How did the Apostle Peter die? | GotQuestions.org
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What does the Bible say about the Apostle Peter's death? Do we know when and how the Apostle Peter / St. Peter died? In this video, Pastor Nelson answers your question: How did the apostle Peter die?
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- In today's video I'll answer your question, how did the Apostle Peter die? Then afterward, as always,
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- I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end. The Bible doesn't tell us how the
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- Apostle Peter died. The most commonly accepted church tradition is that Peter was crucified upside down in Rome.
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- Tradition says that when Peter was put to death, he requested to be crucified on an inverted cross.
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- The reason for his request was that because he had denied his Lord, he did not consider himself worthy to die as Jesus had.
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- Again, this is only a tradition, and the Bible does not confirm or deny this story.
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- What we do know for sure about Peter's death is Jesus' prophecy in John 21, verses 18 -19.
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- Very truly I tell you, when you were younger, you dressed yourself and went where you wanted.
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- But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.
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- Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Jesus foretold the manner of Peter's death, perhaps to prepare him for the circumstances he would face now that his
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- Lord had been resurrected and would no longer be with him physically. Jesus reminded
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- Peter that in the past, when you were younger, Peter had a certain amount of freedom to come and go as he pleased.
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- The day was coming when that would no longer be the case. When you are old does not necessarily mean
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- Peter would live to a ripe old age. In fact, ancient writers say that Peter was put to death about 34 years after Jesus' prophecy.
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- Peter's precise age at that time is not known. The means of death for Peter's crucifixion was also predicted by the
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- Lord. Stretching out his hands could easily be interpreted as Peter dying on a cross with his arms outstretched.
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- Some historians point to the fact that the Romans also used stocks as an instrument of torture.
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- In the stocks, a prisoner's hands were stretched on the crosspiece. Whatever the manner of his execution, it is clear that Peter was at the mercy of others who in some way tied him and carried him to his death.
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- In spite of the gruesome details Peter heard about his death, he must have taken comfort and joy in hearing that his death would glorify
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- God. Peter's love for Jesus and his desire to obey and glorify Him were evident throughout the rest of his life and ministry.
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- For Peter to die a martyr's death, clinging to the hope of heaven, testifies to the courage, faith, patience, and perseverance of this great man of God, who rejoiced to be counted worthy to die for the name of Jesus.
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