Thunder King

Lin Sen can swear that he has lived for so many years, and what he has experienced is not as exciting as the past few days!

From a small s-level ability user to a double s-level superpower.From a small leader, he became the leader of three major organizations, the Southeast Asian Merchant Club, the American Brotherhood, and the Hongmen...

Moreover, after Huang Buxiu and Yi Tianxing's introduction, his vision has been broadened countless times, which is really not ordinary!

Outside of the world of supernatural powers, there is a world that is more exciting and terrifying, and that is the world that a real man should fight for!

Lin Sen didn't know why Yi Tianxing told him these things, but he always vaguely felt that many things were related to him, otherwise, Yi Tianxing would not have said it.

Since Yi Tianxing said it, there must be his deep meaning.

Such a fierce person, wouldn't he come to tell himself a story for no reason?

"Mr. Yi, what exactly do you want to say?"

Lin Sen was a little anxious. Yi Tianxing had been playing tricks all the time, attracting him even more, but he never had any serious issues, and he didn't say much about him. This made his heart burn...

Yi Tianxing smiled and said: "Don't worry, the story is only fun if it is unraveled slowly, otherwise, I will tell you directly that there are many things you don't know, and that is meaningless."

After all, Yi Tianxing stood up, stretched his waist slightly, and said with a smile: "Our blood race has always been suppressed by the Holy See. Those damn Holy See people should have lived in peace with us. What is the age? Still so old-fashioned, damn it!"

Lin Sen didn't speak, he didn't know what to say at all.

Yi Tianxing smiled and said: "300 years before Christ was born, a mother gave birth to twelve sons. But she was so poor that she didn't know how to support these sons. She prayed to God every day, Please be kind to him, so that all her sons can be with the savior who prophesied to come to the world. When her life became more and more difficult, she sent her sons away from her side one by one to find a way out. The eldest is Peter, he He had gone out for a whole day, walked a long way, and finally entered a big forest. He tried to find a way out, but he couldn't find it anymore. Instead, he became more and more lost. In addition, he was very hungry and almost He couldn't get up, he was so weak that he had to lie down, convinced that death was near.

Suddenly a little boy appeared beside him, shining all over, as kind as an angel.The boy clapped his hands, and Peter had to look up at him.I only heard the child ask: "Why are you sitting here in such despair?" My greatest wish." The child said, "Then come with me! Your wish will be granted."

He took poor Peter by the hand, and led him across the cliff to a cave.They went into the cave, and it was full of gold and silver crystals, and everything was shining.In the very center of the hole there are twelve cradles lined up one after the other.The little angel said, "Lie down in the first cradle and sleep for a while, and I'll rock you to sleep." Peter did so, and the angel sang and rocked him, and finally rocked him into sleep.When he was fast asleep, the second child was led by his guardian angel, and he too was rocked to sleep like the older brother; and then the other brothers came one after the other, until at last the twelve brothers were all lying on the golden bed. fell asleep in his cradle.They slept and slept until the last night, 300 years later, when the savior came and they woke up and ended up with the savior in what people call the twelve disciples of Jesus. "

"Lin Sen, have you heard of these legends?"

"No." Lin Sen's egg was in pain, and it seemed that he was telling a story again.

Yi Tianxing nodded and said: "Listen well, there are many things, and you won't know them unless you explain them clearly. Among the twelve disciples, the first one was Jacob, the son of Zebedee, The brother of the apostle John, who was called James the Great at the time. James was the first apostle to be martyred, and his martyrdom is recorded in the book of Acts: King Herod murdered several people in the church and killed John's brother James with a knife ...According to Eusebius' church history, Clement once recorded in the seventh book of his institution that before Jacob was martyred, he was full of joy and fearless. Those who led him to the judgment seat, because they saw At this scene, he was deeply moved and publicly confessed that he was a Christian. The two were taken together on the way to die. The man asked Jacob to forgive him. Jacob thought about it and replied, "Peace be with you." And kissed him , and then they were beheaded at the same time. The second one was John. According to the Gospel of John, John was the apostle loved by the Lord Jesus, and was entrusted to take care of Mary, the mother of Jesus, under the cross. After the Pentecostal church was established, John, Peter and the Lord The three brothers of Jacob, who became the pillars of the church in Jerusalem. The five epistles written by John are included in the canon of the New Testament. History tells us that John was exiled to the island of Patmos during the persecution of Emperor Domitian , and saw a vision there, which was written into the Book of Revelation. According to the records of Irenaeus, Clement, Jerome and other church fathers, the apostle John continued to preach the gospel in Ephesus after he was released from the island of Patmos. Yes. John was full of love in his later years and brought much comfort to the brethren. When he was old and unable to walk, he was carried to the meeting place. Every time he spoke, he mentioned: My little children! Love one another! The last time His sermon, which was also these two sentences, passed away peacefully on the podium after he finished speaking.

The third is Peter, Simon Bayona, who was later renamed Cephas by Jesus—that is, Peter.After the crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, Peter led his disciples back to fishing, and then met the Lord appeared to him at the sea of ​​Tiberias.On the day of Pentecost, Peter resolutely testified for the Lord and opened the door to the Jews. After receiving the Lord’s revelation, he opened the door to the Gentiles in Cornelius’ house.Together with James and John, Peter was an elder in Jerusalem and an influential apostle in the early church.According to the records of Justin the Martyr, Peter arrived in Rome during the time of Claudius, but Acts tells us that Peter should have been in Jerusalem in A.D. 44 and A.D. 51.Afterwards he went to Antioch and served in Asia Minor, and even went to Babylon.

