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DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED?
Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound.
Mark Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the
streets until he was dead.
Luke- was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the
lost.
John Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge basin of boiling oil
during a wave of persecution in Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered
from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of
Patmos . He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos.
The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa
in modern Turkey. He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.
Peter was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross. According to church
tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die
in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.
James, Just The leader ! of the church in Jerusalem, was thrown over a
hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club.
* This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the
Temptation.
James the Great, son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade when Jesus
called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church,
James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded
James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial.
Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution.
Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt
beside James to accept
beheading as a Christian.
Bartholomew also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia. He
witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for
his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.
Andrew was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece! . After
being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross
with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was
led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: "I have long desired
and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of
Christ hanging on it." He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days
until he expired.
Thomas Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary
trips to establish the church in the sub-continent.
Jude, The brother of Jesus Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny
his faith in Christ.
Matthias The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was
stoned and then beheaded.
Barnabas One of the group of seventy disciples, wrote the Epistle of
Barnabas. He preached throughout Italy and Cyprus. Barnabas was stoned to
death at Salonica.
Paul Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in
A.D. 67. Paul! endured a lengthy imprisonment which allowed him to write his
many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire.
These letters, which taught many of the foundational doctrines of
Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.
Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor
compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the apostles
disciples during their times for the sake of the Faith.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake:
But he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Matthew 10:22.
If the Apostles died such a cruel and gruesome death isn't it possible that
Christ died an even more gruesome death for He died for your and my sins.
Think about it! The sufferings of Christ are real. In fact much more
gruesome and cruel than we can imagine and have seen in movies.
in christ
elsa.
Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound.
Mark Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the
streets until he was dead.
Luke- was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the
lost.
John Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge basin of boiling oil
during a wave of persecution in Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered
from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of
Patmos . He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos.
The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa
in modern Turkey. He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.
Peter was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross. According to church
tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die
in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.
James, Just The leader ! of the church in Jerusalem, was thrown over a
hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club.
* This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the
Temptation.
James the Great, son of Zebedee, was a fisherman by trade when Jesus
called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church,
James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded
James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial.
Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution.
Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt
beside James to accept
beheading as a Christian.
Bartholomew also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia. He
witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for
his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.
Andrew was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece! . After
being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross
with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was
led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: "I have long desired
and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of
Christ hanging on it." He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days
until he expired.
Thomas Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary
trips to establish the church in the sub-continent.
Jude, The brother of Jesus Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny
his faith in Christ.
Matthias The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was
stoned and then beheaded.
Barnabas One of the group of seventy disciples, wrote the Epistle of
Barnabas. He preached throughout Italy and Cyprus. Barnabas was stoned to
death at Salonica.
Paul Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in
A.D. 67. Paul! endured a lengthy imprisonment which allowed him to write his
many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire.
These letters, which taught many of the foundational doctrines of
Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.
Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor
compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the apostles
disciples during their times for the sake of the Faith.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake:
But he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Matthew 10:22.
If the Apostles died such a cruel and gruesome death isn't it possible that
Christ died an even more gruesome death for He died for your and my sins.
Think about it! The sufferings of Christ are real. In fact much more
gruesome and cruel than we can imagine and have seen in movies.
in christ
elsa.
I still remember you from my first days on TalkJesus. May God bless you my friend.
