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Martyrdom

 

Martyrdom

Is death endured for the word of God, and testimony of Christ - Re 6:9; 20:4

SAINTS

• Forewarned of
- Mt 10:21; 24:9; Joh 16:2
• Should not fear
- Mt 10:28; Re 2:10
• Should be prepared for
- Mt 16:24,25; Ac 21:13
• Should resist sin to
- Heb 12:4

Reward of - Re 2:10; 6:11

Inflicted at the instigation of the devil - Re 2:10,13

The Apostasy guilty of inflicting - Re 17:6; 18:24

Of saints, shall be avenged - Lu 11:50,51; Re 18:20-24

Exemplified

• Abel
- Ge 4:8; 1Jo 3:12
• Ahimelech and his fellow priests
- 1Sa 22:18,19
• Prophets and Saints of old
- 1Ki 18:4; 19:10; Lu 11:50,51; Heb 11:37
• Urijah
- Jer 26:23
• John the Baptist
- Mr 6:27
• Peter
- Joh 21:18,19
• Stephen
- Ac 7:58
• Christians
- Ac 9:1; 22:4; 26:10
• James
- Ac 12:2
• Antipas
- Re 2:13
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