My opinion: This song seems to me to be a stopping point of the "Voyager's" trip backward through time. This stop - on the way to his ultimate goal of the Pyramids of ancient Egypt - would seem to be the time immediately after the death of Jesus Christ; I like to think of it as being that night. The song's title would seem to pay homage to the Bible's Gospel of John. I usually picture St. John singing these lyrics mourning the death of his friend and prophesying the coming of Jesus' rising again on Easter.
My opinion: This song seems to me to be a stopping point of the "Voyager's" trip backward through time. This stop - on the way to his ultimate goal of the Pyramids of ancient Egypt - would seem to be the time immediately after the death of Jesus Christ; I like to think of it as being that night. The song's title would seem to pay homage to the Bible's Gospel of John. I usually picture St. John singing these lyrics mourning the death of his friend and prophesying the coming of Jesus' rising again on Easter.