How The Apostles Died –

The Death of Jesus

From: frnkarnoldDate: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 7:01 pm

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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.

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

THE (SCIENTIFIC) 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.

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 him 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 breath. 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 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!

He 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 other people.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”.

“Yes, I love God. He is my source of life and my Savior. He keeps me alive day and night. Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him I

can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13.

This is the simple proof. If you love God and

you are a believer and trust in salvation through Christ Jesus, send this to all those

you love.

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the

Marines don’t have that problem.”

“If we ever forget that we’re One Nation Under God, then we will be a

nation gone under.” -- Ronald Reagan