DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED? email forwarded by Edwin Kirubs.

From: Sylvia_Amarasingham@URSCorp.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:06:50 +1000


When you read the Bible now it is important to remember what these people went through to bring God’s Word into your hands.  

I have never seen it all in one place like this.  I found it very interesting and hope you will also.  Many blessings to you.  DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED? 1 Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound.  2 Mark Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.  3 Luke Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.      4 John Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in 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.  5 Peter He was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross.  According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.   6 James 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.  7 James the Great Son of Zebedee was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem... The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian  8 Bartholomew Also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia... He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey... Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.  9 Andrew Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece... After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: 'I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.' He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he expired.  10 Thomas Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the sub-continent   11 Jude Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.  12 Matthias The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot was stoned and then beheaded.        13 Paul Was 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. Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the apostles disciples during their times for the sake of the Faith. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: But he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Matthew 10:22

Burdens of life - email forwarded by Kamalini Kanapathippillai.

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Fable of the Porcupines - email from Queenie Veerasingam

It was the coldest winter ever.  Many animals died  because of the cold.  The porcupines, realizing the  situation, decided to group together.  This way,  they covered and protected themselves; but, the  quills of each one wounded their closest companions  even though they gave off heat to each other.   After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.   Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with  their companion, but the most important  part of it, was the heat that came from the  others. This way they were able to survive.     Therefore:  The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the best is  when each individual learns to live with  the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities.   The Moral of the story!    LEARN TO LOVE THE PRICKSIN YOUR LIFE.   J

Pumpkins galore - email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai

-----Dazzling Fall Color at the Dallas Arboretum

All I really wanted was a pumpkin pie ! !

May you have a healthy and fun-filled day

Remember

 

"A merry heart does good like a medicine."

Living Bridge - email forwarded by Gallege De Silva.

Very interesting & fascinating
 

MEHGALAYA is a tribal kingdom in Assam . It is jammed between Bangladesh and Bhutan . It is near SHILLONG, the capital. See the photos of the area under Shillong on the internet - very beautiful. Cheerapunji is a town near by that gets the highest rainfall in the world! The most successful execution / construction of living Bridges with a life span of many centuries in one of the most remote parts of the World. Man making nature work for him. I couldn't comprehend what they meant by a living bridge until I watched this. Quite a unique concept for folks who have limited technical education, but seemingly have sufficient common sense to survive. No civil engineering is involved at all.   http://www.snotr.com/video/7331/The_Living_Bridge

 

Colombo city, the new look, Sri Lanka - email forwarded by Piyusha Atapattu.