Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia
,
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
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.
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.
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 theytied 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 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.
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