SOME THROUGH THE FIRE
Tertullian said, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” Many are the heroic stories of men and women of faith who entered into their eternal reward through gates of splendour and gates of martyrdom. Consider the death of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna ( Parables, Etc. Oct, 1981, Volume 1, Number 8) and the list of heroes in Hebrews 11. Following is the account of the Scottish Reformer, George Wishart, from Thunder Over Scotland. Then there was a heavy hand at the latch. It was time to prepare the prisoner for his execution. As trumpeters sounded the signal, the executioners arrayed Wishart in a vestment of black linen. One tied small bags of gunpowder to various parts of the reformer’s body. Then they conducted him to the stake. His guards surrounded him as they marched from the room, not in fear of his escape, but almost in a gesture of protection. Each one whispered words of encouragement…
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