Nero killed many people in his life. He killed many Christians including Peter, and Paul. Nero had a lot of ways to kill people. Nero even had his own symbol!
There are several ways that Nero had people martyred. One of the ways that Nero had Christians killed was that he would put them on a stake in his garden and burn them to help give light to his palace at night. He killed some people the way most other kings did sometimes he beheaded them, poisoned them, and crucified them. Nero even had people torn to pieces by big hungry animals! There are a lot of people that Nero killed and one of them was Peter the apostle.
Peter was crucified under the order of Nero. He chose to be crucified upside down because he didn't think he was worthy enough to die the same way Jesus did. The governor offered peter his life if he just denied God, but Peter stayed faithful to God. In 1 John 2:22 it says "Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son". Peter knew the reward waiting for him in Heaven. Nero didn't only kill Peter but Paul too.
Paul was beheaded under the order of emperor Nero. Before Paul was executed he was arrested for two years for stirring up a crowd of Jews. He was sailed to Rome where he was put in jail for another two years. After two years of custody he was executed. He too stayed faithful in God and was not afraid to die for God.
What we all know as the peace sign today is Nero's symbol for peace without Christians. It has a broken upside down cross in the middle of a circle. The upside down cross represents no Christians and the circle means world peace.
Nero was an awful man. He ordered the execution of all the Christians and he had regular innocent people martyred. This man was a very bad example and I hope not to turn out like him ever.
There are several ways that Nero had people martyred. One of the ways that Nero had Christians killed was that he would put them on a stake in his garden and burn them to help give light to his palace at night. He killed some people the way most other kings did sometimes he beheaded them, poisoned them, and crucified them. Nero even had people torn to pieces by big hungry animals! There are a lot of people that Nero killed and one of them was Peter the apostle.
Peter was crucified under the order of Nero. He chose to be crucified upside down because he didn't think he was worthy enough to die the same way Jesus did. The governor offered peter his life if he just denied God, but Peter stayed faithful to God. In 1 John 2:22 it says "Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son". Peter knew the reward waiting for him in Heaven. Nero didn't only kill Peter but Paul too.
Paul was beheaded under the order of emperor Nero. Before Paul was executed he was arrested for two years for stirring up a crowd of Jews. He was sailed to Rome where he was put in jail for another two years. After two years of custody he was executed. He too stayed faithful in God and was not afraid to die for God.
What we all know as the peace sign today is Nero's symbol for peace without Christians. It has a broken upside down cross in the middle of a circle. The upside down cross represents no Christians and the circle means world peace.
Nero was an awful man. He ordered the execution of all the Christians and he had regular innocent people martyred. This man was a very bad example and I hope not to turn out like him ever.
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