I don't think I've done a post on this topic, but I think it's time to do so

I don't think I've done a post on this topic, but I think it's time to do so. It's been about seventeen years since the Lord revealed this to me, and I've told a lot of people I know about it; but I haven't really made it public yet. Nonetheless, here it is: The apostle John did not die, and he will come back to head up the end time move of God in the earth. That is correct, John the beloved apostle, known in his own words as "the disciple whom Jesus loved;" is still alive and will be back on the scene before too long (Jn. 20:2; Jn. 21:7). So you will want to know just how I received this revelation, and the answer is very easy: From the Bible. "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom" (Mat. 16:27,28). Note that the context of this verse is in regard to the second coming of Christ back to this world, when he will come from heaven with the angels. The word 'some' in verse 28 is from the Greek word 'tis,' and it means 'a certain one.' So Jesus plainly said in the presence of his twelve apostles that there was someone in his presence at that moment who would not die, and would see his second coming back to this world. That is clearly what is there. Next we have this: "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... Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest 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. This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 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?" (Jn. 21:15,18-23)

Okay, it's true that John told us that Jesus didn't actually say that John wasn't going to die. But it is also true that he did NOT tell us that he WAS going to die. There's a good reason that what Jesus said there 'went abroad,' mainly because Jesus was not known to be given to drama or to fiction. And also of course because Jesus had already told them that one of them would not taste death, and that he would see his second coming from heaven. So why did Jesus say this to Peter about John, after telling Peter that Peter WOULD die? For drama? For effect? For a fictional story? I say not. But let's not stop there. Here is part of John's account of 'the revelation' that he received from the Lord while in exile on the island of Patmos: "And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey... And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings" (Rev. 10:8,9,11). Most historical accounts place the time of 'the revelation' that John received at Patmos, as him being around ninety years old. There is no account of him leaving Patmos and "prophesying again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings." Neither is there any substantial historical account of John's death, though there are accounts of failed attempts to put him to death. He will in fact return to be the head figure of God's last move in the earth, and he will then "prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings." One last biblical evidence is found in Matthew 24 in Jesus's sermon of the end time and his second coming: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory... Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled" (Mat. 24:29,30,34).

So how could the 'generation' of the time that Jesus was here, not pass away until his second coming, when that passage of time will roughly be about two thousand years? Because John was part of that generation, and he has never died. As our opening Bible verse stated, Jesus said that one of his apostles would not die and that he would also see his coming back to this world when he comes with the angels of heaven. That apostle was and is John, who we know happened to be the favorite of Jesus. He was the only apostle who went into the judgment hall when Jesus was apprehended, he was the only apostle at the foot of the cross, he was the apostle whom Jesus appointed to take care of Mary his mother, and he was the first apostle to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead (Jn. 18:15; Jn. 19:25-27; Jn. 20:1-8). Yeah, it's John for sure. Not long ago on the TV show, 'It's Supernatural with Sid Roth,' someone told of a heavenly vision that was given to them by the Lord. They went into the heavenly library and they were led to a table where there was a book sitting that was about God's end time move on the earth. He looked at the book, and the name of the book was John 22. No one had a clue what it meant, but as soon as I heard about it I knew exactly what it meant. There are twenty one chapters in the book of John, and the book that the man saw in the heavenly library was the last chapter of John's account of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is yet to come. I haven't heard of anyone else who believes these things, but I'm certain they are there because God showed it to me, and it isn't difficult to find in the scriptures. So everyone who wonders about who will lead and head up the 'end time revival,' need wonder no more. 'The disciple whom Jesus loved' will be back, and he will be the main representative of Jesus Christ in this world, to close out the age. Those who follow his leadership will be saved, and everyone who resists him will be lost. Simple as that. I can't wait, and I hope somehow I could meet this man who was so favored by the Son of God that he was chosen as the third man in the history of the world to not taste of death. There was Enoch, who lived in the pre-flood world, and Elijah, who lived during the old testament; and now John who is of the new testament. Just perfect. Amen.