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Simon
of John, Feed my Sheep
The
Sacred Geometry Story
After
the disciples have breakfast of fish and loaves (two kinds of food),
Jesus engages Simon in ten lines of dialog filled with five sets
of synonyms or repeated names. There are two different verbs for
love (philio and agape), two nouns for sheep (arni, probaton), two
verbs for feeding sheep (bosko, poimaino), two verbs for knowing
(eido, ginosko), and two aliases for the names of Jesus (Lord) and
Simon (of John).
Religious scholars have written extensively about the kind of love (philio or agape) Simon had for Jesus. The verb agape means "to love something dearly" while the verb philio means "to like or be fond of something." So is Simon's love for Jesus a brotherly kind of love or a love of deep genuine affection? Some scholars say the meaning of the two words is significantly different, others say the two words are virtually interchangeable. Read the verses ... see any play on words? Is the "love" Jesus has for Simon anything like the love Jesus has for the beloved disciple mentioned in verses 21:7 and 21:20-25? Is there any connection between Simon and this un-named beloved disciple? The answer is YES!! This little story is a fantastic gematria riddle. It's not just about Simon, it's about the identity of the beloved disciple!
The Setting: The land by the Sea of Tiberias.
The five characters: Jesus, Simon Stone, John, the other disciples (aka little lambs and sheep), God.
The nine Signs for "things" mentioned in the story: the land, the five characters, breakfast, amen, the (type) of death.
