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THE APOSTLES OF THE LORD
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1
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Name:
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Andrew
(means-"manly, conqueror").
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Son
of:
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Jona
(dove)-Jn 1:42; Jonah-Jn 21:15; John-NIV.
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Related
to:
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brother of
Peter.
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Where
from:
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Bethsaida-Jn
1:44.
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Lived
in:
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Bethsaida
and Capernaum.
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Occupation:
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Fisherman-Mk
1:16.
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Method of execution:
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Crucified |
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Died
on:
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70
A.D
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Missionary
Work:
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Andrew
preached to the Scythians [modern day Georgia] and Thracians [modern day
Bulgaria], and was crucified, suspended on an olive tree, at Patrae, a
town of Achaia [Greece]; and there too he was buried.
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Misc:
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Originally
a disciple of John the Baptist. Brought Peter to Jesus-Jn 1:41. Andrew and
Peter owned a house together-Mk 1:29.
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2
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Name:
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Bartholomew (means-"son
of Tolmai").
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Also known as:
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Nathanael
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Son
of:
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Tolmai
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Where
from:
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Cana in
Galilee
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Died
on:
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70
A.D
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Missionary
Work:
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Bartholomew,
again, preached to the Indians, to whom he also gave the Gospel according to
Matthew, and was crucified with his head downward, and was buried in
Allanum, a town of the great Armenia [modern day southern Georgia].
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Misc:
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Introduced
to Jesus by Philip. Could have been of noble birth. Jesus said AN
ISRAELITE... IN WHOM IS NO GUILE (or nothing false)-Jn 1:47. Was brought to
Jesus by Philip-ref Jn 1:45. He called Jesus the Son of God in Jn 1:49.
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3
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Name:
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James (Greek
for Jacob, means-"supplanter").
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Also known as:
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James the
younger or the less.
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Son
of:
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Alphaeus.
MARY THE MOTHER OF JAMES THE LESS-Mk 15:40.
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Related
to:
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possibly the brother of Matthew-ref Mk 2:14; ref Mt
10:3.
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Lived
in:
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Galilee
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Method of execution:
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Stoned to Death
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Died
on:
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63 AD
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Missionary
Work:
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And James the son of Alphaeus, when
preaching in Jerusalem, was stoned to death by the Jews, and was
buried there beside the temple.
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4
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Name:
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James * (Greek
for Jacob, means-"supplanter").
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Surnamed:
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Boanerges
(the sons of thunder)-Mk 3:17.
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Son
of:
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Zebedee
and Salome. Salome may have been the sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus,
which would make him a cousin of Jesus-ref Mk 15:40; Jn 19:25.
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Related
to:
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brother of
John.
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Lived
in:
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Bethsaida,
Capernaum, and Jerusalem.
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Occupation:
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Fisherman.
James and John partners with Simon-ref Lk 5:10.
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Method
of Execution
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Beheaded, Executed by King Herod Agrippa about 44
A.D.-ref Acts 12:2.
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Died
on
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44 AD
Judea
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Missionary
Work:
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James,
his brother, when preaching in Judea, was cut off with the sword by
Herod the tetrarch, and was buried there.
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Misc:
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First of
the twelve to die a martyr. Asked Jesus, WILT THOU THAT WE COMMAND FIRE TO
COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, AND CONSUME THEM?-Lk 9:54.
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5
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Name:
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John *
(means-"gift of God").
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Surnamed:
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Boanerges
(the sons of thunder)-Mk 3:17.
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Related
to:
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brother of
James. Son of: Zebedee and Salome. Salome may have been the sister of Mary,
the mother of Jesus, which would make him a cousin of Jesus-ref Mk 15:40; Jn
19:25.
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Lived
in:
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Bethsaida,
Capernaum, and Jerusalem
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Occupation:
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Fisherman.
James and John partners with Simon-ref Lk 5:10.
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Bible
information:
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Wrote the
Gospel According to John, First John, Second John, Third John, and the
Revelation. This totals 5 books, 50 chapters, and 1,414 verses.
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How
died:
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It is
believed he died a natural death. 89AD to 120 AD
John faced martyrdom when he
was boiled in a 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.
