Should a woman show no sign of a witch's mark, guilt could still be established by methods such as sticking needles in the accused's eyes. Warts, freckles, and birthmarks were considered certain tokens of amorous relations with Satan. she was stripped naked and the executioner shaved off all her body hair in order to seek in the hidden places of the body the sign which the devil imprinted on his cohorts. The historian Walter Nigg described the process: ". After cross-examination, the victim's body was examined for the witch's mark. Once accused of witchcraft, it was virtually impossible to escape conviction. The process of formally persecuting witches followed the grinding inquisitional procedure. Texts by John and Alberta Blake, of Clive, Alberta, Canada, the Deaf ministry, But, the Jewish leaders tried to stop the work. Preaching had the power of the Holy Spirit behind it. When needed, the workers were miraculously given new languages to share their faith. This burst of God’s power led to miracles and healing. Jesus workers were given an explosion of power to witness about Jesus. God poured out His Holy Spirit in a wonderful way with " tongues of fire" on the " Day of Pentecost". The Gospel was a revolution to the Jews and in the Roman Empire. From the beginning, the new church that Jesus set up had a struggle.
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