The term may apply to the Roman emperors that initiated and promoted the persecution of Christians such as Nero, Trajan, Severus, Valerian and Diocletian. It can also refer to the soldiers, jailers and torturers who carried out orders from the emperors .
They are Nero, Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimus Severus, Maximus the Thracian, Decius, Valerian, and Diocletian.
None of his friends did
St. Stephen, the first martyr, a deacon of the early church, who, as he was being stoned to death, asked pardon for his persecutors... Saul (Paul) witnessed the death [prior to his conversion]
Persecutors are people who treat someone badly because of their religious beliefs. In the Bible, Jesus urged people to treat their oppressors with kindness and to "turn the other cheek" to their injustices against oneself.
The book titled, "The Fate of the Persecutors of the Prophet Joseph Smith" by N. B. Lundwall, details their fate. I read the book and in some cases the persecutors died gruesome deaths (too gory to describe). Others died in poverty and obscurity. It is interesting reading. I would recommend getting the book and reading it. It is available on Amazon.
Saint Stephen. He is the first martyr of the Church. He saw the heavens opening.St. Stephen the Deacon.
They were camping next to a creek and persecutors came and told them they were going to come and kill them that night. That night a huge storm came and flooded the creek as the persecutors were crossing it and the Mormons were safe and were protected from harm.
There were times when the persecutors specifically decreed that the Jews not observe their commandments.
Willy Wonka, Harry Potter, Spiderman 3, and the Gilmore Girls.
Probably the first Christian persecutor was the Roman Emperor Constantine. He began a policy of persecuting the pagan temples, plundering them of their treasures and even demolishing them on any pretext. One of the most shocking events of his reign was his 'execution' of the pagan Sopater, one of his principal friends and advisers during his years at Constantinople. Sopater, who went in for mystical symbolism was killed on the pretext that he had magically 'fettered' the winds and thus prevented food from arriving at famine stricken Constantinople. Constantine was followed as emperor by his Christian sons, who continued the persecution of the pagans.
Many people-- from Catholics to Muslims to Communists-- persecuted Christians. But consider it an honor to suffer for Christ.
if you're referring to when Jesus was arrested, then none. after peter cut off the ear of the servant, they all fled.