The People whom the World is not Worthy of

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Heb. 11:37 “They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.”

There are people in this world whose love for the Lord is beyond measure. They are willing to be killed and surrender their lives for their faith. They are longing for their spiritual home. They are the ones whom the Bible refers to as “of whom the world is not worthy of”. If you have read the book titled “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs” by John Foxe, you will know some of these people. One of them is a person named John Rogers. David Guzik writes:

“We should never forget that some of the most vicious persecution conducted against true Christians has been done in the name of the church. In the days when Queen Mary ruled England (known as Bloody Mary), some 288 Christians were burnt at the stake for their stand for Christian truth between 1555 and 1558. The first of these martyrs was a man named John Rogers, who, as he stood chained to a stake, and the fire rose around him, up to his legs and shoulders, he rubbed his hands in the flames as if he were washing his hands in cold water. Then he lifted his hands to the heavens and held them high until he was completely consumed by fire. Rogers went to the stake with such calm and dignity that the French Ambassador wrote that he went to his death “as if he was walking to his wedding.” His courage was so evident that the huge crowd burst into applause when they saw him walking to the stake.”