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At pentecost the Holy Spirit came to the followers of Jesus in the form of tongues of flame above their heads

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Emperor Nero killed the early Christians and turned their bodies into a wax like solution for candles.

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After the Pentecost they used the Holy Spirit and spread the word of God and all they had witnessed. Progressively their numbers increased and every nation gathered in Jerusalem for the passover.

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The Jews had revolted the rule of the Romans but their rebellion was crushed. The Romans destroyed the only city on Jerusalem, and also destroyed it's temple. The temple was the centre of jewish life and worship.

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the apostles spread out over the country to spread the story of God. Peter died in Rome, he was crucified upside down

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In their deaths, they were made the subject of sport; for they were wrapped in the hides of wild beasts and torn to pieces by dogs, or nailed to crosses, or set on fire, and when the day declined, were burned to serve for nocturnal light.

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The council of Jerusalem decided that the gospel should be taught to everyone, men, women, people from different background even slaves were considered to be part of the christian faith.

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after Jesus was arrested Judus committed suicide

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the followers of God made a difference by building under ground churches during the period of time were romans where  persecuting all Christians

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'And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak on other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability'

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'And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.'

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It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves not to impose on you any burden beyond these essentials: you are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from illicit marriages. Avoid these, and you will do what is right.

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Christians used the catacombs as a gathering place for celebrating the Eucharist and for conducting secret meetings during this time.