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Subject: Should we be thankful for Judas Iscariot |
Bible Note: Interesting perspective Doc. It seems also to be apparent with what happened concerning the persecution of the early church. After the martyrdom of Stephen and the eruption of persecution, God used that persecution in part to further His purpose in broadening His church. It appears that persecution brought untold blessing to thousands as it forced the believers out of Jerusalem and into the Gentile world as the were scattered abroad like seeds and sown into new ground. It could be pointed out also, that Stephan’s death left a profound impact on Saul / Paul, who was yet to become the greatest missionary. God used the results of Satan’s persecution of Christ’s Church along with individual persecution and martyrdom to set off the exodus of believers from Jerusalem to the effect of expanding and broadening His church. John 12:24 (NIV)24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. WOS |