All Twelve Apostles: A Tyburn

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Poetic Form: Tyburn
Inspired: 2024 March 06
Image: The Twelve Apostles by Christianity.com

What Happened to the 12 Apostles? Their Lives and Death

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PETER or SIMON the YOUNGER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ slower lower grower thrower Christ calls~"Have faith,"~slower~lower~rock Build church~confuse~grower~thrower~flock ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANDREW the ELDER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ netter better petter getter Catch fish~Greek~Saint~netter~better~first Bonds~apprise Christ~petter~getter~versed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JAMES of ZEBEDEE the GREATER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ marvelled compelled upheld rebelled Wonder~victim~marvelled~compelled~zeal Witness~fiery~upheld~rebelled~peal ~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN of ZEBEDEE ~~~~~~~~~~~ observed deserved conserved unnerved Flux~beloved~observed~deserved~great Cross Christ foot~zeal~conserved~unnerved~trait ~~~~ PHILIP ~~~~ willing filling quilling spilling Holy Ghost fronts~willing~filling~yearn Guides Divine Truth~quilling~spilling~learn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BARTHOLOMEW or NATHANIEL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sincere adhere severe revere Gospel~devout~sincere~adhere~true Exquisite pain~severe~revere~blue ~~~~~~~~~~~~ THOMAS the TWIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ blow out misdoubt set out spread out Abrupt~doubter~blow out~misdoubt~Word Farthest preacher~set out~spread out~heard ~~~~~~ MATTHEW ~~~~~~ trolling goading probing coping Tax collector~trolling~goading~tax Redirector~probing~coping~ex ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JAMES of ALPHAEUS the LESSER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ minor signer shiner liner Two James~tax ex~minor~signer~yes Matthew's brother?~shiner~liner~bless ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JUDE or THADDEUS or LEBBAEUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ abstract retract enact in fact Birth name~given~abstract~retract~seal Early church ruled~enact~in fact~deal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SIMON the ZEALOT or the CANAANITE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ belies implies rabbis revise Gentiles~Christians~belies~implies~wise Law of Moses~rabbis~revise~guys ~~~~~~~~~~~ JUDAS ISCARIOT ~~~~~~~~~~~ doomsday betray convey dismay Thirty pieces~doomsday~betray~spell Kiss~Judas Tree~convey~dismay~hell

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