6 Things You Didn't Know About John the Apostle

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John...

One of Jesus’ closest disciples...
Author of 5 books in the New Testament...
The disciple that Jesus loved...

But is there more to John’s story? Things we don’t notice when we read scripture? Things that might completely surprise us?

Well, in this video, I'm going to share with you 6 things you probably don’t know about the Apostle John.
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Timestamps:
Intro: 00:00
John wasn't always so loving: 00:22
John was heavily influences by Greek culture: 03:08
John came from a prominent family: 05:51
John's family may have financial supported Jesus: 08:08
John was possibly Jesus' cousin: 08:52
John insists that Jesus is God: 10:45

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[AngelaHalo]

I named my son after John because I absolutely adore John. John helped me to be a better person, he is beautiful.
Excellent video ❤

[seemabiswas]

Greetings from India 🇮🇳
Thanks for the word.
All Glory and Honour to our Living God 🙌

[adrianamartinez]

I would like to add that I had a real problem with rage (a daughter of thunder!😳 like John) but Jesus has been transforming my heart that I no longer recognize myself, yes, Jesus IS the true lover of my soul, my Hope of glory.
God bless you, Brandon.

[geneparadiso]

He was boiled in oil and survived. He was a disciple of John the Baptist. Paul called him a “Pillar of the Church”. He was banished to Patmos where he wrote his book of Revelation. He died a natural death, the only Apostle to do so.

[hoodwitch]

I so can relate with John and his thunderous personality ..I've struggled my whole life with anger issues..and only recently started to calm down..Jesus DOES heal! "Strong passion can be a good thing when channeled for righteousness " -Jesus of Nazareth

[biki]

I can relate with the apostle St. John. I have had anger and rage problems all my life and through prayer and asking God for help I can say that I have it under control. I do slip up every now and then and feel so bad and ashamed it happened. And then I pray and start again. Thank you for this video.

[tjjpyvk]

Wow, I'm 73 - had to get a large letter Bible. Still need bifocals & light, so this is wonderful to hear your fabulous teaching. Just found today. Thank you SO much. May you stay in God's light - being blessed every day.

[suzannephillips]

I love John, his writing is so beautiful.

[GeorgeHarrison]

Thank you for this! Very in depth and insightful! As a Greek actor portraying John, it makes me proud that there are some plausible linkages between John and Hellenic culture / philosophy. John is also said to have retired to Patmos, Greece in his later years, so the links continue. In episode 1 of Season 2, your point of "word" coming from Greek was also a small Easter egg Dallas put in because he knew I'd get a kick out of it :P 🇬🇷 but he clearly knew it had a much deeper meaning as well, as your research shows :)

[marthaabrams]

Well John said about jesus, I am the way the truth and the life, I am am the resurrection and the life, I am the bread of life, I am the light of the world, I am the good shepherd, I am the true vine, I am going to prepare a place for you, the I Am that I am amen

[elizabethdexter]

When I first heard the suggestion that the disciple John was the cousin of Jesus the incident when the mother of James and John asked that her sons would be granted the honor of sitting on Jesus right and left hand made more sense. As Jesus aunt and also if she was helping support His ministry she would have enough chutzpah to ask such a question.

[amyhampton]

I thought I knew my bible until I started listening to you Brandon! Thank you for these spiritual lessons!

[saltytexan]

My rage is definitely a struggle. I try to do better but I need Jesus on this.

[nanaable]

Thank you for explaining what we can only wonder about since the Bible leaves us without all the answers. But as my mother used to tell me in my never ending questions "if all the answers were in the Bible what would we have to talk to Jesus about when we get to Heaven?" 🙂

[AdrianneThapa]

Brandon you are simply awesome! You share with us so much Jewish history and background that really helps us to get a complete picture and understanding.
Thank you so much for what you do!!

[marlahorn]

Another interesting fact; John was the only disciple that died of old age.

[mendyhand]

You have a true gift of communicating details, that are in God’s Holy Word. (Logos). 👍 I’m a 55 year old Christian from 35 years of Jesus and Calvary Chapel and the Holy Spirit helping me learn new things everyday. Glad to have the privilege to learn some new nuggets of wisdom from you as well. Thanks for your service. I will now finish binge watching The Chosen. Season one. We are also studying John at our Church, great info. Well done! 👍🤗🙏🏻

[denicetourville]

Wow. "I AM"=God. Therefore, I am the Good Shepherd, etc. Brings more meaning to me. Thank you

[coffeelvnwmn]

I'm glad that you made this video; about a month or so ago, as I was studying scripture... the Holy Spirit gave me revelation to John (the Apostle) being Jesus other cousin. I was STUNNED! Like you, I went back to reading the very same scriptures and 'mapping' out the women, and Salome stood out as Mary's (Jesus' mom) sister.
I do not see how this would be a 'bad' thing since, Hebrew people are a family minded culture and keep close; as you said, it's a minor detail and not one that brings 'salvation', but more of a fun fact factor. Keep up the great work.

Shalom.

[tiffanyl]

John was always my favorite apostle. Every understanding we have of the nature of the Lord comes from his testimony, first.