He loved to fish. He, along with his father and brother, made a living doing what they loved. A good living. Then one day Jesus of Nazareth stepped into the life of John Ben Zebedee. Jesus called out, "Come Follow Me!" John leaped from the boat, splashed ashore, and was never the same again. He still fished. But now cast the gospel net, drawing people to Jesus Christ, where they could find eternal life in Him.
John gave the remainder of his long life to proclaiming the gospel, buildingup churches in the truth, and writing Holy Scripture. In addition to the Fourth Gospel, he wrote three epistles, or letters, warning believers about false teachers. Then while exiled for the faith on a small, barren island, John wrote Revelation, a vision of Christ's return and complete victory over evil.