A Brief Biography of the Apostle John, Part 2 (TMF:2953)
Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Peace to Live By: A Brief Biography of the Apostle John, Part 2 (TMF:2953) - Daniel Litton
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Once the disciple John learns Jesus is the Messiah, he leaves John the Baptist and becomes a disciple of Jesus. In reading the account, we understand that this was with his older brother who was named James. There was also a close friend involved named Peter. Thus, these three guys come to end up being Jesus' closest friends during the time of his venture, what we call his earthly ministry. Drawing this roundabout, by the time John is writing this whole account, some fifty to sixty years after Jesus’ ascension into Heaven (around 80 to 90 A.D.), John has already had an extensive career, to use today's terminology. Notable in that is having served as one of the chief leaders in the first Christian church in Jerusalem, the first Christian church of all time (see Acts 8:14 & Gal. 2:9). A notable point of significance regarding John is that he was the apostle who will live the longest—the longest of all of Jesus' original Twelve disciples.