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Originally Posted by Weighingin
Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit and saw the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God. His being was full of gratitude and joy, seeing he was going to be with Him. I was considering that's how he had the empowering grace to plead for his opposers.
By the way, has there been records of martyrs seeing an encouraging vision while being martyred?
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Hi saints, I read this message to the kids at bedtime last night, it was a good look at Stephens story, if you read it you will see how it is Stephens' victory, and Gods' victory. It really does give a modern believer a picture of how to forgive. What is resonating with me still today is how Stephen was looking `steadfastly' into heaven.....I think this is key. What he was looking for he found. He found the Son standing.....check this out if you have time! Weighing in, MacArthur mentions reading many accounts of martyrs of Christ, and while the answer to your question isn't there, he does say something interesting, I think he said, there are no accounts of martyrs behaving crazed with fear or something to that effect...
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