More encouragement/comfort from 1Th 4:16 ...  'the dead in Christ
shall rise first.'

'Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on
such the second death hath NO power ... ' Rev 20.6

'He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.'
Rev 2:11

'Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.' Mt 5:11,12
 

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55426

'Oh God, forgive them for they know not what they do.'

Widow of slain Christian  'said what 1,000 missionaries in 1,000 years
could never do'

VOM noted that 2,000 years earlier, this location of Christians was
addressed in Rev. 2:8-11: And to the angel of the church in Smyrna
write. 'Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer.
Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you
may be tested, and you will have tribulation 10 days. Be faithful
until death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes
shall not be hurt by the second death.'

In an act that hit the front pages of the largest newspapers in
Turkey, the widow of a martyred Christian told reporters she did not
want revenge against the Muslims who killed her husband and two
others, according to a new report from Voice of the Martyrs.

"Oh God, forgive them for they know not what they do," she said,
agreeing with the words of Christ on Calvary (Luke 23.34), according
to a letter Christians in Turkey have written to the worldwide church,
a letter released through Voice of the Martyrs.

"In a country where blood-for-blood revenge is as normal as breathing,
many many reports have come to the attention of the church of how this
comment of Susanne Tilman has changed lives," the letter said. "One
columnist wrote of her comment, 'She said in one sentence what 1,000
missionaries in 1,000 years could never do.'"