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Christian Martyr born 1485 – Burned at the Stake 1555

Hugh Latimer was Bishop of Worcester during the reign of Henry VIII. Although divorce was against the doctrine of the Church of England, Latimer supported the practice in an attempt to stop the King from beheading Ann Boleyn so he could marry Jane Seymour.

Bishop Latimer was a graduate of Cambridge University and a major figure in The Reformation. Imprisoned in the Tower of London as a heretic, he was burned at the stake in 1555 with Cranmer and Ridley.

In Oxford, the famous Martyr's Memorial in the center of town commemorates the 'faithfulness unto death' of the three martyrs.

"The world was ordained to endure, AS ALL LEARNED MEN affirm and prove it
with Scripture, six thousand years. Now, of that number there be past
five thousand five hundred and fifty-two (years); so that there is no more
left but four hundred and forty-eight."
(Hugh Latimer, 1490-1555)

The arabic word for martyr is shahada. Many of you may not yet know that the Palestinians teach children as young as 8 years old the art of guerilla warfare and indoctrinate them with the idea that they must kill Israeli civilians to liberate Jerusalem and Palestine. Will the world condemn Israel for defending themselves against children with rockets and automatic weapons? I expect the photos that the world will see will be of dead Palestinian children after their Kalishnikov rifles have been pried from their hands.

A question that I keep asking myself in light of this developing war on terrorism is, “What is the worst-case scenario?”
The answer that keeps ringing in my ears is that despite the best efforts of our government, this is going to turn into a religious war against all of Islam. There would most likely be many Muslims who distance themselves from the violence, but many who ally themselves with their terrorist Muslim brothers against a perceived assault on their religion. Who could you trust? All muslims would be suspect. Of course, there has already been plenty of talk about internment camps. Sacrificing the rights of the few for the safety of the many. 6 million muslims in America is a lot of people. How many people have to die before the world acknowledges that there is only one true God who is ‘knowable’, and that the Devil is behind all of the other religions of the world? There is hope…Jesus Christ is coming back very soon to put everything in order. But not until after the world goes through a time of trouble like it has never seen before.

President Putin of Russia has agreed to allow the United States to use nuclear weapons against Osama bin Laden. Of course there was a price for his agreement, which was allowing Russia to use nuclear weapons against the Chechens without interference if Russia decides to do so. One news source today stated that Osama bin Laden is the most popular man in all of Islam today. Naturally, our only course of action as a nation is to seek and destroy this man and as many of his followers as possible. There would be no peace otherwise, for their objective is to destroy Western civilization. This looks like a no win situation, because there will be thousands of other terrorists throughout the world who must be dealt with after Osama is confirmed dead. Its hard to imagine anything getting better before it gets worse. If you don’t yet know Jesus Christ, call on his name, ask him to reveal himself to you through his word in the Holy Bible, and begin reading the Gospel of John today.