The Disciple Jesus Loved
Eyewitness - Week 3
Part of Eyewitness
May 8, 2022


The disciple who knew Jesus

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Polycarp and Irenaeus


“…by the Word, through whom God made the

, He also bestowed on the men included in the creation…”
-Irenaeus, on John’s purpose in writing John 1


There were some theological points that were too

to get .


John

the Word. His conclusion?
1. is ; and
2. We also ought to one .

Invest in the

generation of Christians, because they will soon be in charge of taking this message to the generation that.


John was the one disciple who got to live to an

age; but it wasn’t because John was to any less for this message.


John was the last living person who witnessed the

of Christ and His .