d country” (84). The keeper of the Fair along with the merchants will eventually end up in Hell because of their lack of faith in the Lord. Just like Jesus, Faithful is not afraid to speak the truth no matter what consequences will come out at the end. Faithful’s demise can be compared to the death of Jesus Christ; there are many similarities in their trails and cruel deaths. Both these men knew their impending deaths, both were persecuted because of their religious beliefs, and both were raised into the heaven after their death. Evangelist tells Christian and Faithful that they “will soon come into a town that you will by and by see before you, and in that town you will be hardly beset with enemies who will strain hard but they will kill you: and be sure that one or both of you must seal the testimony which you hold, with blood: but be you faithful unto death, and the King will give you a crown of life” (78). The King in this quote refers to the all-powerful God and the crown of life is the crown of eternal life all Christians will receive upon entering heaven. Faithful knows that either himself or Christian will die at Vanity Fair, and when his death comes he will be ready. In John chapter fourteen, verse 36, Simon Peter asks Jesus, “Lord where are you going?” “Jesus answered, ‘Where I am going you cannot follow me now; but you shall follow afterward” (John 13:36). Jesus is foreshadowing his own death, which means he knows what the future holds for him. He tells Simon Peter that he is going to heaven soon, but it is not his time yet. While on trial, both men had followers who were opposed to their sentences yet could not do anything without seeing a similar fate. When Christian and Faithful were in cages for a “spectacle for all the men of the fair” (81). The display of the men is comparable to the display of Jesus on the cross for all to see. Faithful is ...
