The Wednesday Word ~ 09 October, 2024 A.D.
Did Jesus Die Well? Part II by D.G. Miles McKee We saw, in part one, that Jesus died with scripture in His mouth and faith in His heart. He died well. Let us ask whether many gospel believers of the past also knew how to die well. Let’s see what some of them said as they were about to die. Thomas Cranmer cried out, “I see Heaven open and Jesus on the right hand of God.” (Thomas Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury who lived from 1489-1556. He was burnt at the stake for believing in Justification by Grace through Faith). Cotton Mather, (the most famous of the late 17th century New England Puritan preachers) said, “Is this dying? Is this all? Is this what I feared when I prayed against a hard death? Oh, I can bear this! I can bear this!” Watts Wilkinson: 19th Century gospel preacher said, “Christ is worth more than ten thousand worlds. O let me catch a glimpse of Thee, and then drop into eternity.” Lady Selina Shirley, Countess of Huntingdon (1707-1791) declared, “I...