Even though the Bible does not explicitly define what is persecution, we can all spot it as we read along the Bible, can’t we? Since the days of the Old Testament, God’s people have always faced persecution. Prophets were persecuted whenever they carried messages the people didn’t want to hear. They were reviled, tortured, and killed. The persecutions did not stop in the New Testament. Stephen became the first martyr in Christianity when he was stoned, and executed, in front…