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John the Evangelist is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although this has been disputed by most modern scholars. Wikipedia  

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“And the 24 elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God who sits on the throne and said: “Amen! Praise Jah!” Also, a voice came from the throne and said: “Be praising our God, all you his slaves, who fear him, the small ones and the great.””

John the Evangelist

Revelation 19: 4-5 http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/revelation/19/, NWT <br class="br">Revelation

“Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.”

John the Evangelist

Jesus in John 3:19-20 KJV
Gospel of John

“Another sign was seen in heaven. Look! A great fiery-colored dragon, with seven heads and ten horns and on its heads seven diadems; and its tail drags a third of the stars of heaven, and it hurled them down to the earth. And the dragon kept standing before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth, it might devour her child.”

John the Evangelist

Revelation 12:3-4 http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/revelation/12/, NWT <br class="br">Revelation

“Who will not really fear you, Jehovah, and glorify your name, because you alone are loyal?”

John the Evangelist

Revelation 15:4 http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/bi12/books/revelation/15/, NWT <br class="br">Revelation

“And the fifth angel blew his trumpet. And I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the pit of the abyss was given him. And he opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke ascended out of the pit as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun was darkened, also the air, by the smoke of the pit. And out of the smoke locusts came forth upon the earth; and authority was given them, the same authority as the scorpions of the earth have. And they were told to harm no vegetation of the earth nor any green thing nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.”

John the Evangelist

9:1-4, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
Revelation

“His feet were like fine copper when glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters.”

John the Evangelist

1:15 http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/revelation/1/ <br class="br">Revelation

John the Evangelist Quotes about God

“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”

John the Evangelist

in [1, John, 4:12, KJV]
First Letter of John

“This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”

John the Evangelist

John 17:3 http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwt/E/2013/43/17#h=115:287-115:408, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures <br class="br">Gospel of John

“And a reed like a rod was given to me as he said: “Get up and measure the temple sanctuary of God and the altar and those worshipping in it. But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary, leave it out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for 42 months. I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days dressed in sackcloth.” These are symbolized by the two olive trees and the two lampstands and are standing before the Lord of the earth.”

John the Evangelist

11:1-4 http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/revelation/11/ <br class="br">Revelation

“These are the things that the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God.”

John the Evangelist

Revelation 3:14 http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/revelation/3/ <br class="br">Revelation

“Every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.”

John the Evangelist

1 John 5:4 NLT
First Letter of John

“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.”

John the Evangelist

in John 20:30-31 as quoted in www.ewtn.com http://www.ewtn.com/ewtn/bible/search_bible.asp#ixzz2yvGxUYR6 <br class="br">Gospel of John

John the Evangelist Quotes about love

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.”

John the Evangelist

1 John 2:15 KJV
First Letter of John

“Whoever does not love has not come to know God, because God is love.”

John the Evangelist

1 John 4:8 http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwt/E/2013/62/4#h=20:141-20:213, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures <br class="br">First Letter of John

“But whoever has the material possessions of this world and sees his brother in need and yet refuses to show him compassion, in what way does the love of God remain in him? Little children, we should love, not in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth.”

John the Evangelist

1 John 3:17,18 http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwt/E/2013/62/3#dcv_3_17, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures <br class="br">First Letter of John

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”

John the Evangelist

in [1, John, 4:18, KJV]
First Letter of John

“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John the Evangelist

Jesus in John 13:34-35 NRSV
Gospel of John

John the Evangelist Quotes

“Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.”

John the Evangelist

John 5:28-29 http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwt/E/2013/43/5#h=34:352-34:604, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures <br class="br">Gospel of John

“He laid his right hand on me and said: Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, and the living one, and I became dead, but look! I am living forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of the Grave.”

John the Evangelist

1: 17-18 http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/revelation/1/ <br class="br">Revelation

“And I will ask the Father and he will give you another helper to be with you forever, 17 the spirit of the truth, which the world cannot receive, because it neither sees it nor knows it. You know it, because it remains with you and is in you.”

John the Evangelist

John 14:16-17 http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwt/E/2013/43/14#h=102:55-102:305, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures <br class="br">Gospel of John

“In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God;
all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

John the Evangelist

in John 1:1-5 as quoted in www.ewtn.com http://www.ewtn.com/ewtn/bible/search_bible.asp#ixzz2yvG7XIED <br class="br">Gospel of John

“So we ought to support such men, that we may be fellow workers in the truth.”

John the Evangelist

in 3 John 1:8 as quoted in www.ewtn.com http://www.ewtn.com/ewtn/bible/search_bible.asp#ixzz2yvDfbYUZ <br class="br">Third Letter of John

“For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”

John the Evangelist

1 John 2:16 NIV
First Letter of John

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