Stephen last words were completely shun Yue for God will pray, expressed his profound faith. Stephen prayed to Jesus, that he is convinced that Jesus has risen: he defeated death, live, up to the right hand of the father. He called Jesus a "Lord", confirm the divinity of christ.
Stephen last words, is completely shun Yue in prayer God intention, was also very similar to Jesus dying on the cross words. According to the gospel of Luke records, Jesus dying prayer chant 31:6-------- "father! I entrust my soul in your hands. "
Stephen is the first martyr of the church,Is one of the earliest departure we learned that the death of christians. Luke in the expression of Stephen's martyrdom and the death of Jesus, the two with the same prayer, obviously, he wants us to pay attention to the Christian death, especially the death of martyrs, but with the death of Jesus very close. In order to strengthen the teaching of the Catholic Church of Luke, the Christmas day as Stephen martyrdom day. Herod's cruelty to cross the shadow covered the Jesus was born in a manger. Stephen's death remind of the early church, guide life and glory road is the cross road.
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