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HOW THE APOSTLES DIED.
1. Matthew
Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a sword wound.
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2. Mark
Died in Alexandria, Egypt , after being dragged by Horses through the streets until he was dead.
3. Luke
Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous Preaching to the lost.
4. 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
5. Peter
He 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.
6. James
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.
7. James the 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 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Thomas
Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the Sub-continent.
11. Jude
Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.
12. Matthias
The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was stoned and then beheaded.
13. 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 and 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.
The so called persecution that the WMSCOG speaks of when we don't believe their version of things is nothing!
I completely agree with you. However, their robot response would be something to effect of " this no longer a physical battle but a spiritual one". They also believe that the members of the WMScog will need to undergo this kind of persecution in the eve of their entering heaven.
yes sir!
Bumped. According to WMS logic, McDonalds persecuted me, because they ran out of Fish Filet.
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Bumped. According to WMS logic, McDonalds persecuted me, because they ran out of Fish Filet.
LOL! This guy!
@Azula Lol, thats amongst other things.
How they relate what the apostles went through(torture, murdered etx), to having family question you for missing a wedding or funeral, beats the heck outta me.
@Joshua Its kinda sick when they do that. Thats why now I think they are figuring out an effective plan, they may have finally figured out how to get Americans to stay. A friend of the family called to tell us she had been preached to, 3 times yesterday on the streets. But our friend lives in Harlem. I know the Koreans have had their bigotry laden opinions on African Americans, and Hispanics etc, but if they are preaching in Harlem then they have to be changing their stance. If they are doing that then they will probably start linking struggles of certain Peoples to lure them in.
They will start using the struggles of many in this country as an excuse. Watch, pretty soon they will break down and begin doing work at Soup kitchens etc. I remember the Overseer forbidding us to go into the major Capitol city in my state. Whats really funny, is that many mainstream churches will Evangelize in any poor neighborhood. How amazing that the “True” church, that has the Passover and should be able to walk through fire, Won’t preach on a corner in a less that desirable neighborhood?
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