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224 Angel of Light
lives for the gospel. Andrew was killed in Greece on an X shaped cross
feeling unworthy to die in the same way as his Lord. Bartholomew died
preaching in India. He died a martyrs’ death being flayed alive with
knives. James the elder was martyred first. He was slain by Herod
Agrippa having his head cut off. James the lesser was crucified in
Egypt. His body was cut into pieces. John the revelator was spared
from death by a chalice of poison someone gave him. He died of natural
causes on the Isle of Patmos. Jude was shot by arrows on Mt. Ararat.
Matthew became a missionary and disappeared during his labors.
Peter was killed crucified upside down, because he felt unworthy to die
as his Lord had died. Philip died by hanging. He requested that his
body be wrapped in papyrus and not fine linen, because he was not
worthy for his body to be treated as the Lord’s body was. Simon the
zealot died on the mission field as a martyr according to tradition. Also,
according to tradition Thomas was commissioned to build a palace for
the king of India. He was killed with a spear as a martyr.
Here is another story about Andrew. “When Andrew, through his diligent
preaching had brought many to the faith of Christ, Aegeas the
governor asked permission of the Roman senate to force all Christians
to sacrifice to and honor the Roman idols. Andrew thought he should
resist Aegeas and went to him, telling him that a judge of men should
first know and worship his Judge in heaven. While worshipping the true
God, Andrew said, he should banish all false gods and blind idols from
his mind.
Furious at Andrew, Aegeas demanded to know if he was the man who
had recently overthrown the temple of the gods and persuaded men to
become Christians—a ‘superstitious sect’ that had recently been declared
illegal by the Romans.
Andrew replied that the rulers of Rome didn’t understand the truth. The
Son of God, who came into the world for man’s sake, taught that the
Roman gods were devils (demons), enemies of mankind, teaching men
to offend God and causing Him to turn away from them. By serving the
devil, men fall into all kinds of wickedness, Andrew said, and after they
die, nothing but their evil deeds is remembered.
The proconsul ordered Andrew not to preach these things any more or
he would face a speedy crucifixion. Whereupon Andrew replied, ‘I
would not have preached the honor and glory of the cross if I feared
the death of the cross.’ He was condemned to be crucified for teaching
a new sect and taking away the religion of the Roman gods.