John 3:19-21 (KJV)

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Now you know why they hate us so much.

It's because they're workers of iniquity who hate the Light because the light would expose and reprove them of their evil works.

It's the same way they hated Jesus who is the Light of the world, so if they Jesus who are we that were merely a reflection of His light?

It's indeed a great honor and priviledge to be hated by the workers of iniquity as Jesus was.

God bless.