After Jesus's death, Matthias was chosen by the remaining apostles to replace Judas Iscariot as the twelfth apostle, fulfilling the prophecy and maintaining the group of twelve, but other significant leaders like Peter, John, and eventually Paul became prominent figures in guiding the early Christian church.
Elder Gérald Caussé is the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was called on Thursday, November 6, 2025, and ordained the same day by President Dallin H. Oaks and the other members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
The Bible doesn't say how long Mary lived after Jesus died, but tradition suggests she lived for several years, with one early account (Hippolytus of Thebes) saying she lived 11 years, dying around 41 AD, while other traditions place her with St. John in Ephesus or Jerusalem until her Assumption into heaven (Dormition). Most scholars believe she lived out her remaining days with the Apostle John, but the exact duration and location are lost to history, with the focus remaining on her life with Jesus.
The church historian Eusebius (Church History 2.7.1), writing in the early fourth century, claims that "tradition relates that" Pilate committed suicide after he was recalled to Rome due to the disgrace he was in. Eusebius dates this to 39.
Matthias is Chosen
Then they prayed, 'You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this apostolic ministry from which Judas turned away to go to his own place. '” They cast lots between Barsabbas and Matthias, and the lot fell upon Matthias.
Judas Iscariot was not forgiven primarily because he never truly repented or sought forgiveness from Jesus, instead falling into despair and taking his own life after betraying Christ; unlike Peter, who wept bitterly and confessed, Judas's remorse was worldly, not godly, leading to self-destruction rather than seeking redemption, despite Jesus's offer of forgiveness to all. His failure to believe Jesus could forgive him, coupled with greed and a hardened heart, sealed his fate as the "son of destruction".
John was banished by the Roman authorities to the Greek island of Patmos, where, according to tradition, he wrote the Book of Revelation. According to Tertullian (in The Prescription of Heretics) John was banished (presumably to Patmos) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffering nothing from it.
Pontius Pilate would not free Christ, because he was afraid of the Jews, After her husband's death, Claudia Procula is said to have embraced Christianity. After living her life in the utmost goodness and piety, she surrendered her soul in peace. There are other accounts, however, which say that she was a martyr.
According to secular sources he died in 36 AD, and his letter to Herod mentions that he regrets crucifiying Jesus.
Golgotha. hill, Jerusalem. Also known as: Calvary.
Scripture is quite clear that Mary conceived Jesus in a virginal way – by the power of the Holy Spirit. Additionally, it is the constant teaching of the Church that she always retained her virginity. She had no other children and never engaged in the marital act with Joseph.
The Jubilee of 2033
The year 2033 will be of exceptional significance for the Christian community and the entire world. This extraordinary year will mark the 2000th anniversary of the Redemption, an event that highlights the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the foundation of Christian faith.
At 2am on Wednesday 8 February 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots wrote her last ever letter. Addressing her brother-in-law, King Henri III of France, she told him, "I am to be executed like a criminal at eight in the morning".
True repentance would have turned him to Jesus for forgiveness. We do well to heed the words of Peter and learn from his experience. Peter repented, Judas didn't. That's why one was forgive and the other one was lost.
Despite their name, it is possible that there were never 12 rock stacks. Seven of the original nine stacks remain standing. Six of them are visible from the most popular viewpoint, while the seventh is located several metres away from the corner of the main viewing platform.
The "13th disciple" usually refers to Matthias, chosen by the early apostles to replace Judas Iscariot, restoring the number to twelve, but sometimes also to Paul the Apostle (Saul of Tarsus) or even Mary Magdalene, though she's known as "apostle to the apostles". In popular culture, it's also the title of a novel by Deepak Chopra, a spiritual mystery about a hidden disciple.
A: In 2 Corinthians 11:24, Paul says, “Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one.” This was a formal synagogue punishment which allowed up to forty lashes for serious offenses. To avoid accidentally breaking the law by miscounting, the standard practice became thirty-nine lashes.
Why did God wait another 400 years after the last prophet of the Old Testament, Malachi, before He began the New Testament? The answer: certain conditions had to be set in place before God could send down His son in order to ensure that once the atoning sacrifice had been made, the gospel could be spread.
The drink offered to our Lord was vinegar (made of light wine rendered acid, the common drink of Roman soldiers) "mingled with gall," or, according to ( Mark 15:23 ), "mingled with myrrh;" both expressions meaning the same thing, namely, that the vinegar was made bitter by the infusion of wormwood or some other bitter ...
At this time blessed Mary Magdalene, wishing to devote herself to heavenly contemplation, retired to an empty wilderness, and lived unknown for thirty years in a place made ready by the hands of angels. According to this account, she died after receiving Holy Communion from a priest friend of hers who lived nearby.
She takes on Pilate's guilt for his execution of Jesus and he executes her as well, in a scene in which she is baptized in blood and made a martyr.
It may be known to only few people that direct descendants of Pontius Pi late, the Roman governor, are living in this country The ancient archives of Vienna, Austria and Pesth, Hungary, allow that a grandson of Pontius Pilate, Caius Flavius Pilate, was made proctot of the Roman province of Dacia, on the lower Danube ...
The apostle skinned alive was Saint Bartholomew, who, according to tradition, was martyred by being flayed (skinned) and then beheaded while on an evangelical mission, leading to his depiction in art holding his flayed skin and the knife used. He is the patron saint of tanners and artisans who work with skins, notes the J. Paul Getty Museum.
He was not obstinate, neither was he weak, but he was teachable, and so he made steady progress in his learning: such a disciple is one that a teacher is sure to love, and John was therefore “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” He was full of faith to accept what he was taught.
Enoch and Elijah are the only people in the Bible who did not die a natural death. Instead, they were “taken by God.”