Following the second part of the history of Christian martyrs in this post I want to write about some other persecutions that were relevant and very important to the point that today we can understand what really lived these true believers to Christ that did not sell their faith, nor merchant with her at his whim.
Friends, oh but painful truth that is real, what we know as the Church was born and raised in the middle of extreme suffering fully bathed in blood and then be studying today I am convinced that what is taught and lived in many Christian circles today, is not even 5% of the truth preached by the First Apostles and by Jesus Christ, but I think I'll have time to write about these new issues will emerge gradually and which post them on this blog.
The lives of these early Christians were first expressed by the Roman Coliseum and the Catacombs, which were under Rome in its subways, which were the graves of thousands of thousands of Christians also martyred and hundreds of pagan Romans. In these catacombs were placed bodies and were closed with a slab of marble. Years later when Christian tombs were opened skeletons told the terrible story, severed heads were found in the body, broken ribs and collar bones, bleached bones by the fire but in spite of all this you could read the inscriptions of peace and joy and triumph
"Here lies Marcia, put to rest in a dream of peace."
"Lorenzo to his sweetest son, borne by angels."
"Victorious in peace and in Christ."
"When called, it was peace. "
Quite contrary to the tombstones of the Roman pagans who did not die but their tombstones saying suffering things like
"Live for the present time, because we are sure of nothing."
"I raise my hand against the gods that I took from twenty years but had done nothing wrong."
"Once was not. Now I'm not. I know nothing about it, and it is not my concern. "
" Pilgrim, do not curse me as you pass here, because I am in darkness and I can not answer. "
The Top 10 Persecution: Persecution against Christians
have existed thousands but I want to play the first 10 well above persecution since I can not dwell much and I was bored.
The 1st Christian Persecution: As
mentioned in the first article, the first persecution of the Church took place in AD 67 by Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. Who ruled for 5 years so intolerable rampant becoming a true barbarian.
ordered his officers to set fire to the city of Rome, killing thousands and destroying everything around to make things worse and decided to accuse the Christians of those facts. But that's not all.
The Pursuit 2Ra, under the power of the 81 DC
Domitian Domitian was a very cruel emperor who killed his own brother and some Roman senators in order to confiscate their farms and then whip the Christians into a horrendous persecution .
Among the martyrs who suffered the brunt of this cruel emperor is: Bishop Simeon of Jerusalem who was crucified, and St. John the writing of Revelation who was cast alive into a cauldron and boiled in hot oil, but miraculously lived and was exiled to Patmos .
Dionysius the Areopagite, Nicodemus, Protasio, Gervasio and one of the most famous for his participation in the New Testament, Paul's young disciple Timothy, who led the church until 97d.C jealously, time where the pagans celebrated the festival Timothy's Catagogión and opposed the procession, severely reproved the people for such idolatry that made it so exasperated that the people themselves in the midst of their pagan practices will fall to clean stick and beat him so badly that he died 2 days after the effect of many blows.
The 3rd Pursuit, under the power of the 108 AD Trojano
Under this emperor and his successor Hadrian suffered as martyrs
Ignacio: Who has happened in Asia (Turkey), confirming the area's church preached the word of God. This man died devoured by wild beasts (lions)
Alejandro bishop in Rome, Quirinius and Hermes with all their families and about 10,000 Christians, many of whom were crucified on Mount Ararat, crowned with thorns, others pierced with spears in an imitation THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.
also I have to highlight the life of a brave Roman commander Eustaquio become a Christian who refused to join in an idolatrous sacrifice and by this decision, the emperor ordered his full martyrdom with her entire family.
The 4th Chase, under the rule of Marcus Aurelius in 162 AD
Marcus Aurelius was a man severe and rigid. The cruelties run in this persecution were so great that many viewers of Honor shuddered at the sight and were astonished at the value of suffering.
Some of the martyrs were obliged to pass, with their already wounded feet, over thorns, nails, sharp shells, etc.., Peak positions, others were beaten until they were at view their sinews and veins, and, having suffered the most excruciating tortures that could be invented, were destroyed by the most feared death.
Germanicus, a young man, but a true Christian, being delivered to the beasts to
Cause of his faith, behaved with such astonishing courage that several pagans were converted to the faith which inspired such courage.
Polycarp, the venerable bishop of Smyrna, hid when they heard that you were looking for, but was discovered by a child. After taking a meal to the guards that he was on, asked an hour of prayer, which allowed him, and prayed with such fervor that the guards felt that they had arrested have. However, he was brought before the proconsul, and was condemned and burned at the market square.
