The Pillar That Proclaimed Too Soon
In 303 AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian launched the most systematic persecution the early church had ever faced. He burned scriptures, demolished churches, and stripped...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 2.
In 303 AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian launched the most systematic persecution the early church had ever faced. He burned scriptures, demolished churches, and stripped Christians of all legal rights. Thousands were tortured and killed across the empire. When Diocletian believed he had finally succeeded, he erected a commemorative pillar in Spain inscribed with the boast: "The Christian superstition has been destroyed and the worship of the gods restored."…
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