Bolthorn's Identity Revealed

Much speculation has been given as to the identity of Bolthorn, the father of Bestla/Beltsea, the mother of Odin.  Below is the investigation into his identity and the absolutely amazing find that was made.

Back to Odin.  His mother's name was Beltsea, alt. Bestla.  This is a location name meaning Baltic sea.  So Odin's mother was from the Baltic sea area, possibly near modern Germany.  This seems to indicate that Frigg was a Phrygian.

Beltsea's father's name as recording in Norse mythology was Bolthorn.(97)  Originally, I thought Bolthorn to be a Germanic chieftain.  However, after searching out the etymology, that is, the meaning and history, of Bolthorn, I have arrived at a drastically different conclusion.

According to an article on Wikipedia, the name Bolthorn means "evil thorn."  Not satisfied with this, I decided to break the name up into syllables, as this has helped me arrive at the meaning of names before.

It turns out that the word Bolthorn doesn't mean 'evil thorn.'  The word bol, also spelled boel in Dutch, means "lover; brother."(98)  This would give the meaning of Bolthorn as "lover or brother of the thorn."

Now, a lover as we use it today means a person who engages in sexual intercourse with another person(98) on a regular basis.  In the case of Bolthorn, who lived over 1,900 years ago, it was not so.  The word as it was used then meant "a person who demonstrates a great fondness for someone and acts upon it."  This was used in a non-sexual context.

So what does Bolthorn mean?  Bolthorn in actuality means "lover of one pierced with thorns."  This immediately brings to mind Jesus Christ, whose skin of his head was pierced with a crown of thorns as he hung upon the cross.  This directly identifies Bolthorn as someone intimately connected to the Lord Jesus.

But who?  Is there anyone in scripture that is identified as being extremely fond of Jesus, or that Jesus was extremely fond of them?  For certain, we would have to look at Jesus' disciples.

It is well known that Jesus had 12 disciples.  Although the names change on a couple of them, it is generally agreed upon that the names of the disciples (from which we get the word discipline) as listed in the book of Matthew are the same ones listed in the books of Mark and Luke.(99)(100)(101)  It is also known that Jesus had three disciples of the 12 as an inner circle.  Their names are listed as Peter, James, and John.(102)

So we've narrowed it down to three.  But which one?  Is there any information to suggest that one was favored above the others?  Yes.  The answer is found in the book, also called the gospel, of John, chapter 21.  In it, John is called "that disciple whom Jesus loved."(103)  It is this same John who scribed the book of Revelation while on the isle of Patmos.(104)  Thus, it is concluded that the Bolthorn of Norse mythology is the same person as John the Apostle of reality, the same disciple that was at the Lord's crucifixion, who cared for the Lord's mother after that he was crucified.

(97) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6l%C3%BEorn
(98) http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=boel&searchmode=none
(99) http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Mt-10.html
(100) http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Mr-3.html
(101) http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Lu-6.html
(102) http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Mr-9.html
(103) http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Joh-21.html
(104) http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Re-1.html