Peter tried his best to spread the gospel in Rome in his later years. Because of the influence of his ardent preaching, many people abandoned their idols and turned to the true God.Peter is said to have preached in the catacombs outside Rome to avoid the attention of the Roman government.Later, the tyrant Nero persecuted and arrested Peter.According to Clement and Irenaeus, Paul and Peter were martyred in Rome at about the same time.It is said that before Peter was executed, he made such a request to the criminal history: Please crucify me upside down. My Lord has erected it for me. I am not worthy to die like him.Tertullian was the first church father to mention Peter crucified, and Origen further mentioned that Peter was crucified upside down.

Andrew was the brother of Peter in the flesh and one of the Twelve Apostles.When the church encountered persecution in Jerusalem, all the disciples were scattered to various places, so Andrew sailed by boat to spread the gospel everywhere.According to the tradition of some churches, Andrei is the apostle of Siguti, so the Russian church regards Andrei as a guardian saint.Eventually, Andrew returned to Patra in the province of Achaia, where he was crucified and martyred.According to legend, the cross on which Andrew was crucified was X-shaped, and since then this form of cross has been called the cross of St. Andrew.According to Jerome's account, before going to the cross, Andrew delivered a wonderful speech to the crowd, and then martyred without fear, convincing many people that Jesus is Lord.

It is said that Philip, like the other apostles, preached everywhere.It is said that in Hierapolis in Asia Minor, he led many believers in the snake god to believe in the Lord, destroyed the idols of the snake god, and offended the officials and priests who made profits from superstition, and imprisoned him, tortured him, and finally died by crucifying him upside down. die.The apostle Philip and his daughter are mentioned in the letter of the Ephesian overseer polycrates to the Roman overseer victor: In Asia, the luminous saints have fallen asleep, but will rise again on the last day when the Lord appears.Then the Lord will come from heaven with glory to gather the saints together again.Philip, one of the twelve apostles, and his two virgin daughters were sleeping in Hierapolis.Another spiritual daughter of Philip was buried in Ephesus.

Bartholomew, some commentators think that Bartholomew may be Nathanael, because he is often listed with Philip in the list of the twelve apostles, and it was Philip who led him to the Lord.Although the Bible does not record his words and deeds, when Jesus appeared to the seven disciples on the Sea of ​​Galilee after his resurrection, Nathanael was also included.Bartholomew is Aramaic and Nathanael is Hebrew.According to the legend of the church, he preached and performed miracles in many places outside Judea, and translated the Gospel of Matthew into many languages.There is a legend in India that when Paul was preaching in West Asia, the apostles Thomas and Bartholomew began to preach to the East.The former is in India, while Bartholomew went to China.Bartholomew was finally beaten, crucified, and killed by pagans in Armenia.

Thomas, also known as Dietomas, was called Doubting Thomas, because he had never believed in the resurrection of the Lord.According to the historical records of the church, after the resurrection of the Lord, Thomas, Simeon, and Tertius went to Parthia to preach.In the times of the apostles, Parthia was an independent country whose territory stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf. Later church traditions believed that Thomas even went beyond Parthia and went as far as India, where he preached the gospel, established churches, and finally ended up in a foreign land. Martyrdom.Currently in India there are not only some churches named after Thomas, but also many remains of him can be found.

Jacob's son Judah or Thaddah, also known as Rebaeus or Judah, was the son of Alphaeus.According to church tradition, Da Tai traveled by ship many times to preach.The godfather Jerome also mentioned that Datai went to the territory of today's Turkey and led the Turkish people to the Lord because he cured the serious illness of King Abja.In the end, he was crucified and executed because he preached the gospel in Persia, which caused dissatisfaction with the authorities.

Simon Simon of the Zealot Party was a member of the Zealot Party before following the Lord. He was a fanatical patriot and a person who strictly abided by the Law of Moses.The main mission area was in Mesopotamia.Later, he was also killed by pagans in Persia. There is a saying that he was crucified to death, and some people said that Simon was sawed in two and died.

Jacob the son of Alphaeus, the son of Alphaeus, may be short in stature or younger than Jacob the son of Bittai, so he is called Jacob the younger.It was this Jacob who brought the gospel to Egypt.Regarding the whereabouts of the younger Jacob, it is said that during the persecution of Christians, he was sawed and his head was torn apart.Others say that he went to Persia to preach and was martyred there.Because only his name is recorded in the Bible, but not his deeds, people call him the unsung apostle, one of the many unknown martyrs.

Matthew the Tax Collector Matthew, also known as Levi, was originally a tax collector of the Roman government and was hated and despised by the Jewish compatriots.Then there is the Gospel of Matthew, which preaches the Gospel to the Jewish compatriots.In his later years, he traveled to various parts of the Middle East and Africa, Ethiopia, established churches, and was martyred in Persia.

After Jesus ascended to heaven, the apostles cast lots to elect Matthias to replace Judas as an apostle.Matthias was originally one of the seventy disciples. According to legend, he was martyred in Jerusalem. He was first stoned and then beheaded.