John’s Farewell Greetings (2nd John 12-13) Verse 12: Since we have called this series of lessons “New Testament Postcards,” what John is saying is that he has more to say than would fit on one sheet of papyrus. So he wants to come and express his thoughts personally where he is not bound by having […]
Author & Date: The author is the Apostle John. He describes himself in 2 John 1 as the “Elder” which conveys the advanced age of the Apostle. Most likely he composed this letter ca. 90-95 A.D. from Ephesus. He was so well known and loved among the churches that his name would not be needed […]
Some Introductory Thoughts J. Vernon McGee told of a man in the South who had an interesting way of dividing the three epistles of John. He called them “one-eyed John,” “two-eyed John,” and “three-eyed John” because of the Roman numerals (I, II, III) placed in front of them. Our focus in this study will be […]