John went from being a ‘Son of Thunder’ to ‘John the Beloved’, a remarkable change in character and he would go on to write five books of the New Testament. John was the only disciple to die a natural death and spent time on the beautiful and barren isle of Patmos in his later years where he wrote the book of Revelation after receiving a vision from God. This book has intrigued, inspired and guided Gods people since then, till now and will continue to do so until Jesus comes.

<p>John went from being a ‘Son of Thunder’ to ‘John the Beloved’, a remarkable change in character and he would go on to write five books of the New Testament. John was the only disciple to die a natural death and spent time on the beautiful and barren isle of Patmos in his later years where he wrote the book of Revelation after receiving a vision from God. This book has intrigued, inspired and guided Gods people since then, till now and will continue to do so until Jesus comes.</p>

Lineage Journey

Adam Ramdin

Pentecost to Patmos

01 Pentecost to Patmos

04 Peter: Delivered From Prison

02 The Stoning of Stephen

05 Antioch: And They Were Called Christians

06 Paul & Silas: Preaching in Philippi

07 Paul & Silas: The Work in Thessaloniki & Berea

03 Paul: The Road to Damascus

08 Paul: Ministry in Athens

09 Paul: Ministry in Corinth

10 Paul: Uproar in Ephesus

11 Paul: Before Felix & Agrippa

12 Paul: Shipwrecked On Malta

13 Paul: Arrest & Trial in Rome

14 Peter: Calling, Consecration & Crucifixion

15 John: The Beloved & Patmos

John had a special place in Jesus' heart for scripture. Notes that he was the disciple whom Jesus loved. John shared experiences with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the Mount of Transfiguration, and he was the disciple whom Jesus entrusted the care of his mother tooth. When he was on the cross, John had defects of character that earned him the nickname the son of Thunder. And Jesus saw that he needed his mother's influence to soften his course and rough edges. John was ambitious for power, vengeful critical, and impetuous. Yet he had great potential and would go on to be the longest living disciple. The Book of Acts mentions that John was present during Pentecost, but after that he barely gets a mention in scripture. Whilst the other disciples were literally traveling the then known world, Thomas was preaching the gospel in India. Peter was in Rome. John has several decades of his life where there is very little written. He was looking after Jesus' mother. It would not have been easy to stay at home, so to speak, but John needed his own version of a wilderness experience. We are told that Peter was crucified upside down. Thomas was pierced with a spare. Luke was hung from an olive tree and Baru, Simon, Philip, and Jude were beheaded, but John was the only apostle to die of natural causes. This was, however, due to miraculous power of God as Tullian right in an 8,200 said at Rome. The apostle John having been immersed in hot oil, suffered no harm at all. This attempt to boil him alive did not work, and his alleged to have happened behind me. He would go on to continue as the head of the church in Ephesus before being banished to Patmos, This rocky island was chosen by the Roman government as a place of banishment for criminals. And here away from the busyness of life, John received visions from heaven that outlined the closing scenes of this earth's history. Here amidst the rocks and cliffs, John held communion with God as he was able to meditate on the book of nature and marvel at God's goodness. When John was here, he was in the closing twilight years of his life, thought by some to be past useful service, an old man, but it was here that he received more communication from heaven than he had during all his former years. The book of Revelation is written in signs and symbols and needs to be decoded in order to be fully understood. The purpose of this is twofold, firstly, to predict and preserve it from the ruling power in John's day. And secondly, to ensure that those who wish to understand it actually study and dig deep Revelation contains many messages that have relevance for our time today, and it has helped and continues to help the church to understand where it comes from and where it's going. If you have not yet read the book of Revelation, I urge you to start for a begins with a blessing to all those who read and understand it. Here on the aisle of Pat mush, John finally had time to write and is here where he wrote the gospel of John and also the Booker revelation. John was able to turn a negative situation into a blessing for himself and the Christian Church in ages to follow it is traditionally believed that he received his visions in the cave of the apocalypse, but we really don't know where he received his visions. Today the island is populated, but back then it would've been a barren place, but also a beautiful place and a place where John was able to commune with God Here on the aisle of Pat. Much John experienced trials and obstacles, but these could not shake his fate. He had developed a deep and a pure love for God and urged in his writing, beloved, let us love God and reiterated the point that we ought not love in Word. But indeed, John lived a long and faithful life and at the end of his life he came to realize that the most important thing is to love God and love one another. John says, A new command, man, I give unto, unto you that you love one another as I have loved you. And later on he said, beloved, lets us love one another. For love is of God. May we be faithful to God and serve him amidst the trials and adverse circumstances that come our way. And may we reflect on and live out the words of John to love one another.

Back to Menu

Series

Pentecost to Patmos

15 John: The Beloved & Patmos

Description

Parent Series

Sponsor

Recorded

Other Teachings in Series

01 Pentecost to Patmos

04 Peter: Delivered From Prison

02 The Stoning of Stephen

05 Antioch: And They Were Called Christians

06 Paul & Silas: Preaching in Philippi

07 Paul & Silas: The Work in Thessaloniki & Berea

03 Paul: The Road to Damascus

08 Paul: Ministry in Athens

09 Paul: Ministry in Corinth

10 Paul: Uproar in Ephesus

11 Paul: Before Felix & Agrippa

12 Paul: Shipwrecked On Malta

13 Paul: Arrest & Trial in Rome

14 Peter: Calling, Consecration & Crucifixion

15 John: The Beloved & Patmos

Sound Doctrine