The holy mutation of Apostle John the Evangelist, the Word of God, who rested on the breast of the Saviour, the lover of virginity and beloved disciple of Christ, is celebrated on the 26th of September, where his holy life was written about at length. And on this day is honored only the remembrance of the healing power, which miraculously comes out of his tomb every year on the eighth day of May, and the Christians there call manna.

St. Apostle John was born in Bethsaida Galilee, the brother of St. James the Apostle. John the Evangelist settled in Ephesus after 70 AD when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. So Saint John the Evangelist pastored the Church of Ephesus and was exiled by Emperor Domitian to the island of Patmos, where he wrote the Apocalypse. He returned to Ephesus after the Emperor’s death, living here until the end of his life. Therefore, Saint John the Theologian wrote the Fourth Gospel and three epistles, called the Sobornices.

For St. John, living more than a hundred years and laboring for the good news of Christ, went out with seven of his disciples from the city of Ephesus and commanded them to dig a tomb in the image of the Cross and, as it is written in his life, to be buried alive. When the city brothers heard of this, they went and dug his tomb, but they did not find the body of the apostle, and they returned, weeping much. After that, they often went to his grave and prayed to God, calling on Saint John for help and intercession.

Is John of Patmos the same as John the Apostle?

The Second Epistle of John, frequently alluded to as Second John and regularly composed 2 John or II John, is a book of the New Testament ascribed to John the Evangelist, generally remembered to be the writer of the other two epistles of John and the Gospel of John (however this is questioned).

The LDS Church instructs that John the Apostle is similar to John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple. The conventional view holds that John of Patmos is indistinguishable from John the Apostle, who is accepted to have composed both the Gospel of John and the epistles of John.

He was banished to the island Patmos in the Aegean archipelago during the rule of Emperor Domitian or Nero and composed the Book of Revelation there. But he is best known for his canonical New Testament writings: the Gospel, the three Epistles, and the Apocalypse.

That is the Anglicized adaptation of the Jewish names. Besides that, John the Apostle, John the Revelator, John Mark, John the Baptist, and John, the relative of Annas, the High Priest. Yet, there is one “John” that individuals regularly forget about – Judah. Indeed, Judah, one of the children of Jacob, was a John.

Biography of John the Apostle

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Biblical places from the times of Apostle John

1. Jerusalem- Where is the Temple of Jerusalem?
2. Galilee- Where is the exact location of Galilee?
3. Gethsemane-Where is this garden located?
4. Kinneret- Is Kinneret located in Jerusalem? Is it the sea?
5. Patmos- Is Patmos in Greece?

Who sent John to Patmos?

John, the adored Disciple of Jesus, was ousted to Patmos during the last long periods of his life in light of the Word of God and HIS declaration of Jesus. When Rome banished John to Patmos, he was the final individual from the Twelve Disciples of Jesus Christ. John was a nearby adherent of Christ, also called the Disciple that Jesus adored. So, the jail of Patmos turns into the spot of vision, disclosure, and appearance for the age pupil of Jesus.

It is well known that the Roman Emperor Titus Flavius Dominitius sent John in the Exile to The Patmos Islands. We can celebrate anything or limitation in our lives today in the “I JOHN” message. We can say, like John, I might be restricted or detained at this point I am an accomplice in the enduring of Christ – persistently persevering as Christ, our cherished Savior and trailblazer, has educated us to do.

Whether it be Daniel in the lair or Joseph in prison, we see God by the force of His Holy Spirit tending to the unwavering holy people in their restriction. Rome attempted their absolute best to quiet this final pupil of Jesus Christ. Much to their dismay, the last and most noteworthy disclosure was going to be given on the scandalous isle of Patmos that they had banished him to. As God involved the whale as his shipping specialist with Jonah, God utilized the banishing of John to Patmos by Rome to achieve the last disclosure of HIS SON.

Who wrote the Book of Revelation?

“I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet.”

Revelation 1:9-10 (NIV)

How does John, the author of Revelation, portray himself?

At last, while there is barely anything to praise the idea that a shadowy figure named John the Elder composed the book of Revelation, there is more than adequate proof that it was written by John the missionary. The reality that the creator of the end times calls himself John could not go through the places of worship in Asia Minor. Furthermore, the fingerprints of John, the witness, are all around the end of the world! One need just open their eyes and ears to secure the signs. For instance, John, and John alone, distinguish Jesus as the Word or Logos (John 1:1, 14; Revelation 19:13).

For sure, John portrays himself as “the Elder,” not to separate himself from “the messenger,” yet to underscore his power and position. So, there is insufficient proof that an unmistakable John the Elder existed and adequate proof that John the Elder and John the missionary are indeed the same.

Moreover, John recognizes Jesus as the genuine observer (John 5:31-47; 8:14-18; Revelation 2:13; 3:14), and John most endeavors the Mosaic necessity of two observers (John 8:12-30; Revelation 11:1-12). So added to this, there is an unquestionably shared trait in the symbolic utilization of the number seven that rises above its strict significance. It is also essential that as John’s good news, Revelation is a scholarly magnum opus.

