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Jonah does not obey God, so he is thrown from a ship. A whale swallows him and spits out near city of Nineveh.

Malachi is the last prophet in Israel. He rebukes them for unfaithfulness and predicts John the Baptist and Jesus.

Jesus is the Messiah predicted by Malachi. He is descendant of David and eternal God incarnate in human form.

Jesus chose twelve people to teach. They are called the disciples and then called apostles after his resurrection.

Peter was a headstrong disciple. He was a brave man of action who was a proven leader of the church until his martyrdom.

Andrew was one of the first disciples and evangelists. He brought his brother Peter and many others to meet Jesus.

James was one of the "Sons of Thunder". He was the first apostle to be killed for sharing his faith around 44 AD.

John is the only apostle to die a natural death. He wrote four books in the Bible and lived in exile on island of Patmos.

Philip baptized a man from Ethiopia and when they came up out of the water, he disappeared, and Ethiopian went home.

Jesus spoke with him and Bartholomew proclaimed, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel".

Matthew was a despised Jewish tax collector who extorted his own people. He wrote the book of Matthew.

Doubting Thomas would not believe Jesus rose from the dead until he placed his hands in Jesus' hands and side.

James was known at "The Just". He was very moral but saw the Gospel freed people from Jewish legal restraints.

Thaddaeus was a contemplative and inquisitive person. He was close to Jesus and modeled quiet faithfulness.

Simon the Zealot was a disciple of Jesus with zeal for religious and political reform. He was sawn in half.

Judas Iscariot was the disciple in charge of the money bag. He was greedy and betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.

Matthias was one of 72 people who followed Jesus from John the Baptist to Resurrection of Christ. Replaced Judas.

The Apostle Paul transformed from a man who killed Christians to an ardent follower of Christ and church leader.