How jesus christ apostles died

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
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.
Pass on to encourage other Christians.