Peter died crucified upside-down; John live to a good old age; Matthew was martyred in Ethiopia; James, the brother of Jon was beheaded by Herod Aggripa; Mark was grotesquely dragged through the streets and torn by the people of Alexandria; Bartholomew was crucified in India; Thomas was thrust through by a spear; Phillip was thrown into prison and later crucified; James the son of Alphaeus was stoned and beaten to death by a mob; and Luke was hanged in Greece.
Acts 12:2 - "And he killed James the brother of John with the sword." This is only apostle's death The Bible records. Church records and traditions can give us a clue to the deaths of the other apostles. The only "solid" date is for the Apostle Paul who was tortured and then beheaded in Rome in the year 67 AD by Emperor Nero. John was the last to die; however, we don't get a very accurate date. Church Traditions only say that John was boiled in oil then sentenced to prison in Patmos where he wrote the book of Revelation. He died peacefully as an old man. Other deaths:
Apostle Peter and Apostle Andrew were both crucified on an x-shaped cross. Matthew was killed by a sword in Ethiopia. Bartholomew (Nathanael) was lashed to death by a whip. The apostle Thomas was stabbed with a spear in India. Matthias was stoned and then beheaded.
Most were martyrd, or killed for being followers of Jesus.
The exact dates of the disciples of Christ deaths are unknown. However, the disciples died in Jerusalem, India, Britain, Phrygia, Rome, Nadabah, Alexandria, Greece, Edessa, Judea, and Edessa.
Mary Magdalene followed Christ with the Disciples.
How many disciples?There were 12 disciples. Judas betrayed Christ, and was replaced by Mathias.
The Disciples of Christ are Christian, from the Protestant branch of Christianity. Jewish people generally do not believe that "Christ" has come yet, and those people who do believe he came are called Christians (followers of Jesus Christ). So, the Disciples of Christ would be gentiles, since they are not Jews. It is worth noting that "Disciples of Christ" is the name of a particular church, not a general term for those who follow Christ.
John is one of the disciples of Jesus Christ.
A disciple is a follower of Christ. An apostle is one who is set apart or ordained as a leader is Christ's church. There were, and are 12 apostles to serve in Christ's church. There are millions of "disciples" or followers of Christ.
The United States No, the disciples of christ were under the rule of the Roman empire at the time of christ and his disciples, but most of them would have been from the modern day israel/palestine area, or other areas of the middle east. This does suggest that Jesus and many of disciples were Arabs.
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They act like the disciples when they preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, as that is what the disciples did.
Satan himself is the chief over his disciples, but Christ is over all.