The Disciple,
the “Other One” the One Whom “Yahushua Loved”
This is a significant understanding
and hopefully you will see both the beauty and wisdom in the scriptures
surrounding these accounts.
It' very important that everyone make an effort to worship Yahuweh with his mind
and not to worship the long established Roman Catholic Church with all its
glitter and status in this world. So please take off your Papal Mitre and put on
your Sherlock Homes Deer Stalker once again and let us obey the law given to
Moses that Yahushua made into the first commandment. It is still in force today,
to serve not a church of men but our creator, the Ineffable True El, with our
whole heart our whole mind our whole soul and our whole strength.
Now mainstream Christianity would have us believe that only Yahushua and
the apostles were present at the last supper. They would further have us believe
that Yahushua had a favorite apostle, namely John.
He loved him more than the rest they say, because he wrote John 21 and so he was
the one whom Yahushua used to love as can be seen from verse 24. This seems to
make sense because we all know that Leonardo Da Vinci only had Yahushua plus the
12 at the last supper and because John did see Yahushua come in a vision as
recorded in Revelation.
But there are a few problems with that interpretation.
1. People in the world do have favorites, but one doesn't imagine that Yahushua
would be like that.
2. Nowhere in scripture is 'the one whom Yahushua loved' called an apostle; he
is always called a disciple and there is a good reason for that.
3. Yahushua gave this person to his mother as her fleshly son. This means he
must have had authority to do that, which means he must have been his fleshly
father in some sense. Yahushua was John's father in spirit, but not in flesh.
Furthermore Yahushua as head of his family, being the firstborn son, and Joseph
being dead, gave his mother to the one whom he loved. Mary then went to live in
his home. Why did he not give her to the second born son? Yahushua had 4
brothers...
55 Is this not
the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and
Joseph and Simon and Judas? (Matthew 13).
He was making 'the one whom he loved' the head of his family, the head of his
fleshly house. So he was giving his birthright to this one. So this one must
have been his firstborn fleshly son. But how could Yahushua who never got
married, have a fleshly son?
Well let's do some detective work....
The first scriptures to consider are:
Jn 13:23
Now there was leaning into the bosom of Yahushua one of his disciples,
whom Yahushua loved.
Jn 19:26
When Yahushua therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by,
whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Jn 20:2
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple,
whom Yahushua loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Master
out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Jn 21:7
Therefore that disciple whom Yahushua loved saith unto Peter, It
is the Master. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Master, he girt [his]
fisher's coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
Jn 21:20
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Yahushua loved
following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Master, which is
he that betrayeth thee?
This question has perplexed many for some time. Most believe it is John as he is
the one whom allegedly wrote this gospel about the famous character who is
either referred to as “the disciple’” or “other disciple” throughout.
They believe he is basically hidden as the third person orator of this gospel
for modesty reasons but there is no real evidence of this in the scriptures and
is pure speculation and consequently incorrect. Now why such an important
disciple in Yahushua’s life would be kept hidden like this is a mystery to be
sure but once you realize who he is, it makes much more sense! Without further
ado, let us try to piece it together from all the clues given us shall we?
CLUE #1 – “Who Was Known” Now in this particular account we are told that
this “other disciple” was known to the chief priest. At first glance you might
think that they would know all of the disciples (or at least the apostles) but
they really didn’t. In fact we know that Peter, one of Yahushua’s most talked
about apostles, always hung out behind the scenes and out of view for the most
part out of fear actually. But there is one disciple that all the Pharisees knew
pretty well
Jn 18:15
Now Simon Peter, and another disciple, followed Yahushua. Now that
disciple was known to the chief priest, and he entered together
with Yahushua into the courtyard of the chief priest.
Jn 18:16
Yet Peter stood at the door outside. The other disciple, then, who was
known to the chief priest, came out and told the doorkeeper, and he led
Peter in.
Jn 11:36
Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
They said this
about Lazarus (on the way to his tomb) because they knew him enough to know how
much Yahushua loved him for he was moved to tears.
Jn 11:19
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their
brother.
So it is obvious that they knew Lazarus
and his family.
This however became a dangerous situation....
Jn 11:45
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Yahushua
did, believed on him.
Jn 11:46
But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what
things Yahushua had done.
