Every Disciple of Jesus Explained: Who They Really Were & How They Died

Before they were saints on stained glass, the twelve disciples of Jesus were fishermen, a tax collector, and even a political radical — ordinary men with ordinary jobs. This video walks through who each of the Twelve really were, and how nearly all of them died for refusing to say it wasn't true. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Twelve nets, twelve ordinary men 04:53 – Peter & Andrew: the fisherman and the rock 09:59 – James & John: sons of thunder 14:56 – Philip & Bartholomew: the skeptic under the fig tree 17:50 – Matthew & Simon the Zealot: enemies at the same table 21:08 – Thaddaeus & James son of Alphaeus: the quietest names 23:03 – Judas Iscariot: the betrayal 24:55 – Matthias: chosen by lot 25:50 – Thomas: the doubter who walked to India 30:22 – 3 things this story actually proves 📖 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✅ The real occupations of all twelve disciples before they met Jesus ✅ Which deaths the Bible actually records — and which come from early church tradition ✅ Why a Roman tax collector and an anti-Roman zealot shared the same table for 3 years ✅ How Thomas ended up walking farther from home than any other apostle ✅ The historical sources behind each account — Eusebius, Tertullian, Josephus, and more 🔍 SOURCES REFERENCED 📜 Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 📜 Tertullian & Origen (via Eusebius) 📜 Josephus, Antiquities 📜 The Acts of Thomas 📜 Clement of Alexandria ⚠️ A note on accuracy: only two apostolic deaths are stated directly in the New Testament (James and Judas). Every other death account comes from early church tradition, not scripture itself — this video is clear throughout about which is which. 🔔 Subscribe for more in-depth Bible history explainers, breaking down the people and events of scripture with the historical context most channels skip. #Bible #Disciples #Apostles #BibleHistory #Christianity