CommunionFire Special: The Chronicles of Cleophas Chapter Four

Like Elijah and Elisha, Jesus knew His cousins James the Greater and John The Beloved Would Resound the Power of the Gospel from the 1st Martyr of the 12 to the longest living of the 12...

Chapter Four: Sons of Thunder

Reviewing The Meaning of Names:
Mary: Beloved One
James (Jacob) = heel grabber, supplant ‘get a hold of and not let go’
Jude (Judas, Judah) = hands actively stretched above in thanksgiving and worship (as in throwing something)
Simeon (Simon, Symeon) = intelligent hearing, attentive, discerning – hearing and telling, proclaiming, publishing
Joses (Joseph) = to add (as in strength or quantity), augment, prolong
John = God of Grace, Grace
Salomas/Salomae (from Shalom) = peace, completeness, prosperity, health
Zebedee = bestow (durable, eternal) gift

Reviewing Relationships:
Emerentia (Essene) and Stollanus had a son and two daughters              Jesus' Great Grandmother
  Flavius (ongoing research) Son of Emerentia and Stollanus                     Jesus' Great Uncle
  Emerinia (Esmaria, hence es’ maria, mary, also emerald; spanish)           Jesus' Great Aunt
        Emirina & Philip (also known as Joseph) Had daughter Elizabeth       Jesus' Great Aunt & Uncle
            Elizabeth Married Zachariah Had Son                                            Jesus' Aunt & Uncle 
                John the Baptist                                                                          Jesus' Cousin (brother)
  Anna Has Three Husbands (Also called Anne, Hanna, Hannah)          Jesus' Grandmother
        1st Husband: Joachim and had daughter Mary#1 (Virgin Mary)       Jesus' Grandfather
             (Mary #1 Mother of Jesus) Who Married Joseph                         Jesus' Mother & Earthly Dad
        2nd Husband: Cleophas had daughter Mary#2                                  Jesus' 1st Step Granddad 
            (Mary#2 Married Joseph’s brother: Cleophas#2) Had 4 Sons         Jesus' Aunt (sister) & 1st Step Dad 
                James the Lesser: (One of the 12) 1st Bishop of Jerusalem       Jesus' Cousin (brother)
                Jude Thaddeus: (One of the 12) Author of Jude                         Jesus' Cousin (brother)
                Simeon: (One of the 12) 2nd Bishop of Jerusalem                       Jesus' Cousin (brother)                       
                Joses: (One of the 70) Justus (Bishop) of Eleutheropolis             Jesus' Cousin (brother)
        3rd Husband: Salomas and had daughter: Mary#3                            Jesus' 2nd Step Granddad  
            (Mary#3/Mary Solomae Married Zebedee Had 2 Sons                     Jesus' Aunt (sister) & 2nd Step Dad
               James the Greater: (One of the 12) 1st of the 12 to be martyred Jesus' Cousin (brother)
               John the Beloved: (One of the 12) lived longest of the 12           Jesus' Cousin (brother)   
  
SONS OF THUNDER!

SONS OF ZEBEDEE Jesus called them SONS OF THUNDER = (In Aramaic “Boanérges”)  In Mark 10:35 
To Roar like Peels of Thunder (as resounding passion and boldness)
(like Elijah & Elisha who showed the nature and character of God, the Almighty One)

St. James the Greater:  Also cousin of Jesus, was the 1st of the 12 to die by a sword at the hands of Agrippa. He was the first of the 12 to be martyred.

St. John the Beloved: John the Evangelist, John the Revelator lived to be close to 100 and outlived all the Apostles. John wrote 5 books of the New Testament. He also took care of The Virgin Mary (his aunt) in Ephesus where he built a house for her. It is still there today.

Of the 12 it was Peter and the Sons of Thunder, James & John that formed Jesus’, “inner circle”. John was considered The Beloved, Peter, the Rock and James, the Greater 
Matthew 4:21, 10:2, 20:20, 26:37, 27:56, Mark 1:19, 3:17 (where Jesus names them Sons of Thunder), Mark 10:35, Luke 5:10, John 21:2

Thunder: John 12:29; Revelation 4:5; Revelation 6:1; Revelation 8:5; Revelation 10:3; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 16:18; Revelation 19:6.

Jesus Family

21 Saints: Emerentia, Flavius, Emirina, Elizabeth, Zachariah, John the Baptist, Anna, Joachim, Virgin Mary, Joseph, Cleophas#1, Mary#2, Cleophas#2, James the Lesser, Jude, Simeon, Justis, Salomas, Mary#3, James the Greater and St. John the Beloved. (At least 8 martyrs more research needed)

7 Cousins/Brothers: John the Baptist, James the Lesser, Jude, Simeon, Justis, James the Greater and St. John the Beloved. 

3 Aunts (Sisters) Mary#2, Mary#3 and Elizabeth

With a Family that had such an enormous impact on the world... 
why did Jesus spend half of His first day in the resurrection 
with Cleophas#2 and Mary#2?

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