ returned to Heaven...people will go after teachers who preach what they want to hear... What Jesus said was: They hated me before they hated you. But...we seek the approval of God, not man.