New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Martyrdom

• Is death endured for the word of God, and testimony of Christ Rev. 6:9, 20:4
• Saints
  • Forewarned of Mt. 10:21, 24:9; Jn. 16:2
  • Should not fear Mt. 10:28; Rev. 2:10
  • Should be prepared for Mt. 16:24, 25; Acts 21:13
  • Should resist sin to Heb. 12:4
• Reward of Rev. 2:10, 6:11
• Inflicted at the instigation of the devil Rev. 2:10, 13
• The Apostasy guilty of inflicting Rev. 17:6, 18:24
• Of saints, shall be avenged Lk. 11:50, 51; Rev. 18:20-24
• Exemplified
  • Abel Gen. 4:8; 1 Jn. 3:12
  • Ahimelech and his fellow priests 1 Sam. 22:18, 19
  • Prophets and Saints of old 1 Ki. 18:4, 19:10; Lk. 11:50, 51; Heb. 11:37
  • Urijah Jer. 26:23
  • John the Baptist Mk. 6:27
  • Peter Jn. 21:18, 19
  • Stephen Acts 7:58
  • Christians Acts 9:1, 22:4, 26:10
  • James Acts 12:2
  • Antipas Rev. 2:13