Follow Me with Faithfulness (Lent 4, 2025) - Revelation 1:1-10
. To see the full message, scroll to the bottom. John was one of the Apostle s--a band of brothers who lived their lives under the leadership of Jesus . They also lived their lives under the authority of kings and Emperor s. The first Roman ruler who was part of John 's landscape was Emperor T iberius . It was during his reign that the 12 Apostles lost their first brother : J udas committed suicide a fter betraying Jesus . After T iberius came Emperor C laudius , during whose reign John 's dear brother — h is other half , his partner, his buddy — James was arrested and put to the sword in Jerusalem by H erod A grippa . After C laudius came Emperor N ero . You may be familiar with this name . He is infamous for his cruelty. Christ ians were tortured and killed as political pawns during his reign, and the Church scattered across the great Roman empire. During N ero’s r eign the Ap...