Persecution
Strength in Persecution (illustration)
During China’s Boxer Rebellion of 1900, insurgents captured a mission station, blocked all the gates but one, and in front of that one gate placed a cross flat on the ground. Then the word was ...
Millions Martyred ... More Martyred Daily (illustration)
Since the death of Jesus Christ, 2000 years ago, 43 million Christians have been martyred ...
Early Church Persecution from Within – (R.C. Sproul) (illustration)
“The reality in the first century was that the most intense persecution of the Christian church came, not from the Romans, but from the Jewish community. The Romans and the outside world viewed the Christian Community as merely a small sect of Judaism. Christianity did not s …
Bethlehem Baby’s Birth Begins Local Persecution (illustration)
“Westerners, 2,000 years removed from the first Christmas, are tempted to assume that there could hardly be anything more innocent, non-threatening, and “non-political” than a baby in a manger. Yet the birth of a baby that first Christmas resulted in a horrific wa …
Sharing the Gospel (illustration)
It has been my privilege to be able to share the gospel in the 52 different countries, that I have been able to travel in. In most countries this has included schools, hospitals, jails, universities, churches, and even open-air evangelism. In two or three countries we have receiv …
The Way The Twelve Disciples Died (illustration)
What Became of the Twelve Disciples? (1) John died of extreme old age. (2) Judas Iscariot hanged himself. (3) Peter was crucified, head downward, during the persecution of Nero. (4) Andrew died on a cross at Patrae, in Achaia, a Grecian Colony. (5) James, the younger brother of t …
God is Glorified in Prison–Many Won to Him (illustration)
On January 9, 1985, a pastor in Bulgaria named Christo Kuleczef, was arrested and put in jail. His crime was preaching in his church. He immediately began to share Christ while he was in prison. He had a trial. It was a mockery of justice, and he was sentenced to eight months. He …
Satan Has Three Lines of Attack (illustration)
Satan has three lines of attack. First, he tries to keep men from becoming Christians. Then, if stopped here, he tries to keep them from being active and useful as Christians. And finally, as a last resort, he tries to destroy their character. (Lou Nicholes - Author and Missionar …
In Rome Christians Were Torn Apart by Wild Animals (illustration)
In ancient Rome, crowds by the tens of thousands would gather in the Coliseum to watch as Christians were torn apart by wild animals. Paul Rader, commenting on his visit to this famous ...
Paul Rader Watched Christians Die (illustration)
Paul In ancient Rome, crowds by the tens of thousands would gather in the Coliseum to watch as Christians were torn apart by wild animals. Paul Rader, commenting on his visit to this famous landmark, said, “I stood uncovered to the heavens above, and asked myself, &lsq …
Boxer Rebellion - Refused to Trample the Cross (illustration)
During China’s Boxer Rebellion of 1900, insurgents captured a mission station, blocked all the gates but one, and in front of that one gate placed a cross flat on the ground. Then the word was passed to those inside that any who trampled the cross underfoot would be permitted the …
Martin Niemoller - Why Are You Not Here? (illustration)
Hitler imprisoned a German pastor, Martin Niemoeller, for eight years. He spent some time in prisons and concentration camps, including Dachau. Hitler realized that if Niemoeller, a First World War hero, could be persuaded to join his cause then much opposition would collap …
The Seed of The Church is The Blood of The Christian (illustration)
An early Christian leader named Tertullian (164-200AD) declared: “Kill us, torture us, condemn us, grind us to dust. The more you mow us down, the more we grow, for the seed of the church is the blood of the Christians. Every single drop of our blood springs up, in som …