This Article: (9 Pages)
- 1. John in the gospels
- 2. John's links to the Judean ruling... elite
- 3. The standard of learning in the... years C.E.
- 4. The beauty of John's letters
- 5. John, son of David and Aaron
- 6. John's letters
- 7. John's great issue – his... letters & The Great Lie
- 8. John himself
- 9. John's summary: The word made flesh
8) John himself
There is no physical description of John. He was young at the time of the ministry, but was old when he penned Revelation. He will be ageless when he is in the Regeneration of the kingdom that he (and his mother) so looked forward to, where he may, or may not, be sitting to the right or left hand of Jesus. It is likely that John who sought to be close, and believed, while Jesus' own brothers James, Joses, Simon and Judah doubted him, will be given a position close to his 'Master'. It is at Jesus' last Passover and the prayer that all may be one, that John speaks of himself as the disciple Jesus loved. John exemplifies most Jesus' prayer.
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 17:20-21).
John, though possibly a relative of Jesus, heeded Jesus' advice that the greatest must be a servant of all, and sees himself as Jesus' servant (Revelation 1:1),
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. (John 13:14-15)
We have the impression that John watched, listened and evaluated. His gospel notes who believed and who did not. His is a record of what he saw and why he believed, (and also why others should believe, but would not believe).
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. (John 2:11)
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Jesus answered and said unto them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body.
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. (John 2:18-22)
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. (John 20:8)
John listened to all sides and weighed the evidence then with knife-like logic and intellect, discerned truth and error. And he believed the word of truth.
When we meet John, we should expect he will be the same, and that he would expect the same from us. A quiet man, who listens, but when he speaks it is like sudden thunder giving judgement and dividing truth from error. A man who, more than another, sought to be at one with his master, and sought that all be one in Messiah. There were James' and Peter, who were leaders of men, but John was a leader most like his Lord (Master/Rabbi), he was a leader who was first a follower and servant.
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1John 1:3)
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