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The supreme adventure of all time is the service of the kingdom, requiring high devotion, courage, and martyrdom for the love of truth and spiritual realities. 143:1.6-7

In the Urantia Book

Jesus and martyrdom

  • Jesus, willingly and royally, submitted to crucifixion by Pilate as a righteous man, fulfilling his purpose of laying down his life for humanity. 187
  • Jesus made it clear to his disciples that he did not seek martyrdom, even though his words would outlast heaven and earth. 156:2.5
  • Prophets killed in Jerusalem, generation after generation, rejecting and destroying heaven-sent messengers of mercy and forgiveness. (175:1.4,22-23)
  • Live long with compassionate wisdom, for martyrs reveal gospel even in manner of death. 181:2.15

Individuals martyred

  • * Okhban was among the four great prophets murdered by the intellectual and moral Egyptians in six thousand years. 95:3.5
  • * Prophet Amos was stoned for proclaiming Yahweh as the “God of all nations” and warning against placing ritual over righteousness, but his teachings saved the doctrine of the supreme Yahweh. 97:4.4
  • * Prophet Zechariah slain in sanctuary, a reminder of the righteous blood shed from the first prophet killed to the present day. 175:1.22
  • * Herod's fear and sorrow prevented him from denying the request to have John the Baptist beheaded, leading to a tragic end for the prophet. 135:12.7
  • * Andrew bravely spread the gospel through Armenia, Asia Minor, and Macedonia, ultimately meeting his martyrdom by crucifixion in Patrae. 139:1.12
  • * James Zebedee, a modest and undramatic daily server, sacrificed his life with grace and fortitude, becoming the first apostle to experience martyrdom by being killed by sword. 139:3.8-9
  • * Matthew at Lysimachia preached faithfully and died triumphant in his faith. 139:7.10
  • * Peter's wife, Perpetua, was thrown to beasts at Rome, where she had labored alongside him in his missionary excursions. 139:2.14
  • * Peter, an intimate of Jesus, went forth proclaiming the kingdom until he was crucified in Rome. 139:2.15
  • * Philip, the steward of the twelve, was a mighty man in the kingdom, winning souls wherever he went and was finally crucified at Hierapolis. 139:5.12
  • * Philip's wife, an efficient member of the women's corps, bravely stood by her husband, encouraging him to preach, until she was stoned to death at Hierapolis. 139:5.11
  • * Rodan was a faithful believer who taught philosophy in Alexandria before being martyred in Greece. 161:2.12
  • * Following Jesus' miraculous healing of his son in Capernaum, the son of Titus later became a martyr in Rome. 146:5.2
  • * Stephen was stoned at Jerusalem, becoming the first martyr to the new faith and sparking the formal organization of the early Christian church. 194:4.11-12
  • Thomas was martyred in Malta after a life of faith and preaching. 139:8.13

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

See also

Stonings
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