JOHN-THE APOSTLE WHOM JESUS LOVED

JOHN-THE APOSTLE WHOM JESUS LOVED John was a son of Zebedee Who together with his brother James Belonged to the small group of apostles Who followed Christ These apostles were special witnesses To many of Jesus’ miracles Including the raising of Jairus’ daughter The Transfiguration And the agony in the garden The Lord called John Together with his brother James The “sons of thunder” Their temper was revealed In some incidences Such as when they wished That the Lord call down fire On the Samaritan woman Who rejected Christ And their willingness To drink of the cup of suffering As Christ did John’s brother James Is believed To be the first apostle To die for Christ And by John Living out his days Testifying for Christ In a Roman prison John is believed To be the author Of the 4th Gospel And 3 Epistles But less certain Is whether or not He did write The final book of the Bible-Revelations Because the writing style is so different Than his earlier style Nevertheless He is credited With this writing John wrote about them In a contemplative way Emphasizing the Theological reality Of Christ’s life Above all He stressed the Divinity of Christ Who is both LIGHT and LIFE John is believed to be The apostle whom Jesus loved And probably the youngest Of all the apostles “When Jesus saw his mother there (at the foot of the cross) And the disciple whom Jesus loved (John) Standing nearby He said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son” And to the disciple “Here is your mother” From that time on The disciple took her into his home” John 19:25-27 One of John’s symbols Is the book And many ancient churches As well as some modern ones Are named after him John always emphasized That because of Christ We should. “love one another” And in his writings, “It is the word of the Lord And if you keep it-you do enough” December 27th is his feast day Robert P. Wallman December 28th, 2012 12-27-15