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Missionary
Work
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John, again, in Asia, was banished by
Domitian the king to the isle of Patmos, in which also he wrote his Gospel
and saw the apocalyptic vision; and in Trajan's time he fell asleep at
Ephesus, where his remains were sought for, but could not be found.
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Misc:
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James is always mentioned first. Only
disciple mentioned that stood at the cross, yet allowed Peter to enter the
tomb first. Cared for the mother of Jesus. Asked Jesus, WILT THOU THAT WE
COMMAND FIRE TO COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, AND CONSUME THEM?-Lk 9:54.
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6
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Name:
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Judas-ref Jn
14:22 (means-"praise").
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Also
known as:
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Lebbaeus-Mt
10:3.
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Surname:
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Thaddaeus-Mt
10:3.
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Son
of:
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ref Lk
6:16; Acts 1:13 NIV.
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Lived
in:
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Galilee.
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Method
of Execution:
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Stoned to
Death
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Died
on:
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72 A.D
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Missionary
Work
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Jude, who is also called Lebbaeus, preached
to the people of Edessa, and to all Mesopotamia, and fell asleep at
Berytus, and was buried there.
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7
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Name:
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Judas
(means-"praise").
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Surnamed
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Iscariot-Lk
22:3.
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Son
of:
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Simon-Jn
6:71.
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Where
from
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Kerioth, a
Judean town, about 12 miles from Hebron. Not a Galilean.
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How
died
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Hanged
himself-Mt 27:5.
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Missionary
Work
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helped Jesus accomplish, for what he came
to do. (Conquer death and save mankind). Without him no new testament, no
communion, no second coming.
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Misc
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Betrayed Jesus. The treasurer and a thief-ref Jn
12:6. Fell by transgression-Acts 1:25. Matthias replaced him-Acts 1:20-26.
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8
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Name:
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Matthew (also
means-"gift of God").
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Also
known as:
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Levi-Lk
5:27-29.
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Son
of:
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Alphaeus-Mt
10:3; Mk 2:14.
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Related
to:
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Possibly
the brother of James the less-ref Mk 2:14.
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Lived
in:
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Capernaum.
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Occupation:
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Tax collector on road between Damascus and Accho
just outside Capernaum.
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Method
of Execution:
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Speared to
Death
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Died
on:
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60-70 AD
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Bible
information:
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Wrote the
Gospel According to Matthew.
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Missionary
Work:
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Matthew wrote the Gospel in the Hebrew
tongue, and published it at Jerusalem, and fell asleep at Hierees, a
town of Parthia.\224 [Parthia is near modern day Tehran]
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Misc:
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Wealthy—owned
his own house. Matthew himself lists the publicans with sinners-ref Mt 9:10;
ref Lk 5:29.
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9
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Name:
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Peter *
(means-"stone; rock")-Mt 16:18.
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Also
known as:
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Simon-Mt
4:18; Simon Barjona-Mt 16:17; Simeon-Acts 15:14; Cephas (rock)-ref Jn 1:42.
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Son
of:
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Jona
(dove)-Jn 1:42; Jonah-Jn 21:15; John-Jn 21:15 NIV.
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Related
to:
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brother of
Andrew.
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Where
from:
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Bethsaida-Jn
1:44.
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Lived
in:
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Bethsaida
and Capernaum.
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Occupation:
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Fishermen-Mk
1:16. James and John partners with Simon-ref Lk 5:10
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Method
of execution:
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Crucified upside down
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Died
on:
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67 AD Rome
Italy
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Bible
information:
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He wrote
First and Second Peter.
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Missionary
Work:
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Peter
preached the Gospel in Pontus, and Galatia, and Cappadocia, and Betania, and
Italy, and Asia,
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Misc:
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Originally
a disciple of John the Baptist. Unpredictable. Andrew led him to Jesus.
Andrew and Peter owned a house together-Mk 1:29. Was or had been married.
Note the words, SIMON’S WIFE’S MOTHER-Mk 1:30.
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10
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Name:
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Philip
(means-"lover of horses").
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Where
from:
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Bethsaida-Jn
1:44; 12:21.
