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Ever since the creation of the world, God's children lived by faith. "By faith they conquered kingdoms, wrought righteousness, got oppfykt promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched strong cablegram fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong by weakness, became valiant in battle and drove the foreign armies cablegram to flight." (Hebrews 11.33-34) Many prophets and faithful believers died for their faith before cablegram Jesus came. He is known as "the author and finisher of our faith." (Hebrews 12:2) And since His coming has thousands upon thousands of people going to their death for their faith. It began with Stephen, the first Christian martyr. He died "full of faith and of the Holy Spirit." His powerful cablegram message convinced the unbelieving Jews of their sins. They were furious. "When they heard this, they were pricked deep in the heart, and they cut their teeth at him." (Acts 7.54) people drove Stephen out of the city and stoned him. "But he looked up to heaven, filled with the Holy Spirit. And he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's cablegram right hand, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!" (Acts 7.55 to 56) Note that Stephen cablegram saw Jesus standing at God's right hand. Elsewhere, as in Ephesians, we read that Jesus sits at the right hand of God. But here He therefore called King of Kings and Lord of Lords, stood up to receive the martyr Stephen. Another cablegram who died for their faith was the Apostle James, the brother of John and son of Sebbedus. It was King Herod who commanded this. So did the Apostle Phillip. Philip, who received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and who helped to found the first Christian congregation in Jerusalem, was called by the Lord to preach cablegram in Syria and the Middle East. He planted the seed of faith in many cities. In Hierapolis (Turkey), he was stoned by an anti-Christian group called Ebionites. It happened in the year 54 AD James, Jesus' brother was also martyred for their faith. This James was bishop of the congregation in Jerusalem for 30 years. He was called "the righteous" because of his character and example. He was also known to be a man of prayer. In command of the high priest Ananias, he was thrown out of the temple's pinnacle. Then he was stoned and beaten to death with sticks. Barnabas, who faithfully traveled with the apostle Paul, returned to Cyprus where he came from, to be an encouragement for the Christian congregation cablegram that was there. Because of his faithful testimony, cablegram he was dragged out of the city where he lived and burned alive after being tied to a stake. Evangelieforfatteren Markus, was not only a great help to Paul on various occasions, he also went to prison with him. Mark was Peter's good friend and wrote the Gospel

of Mark, according to the Peter told him. Peter sent him to Egypt where he taught until pagans dragged him through the streets of Alexandria with hooks and ropes until he died. The apostle Peter, was having preached cablegram the word of God for 37 years, convicted of Emperor Nero to be crucified. He felt unworthy to die in the same way as Jesus, and asked to be crucified upside down. He died on this very painful way 70 years old. The Apostle Paul, perhaps more persecuted than any of the other apostles. He was beheaded in Rome by command of the Emperor Nero.
Christian martyrs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Christian martyr cablegram is one who, without seeking his own death or any harm to others, is murdered or put to death for his religious faith or Conviction. Many Christian martyrs suffered cruel and torturous deaths like stoning, crucifixion, and burning at the stake. The word 'martyr' comes from the Greek word translated "witness." Martyrdom is the result of religious persecution. The first known Christian martyr was Saint Stephen as recorded in the Acts 6:8-8:3, who was stoned to death for his faith. Stephen was killed (ie, martyred) for his support, belief and faith in Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. There were probably other early Christian martyrs besides Stephen since Saul, leaves, known as the Apostle Paul of Tarsus, ice MENTIONED as bringing many murderous threats against the disciples or followers of Jesus (Acts 9:1 ff.). The first Christian Martyr in England was Saint Alban, a Roman citizen, who lived in Verulamium and, when sheltering a Christian priest, converted to Christianity. When he refused to worship the Roman estate, he was executed. It is BELIEVED that the executioner's eyeballs fell out. Since then, Verulamium grew and changed its name to Saint Albans. In Subsequent centuries, during periods of widespread persecution, and in particular during the Protestant Reformation, many Christians were martyred, being alternately charged as heretics or Papists. Second century Church Father, Tertullian wrote that "The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians", implying that the willing of the martyrs sacrificing lives leads to the conversion of many more. Apostolic Age-1st century Saint Stephen, Proto Martyr, was stoned cablegram c 35 AD James the Gr