#the 12 disciples

The Last Supper

Artist: Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (French, 1631-1681)

Date: ca. 1678

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, United States

The Last Supper

PROPAGANDA:

me/your mom:

i slept with you mom last night B)

instead of fucking your mom i developed a close queer platonic relationship with her. we have decided to move in together

jesus and his disciples:

I mean, someone had to

I want a Christian Bible Standoff Final. This one is for the gays.

This got me thinking about the foot-washing scene (John 13:1-17), which is something I never fully understood. The usual interpretation is that, since Jesus acted as a servant to His disciples, we should act as servants to our fellow Christians (or fellow man). And this is true! Jesus says as much: "If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet." (vs. 14)

But now I'm thinking, there was a lot more to it than that.

Imagine you're one of the 12. Maybe you're Peter, the disciple who always tried so hard and got rebuked so often (and uplifted, too, but if I was Peter, the rebukes would stick in my memory more). You've been following Jesus this closely and calling Him "rabbi." One night, after you and the other 11 have dinner with Jesus, your Master suddenly gets up, fills a bowl with water, wraps a towel around His waist, and starts washing everyone's feet. He gets to you (remember, you're Peter), and starts washing your feet. Washing off the dust that is symbolically supposed to cover your feet. What would you be thinking?

I'd probably be thinking Jesus was sick of me and trying to get rid of me.

Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?... Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. John 13:6, 8a

I always thought Peter sounded scared here, but never understood why until now.

Jesus goes on to explain that He needs to wash them to make them clean. Following Jesus is supposed to make you clean, not dirty. Peter wants Jesus to wash his head and hands, too. Jesus replies, "...He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit..." (vs 10). I understand this to mean that Jesus is saying He only needs to wash what is dirty. I've sometimes heard it said that Jesus doesn't get rid of everything that you think is wrong with you- just the stuff that He can't use. I wonder sometimes if that's what He meant in verse 10.

But what I find most interesting about this passage is that Jesus washed their feet the night before His crucifixion. A disciple is supposed to follow a rabbi everywhere and get as dirty as the rabbi gets. So if self-sacrifice is a requirement for Christian living, why would Jesus wash their feet the night before His own sacrifice?

I think Jesus was saying, "This is the one thing I do that you cannot."

1. Matthew. Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a sword wound.

2. Mark. Died in Alexandria, Egypt , after being dragged by Horses through the streets until he was dead.

3. Luke. Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous Preaching to the lost.

4. John. Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge Basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution In Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered From death.

John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison Island of Patmos. He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos . The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve As Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey . He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully

5. Peter. He was crucified upside down on an x shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die In the same way that Jesus Christ had died.

6. James. The leader of the church in Jerusalem , was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club.

This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.

7. James the Son of Zebedee was a fisherman by trade when Jesus Called him to a lifetime of ministry.

As a strong leader of the church, James was beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial.

Later, the officer Walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and Knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

8. Bartholomew. Also known as Nathaniel. He Was a missionary to Asia. He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.

9. Andrew. He Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony.

His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words, "I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it". He continued to preach to his tormentors For two days until he expired.

10. Thomas. He Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the Subcontinent.

11. Jude. He Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.

12. Matthias. The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot. He was stoned and then beheaded.

Here's a little chart I use to keep track of the disciples we have so far. It can be hard to remember who's who in The Chosen, especially with similar faces and duplicate names.

Left to right, top to bottom:

Jesus: You know who He is. Played by Jonathan Roumie.

Simon: Andrew's brother, was a fisherman before meeting Jesus. In the Gospels, he is eventually renamed Peter. I like calling him "Simon P". Played by Shahar Isaac.

Andrew: Simon P's brother, was a fisherman and follower of John the Baptist before meeting Jesus. Played by Noah James.

James: John's brother, one of the sons of Thunder, was a fisherman before meeting Jesus. The series calls him "Big James". He was played by Shayan Sobhian and later Kian Kavousi in season 1, but Abe Martell now has the role from season 2 onward so he's the one pictured above.

John: Author of the Book of John, Big James' brother, one of the sons of thunder, was a fisherman before meeting Jesus. Played by George Xanthis.

Philip: Follower of John the Baptist and a friend of Nathaniel before meeting Jesus. Played by Yoshi Barrigas.

Nathaniel: Architect (in series, not in the Bible) and friend of Philip before meeting Jesus. Played by Austin Reed Alleman.

Matthew: Author of the Book of Matthew. Tax collector before meeting Jesus. Played by Paras Patel.

Thomas: Wedding planner (in series, not in the Bible) before meeting Jesus. Played by Joey Vahedi.

James: Singer (in series, not in the Bible) before meeting Jesus. The series calls him "Young/Little James". Played by Jordan Walker Ross.

Simon: Zealot (aka member of the Zealots, a violent anti-Roman political sect) before meeting Jesus. So far the series calls him "Simon son of Zebulun", the fandom likes to call him Simon the Zealot or Simon Z. Played by Alaa Safi.

Thaddeus: Construction worker (in series, not in the Bible) before meeting Jesus. Played by Giavani Cairo.

Judas Iscariot: The disciple who betrayed Jesus. He hasn't been introduced yet (as of s2 e7). Played by ?????

Let me say this:

The bible only states tells the death of two disciples. James son of Zebedee and Judas. The rest are what bible scholars, and historians believe. Now, of course we do not have a spot on answer, but people have researched and studied years to come up with these answers. Please, do not believe they just pulled random theories out of a hat. 

Sites that helped me:

gotquestions.org

whatchristianswanttoknow.com

merlin and arthur:

“Two Sides Of The Same Coin” “The Half Cannot Truly Hate That Which Makes It Whole” “Hold Me” Okay. Listen. The prince (and later, king) of Camelot starts talking to his date about how he wishes they could run away together and live on a farm. and bring his best friend Merlin of course, because duh. They are canonical soulmates even when Arthur marries a servant and makes her queen. They drink poison for each other within the first three episodes of season one, and then repeatedly risk their lives for one another. Merlin chooses to constantly betray the safety of himself and other magic users so that he can protect/save Arthur, and Arthur consistently breaks the code of what royalty should do so that he can protect/save Merlin. All the while being completely unaware that Merlin has been protecting him whatsoever!! Also, in a deleted scene, Arthur gives Merlin his mother’s sigil, which effectively associates you with the Pendragon family forever. Merlin is still waiting for Arthur, millennia after he dies, waiting for him to return. Alexander Vlahos said in an interview that “becomes a love story between two men. In a platonic sense, it becomes a brilliant love story between Arthur and Merlin."

jesus and his disciples:

I mean, someone had to

I want a Christian Bible Standoff Final. This one is for the gays.