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Jn 21:22 ... Says to-him the Jesus, ... "If him I-want to-remain until I-come, what (is that) to you? You follow me!" ... (6,012 units)

Verse 22 has 4 phrases and these 16 words, ... legei autō ho Iēsous, ... Ean {56} auton {821} thelō {844} menein {160} heōs {1005} erchomai {826}, ti {310} pros {450} se {205}, su {600} moi {120} akolouthei {615} [says to him the Jesus, ... "If him I-want to-remain until I-come, what (is that) to you? You me follow"]!

Diagram 1: The 16 words are bottom up. The 4 narrator words legei autō ho Iēsous (says to him the Jesus) are tangent to the beloved disciple. The first 6 dialog words Ean auton thelō menein heōs erchomai (If him I-want to-remain until I-come) are clearly tangent to the beloved disciple. The last 6 dialog words "ti pros se su moi akolouthei" (what to you? You me follow!), a reference to Simon Petros (the Stone) below, which are tangent to the stone above under and to Jesus. The meaning seems clear, Jesus wants the beloved disciple to live, and Simon's fate is to follow Jesus to martyrdom.

Diagram 2: The disciples in the next verse when they hear the last 6 words Ean auton thelō menein heōs erchomai (If him I-want to-remain until I-come) means the beloved disciple will live forever. The last 6 words Jesus says "What is that to you? You me follow" is clearly an answer to Simon Peros when he said to Jesus "Lord, and what about this man?" This issue is never resolved in the following verses. Therefore we need to look for a gematria answer, like the one in diagram 20c regarding Judas Iskariot. The above 12 words said by Jesus have a gematria value of 6,012 units. Amazingly, four diagonals with a length of 6,012 converge from the corners of the graph on to a square that encloses a 2220 circle that can either hold the "Beloved Disciple" or the "Spirit of John the Baptist." The Spirit of John will speak for the Beloved Disciple, just like he spoke for Simon Petros, "the Stone."

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