So some of these Jews went to the Pharisees who were the chief priests.
Jn 12:9
Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for
Yahushua' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised
from the dead.
Jn 12:10
But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
Jn 12:11
Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on
Yahushua.
So Lazarus was certainly known by the Pharisees as they wanted to kill him! The
evidence forthcoming will show that this disciple is undoubtedly Lazarus and the
verse above is a pretty good reason for keeping his name hidden all this time.
In fact Yahushua and the apostles referred to him as “so and so” in order to
keep the Pharisees from knowing his whereabouts! We will now continue this
investigation as any good biblical sleuth would.
CLUE #2 – “A Story of Love”. Now we know that Yahushua loved all of His
disciples so why does the bible go out of its way to tell us that this “other
disciple” is the one that “Yahushua loved” yet omits this kind of proclamation
with regard to anyone else?
Jn 13:23
Now there was leaning into the bosom of Yahushua one of his disciples,
whom Yahushua loved.
Jn 19:26
When Yahushua therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by,
whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Jn 20:2
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple,
whom Yahushua loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Master
out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Jn 21:7
Therefore that disciple whom Yahushua loved saith unto Peter, It
is the Master. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Master, he girt [his]
fisher's coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
Jn 21:20
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Yahushua loved
following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Master,
which is he that betrayeth thee?
Now the bible does not arbitrarily say anything because we know that every word
has power in the literal meaning if not in the greater symbolic meaning. Here
are the only indicators in the entire span of the gospels of Yahushua
specifically loving someone. They are both witnesses to the same individual. The
first was when Yahushua explained that Lazarus’ death was for the glory of
Yahuweh through the glory of His Son Yahushua. The second was when the Jews saw
Yahushua weep before going to the sepulchre where Lazarus was laid to rest.
Jn 11:5
Now Yahushua loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Jn 11:36
Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
We also have one more scripture of Yahushua loving someone with regards to the
“one running, and kneeling to him” in Mk 10:17 who we do not know.
Mk 10:21
Then Yahushua beholding him loved him, and said unto him, one thing thou
lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, and follow me.
If this by some chance is Lazarus, then one would have to believe that he did
sell everything and followed Yahushua. You can see why Yahushua would be so fond
of someone who did such a thing!
CLUE #3 – “The Bosom” It is understood by many Christian scholars that being in
the bosom of someone is the same as being in a covenant with that someone as son
(singular) or as wife (a group) at some point. This is best exemplified by the
story of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Lazarus after he dies ends up in the Bosom of
Abraham due to his faith. Abraham is the Father of all of those who die in a
condition of faith as part of the First Abrahamic Covenant (1AC). Here are the
scriptures with regard to the rich man and Lazarus.
Lk 16:22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into
Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Lk 16:23
And in Hades he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off,
and Lazarus in his bosom.
So Abraham is Lazarus’ eternal father at this point. There is a second witness
to this concept of what being in the bosom of someone means in John.
Jn 1:18
No man hath seen Yahuweh at any time; the only begotten El, which is into the
bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
So this being in the bosom is like being betrothed as a son spiritually or
fleshly into that person. Well this “other disciple”, “who Yahushua loved” was
also in someone’s bosom.
Jn 13:23
Now there was leaning into the bosom of Yahushua one of his disciples,
whom Yahushua loved.
So there must be a spiritual or fleshly connection with this “disciple whom
Yahushua loved” that places him in the bosom of Yahushua. Well to be in that
position, Yahushua must already possess his human soul through an agreement of
some kind. The only people in this category that I know of are those who
Yahushua has resurrected from the dead physically.
Although Yahushua resurrected more than one person, in fact He resurrected two
others before Lazarus, Jairus’ 12 year old daughter Talitha and the young son of
a widow in the city of Nain . Both of these were said to be given back to their
parents by Yahushua. There is good reason for this as they were not of age for
priesthood yet.
But Yahushua did resurrect one other person, the only one whom is identified as
being loved by Yahushua and that is Lazarus who was of priestly age. And
Yahushua said after having the stone rolled away from Lazarus’ tomb.
