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.