Gospel of John Ch. 21 and Philippians Ch. 4

"He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep."

"Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."

1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.

23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (To the Philippians written from Rome, by Epaphroditus.)

Amazing where a long trip through the wilderness leads, if anyone wishes to read without "sure" preconceptions about the destination or the beliefs and/or intent of the poster. I just post what I see, wherever it happens to be.

John 21 is a very timely chapter, located at the end of the Gospel accounts and containing the description [from the disciple whom Jesus loved following] of who would betray Jesus.

"A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots."

Metaphorical maxims about the speedy dissemination of lies and the much slower propagation of corrective truths have a very long history.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/

John 1
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

On that note,

John was a scrupulous, observant, detail-oriented man. He recorded:

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

22 Jesus saith unto him, "Ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρὸς σέ"?. follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, "Ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρὸς σέ"?

Exact match (I hope I included the whole statement -- it's all Greek to me.)

There are a few Johns in the NT, so there is some debate if this John is the same as the John who received the Revelation of Jesus Christ.

I'm merely pointing out the existence of the question. In the world of the living (today, when people are presently alive) "John" is a very popular name. John Doe [ג'ון דו] could be any unknown man or a man whose identity is intentionally obscured.

In any case...

Revelation 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Who betrayed Jesus?
The saying went abroad, about what Jesus said. Yet the report was loose opinion -- exciting, but inaccurate.

"A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots."

John shows himself reliable, whoever he is. Trustworthy, because God always preserves a remnant who won't die off.

Perhaps it explains why he ended up on Patmos and was the one who received the relevation of Jesus Christ. Obviously not a proper "team player" if he remained firmly grounded in the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

It's so hard to find good help these days. Elijah was a loner, not winning any popularity contests.

Elias: yet another one of those "Johns".

The place built for Elias' cabinet of curiosities is the place where the Messiah (a "kinnor") is on display in plain sight, where it all starts with the music.

"For all of your songs, I am a kinnor."

Location is an important detail. It's where you'll find the simple, down-to-earth "can-do" man who eats shoots and leaves:

Isaiah 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3. A voice cries, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God:
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...where that certain one is not like all of the others (the rest are all "LI"s).
(Seriously, will anyone even bother to look there? It was the last page edit. I even followed it to its IP source location and found a lone sign on street view. Saved a pic on March 9th. Talk about signage, especially for the Exodus. It shows the parting of the Red Sea, brothers walking it through together -- Rt 558 i.e Jacob + Esau -- holding hands, with the angel of the Lord guiding the WAY through, with a famous time machine...)

Shot heard round the world

Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Location. Location. Location.

It's as if the author of that edit -- the change located within the Ethics of the Fathers - signed it with His name as the edit itself. That's exactly how the God of Abraham rolls. There's no competition. Truth is stranger and way more exciting than fiction.

It's just like that "24hr casualty" sign sez,

We'll take good care of you!

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