Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
 (12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I’ve changed the color of my comments/explanations here to blue, to ease your reading.

This articles is to summarize the previous 22 articles in this series on the Gospel of John, to help you remember several key points of the series.

• The Trinity: God has numerous ways to communicate to human, but 3 main communicating ways are 3 images of Father (serious and strict), Son (loving), and Holy Spirit aka the Advocate aka the Spririt of Truth (wise and courageous). One God with 3 main imgages of communication. Peope conveniently call these 3 images God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, but that is not 3 Gods – only One God with 3 images for communication purposes.

Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
 (12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)

Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish

21 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.^[a] It happened this way: ² Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus^[b]), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. ³ “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
 (12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)

Sunday, Jesus has resurrected. This day is celebrated as Easter today.

The Empty Tomb

20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. ² So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

“We” seems to mean Mary went with someone, possibly Martha, Mary’s sister, or/and someone else.

Mary Magdalene’s role as the first believer to discover the empty tomb is deeply significant, both theologically and symbolically. Here’s why:

Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
 (12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)

Friday. Today, it is celebrated as Good Friday.

Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. ² The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe ³ and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.

This scene is deeply symbolic and profoundly tragic. The crown of thorns and the purple robe are mocking imitations of royal regalia. In their cruel jest, the Roman soldiers unwittingly highlight the truth of Jesus’ kingship. While they ridicule Him as the “King of the Jews,” the Gospels affirm that He is indeed the Messiah and King, but not in the earthly, political sense they assume.