"After These Things!"

"After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias." (John 6:1 KJV)

  "And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying, Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch." (Numbers 2:1-2 KJV)

 According to my calculations, this is the third event that is in all four of the Gospels; the first one being John the Baptist's testimony, the second being Jesus' first cleansing of the Temple, and this feeding of the 5,000 the third. Then again, I have been wrong before, so don't make that be my standard! 

 As for the verses that accompany this opening verse; the standards spoken of by the LORD, are based upon four flags that are given to represent four different groups of the tribes of Israel. This was the grouping that they not only camped in, but was also the grouping that they marched in, as they walked through the wilderness.

 If you could have witnessed the children of Israel moving through the wilderness, from the sky, you would have witnessed a shape that resembled a cross. Yes, that's right, a cross! Imagine what that might have looked like, and then imagine what it looked like in comparison to the Four Living Creatures that Ezekiel tried to explain, especially to how they moved. 

 It is also interesting what the standards had on them, as they had: first, and man; second, a lion; third, an ox; and fourth, an eagle. Now, to the Gospels, which are four in number, each one based upon four different aspects of Christ; in relation to His Ancestry, His Royalty, His Humanity, and His Deity. Just so happens; each of the writers of those Gospels are given a standard: Matthew, the man; Mark the lion; Luke, the ox; and John, the eagle. 

 Why do I bring up these things? Why does John indicate that the sea of Galilee is the sea of Tiberias? Why does this even start out talking about, After these things? Eagle eye's! That is what I get from this, not that it makes any sense, because at this point in time, it just seems to skim over the surface of all that I seem to be looking at; if I am even looking at anything important or of any interest. 

 Anywho; something that I believe needs to be clarified about John's gospel message, is that his was written far above any of the other three! And I will just leave it at that...

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." (1 John 1:1-3 KJV)