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2 English Martyrs "And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus" (Rev 17:6) Nicholas Ridley MARTYR Nicholas Ridley was among those martyred for the true gospel of Christ in Queen Mary's time. Born in Northumberland, Ridley learned his grammer as a child in Newcastle and attended Cambridge University, where he soon became well-known for his intelligence, and advanced rapidly, becoming a Doctor of Divinity and the head of Pembroke Hall. After that, he traveled to Paris, was made Henry VIII’s chaplain on his return, and appointed Bishop of Rochester by the king. In King Edward's days he served as the Bishop of London. People flocked to the church to listen to his sermons, swarming about him like bees to honey, coveting the sweet flowers and wholesome nectar of the doctrines of Christ that he not only preached but demonstrated by his life. He was a bright light to the blind, a heavenly trumpet to the deaf, and a holy...
"Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me" -John 5:39 The Lord Jesus Christ referred to the Old Testament when He said, "the Scriptures.. .testify of me." Speaking of the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis-Deuteronomy),Jesus said that Moses "wrote of me" (John 5:46). After His resurrection, Jesus met two of His disciples and encouraged them by saying, "All things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me" (Luke 24:44). When you read the Old Testament, look for promises about Jesus Christ - He is the Seed who crushes Satan's head; He is the Lamb of God; He is the Prophet we must listen to; He is the Priest who offers Himself up to God; He is the King who rules His people. In the New Testament, the Gospel has come and commands us to believe in Christ, the One that God promised in the Old Testament and ...
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