Early Christianity

Revelation 1
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Like we said that "John" is the moniker for the wife of Jesus, it means the couple made the island of Patmos their home. Probably to hide. When the churches have read this, it follows that the couple left the place already.

"John" is in the patience of Jesus because a husband must be patient with his wife even after marriage.

The seven other dots in the map are the seven major churches in Asia Minor of Early Christianity. There is a mention of five loaves of bread and two fishes, this is agreeable that in the map above, two churches Smyrna and Ephesus are fishing towns while the rest of the five towns are for farming.

Luke 4
4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

That man shall not live by bread alone but fishes is to travel by sea in those days, now we also fly. Christians are to seek and help the lost sheep wherever they are.

So the lost years of Jesus is he studied abroad because his father can afford it. And based on the stories of Jesus calming the weather, it is because is a trained sailor that he knows when the sea is calm and when there is storm.

Okay after further studies I think Christianity thrived from East to West in the map above.

I still think Jesus studied abroad though.

Again the seven churches are also illustrated in the Parable of the Talents where three servants was given charge of five talents, two talents and one talent each. So these servants are in-charge of the ministry of the church.

Matthew 25
26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.

The lone church was absorbed into the servant who has ten churches.

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

For that wicked and slothful servant, the everlasting punishment is regret for the rest of his life - for things the servant has done and things the servant did not do. Meanwhile the righteous will have eternal happiness if they persevere until the end.

The marriage of a Christian to a Gentile is illustrated in the Olive Tree in which Wild Olive tree is grafted. The Wild Olive tree partakes from the Olive Tree. The disciple James advises that you have compromises so it does not mean the person has to be married to their Church. Religion is not forced. The meaning of grafting is to marry people of different religion with faith and hope that the non-Christian member will eventually join the Church in the person's own time, evaluation and faith.

2 Corinthians 9
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

You make people happy when you join with all your heart. No conditions asked. Why? Because this advice is borne out of love for their members. Because they want members to marry whom they truly love regardless of religion. Why? There are cases that two people truly love each other but they cannot marry because of religion. In cases that the non-member do not want to join the Church, the member will be broken-hearted. Allowing the marriage of a Christian to a Gentile is borne out of love for their members.