FOREWORD

By J.L. Maclin

As an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, I am fully aware of the potentiality of me losing my life for Christ. While many avoid such conversations, I believe it’s simply a part of the Apostolic call. Many scriptures inform us of our responsibility to die for Christ. One in particular that resonates with me is the Apostle Paul’s second letter to his spiritual son Timothy where it states:

“Thou, therefore, endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.” 2 TIMOTHY 2:3-4

Paul’s letter to Timothy implicates all those who serve Christ are Soldiers. A Soldiers’ responsibility is to die. They die for the cause of the war on behalf of their commander in chief. Jesus the Christ our God, Lord, King, Master, and Savior sent Paul into the world as a Soldier and

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MARTYR-MINDED subsequently Timothy and all who will serve the King of Kings. Once we are saved, we are immediately injected into a cosmic war of holiness versus unholiness.

There is nothing more important than understanding this war and the consequences that accompany it. It is abundantly clear, the body of Christ must be trained in this methodology. A failure to teach, embrace and expect the culture of war which can and will lead to martyrdom is dangerous and tantamount to spiritual malpractice and ignorance.

Prophet Nicola A. Maclin is my wife, mother of my children, associated overseer of our fellowship, and supremely qualified to articulate this methodology of martyrdom. As a Prophet, she has a unique perspective; she sees the world from a heaven-to-earth perspective. Meaning she uses the revelation from her God-given mantle to provide prophetic insights. In our current Ecclesiastical condition, we need a prophetic eye to describe what being a martyr is all about.

In this book, you will read prophetic revelations directly from the throne of God that will prepare you for war and subsequently martyrdom. Additionally, she will inspire you to embrace a life of righteousness and holiness

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FOREWORD before God that will transform your and thinking to those of Stephen and Antipas, who were faithful martyrs of Christ.

Apostle J.L. Maclin Founder of Acts Fellowship, Boerne, Texas Author of Manorexic: Spiritual Disorder in Men Enigma of Deliverance Lions: Traits of a Powerful Christian

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