Post by Rhonda on May 22, 2009 3:30:35 GMT -5
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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 h
e 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 life time 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 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.
.
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
through out 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 their
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
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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 h
e 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 life time 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 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.
.
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
through out 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 their
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
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