Jn 11:43
….., with a loud voice he cried out, 'Lazarus, come forth;'
Jn 11:44
and he who died came forth, being bound feet and hands with grave-clothes, and
his visage with a napkin was bound about; Yahushua saith to them, 'Loose him,
and suffer to go.'
So Lazarus, after being resurrected by Yahushua, would put him into His bosom
from a legal standpoint since Yahushua is now his father through resurrection.
So Lazarus fills both of these requirements.
CLUE #4 – “Reclining at Meat (meal)” This term was used often when
Yahushua was having supper with his disciples. This is also one of the stumbling
blocks that have confused many into believing that the “other Disciple” had to
be John since they assume that Yahushua only ate this meal with the twelve, but
did he? Here are the scriptures relating to each account of the Passover meal.
The first being the preparation commands prior to the Passover itself.
At first sight it just looks like Yahushua celebrated the passover with his 12
disciples. Not with 13 disciples, but with 12. But
So-and-so
was a Jew as
were Yahushua and the 12 disciples, so they would all have celebrated the
passover together. And Yahushua would not have excluded So-and-so or his family
from celebrating with him. Indeed such a thing would have been unlawful.
But who was this guy
So-and-so and why is he given this non-descript
designation? Well, in John 12 we read that...
1 Accordingly
Yahushua, 6 days before the passover [The last supper], arrived at Bethan, where
Lazarus was whom Yahushua had raised up from the dead.
2 Therefore they spread an evening meal for him there, and Martha was
ministering, but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him
(John 12).
Now that is pretty interesting. Six days before the last supper Lazarus is
reclining with Yahushua at the table at an evening meal. Imagine you were
Lazarus and you had been raised from the dead by Yahushua and you had eaten an
evening meal with him 6 days before the passover. Would you not want to eat the
passover with him too? The law said that the passover should be eaten in
Jerusalem . So Lazarus would have gone up to Jerusalem to a friend's house there
to eat the meal with his sisters. But why
So and so? Well we
already know that the Pharisees sought to kill Lazarus so it was
important to hide his identity.
Now let’s examine the rest of the scriptures surrounding the last supper:
Mt 26:20
Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
Now sitting down with the twelve does not exclude others from being there. We
know that
so and so must be there since Yahushua stated
that they would celebrate it with him!
Mt 26:21
And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you
shall betray me.
Mt 26:22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him,
Master, is it I?
Mt 26:23
And he answered and said, He that dippeth [his] hand with me in the dish,
the same shall betray me.
The question you have to ask here is why “one of you” and not “one of you
twelve” as mentioned before. We can surmise from this that there were more than
the twelve there. Not only that, you must pay particular attention to the verses
Mat 26:23, Mk 14:20 and Jo 13:26 as it will give a vital clue to all of this.
Mk 14:17
And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
So again we are told he came with the twelve (the twelve he sat down with in
Matthew) But this still does not mean that there was no one else already there
at the table only that Yahushua came with “the twelve”.
Mk 14:18
And as they sat and did eat, Yahushua said, Verily I say unto you, One of you
which eateth with me shall betray me.
Now it would be easy to assume Yahushua is only talking to “the twelve” here,
but is he, after all this is a pretty broad term?
Mk 14:19
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, [Is] it I? and
another [said, Is] it I?
Mk 14:20
And he answered and said unto them, [It is] one of the twelve, that
dippeth with me in the dish.
So now he is confirming it is “one
of the twelve” that are
dipping in the dish. Why say unto them it is one of “the twelve” unless there is
someone there who is not of the twelve to point this out to? Since Yahushua is
quantifying this we must surmise there are more than the twelve in the room.
Maybe the answer is in Luke’s explanation of the account.
Lk 22:14
And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
Again this does
not place any restriction on others being there.
Lk 22:15
And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you
before I suffer:
Not to the twelve specifically. After this are many verses surrounding the
cups and other matters that don’t pertain to the issue at hand. There is
however, one verse in the “Gospel of John” that is worded very carefully again
to emphasize the disciple whom Yahushua loved:
Bear in mind that before this event in John, there are no scriptures that
mention “the twelve” at meal.
Jn 13:21
These things saying, Yahushua was disturbed in spirit, and testifies and said,
"Verily, verily, I am saying to you that one of you will be giving Me up."
Jn 13:22
The disciples [not apostles], then, looked at one another, being
perplexed concerning whom He is speaking.
