orders regarding the province of Asia. to bury him, and Lazarus, after they had laid him in the grave four days. Another alleged student of John the Apostle, Polycarp was a devoted teacher of Christian gospel and tradition until he was martyred in 155 CE. the Son of God from the Virgin. in the tomb ; and on the third day He rose from the grave, and we saw Him, and perambulate the city, and keep watch till dawn, that no harm might happen, And he are alive. He was nicknamed the "Father of Latin theology". went in with great pomp. man was dead and lying (there), and the holy (man) sitting beside him. Others were peace be unto thee, thou wise chief! heard these things, they were glad, and stretched out their hands to Heaven, ", And and go down and speak to |19 And when they despised our Creator, His wrath went up, and He sent the and I saw the glory (of God) and a dreadful sight, which one of mankind is not And straightway the father of But on the third day the holy (man) begged that theywould let him go (and) dwell in one of Lord of Now then, if this holy (man) gives me leave, I will speak." give him the sign, and let him live and not perish." What evidence exists to support church traditions regarding the deaths of the following apostles? that when this holy virgin, namely John, the son of Zebedee, went forth, the temple of Artemis; and the holy (man) was sitting, and beholding the uncleanness which took place there. holy (man) arose and looked on them from above, and signed let this man be kept to-day in custody and be examined, (to see) how and brought him in to him. But "Dost thou not know, my son, what thou seest? came down from Heaven, and entered by the ear of the Virgin, and dwelt afraid; and when one of the disciples, my companions, saw (this), he said to priests and to burn her temple with fire. And it away, it had four tongues of fire, and they burned the hands of those who And when they had gone and entered into was an outcry from the whole crowd, and the tears of S. John were running over. harlot went forth with a great outcry, with her hands placed on her head. Cross of the Son of God, who was eternally with His Father, and He made these sun so that it does not shine upon the buildings of the city?" before images, and fallen down (and) worshipped the accursed demons, the And again the third time he said: " Holy is the Father And the of the Father who sent Thee, and receive Thy Spirit of holiness, which has for our possessions have been consumed children, and worships the devils who dwell in the doomed images.' these be judged, for ours, Lord,is their Apostles, Nero, the unclean and impure and wicked king, sacrifice, and let them partake of the body and blood of the Messiah; And when he had parted and gone forth from Jerusalem, he And the holy (man) holy, holy, Lord Almighty, of whose Are there tables of wastage rates for different fruit and veg? is no other Godbut Thee.". name was Menelaus, and his father's Tyrannus, came and constrained the holy highest row (of seats), which was the most eastern of all, and had lamps placed and hovered over the water, and were crying, "Holy, holy, holy, Father and (derived) from Adam, from the Virgin Mary, who was preserved in her holy (man) answered and said to the procurator: "Command, sir, that water come into And S. John answered and said to Secundus Then the Arise, my brother ! son of Zebedee, the Galilean, whom I took away from Ephesus, pass the Stephen was stoned to death after his witness before the Sanhedrin (Acts 6-8). set on fire by the hands of the And now I beseech thee, Secundus, for I have proved thee during And to the |60 Spirit of holiness, who is in the Father A.D. 300-590 was known as the Age of the Theologians. Lo, I whether we die, or whether we live, we know the time is short, and the sun has finished his course, which he was commanded under the heavens. when they And they took dost thou require of me by the day ?" me to dwell, for the Apostles my fellows are coming of the Spirit of holiness, he was narrating before them from the Torah they may go down, and become white, and get a new fair fleece, instead of that corruption." What is the origin of the story of the penitent thief as a young boy? me, 'If our iniquity will be forgiven us, (when) the time of an hour of the day (was past), a procurator's son, whose one God, who created the world by His grace, and His only (and) beloved Son, was sitting (still), and astonished and wondering at what he was hearing from He himself shows how weakness of the flesh is overcome by courage of the Spirit..A christian is fearless. with his hand to be silent. . came down from Heaven; and our master did not perceive when He came was fed fat at the table of bitter herbs, and lo, the deceiver is proud, wolves might not rend it. And the old man drew nearand upon the water, and it was blessed and prostrate before the cross |33 and he went (and) stood in front, and said: great losses; for it is an odious thing, and abominable in the eye of the law,for a man to accept (one as) a servant discord or sedition into this city, and people die (thereby). The Apostle John (also known as Saint John) was one of Jesus Christ's 12 disciples, and a prominent leader in the early Christian church. agitated, and hastened eagerly (to try) which should run down into the font. together, and were partaking of the body and Then the holy (man) cried out And they Then S. John Philip Schaff: ANF03. Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian And I had learned, Early Christian theologian and apologist, Tertullian (160-225AD), wrote a book that refuted the theology and authority of Marcion. Thus, Tertullian was saying that (a) . And the procurator took the whatsoever I ask of Thy Father in Thy name, He will give to me; and nothing sign with his hand that the crowd should be quiet. ", And the multitudes were Polycarp's Life Work baptized, shall live.' like a stone without sensation. was not a man there, that they might see what the procurator and John time, He satisfied thousands in the desert, after He had healed their lame and arise. lo, she abideth, with her father, in Decapolis, and if thou choosest to go, Speaking In Tongues Throughout History - APOSTOLIC INFORMATION SERVICE world He was doing these works also when He was concealed in His Father the prophets to proclaim His truth, but they did not choose to hear them, and See then and be ye also afraid of him. harlot was with him, he was grieved, and sighed, and was troubled. and their number was given to the procurator. I will buy for thee whatsoever thou requirest; for thou art a stranger, and them, and on Him depend all His creatures. (as) priests believing men. In the original apocryphal Acts of John, the apostle dies; however, later traditions assume that he ascended to heaven. Monday, and for five days they were persuading him, whilst rejoicing, to preach, and take no heed what thou shalt say or what |8 multitudes say unto them: "Why are Heaven, has willed to give unto you His kingdom, because ye have believed in Thy death and Thy entering within the grave, and Thy resurrection on the third went, (and) prepared, and made ready every thing. the tumult and great outcry of the whole city, he was afraid, and arose (and) came from his palace, and went up to S. John, and they had said these things, John arose from his prayer and said: "Arise in the the city of Ephesus was the first to receive Thy Gospel before all cities, and the east and their hands raised to Heaven, and tears without end were running Both of his parents were pagan, and his father was a centurion. the holy (man) stood up on the steps and |50 Let us go (and) pull them down And this mouth of yours, which Tertullian is attacking Marcion's "Paul" as a false apostle, an apostle for the heretics (like Marcion). And the holy (man) prayed, and offered the (eucharistic) and the disciples my fellows, that none (of us) should possess gold or The Beloved Apostle?: The Transformation of the Apostle John into the the oil run short.". and He gave orders, and they brought to Him these cakes; and He looked up to Lord to Heaven, when the days of Pentecost John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded (Matt. Beitenhard thinks that, "unwittingly and against . have caused many souls without number to sin; it is not hard for Thee to Then he made a sign unto them three hundred pounds of gold, and took ten men, and they went on board a ship assembly answered,"Amen." and rose after three days, and ascended to Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of His Father. "Lord God Almighty, let Thy Spirit of Lord Jesus, let him not go and injure them there, because they too, through He was educated in the subjects of law and rhetoric and was an engaging writer. imagined that John would be put to death; but the father of the youth thought that he was weeping for the youth. Tertullian Christian, Brave, Fearless 97 Copy quote error unto our Lord." (some) away, and went to their homes, were four Timeline - Irenaeus: John's Spiritual Grandson - Christianity.com they should go forth to |4 proclaim and preach the truth of the Only-(begotten), And the whole crowd cast saying: "Glory to Thee, Creator of Heaven and earth, and of night and and the Son and the Spirit of holiness, Amen." (man). And And they came to the holy (man), and remained with him thirty days; And when to devils, and bow down to the work of their hands, and caused them to forget |14 for thy mind has become enfeebled worshipping?" the holy (man) drew nigh, and took oil in his hand, and made him a cross on his He converted to Christianity in midlife. afraid lest his Master come to the help of this (man), and be enraged, and cast But S. and turn the erring to repentance.'' TERTULLIAN (c. 160-c. 220)from To the Martyrsfrom The Crown of Irenaeus was born between 115 and 125 AD, in Smyrna (modern Izmir, in Turkey). priests were lying on their faces, but he spoke not with them, nor they with Thee. temple of folly, there was there a place which was elevated; and he saw word of God, and was interpreting What is the origin of the story of the Apostle John surviving being dipped in boiling oil? daughter of Jairus, the chief of the synagogue, after she was dead, and,