The place where John's gospel was written

This is the place where the Gospel of John was written back in the first century A.D in the ancient city of Ephesus. Nowadays this spot is a tourist attraction in Izmir, Turkey. John the Apostle (not to be confused with John the Baptist) was Jesus most loved disciple and was the closest to Jesus out of all of his 12 disciples who were all his close friends. At the last supper before Jesus went to the cross it was John who laid his head on Jesus' chest. God chose this great man of God to write the fourth gospel because he was the only one who was close enough to Jesus to be able to be used by God to write this book which soars to the greatest heights of describing who Jesus is. One of the major themes of John's gospel is the deity of Christ because of the four gospels this was the last one to be written, Matthew had already wrote his gospel which describes how Jesus is the Messiah and king of Israel, Mark already wrote his gospel which describes how Jesus was the greatest servant, and Luke had already written his gospel which describes how Jesus is the Son of man and has a human nature while still being fully God. The need arose later on for John to write the fourth gospel to explain and defend the deity of Christ because towards the end of the fourth century heretical sects like the Gnostics had sprung up because the devil was trying to use these sects to counteract what God was doing with Christianity because it was spreading like wildfire and turning the world upside down. The apostle John actually alludes to these heretics that were being used as agents of the devil in three other books that he wrote (1,2 & 3 John). He was also used by God to write the greatest prophetic book in the whole bible which predicts the future events that will happen before the return of Jesus Christ.
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John 1:1-18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 3:1-21
3 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 8:56-58 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

John 10:30-38 I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
John 14:6 Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life