Jn 13:23
Now there was leaning into the bosom of Yahushua one of his disciples,
whom Yahushua loved.
Jn 13:24
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him [the one whom Yahushua loved in verse 23 (Lazarus)],
that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
Jn 13:25
He then lying on Yahushua's breast saith unto him, Master, who is it?
Jn 13:26
Yahushua answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have
dipped [it]. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave [it] to Judas Iscariot,
[the son] of Simon.
Now in verse 23 the one “leaning into the bosom of Yahushua” is called a
“disciple” and not an apostle which is peculiar since the rest are called
apostles. But we have to remember that every word has power and there are no
wasted words in the scriptures. So it had to be Lazarus leaning on His breast.
Now consider this important piece of the puzzle: Yahushua told Lazarus who it
was who would betray Him, but this information was not passed on to the rest of
those at the table or in the room! We know this because none of them knew why
Yahushua told Judas that what he must do to do it more quickly:
Jn 13:27
And after the morsel, then, Satan entered into that man. Yahushua, then, is
saying to him, "What you are doing, do more quickly."
Jn 13:28
Now no one of those lying back at table knew to what purpose He said this to
him.
So only the one lying in his bosom did! They thought since he had the
money purse that he was going to buy some provisions for the celebration!!!!!
This is where you have to spot the difference! In Matthew and Mark, Yahushua
states that it is the one that dips with Him in the common bowl that should
betray Him. Now I am guessing that everyone in the place probably dips into the
common bowl. That is why Yahushua later explains that it is one of the twelve,
because he felt everyone in the place was deeply concerned it might be one of
them!
However in John, the story is completely different when he answers Lazarus, as
Yahushua dips the sop into the bowl Himself and gives it to Judas! Only Lazarus
was given this vital information for verse 13:28 says “none of those lying back
at table knew”. This purposely omits the one leaning on His bosom out of the
group!
CLUE #5 – The “Last Disciple Standing” Yahushua was speaking to all of
those disciples with Him in the beginning of this account when He manifested
himself again in the flesh after being raised from the dead. I am certain that
Lazarus was in that group. Yahushua focused the rest of this conversation to
Peter.
Jn 21:18
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst 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.
Jn 21:19
This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify Yahuweh. And when he
had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
Jn 21:20
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Yahushua loved
[Lazarus] following; which also leaned on his
breast at supper, and said, Master, which is he that betrayeth thee?
So this “other disciple” [Lazarus] was following them at a distance behind
however it is not known whether he was in earshot or not. But the conversation
gets very interesting….
Jn 21:21
Peter seeing him [the disciple
whom Yahushua loved] saith to
Yahushua, Master, and what [shall] this man [do]?
Now the thing we have to ask is why would Peter specifically single out “the
disciple whom Yahushua loved” in asking this question? If he were one of “the
twelve”, what would make him so special as to bring it to our attention in such
an obvious manner? As we will see, it is a good one! The reason being as Peter
knows that Lazarus has already paid his wages as far as sin goes because he died
already! Yahushua replies succinctly:
Jn 21:22
Yahushua saith unto him, If I will that he remain until I come, what [is that]
to thee? follow thou me.
In other words do not worry about Lazarus, worry about yourself and follow me as
I have instructed you since you haven’t paid your wages yet and must take care
not to lose what you have.
Jn 21:23
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should
not die: yet Yahushua said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will
that he remain till I come, what [is that] to thee?
So Peter singled this other disciple whom Yahushua loved out because he was
different than all of the other disciples! Not only that, he knew that Lazarus
should not die.
CLUE #6 – “Spirit Connection”. Only one of Yahushua’s disciples
recognized him in the next account. Why is that? Well when you carefully review
the following verses you will understand.
Jn 21:4
But when the morning was now come, Yahushua stood on the shore: but the
disciples knew not that it was Yahushua.
Jn 21:5
Then Yahushua saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him,
No.
Jn 21:6
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall
find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the
multitude of fishes.
