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
6) John's letters
Now we know that Jesus loved John as the 'son of rage(thunder)'. We hear the righteous thunder in his letters through his clear, black and white statements,
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: (1John 1:6)
John's habit of using “we” to describe the unity of Jesus and his apostles and how people are either of “us” or “not us”, is clear in such statements as the following,
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1John 1:10)
Now we suspect John has a right to be beside Jesus, by blood and intellect. We note,
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. (1John 2:28) Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (1John 3:1-2)
Of all the apostles it was John who was given the privilege of penning the last letter of Jesus to us, the only letter written specifically to us today. In this letter we see again John associated with thunder,
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four living ones saying, “Come and see.” (Revelation 6:1, cp Revelation 14:2)
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There are many misconceptions of what Anti-Christ means due to mis-information, and sensationalism. It is not hard to confirm what the Bible actually says.