Prayer to Saint John the Apostle

Great and altogether praised Apostle and Evangelist John, of God the Word, the beloved disciple of Christ,

so our fervent defender and our speedy helper are in trouble!

Ask the Lord God to grant us forgiveness of all our sins, how many we have sinned from our youth throughout our lives

so with our word, with our lust, and with all our senses, and when our souls depart from the body,

so help us sinners to be delivered from the vices of the air and eternal labors,

that through your indeed merciful intercession we may glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

Did Saint John appear in Gregory’s vision?

Looking kindly at Gregory, the Apostle said: From the other world I have come to you as a soldier of the Mistress of all that is holy, to ask you why you cry out always, day and night, and all the hour, “Light my darkness, light my darkness”? Gregory also answered: So what else can I say in my prayer to God, except to ask for mercy and enlightenment that I may know and do His will, a sinful man that I am, and full of sins? Gregory asked: Will you help me in this life or the next as a co-worker of the Mother of God? The Great Evangelist of the Highest answered with joy and sweetness: I have helped you before, and I am helping you now, and I will help you in the future!

After spending two years with Father Nicodemus, Gregory had a divine vision shown to him by Saint John the Apostle. One day, while he was busy praying with his mind, a great and enlightened man appeared to him. Gregory recognized the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John of God the Word, Son of Thunder, beloved disciple, and friend of Christ.

So, he became invisible after the Evangelist had told him of this above nature and the uncreated gift of the Mother of God. From this vision, we can understand that divine grace was preparing Saint Gregory to follow in the footsteps of the Theologians.

How old was John the Evangelist when he passed away?

The saint wrote the Apocalypse while he was on the island of Patmos, and the Gospel and the three Epistles are believed to have been reported in Ephesus after his return from exile. Saint John the Evangelist is the one who proclaimed to the world that God is love and that God is light.

Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist passed away at almost one hundred years of age near Ephesus, where he was buried. Holy Tradition says that before passing away, the saint took seven disciples with him and had them dig a cross-shaped grave, into which he willingly lay asleep in Christ.

Dionysius of Furna, who left us a valuable iconographic guide, shows that the Apostle and Evangelist John is painted as follows: when he is painted between the Apostles and in scenes from the life of the Saviour, he is painted young, without a beard; when he has painted alone or writing the Gospel, he is painted old, pleasure and with a long beard, holding his book in his hand; he wears a green vestment underneath and a red vestment above; his symbol is the eagle.

How did the Apostle John die?

St. John, the Evangelist, and Theologian, was among the twelve Holy Apostles first called by Jesus Christ. Saint John the Apostle is celebrated three times a year, as follows: on 8 May, in honor of the miracle that takes place at his tomb; on 30 June, together with the other Holy Apostles; on 26 September, when he passed away.

Saint John the Apostle is the only Apostle who did not die a mutual death on the cross. He was plunged into boiling oil. After the Dormition of Our Lady, the saint went to Ephesus in Asia to preach the Gospel of Christ. Therefore, between 90 and 95, he was exiled to the island of Patmos by Emperor Domitian. So, in a cave in this rocky place, John received the revelation of the end of the world, which he recorded in the prophetic book of Revelation. After Domitian’s death, the saint returned to Ephesus.

Saint John the Apostle was the son of the fisherman Zebedee and Salomea from Bethsaida in Galilee. So, he first appears as a disciple of St. John the Baptist. Together with his brother James, he was called by the Saviour Jesus Christ to follow him. John was the youngest Apostle of the Lord.

Primary Takeaways

• The Acts of the Apostles show the disciple and Apostle John with Peter both in the healing of the lame man and in the capture and imprisonment of the two in the dungeon, which speaks of John’s role in the early Christian community in Jerusalem.
• Saint Paul also calls him, along with Peter and James, one of the three pillars of the Church who extended their right hands to him as a sign of brotherhood and sharing in the apostolic ministry.
• Indeed, the date of St John’s commemoration on 26 September is linked to the day he moved to the Lord.

Conclusion

Saint John was one of the first close disciples of the Saviour Christ, with his brother James, sons of Zebedee and Salome, half-sister grandsons of Jesus. After the Teacher of Nazareth also calls Andrew and his older brother Peter to the apostolate, it is the turn of John and James, his close relatives. Indeed Salome was, according to Church tradition, one of the three daughters of the righteous Joseph, betrothed to the Virgin Mary from his first marriage. Thus, the sons of this woman, mentioned among the Myrrhbearers who received the news of the Lord’s Resurrection, were grandchildren of the Saviour’s sister.

The Gospels speak of the two brothers as the closest disciples and the oldest Apostles, Peter. The Evangelist Mark tells us that John and Peter prepared the Last Supper before the Savior’s capture.