Key Texts: Dan. 7:23–25; Rev. 12:6, 14; Jude 3, 4; Rev. 2:10; Acts 5:28–32; Ps. 19:7–11; 1 John 5:11–13. Opening Question: “How is it that some people will stand for their beliefs even in the face of death while others won’t?” The lesson this week covers some challenging ground. It invites us to reflect on those who were willing to pay even with their lives, the cost of following God and orienting their lives by His word. It is a thing of strange fascination to read about the centuries that followed the acceptance of the Christian faith by so many in the ...