HOW DID THE APOSTLES DIE: SEE HOW THE 12 DISCIPLES OF JESUS DIED

the disciples and apostles of Jesus certainly didn't have easy lives and their deaths were anything but peaceful ancient Traditions that detail the deaths of Jesus's apostles despite their differences agree almost unanimously that they met tragic ends in fact anyone seeking to discover how each Apostle died would come across horrific accounts each story is more gruesome than the last with various Tales of crucifixion stoning flaying beating beheading and more in this video you will learn all that is known about how the twelve disciples and apostles of Jesus met their demise I will also include in this

list Apostle Matthias who succeeded Judas Iscariot in the group of The Twelve Apostles and Paul the last of the Bible's apostles before we specifically discuss the death of each of Jesus's disciples and apostles we first need to acknowledge that with the exceptions of two of them the Bible does not provide any further details about how the other Apostles died therefore all we know about this subject stems from ancient Christian Traditions some of these Traditions were recorded in writings dating back to a period shortly following the apostolic era some traditions are well documented and can be

found in Works written by ancient historians and church fathers but others are not very reliable and merely appear to be legends from the early centuries of Christianity however it is important to understand that both the most reliable and the most obscure Traditions can never be put on an equal footing with the biblical text yes the ancient Christian Traditions are intriguing and often very useful in helping us understand the events and historical context of the early years of the Primitive church but these Traditions are not the Bible furthermore discussing how the Apostles of Jesus died is

no easy task because these ancient Traditions offer different versions of their deaths and the accounts often confuse and intermingle historical facts and characters but here I will strive to maintain the greatest possible distinction in this respect and I will do so based on what is most widely accepted within historical theology James son of Zebedee holds the distinction of being the only Apostle whose death was documented in the New Testament besides of course Judas Iscariot the treacherous disciple thus of all the accounts detailing the apostles deaths this is the one we can fully trust James the

son of Zebedee and also brother to the Apostle John was the first among the apostles to be martyred this happened during the Jewish persecution against the early Christians this persecution was instigated by King Herod Agrippa the first grandson of Herod the Great and nephew of Herod Antipas therefore the first ruler to persecute the Christians in the Primitive church was the grandson of the king who sought to kill the newborn Jesus by ordering the massacre of infants in Bethlehem and nephew of the ruler who beheaded the prophet John the Baptist and who also played a role

in Jesus Christ's condemnation in chapter 12 of The Acts of the Apostles we read that Herod Agrippa extended his hands to afflict the Christians it was in this context that he killed the Apostle James By The Sword and also imprisoned the Apostle Peter herod's violence against the Christians was pleasing to the Jewish leaders of that time and the Apostle Peter was spared death only because the Lord miraculously freed him from prison through an angel James's death occurred around 44 after Christ and the fact that he died by the sword likely indicates that he was beheaded

According to some traditions Apostle Andrew Peter's brother was killed in Greece in the Roman province of ikaya more specifically in patras after evangelizing the local proconsul's Wife he died by crucifixion on an x-shaped cross as he did not deem himself worthy of being crucified in the same manner as Jesus however before his crucifixion Andrew endured a lengthy session of torture being brutally whipped due to this tradition this cross design has become known as the Saint Andrews cross the accounts detailing the death of apostle Philip are rather confusing particularly because these stories seem to conflate Apostle

Philip with evangelist Philip a deacon of the Church of Jerusalem thus some traditions say he was crucified others that he was stoned some say he was both stoned and crucified and still others claim he was hanged there's even a tradition stating he died of natural causes however the most renowned tradition concerning Philip's death suggests he dedicated his ministry to preaching the gospel in Asia Minor and ended up being killed in the region of phrygia by crucifixion and stoning Apostle Bartholomew also known as Nathanael is one of Jesus's most mysterious disciples as there are practically no

reliable sources about his life following Jesus's Earthly Ministry some traditions however claim that after dedicating his life to spreading the gospel in various regions he was flayed alive others report that in addition to being flayed Bartholomew was also crucified while some versions suggest he was whipped to death or beheaded there are many speculations about the end of apostle Thomas's life based on Legends and ancient Traditions some of these Traditions claim that Thomas was a missionary in the regions of Syria and India and that his death occurred in Southern India when he was supposedly impaled with

