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Part Two The Apostles
Part Two The Apostles
CharlaxFabels
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7. Matthew - speared to death
Legend differs as to whether he died a martyr's death. It seems to be the consensus of many that Matthew met his fate in Ethiopia a land of many various and colored ignorances of GOD. Impaled he was transformed from man to GOD. For when a man leaves the earthly realm to be with Jesus he is indeed a small part of GOD. The spear has a sided blade wider at the bottom culminating to a point very narrow at the tip. Eye have included a picture of this spear and again eye believe he was thrust much the same manner as his LORD in his side. A little below the ribs but above the belly perhaps even piercing the stomach lining and producing the water and the blood.
8. Peter - crucifed upside down
Peter was martyred (crucified upside down on a cross) for the Faith in the year 64 in Rome, the city he served as its first bishop. His successors in that office, who exercise the ministry of Bishop of Rome to this day, are given a primacy of honor and jurisdiction among all the world's bishops and are known by the familiar title of "Pope." St. Peter's feasts are June 29th (Saints Peter and Paul, our parish's patronal feast), and February 22nd (the feast of the primacy of St. Peter).
Eye can only imagine this as horrible but (...)
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ThirtyNine
ThirtyNine
Disciple
CharlaxFabels
THE TWELVE APOSTLES:
1. Andrew - crucified
2. Bartholomew - beaten then crucified
3. James, son of Alphaeus - stoned to death
4. James, son of Zebedee - beheaded
5. John - exiled for his faith; died of old age
6. Judas (not Iscariot) - stoned to death
7. Matthew - speared to death
8. Peter - crucifed upside down
9. Philip - crucified
10. Simon - crucified
11. Thomas - speared to death
12. Matthias - stoned to death
1. Andrew – crucified
St. Andrew's Cross
It is believed that the apostle Andrew was crucified on a saltire (X-shaped) cross; hence the name St. Andrew's Cross. He is said to have told his executioners that he was not worthy to be crucified on the same cross style as Jesus, and persuaded them to alter the shape. If this is true, it's a remarkable example of stoicism displayed by a man, no doubt beaten and starved, yet retaining the mental energy to plead such a thing with his brutal executioners. Detailed records of his crucifixion only date back to the Middle Ages, and these records are influenced be the imagination of the medieval artists. But even if the origin is a myth, the cross shape reminds Christians that they should exercise humility. (...)
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