Muslim leaders had been tolerant and even gracious to Christians, rebuilding the church of Edessa after it was damaged by an earthquake in 679. But in the late seventh century things began to change. Peter Francopan: The silk roads P. 88
All the 101 members of the supreme military leadership, all but ten were arrested; of the 91 detained, all but nine were shot. These included three of the five marshals all the Soviet Union and two of its admirals, as well as the entire senior air force personnel, every head of every military district, and almost every divisional commander. The Red Army was brought to its knees - Peter Francopan: The silk roads P. 362 on Stalin's purges pre-war.
Lord, I offer my heart to thee, promptly and sincerely. -Calvin's motto quoted in Sinclair B Ferguson, Some pastors and teachers, p.10
By the time he (Calvin0 WAS 26 he was a man on the run; he had become a pilgrim and would live the rest of his life as a refugee. -Sinclair B Ferguson, Some pastors and teachers, p.11
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