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Earthkumy:
3. Polycarp of Smyrna. He lived in the 1st century and was a disciple of the Apostle John. He was put to death by fire and sword. He was captured by the Roman authorities. He was pressured to recant while he was tied to the stake. Just before he died he said: "I have served Him for eighty-six years, and he has done me no harm. How could I curse my King who saved me?"

Earthkumy:
4. Perpetua.
She was a young mother who left a detailed account of her imprisonment in her diary. She was sentenced to death in 203 AD in the amphitheater as part of the games celebrating the emperor's birthday.
She was killed by a gladiator, after surviving an animal attack in the arena.
It was reported right before her death, she helped guide the executioner's sword to her neck when she saw he was afraid. It was reported by early church Father Tertullian, her last words were:
"Stand fast in the faith, and love one another, all of you, and be not offended at my sufferings."

Earthkumy:
5. Ignatius of Antioch. Was an early Christian bishop who met his martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Trajan. Upon arriving in Rome, Ignatius was condemned to die in the Colosseum or the Flavian Amphitheater, where he was to be devoured by wild beasts, likely Lions. His last words: “I am the wheat of God, and let me be ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of Christ.”

Earthkumy:
6. Justin Martyr. He was an early Christian apologist and philosopher who met his martyrdom in Rome around AD 165 during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Justin and several of his disciples were arrested for practicing an unauthorized religion. Justin and his companions to offer sacrifices to the Roman gods, which they refused. After refusing to comply, Justin and his six companions were sentenced to be scourged and then beheaded. According to accounts, his last words were: “I ask nothing more than to suffer for the cause of my Lord Jesus Christ. If I can do this, then I can stand in confidence and quiet before the judgment seat of my God and Savior, when in accordance with his will, this world passes away.”

Earthkumy:
7. William Tyndale. He was known as the “FATHER OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE" for defying the Catholic church and translating the Bible from Latin to English. In 1535, he was betrayed by a friend and turned over to the Catholic authorities. At 42 years old, he was strangled to death and burned at the stake. His last words are famously reported as, "Lord, open the King of England's eyes." Just three years later God answered this prayer and King Henry the 8th authorized the printing of Bibles in English.

Earthkumy:
8. Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey was a committed Protestant and took on the throne of England as Queen for only 9 days in 1553. She was disposed of by Catholic Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary) who had her executed by beheading. Jane was only 16 or 17 years old. Her last words before she was executed were as follows: She recited Psalm 51 (in English), Verse 1-4, which begins with:
"Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions."
After reciting this, she had a moment of hesitation, asking the executioner to "dispatch" her quickly, saying: "I pray you, dispatch me quickly."

Earthkumy:
9. High Latimer Latimer was a prominent preacher during the early part of the Reformation.
In1553, Latimer was arrested for heresy by Queen Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary). On October 16, 1555, Hugh Latimer, along with Nicholas Ridley, was burned at the stake in Oxford
His famous last words to Ridley, "Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."

Earthkumy:
10. Jan Huss Huss was a significant figure in the history of the Christian Church, particularly as a precursor to the Protestant Reformation. He was persecuted for preaching against the abuses of the Roman Catholic church of his day. When he refused to recant his views, he was burned at the stake. Here's the account of his death: They then led him past a burning pile of his books and chained him to the stake. In response to being chained up like a dog, he said, “My Lord Jesus Christ was bound with a harder chain than this one for my sake, so why should I be ashamed of this rusty chain?” They told him once more to recant, but he refused, proclaiming, “What I taught with my lips I will now seal with my blood.”

Earthkumy:
11. Untold millions of Christians throughout the last two millenia have given their lives for the sake of Christ. They were the silent witnesses, the martyrs without monuments, whose courage spoke volumes.
In the darkness of persecution, they held fast to their light, choosing faith over fear, love over life itself. Their stories, though often untold, weave a tapestry of devotion, each thread a testament to the power of belief.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. -Revelation 12:11

Kobojunkie:
Lies! Your Christian martyrs which you lot tell of have nothing to do with Jesus Christ of Israel and His Father, the YHWH of Israel. Any religion set up by those regarded whom Jesus Christ of Israel warned would only trample that which is holy cannot then be said to be linked to him.

Earthkumy:
➜I hope the take you for treatment. Is urgent

Kobojunkie:
Lies! He was not an Israelite and hence could not have had any association with the person of Jesus Christ of Isreal and the God of Israel, YHWH.

Earthkumy:
1. The First Christian martyr recorded was Stephen.

According to Acts 7:56 before he was stoned to death. Just before he died he said:

“Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

Earthkumy:
➜When demons blind you, you will be truly blind I pray you have your eyes open