Christians today would be aghast to discover the two most prominent doctrines in the Christian world did not come to such a place of prominence through the command of Christ or the apostles, or by the revelation of prophets or humble and pious men as they studied the Scriptures. Rather, these two doctrines were established by force — through centuries of inquisitions and torture and by death penalty. Will Christians recognize in the patterns of persecution through history, the snare Satan has laid for the future before its too late?