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question: Who was the first Christian martyr?
answer: Stephen
“The Jewish
leaders were stung to fury by Stephen’s accusation and ground their teeth in
rage. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily upward into heaven
and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand. And he told
them, ‘Look, I see the heavens opened and Jesus the Messiah standing beside
God, at his right hand!’
“Then they
mobbed him, putting their hands over their ears, and drowning out his voice
with their shouts, and dragged him out of the city to stone him. The official
witnesses-the executioners-took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a
young man named Paul.
“And as the
murderous stones came hurtling at him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit.’ And he fell to his knees, shouting, ‘Lord, don’t charge them with this
sin!’ and with that, he died” (Acts 7:54-60 TLB).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
Bible
Version: Quotations
are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted.
Emphasis is added.
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