Mar 04, 2008 23:57
The Acts of John
Many scholars locate it to the second half of the second centuray.
John was arriving near a city and a wealthy man fell before John askeing for help for his wife, and then a man came and begged for compassion for his servant, Cleaopatra who needs comfort. John followed the first man in, told the man to abandon the tears and unbecoming words, and he told the woman to wake up and open her soul. Cast from heavy sleep and call on the Lord. The man wept at John's feet, and John wept and prayed to the Lord, and said to Cleoptra to arise, in the name of Jesus Christ, and he toucher her face, prayed more, and Cleopatra cried out at once, "I will arise, master, save your handmaiden!"
After two days the birthday of the idol's temple was celebrated wearing white garments. John wore black, and people tried to kill him. John warned the men of Ephesus that they were in danger, and John challenged the people with how powerful God is compared to the altar of Artemis and it was split in many parts. Continually, John challenges them that Artemis herself should have helped. People rose from the ground and they touched John asked for help for they die in vain.
On the first day arriving in a lonely inn and there was a bedstead with covers but there were molested by bed bugs, so John siad to the buys to be considerate and leave their home for that night and got to rest in a place far away. When day arose, all went outside to see a full view of the mass of bugs, but John was still asleep. After John woke up, he saw the bugs were obedient and told them they could go back to the bed.
Then John meets a man, Andronicus, whose love, Drusiana had departed from this unjust life. John and Andronicus go into her tomb where she had been for three days, so they could have communion but the key in was lost. When they arrived, the doors opened at the master's behest, and at the tomb of Drusiana was a beautiful youth smiling. John asked who she was, and then John ascended into heaven for all eyes to see, and on the other side of teh tomb was a young man, Ephesian Callimachus, with a huge snake on him, and Andronicus dead. Then John asked God what it meant, and then John saw the three bodies and he jumped up and went to the tomb of Drusiana and saw her move, and that's when he understood what took place. He rebuked the snake and prayed for the senses back into the Andronicua.
continue on page 44, Lost Christianities.
In this writting, John shows many miracles.