Lake galilee, when the lord himself called him along with his brother jacob. Together with peter and brother james, the apostle john was honored with special closeness to the cospodus. He was with him the most important and solemn moments of his earthly life. So he was honored to be present at the resurrection of jairuss daughter, to see the transfiguration. On mount tabor, hear a conversation about the signs of his second coming, attend the last supper with the savior, to witness his gethsevan prayer. Despite this, out of humility, speaking about himself in the gospel, without giving a name, he calls himself the disciple whom jesus loved. This love of the lord for him was manifested at the moment of the suffering of christ the savior, who entrusted his most pure mother to him, saying behold, that is, here is your mother. After the ascension of the lord, we often see the apostle john together with the apostle peter. Along with him, he is considered a pillar of the church, and mostly resides in jerusalem. True to the will of the lord, beloved his disciple, cared for the most pure virgin mary, like the most devoted son, only after her blessed dormition began to preach the word of god in other countries. The subject of his special concerns were the seven malasian churches, while the apostle john lived and worked primarily in the city of ephesus. Under the emperor dometianus, the apostle john was summoned to rome, where, by order of the persecutor of the church. Subjected to torture and even thrown into boiling oil, but the power of god preserved him unharmed, then dametian sent him to the Deserted Island of patmos, and here, according to the word of the teachings of the church, for those who love the lord, all things Work Together for good. John wrote the book apocalypse, or revelation about the final destinies of the church throughout the world. That is, he used the time of his exile with benefit both for himself and for subsequent generations of christians, and it can be said that even this secluded place most contributed to his internal spiritual work on himself and opened up the opportunity to see the destinies of god, the lord himself revealed this to him. After the death of dometian, the apostle john returned to exile. To the city of ephesus. The bishops and elders of the church of ephesus showed him the three gospels, written by the apostles matthew, mark and luke. Having confirmed their authenticity, the apostle john considered it necessary to write another gospel, supplementing it with the missing points, which he, as the last surviving eyewitness, understood well. At the same time, this was extremely important due to the spread of several active gnostic sects that humiliated and even denied the divine dignity of the savior. A strong word was needed to counterbalance these misconceptions. In his gospel, the apostle john outlined the conversations of jesus christ that he said in judea. In terms of their content, they were difficult to understand, since they were addressed to literate scholars. Probably for this reason they were not included in the first three gospels that were. Intended for new christians. Starting to compile the gospel, the apostle john retired with his discipleprokhor to the mountain, where he wrote the gospel that bears his name. This gospel stands out from the other gospels, mainly in comparison with the first three it contains the lords conversations about the deepest truths of faith, in the son of god, about the trinity, about the redemption of humanity, about spiritual rebirth, about the grace of the holy spirit, about communion. From the first words of the gospel , ion raises the believers thought to the height of the divine origin of the son of god, from god the father. In the beginning was the word, the word was to god, and god was the word. So he begins. His gospel, which, we note, is read during the easter service. The purpose of writing his gospel, the apostle john expressed this way everything was written so that you might believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god. And believing they had life in his name. Except him. Gospel and apocalypse, the apostle jonah wrote three epistles, which were included in the new testament books as conciliar, that is , district epistles to his flock, addressed to the entire assembly of believers. The main idea in the messages is the commandment to love god and neighbors. Thus says the apostle, beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from god. He who does not love has not known god, because god is love. Gods love for us was revealed in the fact that god sent his only begotten son into the world so that we could receive life through him. Love is what we are not we loved god, but he loved us. And he sent his son to be an atonement for our sins. In the last years of his life, the apostle spoke only one instruction children, love one another. The disciples once asked him why you repeat the same thing, to which the apostle answered them this is the most necessary commandment, if you fulfill it, you will fulfill the law. Saint john the theologian, the only one of the apostles, died a natural death at the age of about 105 years, but we note that he went through many trials of sorrow during his life, following christ. And the lord helped him along this path, just as he helped the other apostles, just as he helps. Every christian. From ancient times, the church adopted the iconographic sign of the eagle to the evangelist john the theologian, as a symbol of the high soaring of theological thought, the beloved disciple of christ. Also, the title of theologian was given by the holy church from the apostles of christ only to john alone, as the most exalted in the content and depth of the text of the evangelist, as well as the future destinies of the church of the whole world in the revelation of god himself. Apocalypse. May the lord, through the prayers of the apostle of holy love, john the theologian will help us all to acquire in our lives the gracious gift of love for god and for all loved ones. In fulfillment of the gospel of our lord jesus christ. Happy holiday, happy Remembrance Day to the apostle, evangelist and theologian