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 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.
Pass on to encourage other Christians
Why Do we feel sleepy in Prayer, But stay
awake through a 3 hour movie? Why are we so bored when we look at
the HOLY BOOK,
But find it easy to read other books?
Why is it so easy to ignore a msg about
God, Yet we forward the nasty ones?
Why are Churches getting smaller, But bars and clubs are expanding?
Why is it so easy to worship a celebrity,
But very difficult to engage with God?
Think about it, are you going to forward
this?
Are you going to ignore it, cause you think you will get laughed at?
Forward this to all your friends.
80% of you won't forward this.
God said: If you deny me in front of your
friends

God bless them

Matthew writes that Judas "hanged himself." Luke explains what happened later, after Judas' body began to decompose. The corpse slipped from the rope, "falling headlong, . . . burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out"—the ignominious, yet deserved end of "the son of perdition" (John 17:12). The

At first glance, Matthew 27:5 and Acts 1:18 seem to contradict. Did Judas Iscariot, after betraying Christ, hang himself or just swell up and burst open?

Youngtony:
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 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.
Pass on to encourage other Christians
Why Do we feel sleepy in Prayer, But stay
awake through a 3 hour movie? Why are we so bored when we look at
the HOLY BOOK,
But find it easy to read other books?
Why is it so easy to ignore a msg about
God, Yet we forward the nasty ones?
Why are Churches getting smaller, But bars and clubs are expanding?
Why is it so easy to worship a celebrity,
But very difficult to engage with God?
Think about it, are you going to forward
this?
Are you going to ignore it, cause you think you will get laughed at?
Forward this to all your friends.
80% of you won't forward this.
God said: If you deny me in front of your
friends

when ever I read the history about the death of the apostles and I find it hard to believe there is no God because how can this people lay down their lives for the sake of nothing. Its amazing.