How The Disciples / Apostles of the Bible Died
We learn in Order of the Temple that it is largely up to Commandery to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of ALL of our Savior’s Apostles with equal weight upon the table. Granted, one taper flickered by an act of evil, but it was later rekindled and the 12 were restored. That’s a separate story from this one. All twelve Apostles and remembrance of them may too rekindle our appreciation for the religious infrastructure they constructed for us long term. Especially considering nearly all of them suffered horribly at the ends of their lives, they did not forfeit their pledge to our Savior, rather they gave up their lives by stonings, beheadings, skinnings and crucifixions… where but one, only one of them, passed in God’s natural time due to old age… St. John the Apostle General. It is not fun remembering the suffering and treachery they experienced, but it is necessary for us to remember and be thankful for them, as much as we are able with ...