The Theory that the Apostle John is Still Alive

I few weeks ago I received one of the strangest questions I had ever had sent to me: could the Apostle John still be alive? 

Now, I probably would have shrugged it off except within an hour, I had a second person ask me the same question.

Now, I have never heard this question posed before. I had never had this thought cross my mind before. And yet to be asked this question completely out of the blue twice in the same hour made me think: perhaps God just wants me to look into this a little bit. 

But could it be true? Is the Apostle John as immortal as Chuck Norris or Rickroll Memes or reruns of Friends?

Well, I’ll tell you upfront: I don’t think it’s likely that the Apostle John is still alive. But I want to give it a fair hearing today on this podcast and take a look at why there’s a theory going around right now that he is. 

And even if this isn’t one of the burning questions on your heart, I think if you bear with me for today’s lesson, you’ll learn a few things and make sense of a few verses with me that never made a whole lot of sense before. 

For example, the verse that says: there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.

That was something that Jesus said about his disciples. Now, obviously, those men were alive a couple thousand years ago, and we have still not entered the millennial Kingdom of Christ. So what did Jesus mean by saying that?

I find it to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to John 21, and let’s get weird.

0:00 - Introduction

3:30 - What Happened to John?

7:00 - Questions 

8:00 - Answers

23:00 - Closing Thoughts

Special thanks to the Two Witnesses Live podcast for inviting me on their show recently! Here is a link if you’d like to see/hear it: https://www.youtube.com/live/Mh0bTZhUKwk?si=vqVdx6KZx9tQIZSo

If you want to get in touch, my email is weirdstuffinthebible@gmail.com

Hosted by Luke Taylor