Martyrdom under the Several Roman Emperors (1)

When Christ sent out His disciples to preach God's gospel, He said to them, "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake." This prediction has been going into fulfillment through the ages without interruption and from the day that it was uttered by the Savior. Always have the true followers of Christ been hated of all men, of the world that lieth in darkness for the sake of the Word of God. Now hatred is the will to destroy, so that, according to this saying of Christ, the world is...