- Matthew
Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a
sword wound.
- 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 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 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.
- 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. And ye
shall be hated of all men for my name’s
sake: But he that endureth to the end shall
be saved…