Spears by followers of local religions some Christian Traditions suggest that Simon the Zealot was martyred at a very old age during the reign of Emperor trajan however as is the case with the other Apostles there are different versions about his death some say he was crucified others suggest he was burned alive and others claim he was sawed in half According to some traditions Judas Thaddeus was a great missionary who evangelized various regions of the Roman Empire until he was martyred there are also different versions of his death which suggest he was killed with spear blows

bludgeoned to death or had his head severed with ax strikes interestingly some ancient accounts linked the deaths of Judas Thaddeus and Simon the Zealot stating that both apostles were beaten to death with ax Blows By a mob led by Pagan priests in Mesopotamia [Music] you was the Apostle who worked as a tax collector before following Jesus there are many accounts about Matthew's possible martyrdom with even one tradition claiming he died of natural causes however the most commonly accepted version of apostle Matthew's death is that he was killed in Ethiopia likely by a sword their significant

confusion surrounding the death of apostle James son of alphaeus also known as James the less in fact some traditions mistakenly conflate this James with the James who authored one of the New Testament Epistles however considering Traditions that clearly differentiate James son of alphaeus from any other biblical character with the same name there are ancient accounts suggesting that he preached the gospel in parts of Egypt and was crucified there of all the accounts in Christian tradition concerning the deaths of the Apostles the most well-known is that of apostle Peter Church fathers writings affirmed that Peter was

martyred in Rome around 68 after Christ during the persecution instigated by Emperor Nero in fact Peter's execution reportedly took place at a location known as Nero's circus tradition holds that Peter was set to be crucified in the conventional manner but he refused to die in the same way as his Great Master Lord Jesus Christ as such he requested that the Romans crucify him upside down John was the last of Jesus's apostles to pass away according to tradition he was severely persecuted and tortured there's even an ancient account stating that he was thrown into a cauldron

of boiling oil but he miraculously survived later John was exiled to the island of Patmos where he received Revelations from the Lord that are recorded in the Book of Revelation after the death of Emperor domitian John was freed from Patmos and traveled to Ephesus where he lived to a very old age and died of natural causes Judas was the first of the Twelve Disciples to pass away however unlike the others he wasn't martyred for Jesus's name rather he was the one who betrayed the Lord after betraying Jesus and handing him over for 30 pieces of

silver Judas Iscariot tried to return the silver to the priests but they refused to accept it Matthew records that after this Judas Iscariot went to hang himself Luke in the book of Acts details the gruesome and Dreadful death of the treacherous disciple saying that he burst open in the middle and all his intestines Spilled Out it seems that judas's body remained hanging at the execution site until it eventually split in half Matthias was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot Among The Twelve Apostles some traditions say that he ministered in Ethiopia then proceeded to the Caucasus region

where he was reportedly crucified other Traditions suggest he was decapitated by Jews in Judea and yet others claim he died a natural death at an advanced age in Jerusalem Paul was the last of the Apostles he wasn't part of the twelve but was selected by the Risen Christ to be the Apostle to the Gentiles like the tradition regarding Peter's death the account of Paul's demise is considered trustworthy according to records Paul was beheaded in Rome during Emperor Nero's Reign around 67 after Christ the same persecution that led to Peter's martyrdom Paul's second letter to Timothy

reflects his final moments before martyrdom in conclusion more important and significant than knowing how the Apostles of Jesus died is understanding that they devoted their lives to the cause of the Gospel they were true followers of Christ the Lord Jesus often spoke about the cost of discipleship during his Earthly Ministry and these men were willing to pay that price they sacrificed their well-being and renounced their own lives not for their names to be remembered in history but for the name of Jesus Christ to be exalted among all tribes tongues and Nations if you've enjoyed learning

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