Introduction Since there is no name given, the authorship of next three letters is somewhat debated. However, they are traditionally attributed to the apostle John for good reason. First, the language of the letters and the gospel is overwhelmingly similar, in some ways more so than even between Paulās. Second, the issues addressed reflect a […]
Chapter thirteen finally introduces the main human antagonist of the drama ā the Beast. He is never called āantichristā in the Revelation; that term appears only in 1 and 2 John in reference to the general deceptive spirit and anyone who denies Jesus. However, it is appropriate to consider him as the ultimate embodiment of
Chapters thirteen through seventeen have almost no parallel in the Synoptics. With the exception of the Passover meal itself and Jesusā prophecy that Peter would deny him (John 13:21-38), the rest of this exceptional section is found only in John. At some point during the Passover meal, Jesus prepared himself to wash the feet of his
