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One cannot deny the impact Jesus of Nazareth has had on the world and more specifically Western Society
our modern calendar which uses the abbreviations BC and A.D stand for before Christ and Anno Domini
Latin for year of Our Lord even though secular Scholars are trying to replace it with BCE
and CE it still matches the earlier focal point of time the abbreviations of BC and AD
historian Philip Schaff described the overwhelming influence Jesus had on the subsequent history and
cultures of the world he stated this Jesus of Nazareth without money in arms conquered
more Millions than Alexander the Great Caesar Muhammad and Napoleon without science he shed
more light on things human and divine than all philosophers and Scholars combined without the
eloquence of schools he spoke such words of life as were never spoken before or since and
produced effects which lie beyond the reach of War tour or poet without writing a single line
he set more pens in motion and furnished themes for sermons orations discussions learned volumes
works of art and songs of praise then the whole Army of Great Men of ancient and modern times
that being said virtually all scholars believe Jesus of Nazareth was a real
person and that he was crucified in the spring of either A.D 30 or AD 33
so how is this message spread throughout the world having an astonishing following of over
2.6 billion people who were his 12 disciples and what happened to them let's try and find out
hello I'm Mike droberg Marine Corps veteran and filmmaker and we will try
to answer these questions on today's episode of Forgotten history [Music]
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after Jesus was crucified and whether you believe that that was his demise or if you believe he was
resurrected after three days as Christians do he did leave this earth one way or another and
tasked the disciples with what is called the Great Commission Matthew 28 16-20 describes the Great
Commission as follows then the eleven disciples his disciple Judas was already dead at this point
went to Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had told him to go when they saw him they worshiped
him but some doubt it then Jesus came to them and said all authority in heaven and on Earth has been
given to me therefore go and make disciples of all Nations baptizing them in the name of the
father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you and surely I Am With You Always to the very end of the age who were his disciples and how
were they chosen the gospels list them as follows Simon who's called Peter and his brother Andrew
James son of Zebedee and his brother John Philip and Bartholomew Thomas and Matthew the
tax collector James son of alphaeus and Thaddeus Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot who betrayed
him sometimes the apostles names and surnames were interchanged as following Bartholomew as
Nathaniel Matthew as Levi Thomas as didymus and Thaddeus as Jude orlebius so now that we
have identified their names let's find out what happened to them only two of the disciples deaths
were mentioned in the bible so I will use extra biblical accounts to go over the works and the
deaths of the others according to the Bible Judas Iscariot was the first one to perish
today the name Judas is virtually synonymous with the word traitor among the disciples Judas
was the official Treasurer but he was apparently a man of dubious character even before he made
his big debut as the worst person in history while the Bible tells us how Jesus called some
of the disciples that's not the case with Judas Iscariot he simply listed among the twelve and it
might seem like a huge oversight on Jesus part to call someone who was so fatally flawed and would
eventually betray him but each of the disciples were flawed leading up to Jesus's betrayal of
Jesus there are a handful of details we can gather from the passages he appears in the Gospel of John
tells us that Judas' Iscariot oversaw the group's money you might think that a tax collector like
his disciple Matthew would have been a natural choice for managing the group's finances however
Tax Collectors had a well-deserved reputation for being dishonest with money in Jesus day so while
Matthew was financially Savvy the other disciples may not have trusted him or perhaps Jesus didn't
want to give him the Temptation in any case Judas Iscariot may have been considered good
with money or trustworthy but John 12 3-6 tells us a different story this passage tells us of
the famous account of Mary who anoints Jesus's feet with a pint of expensive perfume but one
of his disciples Judas Iscariot who would later betray him objected why wasn't this perfume sold
and the money given to the poor it's worth the year's wages he did not say this because he cared
about the poor but because he was a thief as The Keeper of the money bag he used it to help himself
to what was put into it because of Jesus's radical message and his claim of divinity the chief priest
plotted to rest and kill Jesus Judas offers to hand him over Matthew 26 14-16 reads then one of
the twelve the one called Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and asked what are you willing
to give me if I deliver him over to you so they counted it out for him 30 pieces of silver from
then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over and he did during the Last Supper
Matthew 26 20-25 reads when evening came Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve and while
they were eating he said truly I tell you one of you will betray me the disciples were very sad and
began to say to him one after the other surely you don't mean me Lord Jesus replied the one who has
dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me the son of man will go just as is written about
him but woe to the man who betrays the son of man it would be better for him if he had not been
born then Judas the one who would betray him said surely you don't mean me Rabbi Jesus answered you
have said so after the Last Supper Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane with Peter John and his
brother James to pray in his prayer he asked God to protect the disciples and says that none of
them have been lost while he was with them with one exception John 17 12 reads none has been lost
except the one doomed to destruction so that the scripture would be fulfilled soon Judas appeared
with the chief priest's guards Matthew 26 48-50 reads now the betrayer had arranged a signal with
them the one I kiss is the man arrest him going out once to Jesus Judas said greetings Rabbi