Jn 21:7
Therefore that disciple whom Yahushua loved saith unto Peter, It
is the Master. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Master, he girt [his]
fisher's coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
How could “that disciple whom Yahushua loved” know it was the Master, but no one
else was able to discern it? Could it be because Lazarus, being raised from the
dead and having developed a keen awareness of Yahushua (not to mention great
hearing ability!) have something to do with it? Of course it could, he was in
his bosom as his son!
CLUE #7 – “The Art of Entrusting” The next account has been interpreted
in a number of ways because this first verse is written very ambiguously. The
focus however is on “His mother, sister of His mother, Mary of Clopus and Mary
Magdalene. However it is what is not mentioned in this verse that we are
concerned with; it is what is omitted that we must consider.
Jn 19:25
Now there stood beside the pale [cross] of Yahushua His mother and the sister of
His mother, Mary of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Now we know Yahushua’s mother Mary is there, His mother’s sister is there (not
sure if it’s Martha or the other Mary who is also Martha’s sister (she lived
with Martha) because we also have Mary of Clopas making an appearance. So all we
know for sure is that His mother’s sister (Martha or Mary) is there, Mary of
Clopas is there and of course Mary Magdalene. Whatever the case, what happened
to Lazarus who in almost every account is with these women?? Why would he not be
with them at the most important event in scriptural history? Well perhaps maybe
he is….
Jn 19:26
Yahushua, then, perceiving His mother and the disciple whom He loved
standing by [His mother and company], is saying to His mother, "Woman, lo! your
son!"
Jn 19:27
Thereafter He is saying to the disciple, "Lo! your mother!" And from that hour
the disciple took her to his own.
Now the fact that the scripture used the term disciple and not apostle may be
significant here, but is not enough to prove anything, however when you stop to
think about it, who else would Yahushua entrust something so dear to Him? Would
it not be the one who is in His bosom, the one he loved, His spiritual and
fleshly son! Lazarus is the only one who fits this description scripturally as
far as we are able to determine. In other words, She is Lazarus’ mother by
virtue of being Yahushua mother and he is her son by the same reasoning as was
explained at the beginning of this work!
There is no substantial evidence that John was that disciple.
CLUE #8 – “Every Word Has Power” Now at first glance most people would
perceive this verse as telling us that the mystery character is John and not
Lazarus since this is “the Gospel of John”, however, if you pay close attention
to detail you will note that this is not true!
It is also significant to note that there is no substantial or scriptural
evidence that this was written by John….only conjecture, in fact in light of the
Pharisees hatred of the Messiah they wanted to kill Lazarus so as to destroy the
man who was a walking, living testimony to the Son of El and his power over the
living and the dead. What better way
to kill the memory of Lazarus than to take away his testimony (this book) by
giving it to another pseudo author.
Special Note:
There are actually two distinctly separate endings to the “Gospel of
John” and the first one does not appear to be canonical from what we can tell as
it does not follow the exact literary style that the rest of the gospels do.
Here are our proofs…..
You can see that there was a pseudo ending slipped into the scripture of “John”
20, yet it the book continues as if this ending was not part of the original
scripture as you can see later in “John 21”.
30 To be sure,
Yahushua performed many other signs also before the disciples, which are not
written down in this scroll.
31 But these have been written down that you may believe that Yahushua is the
Christ the Son of Yahuweh, and that, because of believing you may have life by
means of his name. (Jo 20)
This almost looks as though it is the end of the book; however chapter 21 is a
complete additional account that may have been the true ending of this book!
24 This
[Lazarus] is the disciple that bears witness about these things and
that wrote these things, and we [apostolic pillars of the church, John, Peter, James who witnessed
Lazarus’ account] know that the
witness he gives is true.
25 There are, in fact, many other things also which Yahushua did, which, if ever
they were written in full detail, I suppose, the world itself could not contain
the scrolls written. (Jo 21)
The disciple (not apostle) being explained in verse 24 is “that other disciple
whom Yahushua loved”; the one Peter thought “should not be dying”.
I believe that the evidence overwhelmingly proves that Lazarus is that disciple
and not John and that the book was his testimony.
For those of you that might be confused by “John” 1:6, this refers to
John the Baptist and not the apostle John.
One other note:
In Corinthians it is written that Yahushua appeared to Ce’phas then to the
twelve. (1 Cor 15:5). This took place before Judas was replaced by
Mathias so “the twelve” likely included Lazarus!
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