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Occupation:
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Fisherman
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Method
of execution:
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Crucified
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Died
on:
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64 AD
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Missionary
Work:
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Philip
preached in Phrygia, and was crucified in Hierapolis with his head
downward in the time of Domitian, and was buried there.
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Misc:
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Philip
found Nathanael and brought him to Jesus-ref Jn 1:45-51. Jesus found Philip,
and said, FOLLOW ME-Jn 1:43. In another Scripture, Philip said, LORD, SHOW US
THE FATHER, AND IT SUFFICETH US (or will be enough for us)-Jn 14:8.
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11
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Name:
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Simon
(means-"hearing") Zelotes (the Zealot or zealous one)-Lk 6:15; Acts
1:13;
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Also
known as:
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also called the Canaanite (indicating his loyalty to
Israel)-Mt 10:4; Mk 3:18.
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Son
of:
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Clopas
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Occupation:
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Member of
the revolutionary Jewish Zealots.
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Where from:
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Galilee.
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Method of Execution:
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crucified
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Died
on
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72 A.D
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Missionary
Work:
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became
bishop of Jerusalem after James the Just,
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12
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Name:
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Thomas
(means-"twin").
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Also
known as:
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Didymus-Jn
20:24.
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Lived
in:
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Galilee.
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Method
of Execution:
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crucified:
Speared to Death
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Died
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70 A.D
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Misc:
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Made these
statements, LET US ALSO GO, THAT WE MAY DIE WITH HIM-Jn 11:16; LORD, WE KNOW
NOT WHITHER THOU GOEST; AND HOW CAN WE KNOW THE WAY?-Jn 14:5. He doubted the
resurrection of Jesus until he could put his finger INTO THE PRINT OF THE
NAILS-Jn 20:25.
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Missionary
Work
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And Thomas
preached to the Parthians, Medes, Persians, Hyrcanians, Bactrians, and
Margians, and was thrust through in the four members of his body with a
pine spear at chennai, the city of India, and was buried there.
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13
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Name:
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Matthias
(means-"gift of God").
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Died
on
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80 AD Jerusalem or in Colchis (modern-day Georgia)
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Method
of Execution
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Matthias
was chosen by the Apostles to replace Judas Iscariot, after the death of
Judas in the Field of Blood. Information concerning the life and death
of Matthias is vague and contradictory. One tradition maintains that Matthias
was stoned at Jerusalem by the Jews, and then beheaded.
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Other
Martyrs
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14
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Name
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Mark
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Method
of Execution
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Mark died in Alexandria, Egypt,
after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.
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15
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Name
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Luke
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Method
of Execution
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Luke was hanged in Greece as a
result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.
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16
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Name
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Paul
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Method
of Execution
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Paul
was believed to have
been 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.
Most scholars believed that Paul was released from house arrest in Rome in c.
62 A.D., and that he may have made a fourth missionary journey, which may
have gone as far as Spain (Rom 15:24, 28). Church tradition says that
Nero executed Paul in Rome c. 67 A.D. (see “Church Tradition” section
below). However, the New Testament is silent on the death of this great
apostle.
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17
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Name
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Joses
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Surname:
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Barnabas
(means-"son of consolation")-Acts 4:36.
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Where from:
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Cyprus
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Method
of Execution
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Barnabas,
one of the group of
seventy disciples, wrote the Epistle of Barnabas. He preached throughout
Italy and Cyprus. Barnabas was stoned to death at Salonica.
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Misc:
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A Levite. Paul
and Barnabas traveled together some of the time-ref Acts 14:14.
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18
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Name
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James (the
Lord’s brother-ref Gal 1:19). |
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Method
of Execution
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James the Just, 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.
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Bible
information:
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Church tradition says that James, brother of Jesus,
wrote the book of James in the New Testament, although the author assignation
in James 1:1 is ambiguous. (One of several places in the New Testament
where it is difficult to ascertain which “James” is being referenced! – see
also 1 Cor 15:7). James is mentioned by Josephus in his massive work Jewish
Antiquities.
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Sources
http://www.amazingbible.org/Documents/Bible_Studies/Apostles.htm
http://www.bibleprobe.com/apostles.htm
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