and kissed him Jesus replied do what you came for friend then the men stepped forward seized
Jesus and arrested him they brought Jesus to the chief priests once the chief priests Found Jesus
guilty of blasphemy and handed him over to the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate to be crucified
Judas had a change of heart Matthew 27 3-5 reads when Judas who had betrayed him saw that Jesus
was condemned he was seized with remorse returned to 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and
the elders I have sinned he said for I have betrayed his in blood what is that to us the
chief priests replied that's your responsibility so Judas threw the money into the temple and left
then he went away and hanged himself so was Judas Iscariot simply an opportunist seeking a chance to
make some extra money or did he really believe nothing could stop Jesus so betraying him and
forcing a conflict would only accelerate his plan to restore the kingdom to Israel
from Roman occupation or was there something more at the end of Jesus's Temptation in the desert
where he was tormented by Satan for 40 days Luke 4 13 reads when the devil had finished all his
tempting he left him until an opportune time Judas provided both the time and the opportunity then
Luke 22 1-3 reads now the Festival of unleavened bread called the Passover was approaching and
the chief priests and teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus for they
were afraid of the people then Satan entered Judas called the Iscariot one of the twelve
this almost seems to shift some of the blame from Judas perhaps suggesting that he was doomed to
destruction because he was the most vulnerable and available to Satan's influence with a kiss
Judas iscari'd sealed his own fate and became one of the most reviled characters in all literature
and at the same time he accidentally triggered the most celebrated event in human history
Judas was the first follower of Jesus to die but James the brother of John was the first
to be martyred for his faith in Christ so what does the Bible say about James and how did he
get his nickname son of thunder James fisherman by trade was one of the first disciples called
by Jesus Mark 1 16-20 reads as Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and
his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake for their fishermen come follow me Jesus said
and I'll send you out fish for men at once they left their Nets and followed him when he had gone
a little further he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat pairing their
Nets without delay he called them and they left their father's Zebedee in a boat with the hired men
and followed him James would quickly become part of Jesus's Inner Circle such examples of this
can be seen as when Jesus went to resurrect the deceased daughter of the synagogue leader Jairus
Mark 5 37 reads he did not let anyone follow him except Peter James and John the brother of James
and in Matthew 17 1-2 after six days Jesus Took with him Peter James and John the brother of James
and led them up a high mountain by themselves there he was transfigured before them his face
Shone like the sun and his clothes became White as the light Scholars believed James and John
were given the nickname sons of thunder after an event that occurred in Samaria Luke 9 52-55 reads
as the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem and
he set Messengers ahead who went to the Samaritan Village to get things ready for him but the people
there do not welcome him because he was heading for Jerusalem when his disciples James and John
saw this they asked Lord do you want us to call down fire from heaven and Destroy them but Jesus
turned and rebuked them James would later suffer death the hands of King Herod Agrippa who carried
a dual Jewish and Roman identity and play the role of intercessor on behalf of the Jews with
the Roman authorities the book of Acts chapter 12 1-4 reads it was about this time that King Herod
arrested some who belonged to the church intending to persecute them he had James the brother of John
put to death with the sword when he saw that this met with approval among the Jews he proceeded to
seize Peter also Scholars agree that the death of James occurred or on the year 44 A.D in Jerusalem
another account concerning the death of James comes from the second century writer Clement
of Alexandria who recounts a bold story of James on the way to his death the man assigned to guard
James was so moved by the disciples amazing courage that he declared himself a Christian
and was beheaded alongside James but where was James for the 11 or so years before his death
James is known in Spanish as Santiago and he's the patron saint of Spain Guatemala Nicaragua
and no fishermen but why is James the patron saint of these Spanish influence countries the
7th Century text the brevarium apostolorum says that James came to Spain around 40 A.D to preach
the gospels in Roman times Spain and Portugal were known by the name Hispania and is thought that James
arrived on the peninsula either by boat via the Strait of Gibraltar or via modern-day Tarragona
after arriving he went North through Portugal and arrived at Iria Flavia where he continued
to preach and move eastwards James preached in the reason until his return to Jerusalem where he
was killed after his death according to Legend his body along with his followers sailed back
to the Iberian penis law landing on the northwest coast they proceeded up the river Ulla and landed
back at Iria Flavia where he spent much of his ministry which is now modern-day Padron at the
time the Celtic Queen lupia ruled these lands when asked by James's followers they could bury
his body she refused sent troops after them while chasing the follower of James with his body across
the bridge it collapsed killing her troops Queen Lupia then covered the Christianity and provided
an ox in court for the followers of James to transport the body unsure where they should
bury the sacred remains his followers prayed and decided to let the ox continue until it chose a
place to rest after pausing his stream the ox finally came to rest under an oak tree at the
top of a hill it is here that the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela stands today James has
clearly left a significant mark in Spain and other areas where Spanish influence has been strong
many cities bear his name Santiago such as in the countries of Chile Cuba and the Dominican Republic
this concludes the first episode of the series we will continue with the
disciple Philip in the next episode of The Twelve
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