How the
Apostles Died
1.
Matthew: Suffered
martyrdom in Ethiopia; killed by a sword wound.
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
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.
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} Matthew
Faith
is not believing that God can,
It is knowing that God
WILL!"
The Death of
Jesus
For the
next 60 seconds set aside whatever you're doing and take this opportunity!
Let's see if Satan Can stop this.
THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF
JESUS
At the age of
33, Jesus was condemned to death. At the time Crucifixion was the "worst"
death. Only the worst criminals were condemned to be crucified. Yet it was
even more dreadful for Jesus, unlike other criminals, condemned to death by
Crucifixion, Jesus was to be nailed to the Cross by His hands and
feet.
Each nail Was 6
to 8 inches long. The nails were driven into His wrist -Not into His palms
as is commonly portrayed-. There's a tendon in the wrist that extends to the
shoulder. The Roman guards knew that when the nails were being hammered into
the wrist that tendon would tear and break, forcing Jesus to use His back
muscles to support himself so that He could Breath
Both of His
feet were nailed together. Thus, He was forced to support Himself on the
single nail that impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could not support
himself with His legs because of the pain So He was forced to alternate
between arching His back and using his legs, just to continue to breathe.
Imagine the struggle, the pain, the suffering and the courage. Jesus
endured this Reality for over 3 hours. Yes, over 3 hours! Can you
imagine this kind of suffering?
A few minutes
before He died, Jesus stopped bleeding. He was simply pouring water from his
wounds. From common images we see wounds to His hands and feet and even the
spear wound to His side... But do we realize His wounds were actually made
in his body?
A hammer
driving large nails through the wrist, the feet overlapped and an even large
nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman guard piercing His side with
a spear. But before the nails and the spear Jesus was whipped and beaten.
The whipping was so severe that it tore the flesh from His
body.
The beating was
so horrific that His Face was torn and his beard ripped from His face. The
Crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp. Most men would not have survived
this torture". He had no more blood to bleed out; only water poured from His
wounds. The human adult body contains about 3.5 liters (just less than a
gallon) of blood. Jesus poured all 3.5 Liters of his blood; He had three
nails hammered into His members; a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond
that, a Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into His chest. All these,
without mentioning the humiliation He suffered after carrying His own Cross
for almost 2 kilometers, while the crowd spat in His face and threw stones
(the cross was almost 30 kg of weight, only for its higher part, where His
hands were Nailed). Jesus had to endure this experience, to open the Gates
of Heaven, so that you can have free access to God; so that your sins could
be "washed" away. All of them, with no exception!
Don't ignore
this situation. JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU!
It is easy to
pass jokes or foolish photos by e-mail, but when it comes to God, sometimes
you feel ashamed to forward to others, because you are worried of what they
may think about you. God has plans for you. Show all your friends what He
experienced to save you. Now think about this! May God bless your
Life!
60 Seconds
with God... For the next 60 Seconds, set aside what you're doing and take
this opportunity! Let's see if Satan can stop This. All you have to do
is:
1. Simply
Pray for the person who sent this message to you.
2. Then, send
this Message to people.. the more the better.
3. People will pray
for you and you will make that many people pray to God for
others.
4. Take a
Moment to appreciate the power of God in your life, for doing what pleases
Him.
If you are not ashamed to do this, please, follow Jesus'
instructions. He said (Matthew 10:32 & 33):
"Everyone
therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before
My Father in heaven; but whosoever denies Me before others, I also will deny
before My Father in heaven".
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