Metrodorus, a minister who preached boldly, and Pionius, who made several excellent apologia for Christian faith, were also burned. Carpo and papillae, two worthy Christians, and Agathon, a pious woman, suffered martyrdom in Pergamópolis in Asia.
Also, Bibles, a weak woman who had previously been apostate. Attalus of Pergamum, Pothinus, the venerable bishop of Lyons, who ienía nineties. The day Blandina and three champions of the faith were brought to the amphitheater, she was hung on a tree set on the ground, and exposed as food to wild beasts, "while she, with her earnest prayers, encouraged other
The 5th Persecution, under the power of Severus AD 192
Among the martyrs of this persecution may be mentioned: wife of 22
Perpetua years married pregnant woman who was arrested and mistreated, Revocatus, Saturnino (Degollado) Secundulus (died in prison), Satur, who were taken to the amphitheater and began running from hungry beasts, but before that put them in 2 rows and the severely flogged.
Felicitas and Perpetua were stripped to tear them to a bull who first launched against her unconscious life then rushed Felicitas and the floor badly but since it was not the executioner killed were beheaded with a sword. All this happened on March 8
205
The 6th Pursuit, under the power of Maximinus in 235 AD
The principal persons who perished under this reign were Pontian, bishop of Rome; Anteros among others. In this persecution, thousands of Christians were executed without trial, and buried in heaps 50 0 60 together in a common grave.
The Pursuit 7TA, under the power of Decius in 249 AD
The 8tava Persecution, under the power of Valerian in AD 257
The most eminent martyrs were the following, but not respected nor rank, nor sex or age.
Rufina and Secunda were two beautiful and accomplished ladies, daughters of Asterio, a gentleman of eminence in Rome who sealed their martyrdom with their blood.
Stephen, bishop of Rome, was beheaded in the same year, and about that time Saturninus, the pious orthodox bishop of Toulouse, refusing to sacrifice to idols, was treated with all the barbarous indignities imaginable,
The ninth persecution under 9 the power of Aurelian in AD 274
Major who suffered in this were: Felix, bishop of Rome. The bishop agreed to the See of Rome in 274. It was the first martyr to Aurelian's petulance, being beheaded on December 22 that year.
Agapito, a young gentleman, who had sold their possessions and gave the money to the poor, was arrested as a Christian, tortured and then beheaded at Praeneste, a city a day trip to Rome.
These are the only martyrs who were registered during this reign, which came to an end soon, as the Emperor in Byzantium killed by their own servants
The 10 Tenth Persecution, under the rule of Diocletian in 303 AD
Persecution became general in all the Roman provinces, but mainly in the east. As it lasted ten years, it is impossible to determine the number of martyrs, or to enumerate the various modes of martyrdom.
Colts whips, swords, daggers, crosses, poison and famine were used in different places to kill Christians, and ran out the imagination in the effort to devise tortures against such as had not committed any crime, but thinking differently followers of superstition.
A city of Phrygia, consisting entirely of Christians, was burnt, and all the inhabitants perished in the flames.
This is just a short summary of the first 10 Persecutions by which spent hundreds of thousands of Christians but much more like the persecution of Christians in Persia, Papal Persecutions, The History of the Inquisition, History of persecution in Italy under the Papacy, History of life and all the persecutions of John Wycliffe, spersecuiones The history of the papacy in Bohemia, The persecution of my friend Luther, The persecutions in Germany, Netherlands and lso the persecution of William Tyndale and all the history of large Bretal persecuciín and Ireland before the reign of Queen Mary I and dimensions or the suffering of the Quaker, John Wesley, John Bunyan, and early American missions abroad! Phew
have much to tell.
The only truth in all this is that these men never SOLD HIS FAITH, not for the price of a sword, burned alive, stoned, shipwrecked, Beheaded, Burned in Oil etc. .
These men died for the cause of Christ, Faith never traded if not killed by it.
These were and are true man of God, not what the TV we want to sell, Men who trade with the FE and jeer at all the ignorant people that go after Christianity formulas false allure of shearers to Pastors sheep, do trade with them, do not return the sheep to the fold and if they leave their "church" is because they do nothing and took GOD WHY ARE CISAN "Ezekiel 34:1-7
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Blessings Christian / Christian
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